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June 3, 2024

'We were bait to draw the fire of big German guns': Local heroes' terrifying D-Day memories

Black Country|Jun 3, 2024

Flashback to 2002: Pageantry and music as the country marks golden jubilee

Nostalgia|Jun 3, 2024

Elephants, boxers and huge guns! 25 fascinating photos of old Shropshire from late historian's collection

Shrewsbury|Jun 3, 2024

June 1, 2024

Popular Shropshire historian who was 'a walking encyclopaedia on Shrewsbury' has died at 77

Shrewsbury|Jun 1, 2024

11 jolly photos of pub renowned for dazzling Christmas lights after Marston's sale confirmed

Food and Drink|Jun 1, 2024

Captured, wounded or killed – the blood and terror of D-Day recalled by our local heroes

Nostalgia|Jun 1, 2024

May 31, 2024

'Jerry was firing everything at hand - it was like a firework display but we were in it' – Peter Rhodes' D-Day Diaries Day One

Nostalgia|May 31, 2024

Perfect pub received accolade from yodelling star

Features|May 31, 2024

May 29, 2024

Record-breaking 44lb carp set for Shropshire auction in 'unique opportunity' in angling history

Environment|May 29, 2024

May 23, 2024

Wolves FA Cup memories – Day crowd went wild welcoming home their heroes

Features|May 23, 2024

May 8, 2024

Share your memories of Oswestry's Cambrian Railway station and help shape historic building's future

Oswestry|May 8, 2024

May 6, 2024

Monster Raving Loony Party's small boats proposal unlikely to be taken up by anyone else

Politics|May 6, 2024

April 29, 2024

Fascinating story of 1970 winner of the Shropshire Star's Swinging Mum competition

Features|Apr 29, 2024

Flashback to 1997: Eurovision winners walk on sunshine

Nostalgia|Apr 29, 2024

April 22, 2024

Flashback to 2008: A lifesaving friend, success for girls' teams and a day at the zoo

Nostalgia|Apr 22, 2024

April 21, 2024

The match in which Walsall and Shrewsbury both made history - the Gay Meadow's greatest night?

Nostalgia|Apr 21, 2024

April 15, 2024

Flashback to 2003: Unique asparagus, a buzz at the castle and a police award

Nostalgia|Apr 15, 2024

April 13, 2024

Memorial honours busy Shropshire airfield that played 'massive part in winning World War Two'

Features|Apr 13, 2024

April 9, 2024

Fond farewell to D-Day veteran Rose Davies as ceremony marks 'extraordinary' life of 107-year-old

Shrewsbury|Apr 9, 2024

The Dudley Devil: Everything we know about a man shrouded in mystery and intrigue

Black Country|Apr 9, 2024

April 5, 2024

In pictures: Shropshire's busy RAF airfields which saw triumph and tragedy

Features|Apr 5, 2024

11 peaceful pictures of churches in Shropshire's past - including one from the 1800s

Nostalgia|Apr 5, 2024

April 2, 2024

Inside the former village blacksmith turned cosy family home on the market for £600k

Wellington|Apr 2, 2024

April 1, 2024

10 aerial photographs of Shrewsbury from the 1950s and 1960s - how much has the county town changed?

Shrewsbury nostalgia|Apr 1, 2024

Flashback to 2003: Royal visit, sadness over post office axe and civic honours

Nostalgia|Apr 1, 2024

March 29, 2024

Signed covers commemorating Second World War fetch £750 at Shrewsbury stamp auction

Shrewsbury|Mar 29, 2024

March 27, 2024

In pictures: Former royal visits to Shrewsbury as county town awaits Queen Camilla

Royal|Mar 27, 2024

March 26, 2024

Throwback to when Blists Hill was the star of TV show Gladiators

Features|Mar 26, 2024

March 25, 2024

69 photos of villages in or near Shropshire from past that will make you long for a simpler time

Nostalgia|Mar 25, 2024

Footballing son of Oswestry who lifted Everton FC to greatness is remembered with first headstone

Oswestry|Mar 25, 2024

It's news, but not as we know it says Dead Donkey creator Andy Hamilton amid stage adaptation

Theatre & Comedy|Mar 25, 2024

Flashback to 1981: They’re off! Starting gun fired on inaugural London Marathon

Nostalgia|Mar 25, 2024

March 22, 2024

Kindness of the stars which meant so much

Features|Mar 22, 2024

March 20, 2024

History of the Wrekin's mast: A special television transmitter that caused a furore

Telford nostalgia|Mar 20, 2024

March 18, 2024

Flashback to 1999: End of an era as Noel shut the doors on his big house party

Nostalgia|Mar 18, 2024

March 15, 2024

Fearsome weapon to thwackdown on naughty schoolchildren

Features|Mar 15, 2024

March 13, 2024

Looking back at a fearsome weapon once used to thwackdown on naughty schoolchildren

Nostalgia|Mar 13, 2024

March 11, 2024

The dubious links between Dickens, Shakespeare and landmark West Midlands church

Nostalgia|Mar 11, 2024

Flashback to 2009: Relief for businesses as £1m traffic-busting road is opened in Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth nostalgia|Mar 11, 2024

March 7, 2024

Reporter Sue Austin bows out after 44 years meeting 'ordinary Shropshire people doing extraordinary things'

Features|Mar 7, 2024

March 4, 2024

Leeches and goose fat – a delve into the weird and wonderful history of medicine

Nostalgia|Mar 4, 2024

Flashback to 2004: Pedigree pooches aim to land top dog titles at Crufts

Nostalgia|Mar 4, 2024

February 29, 2024

The miners' strike 40 years on: The day relations between the police and miners changed forever

Nostalgia|Feb 29, 2024

February 28, 2024

Miners' strike 40 years on: A tale of two coalminers

Nostalgia|Feb 28, 2024

February 27, 2024

Tales from an FA Cup thrashing which left Wolves fans dreaming of a double

Features|Feb 27, 2024

Miners' strike 40 years on: Battle lines drawn as dispute spreads to the Midlands

Nostalgia|Feb 27, 2024

February 26, 2024

Vintage steam loco to return to mid Wales town for the first time in more than 60 years

Mid Wales|Feb 26, 2024

Miners' strike 40 years on: Battle in Brum sowed the seeds of what was to come

Features|Feb 26, 2024

February 24, 2024

What put the Shrew in Shrewsbury? The meaning of Shropshire place names

Nostalgia|Feb 24, 2024

Six archive photos showing how people coped when a winter freeze crashed the power supply

Features|Feb 24, 2024

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