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£2.95m Innovate UK funding awarded to nine Mid and North Wales agri-tech and food-tech projects

Nine innovative projects across Mid and North Wales have secured a combined £2.95 million in Collaborative Research & Development (CR&D) funding from Innovate UK, strengthening the regions' agri-tech and food-tech innovation ecosystem

Supporting image for story: £2.95m Innovate UK funding awarded to nine Mid and North Wales agri-tech and food-tech projects

Supporting image for story: Incredible 'Transformer-like' digger provided by Shropshire firm helped rescue canal boats stranded in Whitchurch collapse

Incredible 'Transformer-like' digger provided by Shropshire firm helped rescue canal boats stranded in Whitchurch collapse

Supporting image for story: Consumer Energy Solutions collapse leaves Powys residents in limbo

Consumer Energy Solutions collapse leaves Powys residents in limbo

Supporting image for story: AI has given us some hilarious spoof videos, but how do we know what is real?

AI has given us some hilarious spoof videos, but how do we know what is real?

Supporting image for story: Teaching union calls for social media ban for under-16s to improve learning

Teaching union calls for social media ban for under-16s to improve learning

Supporting image for story: Dating app users to be protected against nude images in cyberflashing crackdown

Dating app users to be protected against nude images in cyberflashing crackdown

Supporting image for story: 'People in North Shropshire are left at a digital disadvantage' - Report highlights lack of connectivity in rural communities

'People in North Shropshire are left at a digital disadvantage' - Report highlights lack of connectivity in rural communities

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Lego smart bricks, robots and AI dominate on first day of Las Vegas tech show

Supporting image for story: Telford college launching networking events - starting with AI and cyber security

Telford college launching networking events - starting with AI and cyber security

Supporting image for story: Your amazing pictures of the Wolf supermoon lighting up skies across Shropshire and the West Midlands

Your amazing pictures of the Wolf supermoon lighting up skies across Shropshire and the West Midlands

Supporting image for story: ‘Simple’ colour card for describing bodily fluids could improve patient outcomes

‘Simple’ colour card for describing bodily fluids could improve patient outcomes

Charles Darwin's Beagle ship celebrated by Royal Mint in brand new £2 coin

Supporting image for story: Best Shropshire beauty spots to watch dazzling meteor shower peaking this weekend with up to 120 meteors per hour

Best Shropshire beauty spots to watch dazzling meteor shower peaking this weekend with up to 120 meteors per hour

Supporting image for story: I was given a tour of Amazon's state-of-the-art fulfilment centre in Sutton Coldfield during the busiest week of the year

I was given a tour of Amazon's state-of-the-art fulfilment centre in Sutton Coldfield during the busiest week of the year

Supporting image for story: 'I wanted to give hope to others' - Shrewsbury adventurer reaches South Pole despite expedition ending early

'I wanted to give hope to others' - Shrewsbury adventurer reaches South Pole despite expedition ending early

Supporting image for story: 'Simply not acceptable': Why Shropshire Council disables comments on its Facebook posts

'Simply not acceptable': Why Shropshire Council disables comments on its Facebook posts

Supporting image for story: More negatives to Nant Mithil Energy Park according to report by Powys planners

More negatives to Nant Mithil Energy Park according to report by Powys planners

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Supporting image for story: Waspi women denied compensation for second time

Waspi women denied compensation for second time

Supporting image for story: Woman found Noah Donohoe’s bike the evening he went missing, inquest told

Woman found Noah Donohoe’s bike the evening he went missing, inquest told

Supporting image for story: Burnham says by-election bid was not an attempt to ‘undermine’ Starmer

Burnham says by-election bid was not an attempt to ‘undermine’ Starmer

Supporting image for story: Waspi compensation decision expected imminently

Waspi compensation decision expected imminently

Supporting image for story: Fever-Tree set to beat profit targets amid boost from alcohol moderation

Fever-Tree set to beat profit targets amid boost from alcohol moderation

Supporting image for story: Knife homicides down nearly a quarter in 12 months, figures show

Knife homicides down nearly a quarter in 12 months, figures show

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‘Code breaker’ coin gives competition entrants chance to win a solid gold bar

Supporting image for story: Hebrides woman completes record-breaking Atlantic row

Hebrides woman completes record-breaking Atlantic row

Supporting image for story: Iconic noughties BBC sitcom Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps 'set for comeback' - with Sheridan Smith 'signed on for reunion'

Iconic noughties BBC sitcom Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps 'set for comeback' - with Sheridan Smith 'signed on for reunion'

Supporting image for story: Traitors Rachel and Stephen make series history as dual-winners

Traitors Rachel and Stephen make series history as dual-winners

Supporting image for story: Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards

Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards

Supporting image for story: Shocking video shows piles of rubbish on West Midlands streets as bin strike carries into 2026

Shocking video shows piles of rubbish on West Midlands streets as bin strike carries into 2026

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Manmade climate change worsened flooding disaster in southern Africa, study says

Supporting image for story: Russian drone attack kills three in southern Ukraine ahead of US-led peace talks

Russian drone attack kills three in southern Ukraine ahead of US-led peace talks

Supporting image for story: EU poised to sanction Iran’s Revolutionary Guard over protest crackdown

EU poised to sanction Iran’s Revolutionary Guard over protest crackdown

Supporting image for story: Donald Trump signals interest in easing tensions in Minneapolis

Donald Trump signals interest in easing tensions in Minneapolis

Supporting image for story: Rubio defends Trump on Venezuela while trying to allay Greenland and Nato fears

Rubio defends Trump on Venezuela while trying to allay Greenland and Nato fears

Supporting image for story: Worry over ‘US military strike’ on Iran as Trump warns ‘time is running out’

Worry over ‘US military strike’ on Iran as Trump warns ‘time is running out’