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March 31, 2025

'Sort out the potholes!' Ravaged roads of the West Midlands in disrepair as RAC reveals huge cost to motorists

Plus

Politics|Mar 31

March 30, 2025

A helping hand in life and death - what it's like to be a death doula in Shropshire

Features|Mar 30

March 27, 2025

Celebrations mark 50 years of The Arts Society Wrekin

Features|Mar 27

March 25, 2025

120 fantastic World Book Day pictures from schools across Shropshire and Mid Wales

Plus

News|Mar 25

March 23, 2025

We meet a Bridgnorth woodworker who turns unwanted timber into beautiful works of art

Weekend|Mar 23

March 22, 2025

How Covid brought down the curtain on our theatres - but the show still went on

Plus

Features|Mar 22

'I get tingles' - Shropshire potter continuing 150 year old Ironbridge ceramics tradition with new workshop

Ironbridge|Mar 22

March 21, 2025

Things are looking up for a 21st century airship revival in Bridgnorth - but this new dawn has beckoned before

Plus

Features|Mar 21

March 19, 2025

'I saw so much care and compassion' - minister Kinnock hints at extra funding for hospice sector during visit to Stafford's Katharine House

Health|Mar 19

March 18, 2025

From joking in the pub to six weeks in isolation: How I realised Covid was no laughing matter

Features|Mar 18

Telford band on 'unbelievable' performance with Teddy Swims and first single release this Spring

Plus

Telford|Mar 18

March 17, 2025

Covid five years on: How the awful reality unfolded in just a few weeks

Plus

Long Reads|Mar 17

March 14, 2025

Gardening champion who dubbed Telford 'a disgrace to the nation' just kept winning in 60s and 70s

Plus

Features|Mar 14

March 12, 2025

A little Shropshire town with a big heart - I discovered why locals love it in Much Wenlock

Plus

News|Mar 12

We need to talk about incontinence, Dudley MP tells Parliament

Politics|Mar 12

March 9, 2025

The 'Great Fire' that changed Newport forever

Plus

News|Mar 9

March 8, 2025

International Women's Day 2025: Shropshire team is scoring a bright future for womens’ football

Features|Mar 8

March 7, 2025

Nearly 30 years ago the Bedstone College story nearly came to an end when fire gripped the main school building.

Features|Mar 7

March 5, 2025

Popular Shrewsbury Italian restaurant celebrates one last hurrah as owners look forward to retirement

Plus

News|Mar 5

March 3, 2025

Inside the Shrewsbury cafe famed for breakfast and pancakes that's offering mouthwatering special offers this Shrove Tuesday

Plus

News|Mar 3

A rare beauty, isn't she? Muscular, too, with enough horsepower to knock your socks off.

Features|Mar 3

February 23, 2025

Wigwig, New Invention, lynx and midges - the origins of some of Shropshire's weird and wonderful place names

Shropshire|Feb 23

February 21, 2025

House of Yum Shrewsbury: Owners of beloved Thai restaurant thank "incredible" customers as second site announced

Plus

News|Feb 21

February 19, 2025

Couple who spent 67 years bringing music to the people of Walsall

Plus

Features|Feb 19

February 17, 2025

'I'm so excited' - Beverley Knight coming home to star for the first time at Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre

Plus

News|Feb 17

February 9, 2025

Surprise twist in tale of Shrewsbury baby honoured by pop star visit

Plus

News|Feb 9

February 2, 2025

Meet the Shropshire pottery artist who enjoys sharing her passion of clay with others

Plus

Weekend|Feb 2

How RAF Cosford nursed sick and battle-scarred prisoners back to health as they returned home

Plus

Features|Feb 2

January 26, 2025

Dudley's father of the Industrial Revolution could have become a brewer

Dudley nostalgia|Jan 26

January 23, 2025

A £70 plane to beat the traffic? What could go wrong? - Toby Neal looks back on the fatally flawed 'people's plane'

Plus

Features|Jan 23

January 19, 2025

A Telford social club that almost disappeared, an incredible gesture that saved it - and the locals keeping it alive

Plus

News|Jan 19

January 17, 2025

Climbing trees, bows and arrows, scrapes and madcap adventures... - Toby Neal looks back on childhood before smartphones

Plus

Nostalgia|Jan 17

January 14, 2025

Black Panther: Looking back at 50 years since Donald Neilson kidnapped Bridgnorth teenager Lesley Whittle

Features|Jan 14

December 31, 2024

At last it can be shown - a Shropshire bouncing baby picture which was banned at the time

Features|Dec 31, 2024

Review of the year: West Midlands was crucial as political landscape turned upside down

Plus

News|Dec 31, 2024

December 24, 2024

Eighty years ago, on December 24, 1944, Hitler sent a Christmas message to a Shropshire town.

Nostalgia|Dec 24, 2024

December 20, 2024

Christmas is a time when families get together - but years of war made things tough with enforced separation.

Features|Dec 20, 2024

December 19, 2024

Care at Christmas: 'Severn Hospice's art therapy helped me through my cancer ordeal'

News|Dec 19, 2024

December 16, 2024

We're more than a 'nice to have', says Severn Hospice chief

Features|Dec 16, 2024

December 10, 2024

How Sophia turned her allergy struggles Into a life-saving app for millions

Your World|Dec 10, 2024

December 7, 2024

Dogs Trust: 23 adorable dogs in search for their forever homes in Shropshire this week

Plus

News|Dec 7, 2024

December 5, 2024

Shropshire village's disappearing doorstop mystery takes a new turn in search for unique relic from Munslow Church

Plus

Nostalgia|Dec 5, 2024

November 28, 2024

Veteran Star man tasted the highs and lows

Plus

Nostalgia|Nov 28, 2024

November 22, 2024

Council's adult social care approaches praised by watchdog

News|Nov 22, 2024

November 9, 2024

Covid, war and the death of The Queen: Shropshire in the 2020s

Plus

Nostalgia|Nov 9, 2024

November 7, 2024

Turning back the clock to look at Shropshire in the 2000s

Plus

Nostalgia|Nov 7, 2024

November 5, 2024

Strikes, power cuts, rampant inflation: A look back on Shropshire in the 1970s

Plus

Nostalgia|Nov 5, 2024

November 4, 2024

A look back at Shropshire in the 1960s

Plus

Nostalgia|Nov 4, 2024

November 1, 2024

Battleship battle veteran Tony Ditcham dies at 102

Plus

Cleobury Mortimer|Nov 1, 2024

October 26, 2024

I'm so saddened by loss of decorated Ludlow chef and my dear friend Chris Bradley

Dining out|Oct 26, 2024

'Sort out the potholes!' Ravaged roads of the West Midlands in disrepair as RAC reveals huge cost to motorists

A helping hand in life and death - what it's like to be a death doula in Shropshire

Celebrations mark 50 years of The Arts Society Wrekin

120 fantastic World Book Day pictures from schools across Shropshire and Mid Wales

We meet a Bridgnorth woodworker who turns unwanted timber into beautiful works of art

How Covid brought down the curtain on our theatres - but the show still went on

'I get tingles' - Shropshire potter continuing 150 year old Ironbridge ceramics tradition with new workshop

Things are looking up for a 21st century airship revival in Bridgnorth - but this new dawn has beckoned before

'I saw so much care and compassion' - minister Kinnock hints at extra funding for hospice sector during visit to Stafford's Katharine House

From joking in the pub to six weeks in isolation: How I realised Covid was no laughing matter

Telford band on 'unbelievable' performance with Teddy Swims and first single release this Spring

Covid five years on: How the awful reality unfolded in just a few weeks

Gardening champion who dubbed Telford 'a disgrace to the nation' just kept winning in 60s and 70s

A little Shropshire town with a big heart - I discovered why locals love it in Much Wenlock

We need to talk about incontinence, Dudley MP tells Parliament

The 'Great Fire' that changed Newport forever

International Women's Day 2025: Shropshire team is scoring a bright future for womens’ football

Nearly 30 years ago the Bedstone College story nearly came to an end when fire gripped the main school building.

Popular Shrewsbury Italian restaurant celebrates one last hurrah as owners look forward to retirement

Inside the Shrewsbury cafe famed for breakfast and pancakes that's offering mouthwatering special offers this Shrove Tuesday

A rare beauty, isn't she? Muscular, too, with enough horsepower to knock your socks off.

Wigwig, New Invention, lynx and midges - the origins of some of Shropshire's weird and wonderful place names

House of Yum Shrewsbury: Owners of beloved Thai restaurant thank "incredible" customers as second site announced

Couple who spent 67 years bringing music to the people of Walsall

'I'm so excited' - Beverley Knight coming home to star for the first time at Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre

Surprise twist in tale of Shrewsbury baby honoured by pop star visit

Meet the Shropshire pottery artist who enjoys sharing her passion of clay with others

How RAF Cosford nursed sick and battle-scarred prisoners back to health as they returned home

Dudley's father of the Industrial Revolution could have become a brewer

A £70 plane to beat the traffic? What could go wrong? - Toby Neal looks back on the fatally flawed 'people's plane'

A Telford social club that almost disappeared, an incredible gesture that saved it - and the locals keeping it alive

Climbing trees, bows and arrows, scrapes and madcap adventures... - Toby Neal looks back on childhood before smartphones

Black Panther: Looking back at 50 years since Donald Neilson kidnapped Bridgnorth teenager Lesley Whittle

At last it can be shown ­- a Shropshire bouncing baby picture which was banned at the time

Review of the year: West Midlands was crucial as political landscape turned upside down

Eighty years ago, on December 24, 1944, Hitler sent a Christmas message to a Shropshire town.

Christmas is a time when families get together - but years of war made things tough with enforced separation.

Care at Christmas: 'Severn Hospice's art therapy helped me through my cancer ordeal'

We're more than a 'nice to have', says Severn Hospice chief

How Sophia turned her allergy struggles Into a life-saving app for millions

Dogs Trust: 23 adorable dogs in search for their forever homes in Shropshire this week

Shropshire village's disappearing doorstop mystery takes a new turn in search for unique relic from Munslow Church

Veteran Star man tasted the highs and lows

Council's adult social care approaches praised by watchdog

Covid, war and the death of The Queen: Shropshire in the 2020s

Turning back the clock to look at Shropshire in the 2000s

Strikes, power cuts, rampant inflation: A look back on Shropshire in the 1970s

A look back at Shropshire in the 1960s

Battleship battle veteran Tony Ditcham dies at 102

I'm so saddened by loss of decorated Ludlow chef and my dear friend Chris Bradley

At last it can be shown - a Shropshire bouncing baby picture which was banned at the time