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An 87-year-old who has led a team of volunteers in a country park for 34 years has said he is "absolutely baffled" to receive a British Empire Medal in the King's Birthday Honours list. Don Bannister said he started working in Severn Valley Country Park in Shropshire in 1991 because he was looking for something to do after taking voluntary redundancy. He is one of six people from the county […]
Thousands of visitors are expected to attend the Three Counties Show in Malvern over the weekend. The event, from 13 to 15 June, will showcase some of the best in British farming, food and the countryside. Organiser Alice Arnold said the site was looking "amazing" and she was excited by what was on offer over the weekend. "There's over 1,500 competitions taking place across the show from flowers to forestry," […]
Bosses at a heritage railway line say "significant progress" has been made in repairing an embankment that collapsed almost five months ago. The land between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade, on the Severn Valley Railway, gave way at the Mor Brook bridge on 30 January. Since then, trains have been restricted to running between Kidderminster and Hampton Loade. The heritage line said more than 2,500 tonnes of material had been excavated […]
A charity has launched a £5m appeal to create a new cancer treatment centre. Lingen Davies Cancer Support said the facility in Telford would "double the capacity of chemotherapy provision" in the area. It said it would offer up to 30 chemotherapy bays, outpatient clinics, a specialist urology investigations unit, and a lung diagnostic centre. The charity said the Sunflower Appeal was its biggest appeal to date. The cancer services […]
Thousands of military aviation enthusiasts gathered on Sunday for the RAF Cosford Air Show - the only one of its kind organised by the Air Force. As well as The Red Arrows, display teams from Ireland, Poland, and the Netherlands took to the skies above the Shropshire base. Sqn Ldr Dave Kerrison, one of the organisers, said there had been lots to enjoy. The event was first held in 1978, […]
Motorsports fans have gathered in Worcestershire to watch races described by organisers as like "Formula 1 up a country lane". The 120th British Hill Climb Championships at Shelsley Walsh, held on Saturday and Sunday, is billed as Europe's "fastest and most spectacular" speed hill climb. The track, near Stourport-on-Severn, claims to be the oldest motorsports venue in the world still staging events on its original course. Encompassing a steep hill […]
The Black Country Living Museum has been crowned the best large visitor attraction in the country. It was among several West Midlands tourist destinations that celebrated gold medals in Visit England's annual awards on Wednesday. Mallory Court Country House Hotel and Spa in Warwickshire was named large hotel of the year while Keele University's won business events venue of the year. A further seven places in the region won silver and […]
Volunteers on paddleboards, kayaks, and canoes have cleared dozens of bags of rubbish from the River Severn in Shrewsbury. About 30 took part and their haul included traffic cones, car tyres, plastic chairs and lots of fishing gear. The clean up on Sunday was organised by Shrewsbury Vegans and their co-founder Chris Houlston said: "The paddleboards meant we could grab the rubbish that's often inaccessible from the riverbank." He is […]
Bike racks placed near a Worcestershire pub are so messy, according to tongue-in-cheek critics, they seem to have been installed under the influence of booze. Other miffed residents say the county council provision - on narrow pavement next to a road - takes up too much room, posing problems for wheelchairs. But moans don't totally dominate the feedback to a council Facebook post on the racks, placed outside the Queen […]
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