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Sports stars honoured

The chair of Wrekin Riders BMX Club was the biggest winner at Shropshire’s 11th annual physical activity and community sports ‘Oscars’, the Energize Awards. Kieran

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Broseley jogs on

Broseley Joggers have been putting in the hard yards recently, with several members completing a popular Couch to 5k programme, which helps new runners to

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Game, set and match

A number of local clubs and players were honoured in November’s Tennis Shropshire awards, featuring BBC’s Russell Fuller as guest speaker. Shifnal Tennis Club was

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Bat with Shifnal

Shifnal Cricket Club is seeking new players ahead of their spring season. The club runs a variety of teams: Adult (16+), Women’s (13+), Mixed (U15,

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Athletics club awards

Bridgnorth Athletic Club (BAC) held its annual awards evening at the town’s Castle Hall on Friday 24 November. The guest speaker was GB international 800m

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Farewell to Jan

Broseley Camera Club announced at its November meeting that it would be starting an annual memorial competition to commemorate its former member Jan Lancaster. Jan,

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Sinfonia on tour

Conducted by Dr James Ross, Bridgnorth Sinfonia will be on a mini-tour over the weekend of Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 February. The Saturday event

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Hedda at the Grand

The National Theatre’s production of ‘Hedda Gabler’ will be appearing at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from Tuesday 23 to Saturday 27 January. The lead role

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The best medicine?

Chelmarsh Parish Hall is set to welcome a new kind of treatment for the winter blues, styled after old-fashioned medicine shows that rolled into town

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Dolly good!

Bridgnorth Musical Theatre Company is in rehearsal for their main production for this year, ‘9 to 5’, which takes place from Wednesday 21 February to

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Charly’s prize

Charly Browne, a Young Leader at 1st Tasley Guides, has won the Alan Golden Award from Bridgnorth Lions’ Club. The award is presented to a

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Pip’s Blue success

Local artist Pip Jones has triumphed in a well-established art competition. The Shropshire Open Art Competition has run for 30 years, and 2017’s top prize

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Riverside tale

Some much-loved characters will be appearing at Alveley Village Hall on Friday 9 February. Box Tale Soup’s presentation of ‘The Wind in the Willows’ by

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Ben’s new wheels

A local man has recently taken delivery of a specially designed transportation system to help him get around. Ben Parker, who lives between Brockton and

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Court in the act

Rigoletto may be a mere court jester – and a hunchbacked one at that – but he excels at his job of humiliating the courtiers

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County icons

A selection of distinctive buildings from Shropshire towns, such as Bridgnorth, Broseley, Much Wenlock and Highley, is featured on a new gift range. Linda Edwards

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Bridgnorth to open up

This summer, art fans can wander the streets of Bridgnorth, looking into homes and shops and discovering fascinating exhibitions of art, sculpture, glass, textiles and

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Fizzog magic

There’s a Black Country twist to a new combination of two of the world’s best-loved musicals. Midlands comic writer Lizzie Cotterill has put pen to

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Twilight quintets

Shropshire Music Trust’s 2018 season of music will open the New Year with an early evening concert at 6pm on Sunday 14 January. Innovation Ensemble

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Meet the Players

If you’d like more drama in your life, local amateur drama group Bridgnorth Players invite you to come along to their annual Open Meeting on

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