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The voice

Alyona’s Voice is a modern woman’s fiction about textile restorer Claudia Hamilton’s fractious relationship with her manipulative, narcissistic mother, Elsa. Elsa is ferociously ambitious and

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The Secret Pool

In the first of a two-part series, Ed focuses his attention on the Shropshire Hills. This month he visits Carding Mill Valley in Church Stretton

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A musical extravaganza

Coming to the Symphony Hall Birmingham, ‘The Greatest Show Tunes’ celebrates the best of the West End and movie musicals. Performed live on stage with

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Pam The Jam

Pam Corbin is the expert who professional cooks consult when they want to make jams, jellies, marmalades, chutneys, pickles or anything else to do with

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Licence to thrill

Nobody does it better than the world’s most famous secret agent. Live at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham, you can experience the thrills, kills and

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Hormonal housewives

Join Suzanne Shaw from Dancing on Ice and Emmerdale and the other ‘Hormonal Housewives’ while they blast their witty way through a catalogue of women’s

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Rock for heroes

Following on from their hugely successful first year of touring the live music experience, ‘Rock for Heroes’, this show delivers the perfect combination of your

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Closing prayers

One of Bridgnorth’s best-loved places of worship hosted its final service on Wednesday 29 September. St Leonard’s Church will no longer operate as a place

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Natural world

Wildlife presenter and cameraman Gordon Buchanan, best known for his popular BBC series where he meets a variety of animal families, talks about some of

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Graduate celebrations

Telford College’s higher education (HE) students had their achievements recognised at the annual graduation ceremony. The class of 2019 donned traditional caps and gowns for

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Golden role models

Every year the Alan Golden youth awards, named after a past Bridgnorth Lions member who also served as a Bridgnorth headteacher, are given to those

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Inspired to write

Author Jo Jackson, from near Much Wenlock, has been celebrating the publication of her second novel Beyond the Margin in October. The book, set in

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Key Stage visit

Preschoolers will be invited to be musicians, scientists, investigators, gymnasts and artists as teachers host a discovery morning at a Shropshire school on Saturday 25

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Oh Canada!

A local travel agent has been awarded a special status for her knowledge about Canada. Maggie Rogers of the Travel Wallet in Bridgnorth has been

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Advice surgery

David Turner is holding his next advice surgery on Saturday 2 November from 10.30am at Willey Village Hall. All for residents within the Much Wenlock

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Shrewsbury down under

Prof Simon Maddocks of Charles Darwin University (CDU) in Darwin, Australia, visited University Centre Shrewsbury (UCS) to learn more about the origins of his university’s

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Keep on truckin’

RAF Cosford is now displaying the Bedford MWC 15cwt Truck that was specially prepared to act as the bier at the funeral of Lord Trenchard,

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New head roles

Pupil numbers are up for the fourth year running at Wellington’s Wrekin College as it unveils a new staff line-up in key academic roles. The

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In good voice

Les Cherrington was recently presented with a Long Service Award for his 36 years’ service to the Shifnal and District Male Voice Choir by chair

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Live at the Chalet

The National Trust’s Live at the Chalet series closes its 2019 program with another brilliant live performance at Carding Mill Valley. The final show of

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Going for gold

Step back in time with to the golden era of music where the jukebox roared, and feet didn’t touch the floor at a new show

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Bottle tops off!

British Ironwork Centre near Oswestry recently announced a new project – the National Schools Bottle Top Recycling Challenge. Schools from across the UK, including from

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Bikers out for blood

Broseley’s Festival of Motorcycling returned for its third year running and raised £563 for the Shropshire, Staffordshire, and Cheshire Blood Bikes, a vital rapid response

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