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A vineyard owner in Shropshire has said 2025 has been his "best year" for harvesting due to the sustained hot weather. Rob Greenow purchased Veenow in Telford in 2020 with his wife Katie and said the year's weather had helped fight off mildew, which could harm the health and yield of grapevines. But the heat has also made the fruit "pack more punch and flavour", which Mr Greenow said would […]
More than 20 hot air balloons are set to appear at a two-day event this weekend. The Oswestry Balloon Carnival is to take place in Cae Glas Park in the town on Saturday and Sunday. Organisers have advised the public, however, that the balloons' flight is "very weather dependent" and for updates, people should follow the carnival's social media pages. Admission is free, but those attending have been encouraged to […]
"Our otters absolutely love just a hosepipe, so we'll typically tie a hosepipe up in their tree." Kirsten Massey, a keeper at Telford's Exotic Zoo, in Shropshire, has been explaining how they help the animals to cope in the heat. As well as hosepipes for the otters, the keepers put sun cream on the pigs, fill paddling pools for meerkats and make ice lollies with the animals' favourite snacks inside. […]
The chair of a festival celebrating the arrival of spring is "very, very confident" it will be held next year, after organisers warned it faced being cancelled due to a shortage of volunteers. Clun Green Man Festival, which usually takes place over the early May bank holiday in the Shropshire town, draws on myths, fairy tales and folklore. Following an announcement on social media, an emergency meeting was successful and […]
Children's services in Shropshire have been rated outstanding by the education watchdog. Ofsted's inspection was held over three weeks, which included detailed case work analysis, data review and interviews with partners, children and families. The latest report follows critical findings in 2024, when inspectors noted "serious and widespread" failings were leaving Shropshire children in need of protection at risk of "significant harm". Commenting on the recent report, lead inspector Jenny-Ellen Scotland […]
A Shropshire cancer charity worker is "overjoyed" after hundreds of sunflowers were donated as part of a new £5m fundraising initiative. Lingen Davies Cancer Support hopes to provide a new cancer centre at Telford's Princess Royal Hospital by 2029. They launched the appeal – which bosses say is their largest to date – in June. Supporters were recently invited to collect as many sunflowers as they required from Shropshire Petal Fields near […]
A team of Shropshire knitters and crafters has created 40 postbox toppers to raise funds for a charity to mark a landmark anniversary. Age UK Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin delivers services and activities for older people, and is aiming to raise £75,000 for its 75th year in service. Women from the charity's knitting and craft groups took on the challenge, with the toppers placed in Newport, Broseley, Shawbirch, Telford and […]
A closed 16th Century inn in Shropshire could be set to reopen after new plans were drawn up. An application for a new premises license was submitted for the Inn at Harley, formerly the Plume of Feathers, off the A458 near Much Wenlock. The venue was set to reopen two years ago and an Instagram post in May 2023 said it was in the early stages of renovation, offering nine […]
The world-famous Flying Scotsman steamed into Shropshire on Friday, marking the full reopening of one of the county's top tourist attractions. The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) heritage line, which runs for 16 miles from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster in Worcestershire, had been blocked since January after a major landslip. It had meant trains could only run from Kidderminster to Hampton Loade, leaving Bridgnorth without the financial boost that thousands of railway passengers bring […]
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