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May 5, 2025

Publicity photo - antiques on a table

Discover hidden treasures at Marbury Merry Days: Free antique valuations with local expert

Your World|May 5

Combermere Abbey gardens

Combermere Abbey opens restored gardens to visitors after 5-year break

Your World|May 5

May 3, 2025

Shrewsbury Quarry

11 of the best parks to visit in Shropshire as the weather warms including The Quarry in Shrewsbury

May 1, 2025

Daz Harper from West Brom and Helen Maxfield from Darlaston enjoying Wednesday's warm weather at the Boathouse, Shrewsbury. Photo: Steve Leath

Cheers! Shropshire beer gardens boom in blistering heat after Easter break windfall

April 28, 2025

barn54 - Simon and Sina – perform at Percy’s Cafe Bar

barn54 deliver triumphant return to Whitchurch with packed show at Percy’s Cafe Bar

Your World|Apr 28

April 27, 2025

A team is tackling health inequalities across Princess Royal Hospital in Telford (pictured) and Royal Shrewsbury. Photo: Steve Leath

'Fix our crumbling NHS buildings' says county MP with £75 million maintenance backlog at Shropshire hospitals

April 26, 2025

Detached homes were most in demand

19 Shropshire neighbourhoods where property value has fallen the most in the last year - including Whitchurch

April 25, 2025

Bridgnorth's The Original Factory Shop

Shropshire stores at risk as The Original Factory Shop launches last-ditch restructuring plan

Market Drayton|Apr 25

Helen Morgan MP hosted the launch of the Federation of Specialist Hospitals' report into 'The power of specialism in the NHS'.

MP reiterates calls to reopen Whitchurch test centre after government announces 'extra 10,000 tests per month'

Whitchurch|Apr 25

April 24, 2025

Cop26 backgrounders

Plans for solar farm the size of 38 football pitches in north Shropshire given the go-ahead

April 23, 2025

Greenway Touring and Glamping Park

Shropshire adults-only campsites named the best in the UK for 2025

Whitchurch|Apr 23

Pippa White, 29, is a priest in Whitchurch. Photo: Jamie Ricketts

'What manhood looks like is shifting': Shropshire's 'TikTok priest' on why young men are turning towards religion

Whitchurch man one of 12 charged over supply of drugs in Chester

The George & Dragon Inn. Photo: Rich Cable/Google

12 of the best-rated pubs in Shropshire to enjoy a pint in this St George's Day - including the George & Dragon

April 22, 2025

Award winning Scottish folk band Gnoss

North Shropshire Folk's next gig with Gnoss

Your World|Apr 22

April 20, 2025

16 food hygiene ratings dished out in Shropshire - with one service rated 2

Food and Drink|Apr 20

April 18, 2025

Access to the site would be off the A41. Picture: Google Maps

Developer clears hurdle on way to planned 200 new homes in north Shropshire

Property|Apr 18

Tesco in Whitchurch. Picture: Google Maps

Whitchurch parking petition nears 2,000 signatures as issue rumbles on

Politics|Apr 18

April 16, 2025

James Sherwin and Matt Davies, pictured together during the Charity Evening

Wild Shropshire hosts charity evening with Chef Matt Davies, raising funds for The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and Hospitality Action

Your World|Apr 16

The Clayton Health Centre is now open. Photo: Clayton Health Centre

North Shropshire town welcomes new 'vital' health centre

'Reduce chances of Covid-19 ruining your spring and summer': Where to get your jabs in Shropshire

April 15, 2025

Firefighters rush to property near Whitchurch after chimney fire

North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan.

Shropshire MP launches campaign to back Shropshire businesses in wake of 'Trump tariffs'

Oswestry|Apr 15

April 14, 2025

Shropshire Fire and Rescue received a call reporting the incident in Whitchurch this afternoon. Photo: Jamie Ricketts

Firefighters rush to tractor ablaze in Whitchurch

April 12, 2025

The Horse & Jockey pub in Whitchurch has been closed since 2007. Picture: Google

Whitchurch pub which has been closed for 18 years can’t be demolished for homes

Property|Apr 12

April 10, 2025

Top - the discovery at the premises on Conery Lane, Bronnington. Bottom - the discovery at the premises on Advance Park Industrial Estate, Rhosymedre.

Two cannabis farms discovered - including huge operation near Whitchurch

Wildwood. Photo: Sam Garton/Google

Full list of places children in Shropshire can eat for free or less this Easter - from Burger King to Wildwood

April 9, 2025

Nine-year-old Harley-Ray Davies was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease aged just five and has spent the past four years learning how to live with her condition.

Nine-year-old ‘kidney warrior’ hosts Easter party to raise funds for life-saving research

Your World|Apr 9

The crash at St Martins caused a roadside inferno. Picture: Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

Watch: Fireball wreckage caused by careless Whitchurch teen motorist which left couple seriously injured

April 8, 2025

Sheenagh Bradbury

'We are all so proud of you' - Sheenagh hits a century

Your World|Apr 8

The existing Paul's Moss houses the new medical centre, serving the Whitchurch community

Hazelwood set to open its doors to Whitchurch community

Your World|Apr 8

barn54 - promo photo

German indie sensation barn54 to rock Whitchurch with live gig at Percy’s Cafe Bar!

Your World|Apr 8

April 7, 2025

Stock image of a dog. Picture: Pixabay.

Dog warden to be on patrol in the region this week - potential penalties for offences

The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Firefighters battle blaze involving hedge in Whitchurch residential area

Sainsbury's cafes are closing at several stores across the West Midlands and Staffordshire

Sainsbury's: exact date UK groceries supermarket is closing its cafes including the West Midlands and Shropshire confirmed

April 5, 2025

James Radnor and Katie Fields of Paws Cafe. Photo: Jamie Ricketts

13 businesses in Shropshire that have announced closure in 2025 including a cat cafe and a family-run butcher shop

April 3, 2025

Sales Adviser Caroline Smith with Rhiannon from The Wingate Centre

Windfall for the Wingate Centre after Shropshire homebuilder’s donation

Your World|Apr 3

Helen Morgan MP cuts the ribbon and officially opens the new banking hub in Whitchurch.

'Every town should have adequate in-person banking facilities' - MP speaks out after new hub opens in Whitchurch

April 2, 2025

Police tape

The 20 neighbourhoods of Shropshire ranked by number of violent and sexual offences according to official police figures

March 31, 2025

Nightingale House Hospice Staff

Nightingale House launches ‘Longest Day, Lasting Care’ campaign to raise funds for hospice services

Your World|Mar 31

SFRS

Emergency services attend with two cars involved in A41 crash

Rev Pippa White of Whitchurch. Photo: Jamie Ricketts

'I saw the likes' - Meet Shropshire's 29-year-old 'TikTok vicar' connecting with younger generations on social media

March 28, 2025

North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan.

County MP challenges Chancellor on funding for pharmacies outlining 'struggling' Shropshire businesses

March 27, 2025

London Fire Brigade said 10 fire engines and around 70 firefighters were at the blaze in Hayes

Emergency services rush to crash involving car and motorbike in Whitchurch

Nurse Michelle Whittaker takes a blood pressure reading at a Rotary health awareness event.

Rotary tests can save lives - annual event returning to Whitchurch

Your World|Mar 27

Whixall Cofe Primary School. Picture: Google.

North Shropshire village primary school praised by Ofsted - but headteacher 'disappointed' by early years judgement

March 25, 2025

Steve and Cheryl in their kitchen after buying with David Wilson Homes at Clockmakers

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it: Key workers stick with homebuilder they know

Your World|Mar 25

Emergency services were called to the A41 near Whitchurch after a collision. Picture: Ellesmere Fire Station.

Two motorists taken to hospital after HGVs crash on 'A' road near Whitchurch

March 24, 2025

Rotary car boot sales turn unwanted items into charity funds.

Rotary launches a fourth car boot season

Your World|Mar 24

March 19, 2025

Helen Morgan with town councillor Gregory Ebbs at Whitchurch Train Station.

'It is unacceptable that the station is still not accessible': MP renews call for lift at Whitchurch Railway Station