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Banks to close

Barclays recently announced it is planning to shut branches in Much Wenlock, Church Stretton, Wem and Newport later this year, with the decision due to

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Moving force

Bridgnorth Police Station on the Wheatlands is set to move to share premises with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service at Bridgnorth Fire Station on Innage

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Pumped up

Local groups and residents have welcomed a proposal to build a new petrol station in Bridgnorth. An application has been submitted by Lancroft Developments to

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Going loco

Bridgnorth’s Art Trail is set to open to the public in July, with artists having completed their distinctive locomotive sculptures, sponsored by local businesses. The

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Vibrant furnace

Abraham Darby’s Old Furnace in Coalbrookdale is among 10 industry, trade and commerce places chosen in May by Tristram Hunt of the Victoria and Albert

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Jackfield gates

A pair of old railway crossing gates that are part of Ironbridge’s industrial heritage are being taken restored. The Grade II listed gates, usually located

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Cronkhill

An Italianate villa on the National Trust’s Attingham Park estate is again opening to visitors for just a few days this year. Cronkhill, an 18th

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Sail on

Chelmarsh Sailing Club is having an Open Day on Saturday 5 May from noon until 5pm, when anyone interested in trying sailing can come along

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Searching times

The West Mercia Search and Rescue facility opened a new base in January on Bridgnorth’s Stanmore industrial estate. The highly trained volunteers of the Search

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Game on!

A new one-day event at AFC Bridgnorth’s Meadow Function Rooms will see computer gamers go head to head with games old and new. Bridgnorth Gaming

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