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September 17, 2022

'Bodies are piled high!' Ironbridge Gorge's creepy folklore dating back to the Black Death

Ironbridge|Sep 17, 2022

September 16, 2022

1992: Black day when interest rates rocketed to 15 per cent

Nostalgia|Sep 16, 2022

September 12, 2022

Memories come buzzing back of the Queen's only visit to Ludlow

Royal|Sep 12, 2022

September 6, 2022

Did blackout bashing signal end of historic toll house?

Features|Sep 6, 2022

September 5, 2022

Flashback to 1997: Global tributes pour in for Mother Teresa

Nostalgia|Sep 5, 2022

September 4, 2022

Dive into county's history with behind-the-scenes glimpse of Shropshire Archives

What's On|Sep 4, 2022

September 2, 2022

How the West Midlands' coal miners shaped the modern world

Ironbridge|Sep 2, 2022

September 1, 2022

Market Drayton class of 1980 dance the night away at belated school reunion

Market Drayton|Sep 1, 2022

Spitfire down: Cruel double blow for would-be bride who lost two fiances during war

Features|Sep 1, 2022

August 31, 2022

Final farewell to Shrewsbury woman who had a nuclear war role

Shrewsbury|Aug 31, 2022

August 30, 2022

Were Iron Age Salopians the first Eurosceptics? What life was like at ancient Wrekin hillfort

Telford|Aug 30, 2022

Who were these teenager dancers? Do let us know

Shrewsbury nostalgia|Aug 30, 2022

August 29, 2022

Chinese riddle of disappeared doorstop

Features|Aug 29, 2022

August 27, 2022

How a young girl from Shropshire fooled Britain into thinking she had 'supernatural power'

Wem|Aug 27, 2022

August 19, 2022

Tragic last jump of Shropshire's daredevil horseman

Features|Aug 19, 2022

August 18, 2022

Women football pioneers were all a bit of a novelty

Features|Aug 18, 2022

August 17, 2022

The deserted Shropshire Medieval town that vanished without a trace

Ludlow|Aug 17, 2022

August 16, 2022

What the underwater Victorian village hidden beneath Lake Vyrnwy was actually like

Environment|Aug 16, 2022

August 15, 2022

Rail worker Tom's wartime leap into danger

Features|Aug 15, 2022

Musical memories of the dapper Deltas

Features|Aug 15, 2022

August 12, 2022

Homing in on the riddle of Shropshire pigeon society

Features|Aug 12, 2022

August 10, 2022

Cheers! Author signs book at Shrewsbury gin bar

Shrewsbury|Aug 10, 2022

Were the Dutch crown jewels hidden in Wolverhampton during the war?

Features|Aug 10, 2022

August 8, 2022

Pioneer Shropshire pair plotted a poultry revolution and changed the way we eat

Features|Aug 8, 2022

August 4, 2022

Severn Valley Railway pauses overnight services as coal prices soar due to Ukraine war

Bridgnorth nostalgia|Aug 4, 2022

Memories of matron at Wellington's "happy hospital"

Features|Aug 4, 2022

July 22, 2022

Hero's poignant parting words as he went off to war from Shrewsbury Railway Station

Features|Jul 22, 2022

July 21, 2022

Van-Dels who smashed it every Saturday night

Features|Jul 21, 2022

July 20, 2022

Stepping back in time at some of the oldest pubs in Shropshire

Features|Jul 20, 2022

July 19, 2022

Seventy-four-year-old Shropshire rector's wedding which caused a sensation

Features|Jul 19, 2022

How aviation heroine Amy Johnson survived a West Midlands mishap

Features|Jul 19, 2022

Cycling star who won UK's first legal road race - but gave it up to keep a post office

Shrewsbury|Jul 19, 2022

July 18, 2022

Heatwave: Look back at how region sweltered in 1976

Features|Jul 18, 2022

July 13, 2022

The story of the Wolverhampton genius who raised the German fleet from the sea bed

Features|Jul 13, 2022

July 6, 2022

Dorothy Round: Black Country girl who twice conquered Wimbledon

Features|Jul 6, 2022

June 30, 2022

Were a Nazi-defeated nation's treasures held in a Wolverhampton vault?

Features|Jun 30, 2022

June 29, 2022

High flying dreams of intrepid young adventurers

Features|Jun 29, 2022

June 27, 2022

Tributes to carnival stalwart whose connection went back 70 years

Features|Jun 27, 2022

June 24, 2022

Historic photos released ahead of Shropshire school's centenary celebrations

Bishop's Castle|Jun 24, 2022

June 23, 2022

Couple hope to breathe new life into Listed 17th Century cottage near Shrewsbury

Property|Jun 23, 2022

June 21, 2022

Man who bought derelict building shocked to learn it was county's first fire station

Property|Jun 21, 2022

June 20, 2022

Flashback to 2003: Thousands flock for a date with rock royalty

Nostalgia|Jun 20, 2022

June 14, 2022

Down with the kids to celebrate Coronation

Features|Jun 14, 2022

June 13, 2022

Shrewsbury's rich past and bright future featured in new bumper book

Shrewsbury nostalgia|Jun 13, 2022

June 11, 2022

Remembering the rebel riders who changed the face of British cycling forever

Features|Jun 11, 2022

May 31, 2022

Proud memories of high-flying Dawley lad who featured in Coronation celebration

Features|May 31, 2022

Late Joan's snap captured Shrewsbury royal visit

Features|May 31, 2022

May 30, 2022

Appeal to find competitors who took part in the first Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in 1947

Mid Wales entertainment|May 30, 2022

May 29, 2022

Sir Winston's finest hour as Ironbridge World War Two weekend gets off to a flier

Telford entertainment|May 29, 2022

May 28, 2022

Market Drayton school class of 1980 to finally reunite after Covid delays

Education|May 28, 2022

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