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  • Payne helps keep promotion dreams alive

    NIGEL Payne’s unbeaten 66 kept Tenbury Wells CC's promotion bid on track as they walloped Himley seconds by eight wickets in Worcestershire League Division Nine. Replying to Himley’s 187 all out, Payne and Ben Thompson (41) handled the bulk of the

  • Stargazers set for partial lunar eclipse

    PEOPLE in Shropshire and Worcestershire will be able to see a partial lunar eclipse tonight if the sky is clear. The event is particularly special for stargazers, as the date coincides with the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 launching on its moon

  • Thomas continues form with podium place

    LUDLOW Runners’ Claire Thomas claimed a second podium finish of the summer in the third and penultimate race of the Herefordshire Summer Off Road League. Thomas, winner of the first race in the series, finished second in the women’s race and 38th

  • Weekend sports results

    RESULTS SATURDAY, JULY 13 FOOTBALL FRIENDLIES Ludlow 0 Pegasus Juniors 5 Feckenham 3 Shawbury United 1 CRICKET SHROPSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Premier Division Ludlow (123 all out, 2pts; Ruel Brathwaite 43no) lost to Whitchurch

  • Police county lines raids in Shropshire

    TWELVE people have been arrested in raids in Merseyside and Shropshire as part of a police operation to disrupt county lines drugs supply in to a Shropshire town. Last Thursday (July 11) nine people were arrested in Merseyside after police carried

  • Rally duo hope to wrap up title after solid drive

    LUDLOW rallying duo Perry Gardener and Keaton Williams extended their lead in the BTRDA (British Trial and Rally Drivers Association) R2 Cup with a fine drive in Builth Wells last weekend. Gardner and Williams finished 21st overall and second in

  • Waldron expects tough friendlies to test side

    LUDLOW boss Chris Waldron says this Saturday’s marquee friendly against Hereford FC is part of a plan to push his side to their very limits in pre-season. Waldron has purposely selected teams from higher levels for friendly fixtures, with this weekend

  • Family home boasts an outstanding landscaped garden

    Whitsend Kingsland, Leominster Agent: Jackson Property Offers: £550,000 Call: 01568 610600 info@bill-jackson.co.uk THIS substantial detached family home is set on the fringe of the popular north Herefordshire village of Kingsland

  • Habitat helpers at centre

    GETTING children and young people interested in wildlife and the protection of habitat is an important part of the work at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre in Craven Arms. On the first Sunday of every month people are invited to come to the

  • Plan to remove a section of weir will help salmon

    PLANS have been submitted to remove a section of the weir in Ludlow. Severn Rivers Trust has applied to remove part of the 200-year-old Linney Weir structure on the River Corve. The application has been made to make it easier for migratory

  • Historic working farm set to welcome visitors

    Acton Scott Historic Working Farm is one of the jewels in Shropshire’s crown; a real farm that gives a unique insight into country life before mass mechanisation and monoculture – and the perfect setting for a brand-new Festival: FOLK at the Farm.

  • £10 million pot to help Marches businesses grow

    The Marches Growth Hub has launched a £10 million Growth Challenge to businesses across the region to help fire up the economy. The Hub said there is a £10 million pot of business funding available to drive growth and create jobs and is now urging