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Residents in a village in Shropshire are drawing up plans for a new community centre, to replace an ageing sports club and village hall. It is expected the new community building in Alveley will be financed through the sale of land owned by the local social club for housing. Members of Alveley's Social Club, Recreation Association and Memorial Hall have come together to form a Community Interest Company to progress […]
A Worcester music venue which has welcomed the likes of Ed Sheeran and Ellie Goulding through its doors is celebrating 25 years in business. The Marrs Bar opened in 2000 when former electrician Brian Maher, who played in several bands, decided to buy a former dance studio in Pierpoint Street and turn it into a live music venue. Over the years it has earned a growing reputation in the industry, […]
The creators of a city bicycle share scheme have said more than 50,000 journeys have been made since it began a year ago. Beryl now has 175 e-bikes and 75 pedal bikes in Worcester after launching on 17 June 2024. The firm, which runs similar schemes in other parts of the country including Hereford and Birmingham, said riders had covered nearly 80,000 miles (128,748km) in that time. Beryl's co-founder and chief […]
Grants of up to £10,000 are being made available to help revitalise high streets in Shropshire's market towns. Shropshire Council has launched a new scheme to bring underused spaces in the county back into productive use and help boost local economic growth. The grants are on offer to landlords of properties within designated market town conservation areas that have been vacant for more than 12 months. To be eligible, applicants […]
A music festival organiser has said the sunny forecast meant fewer worries for his team this year. It will be the third year The Parklands Festival has been held in Telford Town Park, with more than 80 acts booked to perform on Saturday and Sunday. Festival organiser Barry Holland said: "When you get a forecast like that there's a lot of other things you don't have to worry about like […]
Telford's only judo club has relocated to larger premises after receiving a business start-up grant. Wrekin Star Judo, which was founded 60 years ago, has been operating from the upper floors in Wellington Market, but has now moved to a bigger base in Church Street. The new site will enable the club, run as a volunteer-led social enterprise, to host regional and national events through the British Judo Association. Coach […]
A heritage railway line will fully reopen, after an embankment collapse, in late July, with the Flying Scotsman heading up the first service. Land between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade on the Severn Valley Railway gave way at the Mor Brook bridge on 30 January and trains have only been running between Kidderminster in Worcestershire and Hampton Loade, Shropshire. The 16-mile route between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth in Shropshire will fully reopen […]
Plans for a second pump cycling track in Worcester are due to be discussed by councillors this month. The popularity of the first one, in Battenhall Park, prompted the city council to draw up plans for a second, larger site. Pump tracks are made up of hills and banked turns and are designed to be ridden by cyclists who generate momentum by using up and down movements, instead of pedaling […]
It has been 30 years since Caroline Magnus inherited Stokesay Court in Shropshire. One Hollywood movie and thousands of visitors later, she is preparing to close to its doors, but said she had had a "fantastic time". She was working in London in 1994 when she learned she had been left the country estate by her aunt, and she spent the next 10 years making it fit to live in. […]
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