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Shrewsbury retro 1979: 21 pictures show Shrewsbury Town promotion and a new mayor - see how many events and faces you remember

In the latest instalment of our retro photo series we take a look at 1979, the year families gathered in front of the TV to watch home-grown favourites Are You Being Served and Last of the Summer Wine.

Supporting image for story: Shrewsbury retro 1979: 21 pictures show Shrewsbury Town promotion and a new mayor - see how many events and faces you remember

Supporting image for story: Looking back: 20 pictures of communities uniting across Shropshire to honour Remembrance Day as the latest Poppy Appeal is launched - see how many faces you can recognise

Looking back: 20 pictures of communities uniting across Shropshire to honour Remembrance Day as the latest Poppy Appeal is launched - see how many faces you can recognise

Supporting image for story: The family of Knighton's legendary town crier Derrick Price will be asked how they feel about a search for a new crier

The family of Knighton's legendary town crier Derrick Price will be asked how they feel about a search for a new crier

Supporting image for story: A historic Kington building which has been damaged for over a year and a half after a car hit it, could be repaired in the new year

A historic Kington building which has been damaged for over a year and a half after a car hit it, could be repaired in the new year

Supporting image for story: Telford retro: 17 pictures to transport you back to 1978 in and around the Shropshire town - see who you recognise

Telford retro: 17 pictures to transport you back to 1978 in and around the Shropshire town - see who you recognise

Supporting image for story: Work to restore and refurbish Builth Wells’ war memorial is well underway

Work to restore and refurbish Builth Wells’ war memorial is well underway

Supporting image for story: 'A trailblazer for female medics in the 1950s': Pioneering doctor in Shrewsbury dies aged 94

'A trailblazer for female medics in the 1950s': Pioneering doctor in Shrewsbury dies aged 94

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Supporting image for story: Enginuity retro: 35 photos showing the museum's hands-on fun over the years - spot the famous faces and relive the memorable moments

Enginuity retro: 35 photos showing the museum's hands-on fun over the years - spot the famous faces and relive the memorable moments

Supporting image for story: Builth Wells Heritage Society is transforming into the town's new tourist information centre

Builth Wells Heritage Society is transforming into the town's new tourist information centre

Supporting image for story: Blists Hill retro: 42 photos of the Telford Victorian town that brings the 1900s to life - see how many faces and events you remember

Blists Hill retro: 42 photos of the Telford Victorian town that brings the 1900s to life - see how many faces and events you remember

Supporting image for story: Time to toast the Royal Navy - but don't stand, because naval tradition is to stay seated.

Time to toast the Royal Navy - but don't stand, because naval tradition is to stay seated.

Supporting image for story: Crimson Fields: Historical society to host talk on WWI medical front for Remembrance Sunday

Crimson Fields: Historical society to host talk on WWI medical front for Remembrance Sunday

Supporting image for story: Bridgnorth retro: 20 fascinating pictures from the 1980s in and around the beautiful Shropshire market town - see who you recognise

Bridgnorth retro: 20 fascinating pictures from the 1980s in and around the beautiful Shropshire market town - see who you recognise

Supporting image for story: The volunteer 'Pointsman of Prees' who kept traffic flowing for 16 years and 'undoubtedly saved many lives'

The volunteer 'Pointsman of Prees' who kept traffic flowing for 16 years and 'undoubtedly saved many lives'

Supporting image for story: Homebuilder backs historic Shropshire boating charity

Homebuilder backs historic Shropshire boating charity

Supporting image for story: 10 historic castles of Shropshire: See 30 pictures of the county's castles, including one with links to the legendary Robin Hood

10 historic castles of Shropshire: See 30 pictures of the county's castles, including one with links to the legendary Robin Hood

Supporting image for story: British Museum in £3.5m appeal to save Tudor Heart pendant found in a West Midlands field and linked to Henry VIII

British Museum in £3.5m appeal to save Tudor Heart pendant found in a West Midlands field and linked to Henry VIII

UK News

Supporting image for story: Rape of woman in Walsall being treated as racially aggravated, police say

Rape of woman in Walsall being treated as racially aggravated, police say

Supporting image for story: Hadush Kebatu’s victim, 14, ’caused so much stress and anxiety’ over his release

Hadush Kebatu’s victim, 14, ’caused so much stress and anxiety’ over his release

Supporting image for story: Met Police to review 9,000 cases of child sexual exploitation

Met Police to review 9,000 cases of child sexual exploitation

Supporting image for story: Mistakenly freeing prisoners ‘more common because of changes to release’

Mistakenly freeing prisoners ‘more common because of changes to release’

Supporting image for story: Timeline of events in case of asylum seeker who was released accidentally

Timeline of events in case of asylum seeker who was released accidentally

Supporting image for story: Reeves heads into Budget with public finances in challenging state – Streeting

Reeves heads into Budget with public finances in challenging state – Streeting

Viral News

Supporting image for story: Wexford grandmother fills 1,000 shoebox gifts for charity drive

Wexford grandmother fills 1,000 shoebox gifts for charity drive

Supporting image for story: Terrifying video shows spooky shape of 'ghost' roaming grounds of stately home

Terrifying video shows spooky shape of 'ghost' roaming grounds of stately home

Supporting image for story: Charity quiz marks raising £2m for Marie Curie over 18 years

Charity quiz marks raising £2m for Marie Curie over 18 years

Supporting image for story: Playful polar bear joyfully rolls in the grass in super-sweet video from Peak Wildlife Park

Playful polar bear joyfully rolls in the grass in super-sweet video from Peak Wildlife Park

Supporting image for story: ‘I live by HMP Birmingham where bin strikes have left the prison cleaner than streets - it's beyond a joke’

‘I live by HMP Birmingham where bin strikes have left the prison cleaner than streets - it's beyond a joke’

Supporting image for story: Watch the moment a struggling dog gets rescued from sea by RNLI lifeboat volunteers

Watch the moment a struggling dog gets rescued from sea by RNLI lifeboat volunteers

World News

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US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, putting pressure on Venezuela

Supporting image for story: US and China say trade deal drawing closer as Trump and Xi prepare to meet

US and China say trade deal drawing closer as Trump and Xi prepare to meet

Supporting image for story: Hamas expands search for bodies of Israeli hostages in Gaza

Hamas expands search for bodies of Israeli hostages in Gaza

Supporting image for story: Main wreckage recovered from sea after cargo plane crash

Main wreckage recovered from sea after cargo plane crash

Supporting image for story: Putin says Russia has tested new nuclear-capable missile

Putin says Russia has tested new nuclear-capable missile

Supporting image for story: Trump vows to solve Afghanistan-Pakistan crisis ‘very quickly’

Trump vows to solve Afghanistan-Pakistan crisis ‘very quickly’