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All new at Buildwas

Buildwas Academy started the autumn term having been completely refurbished over the past 18 months, with an overhaul of its IT provision and a brand

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Helping the high street

Following Bridgnorth’s win in the Great British High Street competition in 2016, the architects of that success are giving something back to the community that

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Wrekin up the Wrekin!

Hundreds of pupils from Wrekin College tackled its landmark namesake as they completed the annual start-of-year challenge to ascend the Wrekin. The youngsters were joined

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Bank’s anniversary

Bridgnorth’s HSBC branch is celebrating its 200-year anniversary and in recognition of this a special booklet has been produced which charts the early beginnings of

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BES foodies forge ahead

Year 11 and sixth form Food and Nutrition GCSE students at Bridgnorth Endowed School (BES) received their certificates for a Food Hygiene Award they completed

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Autumn webs…

Ed Andrews gets up close and personal with one of our most fascinating creatures – the spider. Spider silk is the strongest natural fibre ever

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The natural order

Sometimes nature knows best and right now the interior world can’t get enough of furnishings that harness the natural environment around us. Earthy tones and

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Tiggy at Tanners

The newest branch of Bridgnorth-based vintners Tanners has opened in neighbouring Cheshire – and it’s taken a little bit of Bridgnorth with it. In the

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Perfect pickles

Autumn is when the fruits and vegetables in our gardens are at their bountiful best, and Acton Scott’s programme of workshops continues with a session

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Real ale read

The Telford and East Shropshire branch of CAMRA have launched a new magazine, Shropshire Tales, aimed at real ale enthusiasts. The magazine made its debut

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Food Centre on form

Ludlow Food Centre is on winning form at the moment, gaining recognition for its cheeses and sweet products. The dairy team at the Bromfield-based centre

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Tanners success

Tanners is celebrating a win at July’s International Wine Challenge Merchant Awards. The annual awards, often referred to as the ‘Oscars’ of the wine world,

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Royal in the swim

Royal School swimmers Alicia Dingle and Niamh Hofland were selected to represent Team GB and the Netherlands respectively at the Gyor 2017 European Youth Olympic

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Fishy Gala fun

Children at Kidderminster’s Little Trinity Nursery were delighted when they received swimming certificates and medals after taking part in their first Nursery Swimming Gala. Competing

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Forest fun

Outback2basics are offering a six-week block of fun-packed forest school sessions for children aged three and four in their woodland base at Blymhill, Weston Under

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Summer fair success

Much Wenlock Primary School’s Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (PTFA) held a successful summer fair back in July, featuring the school choir, a bakery contest,

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Fun for the family

North Shropshire College (NSC) recently held its annual Family Fun Day at the Oswestry Campus in aid of Hope House and Severn Hospice. NSC schools

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Young lifesavers

“I know exactly what to do now if someone in the street has a heart attack!” So said Christ Church Primary Y6 pupil Charley, who

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Reflective writers

Writing on the theme of ‘Reflection’, the winners in the Intermediate and Senior sections of the Rotary Young Writer competition were both from Oswestry School.

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Mrs Tipper’s farewell

A Shropshire teacher has retired after almost 30 years teaching classes at one of the county’s leading independent schools. Linda Tipper first joined The Old

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