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A Bridgnorth agency marks 25 years with 25 charitable acts

A Bridgnorth digital agency hopes to celebrate 25 years in business by carrying out 25 "acts of kindness" for organisations in the West Midlands. Clickingmad, based in Bridgnorth in Shropshire, said its birthday campaign would include providing free help with website design for charities and community projects. The agency said it aimed to provide £75,000 worth of free digital services and other support, spread across 25 beneficiaries. Shaun Carvill, the […]

March 26, 2025

West Mercia Police Chief Constable Richard Cooper

Worcestershire

Lots of work to do, says new West Mercia Police chief constable

A new police chief constable says he wants the force under his leadership to focus on "the things that matter most to the public". Richard Cooper was formally confirmed in the role of West Mercia Police chief on Wednesday. "We'll be really focused on crime – on reducing crime, on investigating crime – on antisocial behaviours and on reducing the harm that's suffered on West Mercia's roads," he said following his appointment. […]

March 24, 2025

Shropshire

Shropshire festival to celebrate and explore travel

A four-day festival will explore and celebrate the future of travel in a Shropshire town. The Shrewsbury Moves Festival has been organised by the town's Business Improvement District (BID), Shropshire Council and Shrewsbury Town Council. The event, from Thursday to Sunday, includes conferences and talks about travel with community leaders, businesses and health professionals. Activities will also be held in The Square such as yoga classes, skipping and a Tai […]

March 21, 2025

Worcestershire

New Worcestershire bridge sees 50,000 users in first three months

A new walking and cycling bridge over the River Severn has been used by nearly 50,000 people in the three months since it opened, according to Worcestershire County Council. The Kepax Bridge in Worcester, which opened in December at a cost of £16m, connects Gheluvelt Park to St John's. The local authority said it was averaging more than 600 crossings per day and had become an important part of the […]

March 21, 2025

Worcestershire

Endangered tiger cubs take first steps outdoors at wildlife park

A set of critically endangered tiger cub triplets born at a wildlife park have taken their first steps outdoors, after developing "with no concerns". The three Sumatran tiger cubs, who arrived at West Midlands Safari Park on 17 January, were outside following a first health check that confirmed there are two girls and a boy. Now keepers know the sex of them, they have selected the name Nova, meaning new […]

March 19, 2025

The abseiling cleaners who dust off old RAF planes

Shropshire

A Shropshire museums abseiling cleaners dust off old RAF planes

The RAF Museum Midlands is home to a vast collection of former war planes set up inside the site's hangars. Among the displays at the museum, based at RAF Cosford in Shropshire, is the National Cold War Exhibition, which gives visitors the chance to learn about threats posed to world peace during the latter half of the 20th Century. The exhibition features the RAF's V-bombers, the Victor, Valiant and Vulcan, […]

March 19, 2025

Shropshire

Local vineyard invests £1m in Italian wine equipment

A vineyard has invested close to £1m in an operation to import more wine-making equipment from Italy. Halfpenny Green Wine Estate, on the Staffordshire-Shropshire border, has used the money to boost production capacity on the family-run estate to about one million bottles a year. Owner Clive Vickers said they had invested in more tanks, a bigger grape presser and filtration equipment from Tuscany, as well additional staff. "We're one of […]

March 18, 2025

Shropshire

Bridgnorth car crash family thrilled by fundraising support

More than £16,000 has been raised to help a family pay bills following a car crash. Scott Mantle from Bridgnorth was a passenger in a car along with his two children when the crash happened on 21 February. His fiancee Emma said when she received the "devastating call" to tell her they had been taken to hospital, the initial uncertainty about the extent of their injuries had been "heartbreaking". Both […]

March 18, 2025

Shropshire

Shropshire museum opens ‘calm space’ for visitors

Visitors to a Shropshire museum who need some time out for peace and quiet can use a room set up as a calm space. The Sunflower Room at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Telford has been created for people with special educational needs and disabilities, health conditions, and parents who need to breastfeed or bottle-feed children in a quiet place. The museum in Shropshire recreates everyday life in 1900 and […]

March 17, 2025

A Bridgnorth agency marks 25 years with 25 charitable acts

Lots of work to do, says new West Mercia Police chief constable

Shropshire festival to celebrate and explore travel

New Worcestershire bridge sees 50,000 users in first three months

Endangered tiger cubs take first steps outdoors at wildlife park

A Shropshire museums abseiling cleaners dust off old RAF planes

Local vineyard invests £1m in Italian wine equipment

Bridgnorth car crash family thrilled by fundraising support

Shropshire museum opens ‘calm space’ for visitors

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