24 May 2023
Shrewsbury Folk Festival has announced the latest wave of artists for this year’s festival including Joachim Cooder, the first lady of Celtic music Moya Brennan and the first ever English gig for Nordic folk trio Dreamers’ Circus.
Also added to the line up for the August Bank Holiday event are The Cathy Jordan Trio, Stolen From God – a new slave trade song cycle from Reg Meuross with Suntou Susso...
23 May 2023
Organisers behind one of the biggest farming events of the year today announced the 2023 speaker line-up would include Ceres Rural’s Charlie Ireland.
Land agent Charlie will be heading to Shropshire this summer for The Arable Event on June 7 to share his experience and knowledge alongside colleague Dan Matthews.
The free one-day event takes place at Woodlands Farm, part of Bradford Estates in...
10 May 2023
Classic cars at Loton Park Hill Climb…
Sights and sounds of yesteryear will fill the deer park at Loton Park Hill Climb this weekend when over 25 Austin Seven and Austin Healey cars take to the tree-lined track to race against the clock.
Organisers Hagley Car Club hosts a wide range of sports, classics, saloons and racing cars having received a capacity entry for the two individual one-day events...
27 Apr 2023
Visitors are being given a new chance to walk through history at one of the region’s most historic stately homes.
Weston Park – the stately home on the Shropshire\Staffordshire border - has announced a new series of guided walks and tours offering visitors an expert look behind the scenes in both the house and gardens.
Head Gardener Martin Gee will bring more than 200 years of family history to...
26 Apr 2023
A Shropshire solicitor working with the county’s top ranked legal team for the farming sector has been awarded the status of fellow of the Agricultural Law Association, an accolade often regarded as the industry’s highest in the sector.
Megan Price, a member of the specialist agriculture and rural services team at FBC Manby Bowdler, based in the firms Shrewsbury office, achieved ALA Fellow status...
17 Apr 2023
House-hunters can now visit a new Bellway West Midlands development taking shape in Shrewsbury, where the first homes have gone on sale.
The developer opened a sales cabin at Darwin’s Edge, off Hereford Road, on Saturday 8 April, with construction on the 14-acre site now underway.
Bellway is set to build 113 new homes for private sale and 37 affordable properties available for local people...
07 Apr 2023
A tasty new trail is to be launched in Shropshire helping both visitors and locals discover and sample the county’s fabulous local food.
The Shropshire Good Food Trail aims to highlight Shropshire venues that grow, make, sell or serve the county’s finest and most sustainably produced food in a fun and informative map and guide.
The Shropshire Good Food Partnership, which promotes good sustainably...
04 Apr 2023
A capacity mixed entry of cars and motorcycles has attracted the fastest drivers and bikers from across the country to Loton Park Hill Climb, near Shrewsbury over the Easter weekend.
Reigning British hill climb champion Wallace Menzies will be competing in his Gould GR59 single seater racing car against most of the other top ten seeded UK drivers, including Alex Summers of Tenbury Wells and Scott...
20 Mar 2023
Season opener event at Loton Park Hill Climb
Loton Park Hill Climb hosts the first event of the season this coming weekend and most of the top UK drivers have taken the opportunity to come along to give their cars a shakedown before their championship starts in ernest.
Based in the Deer Park of Loton Park, at Alberbury, near Shrewsbury, the tight and demanding course will provide championship...
20 Mar 2023
Ryan Kennedy is joining the on-air team at Shropshire Live this April to present a brand new weekday show.
The local radio presenter will join to host the mid-morning show between 10am – 1pm from Tuesday 11th April.
Ryan will be keeping Shropshire up to date with the latest local news and entertainment, with local and celebrity guests featuring on the show and a mix of music from the 80s to today...