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Game on: New course is generating ‘incredibly exciting’ results

A new games design course at Telford College is proving to be a huge success – with staff saying they are ‘overwhelmed’ by the quality of work produced by students so far.

News|11 hours ago

Aidan Matthews, a former student at William Brookes School in Much Wenlock, is among the first cohort.

Meet the Much Wenlock potter keeping tradition alive who says he is the last in the country to be making vintage cider flagon jugs

News|13 hours ago

Alexander Armstrong with Sir Lenny Henry

Famous faces spotted in Much Wenlock filming new Channel 4 series

South Shropshire MP Stuart Anderson

Shropshire MP visits Much Wenlock family business pioneering insulation for Britain’s older homes

Much Wenlock|May 1

What to have?

Is it on the trolley? Care home residents create their own snacks on wheels service

Your World|Apr 30

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Photo: Jamie Ricketts

Road reopens after two-vehicle smash on 'B' road near Much Wenlock forces closure

The Edge Comedy Club Headliner Steve Royle

Another hilarious night at The Edge Comedy Club

Your World|Apr 28

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Game on: New course is generating ‘incredibly exciting’ results

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A fox cub brought into Cuan

Wildlife centre issues urgent plea for essential items as warm weather brings in animals in need

Much Wenlock's 'much-valued' handyman of 15 years dies suddenly

Police have cleared hundreds of eggs from a road near Much Wenlock. Picture: West Mercia Police.

Egg-cellent work: Police officers clear hundreds of spilled eggs from road near Much Wenlock

Terry Molloy and Colin Baker as Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes

Another success at The Edge Arts Centre: The Hound of the Baskervilles – A Radio Play Live on Stage

Your World|Apr 16

Wellington (Telford) Brass Band performing at the Edge Arts Centre

Wellington Brass Band celebrates 25th anniversary in style at The Edge Arts Centre

Your World|Apr 14

Paul Young performing at the Edge Arts Centre

80s pop icon Paul Young charms a sold-out audience at the Edge Arts Centre

Your World|Apr 12

Shropshire school students bring SEND hub garden to life in Spring sunshine

West Mercia Police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery in Leominster last December

Police appeal over theft of 2000 litre fuel bowser

Woodhouse Farm in Wyke near Much Wenlock has hit the market. Picture: Rightmove/Mark Wiggin Estate Agents.

Stunning Grade II listed property near Much Wenlock featuring a barn with planning permission hits the market

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

Firefighters called to crash in Much Wenlock

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About Much Wenlock

This picturesque town played a part in the birth of the modern Olympic Games. Much Wenlock is the birthplace of Dr William Penny Brookes, the inspiration for the modern Olympic Movement and founder of the Wenlock Olympian Society. There are lots of walks both in the town and in the surrounding beautiful Shropshire countryside, including the magnificent Wenlock Edge.