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February 28, 2025

Surface dressing in north Shropshire

41 Shopshire roads set to be surface dressed this summer - some requiring road closures

Council responds to calls for compulsory purchase of Bridgnorth's historic disused market hall

The Severn Valley figures from Modelu.

Severn Valley Railway volunteers recreated as stunning models to help landslip fundraising

February 27, 2025

A bike repair carried out at a repair cafe

Bicycle repairs added to Bridgnorth Repair Café offer

Your World|Feb 27

'We are just so tired': Bridgnorth's Ukrainian refugees reflect on poignant third anniversary of Russian invasion

Crest Nicholson has been given permission to build 323 homes in Tasley, on the edge of Bridgnorth. Picture: Google Earth

Plans for 323 homes in village near Bridgnorth get green light

Property|Feb 27

February 26, 2025

Bridge Road in Alveley was closed while emergency services dealt with the spillage. Picture: Bridgnorth Fire Station.

Village road shut and area cordoned off after large spillage of 'highly flammable' liquid

Churchill Foundation Director Emma McCarthy at launch of new partnership with Hourglass Safer Ageing charity

Mortimer Lodge in Bridgnorth plays part in new £400,000 charity partnership

Your World|Feb 26

February 24, 2025

Photo: Bridgnorth Fire Station

Witnesses wanted after 'head-on' crash near Bridgnorth sees five people taken to hospital

Fat Dads Car Club: Where Horsepower Meets Fatherhood! In Picture L>R: Jasper Childs 7, Jon Childs and Chris Nock.

Fat Dads Car Club: Friends set up group where horsepower meets fatherhood and go global

February 23, 2025

Both people charged with the drug offences will appear at Kidderminster Magistrates Court today (February 20, 2025). Photo:Patrick Mulvaney

Road ban for drink driver, 52, who was nearly twice the limit in Bridgnorth

February 21, 2025

Watch as work starts on the first ever McDonald's for this Shropshire town

February 20, 2025

There is an exciting opportunity to see Paddington at the Engine House this half-term. Photo: Tim Sturgess/National World PLC

Exciting heritage train ride into the countryside for Paddington meet-and-greet near Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth crash driver disqualified after rejecting police request to analyse blood sample taken while unconscious

February 19, 2025

A presentation layout of how the Tasley Garden Village proposal will look. Picture: Pegasus Group

'I'm concerned it will change what Bridgnorth is' - Residents react to proposal for 1,500 homes on edge of town

Bridgnorth|Feb 19

Couple who spent 67 years bringing music to the people of Walsall

Features|Feb 19

February 18, 2025

A team of Network Rail engineers visited the site of a landslip on the Severn Valley Railway on Tuesday 4th February to offer advice and solutions to remedy the slip, as part of their partnership agreement with the heritage railway. They discussed options for reinstatement with SVR MD JOnathan 'Gus' Dunster and Infrastructure Manager Chris Bond

Donations continue to flood in to help stricken heritage railway get back on track

February 17, 2025

Crown Meadow in Bridgnorth

Appeal after arsonists start deliberate fires set in Bridgnorth wheelie bins

Bridgnorth|Feb 17

Volunteers fixing an electrical item

Save money and reduce waste - for free! Bridgnorth Repair Cafe announce date

Your World|Feb 17

February 16, 2025

The case was heard at Shrewsbury Crown Court.

Thief stole a van and motorhomes worth tens of thousands in the West Midlands

February 15, 2025

Man who oversaw construction of Wolverhampton landmark joins fight to stop it being demolished

February 14, 2025

Love is in the air - and hard work is underway inside popular Bridgnorth flower shop for Valentine's Day

Severn Valley Railway engineers close to finding a solution to repair landslip damage

Huw handing in his paper signatories on Monday

Resident hands in petition after winning debate on saving Bridgnorth landmark

Bridgnorth|Feb 14

Craft centre near Bridgnorth branching out with orchard thanks to grant

Bridgnorth|Feb 14

February 12, 2025

Donations being presented to Bridgnorth Dry Bar Trust, Bridgnorth Girl Guides and Bridgnorth Litter Pickers.

Bridgnorth Town Carnival gives back to local charities

Your World|Feb 12

February 11, 2025

Wine tasting event organised by town's twinning group

Ian Seymour with some of the children and youth now benefitting from the generosity of donations to Bridgnorth Spartans and the Kings Kids Baptists Appeal.

Shropshire football team's kind gesture helps tackle poverty for African children

February 10, 2025

The youth club on Innage Lane, Bridgnorth. Photo: Google

Racist graffiti sprayed onto youth club in Bridgnorth as spate of hate messages continues

Bore holes are being used to investigate the land slip on the Severn Valley Railway. Picture: Gary Essex.

Engineers digging bore holes to investigate cause of Severn Valley Railway's landslip

February 8, 2025

'It was hard to convince anyone you'd got a future in it' - How a Wolverhampton winery has gone from small vineyard to producing a million bottles a year

February 7, 2025

Government minister to visit Bridgnorth business to understand challenges facing industry

Bridgnorth|Feb 7

Northgate Museum as it is today

At 90 years and counting, Shropshire historical society is still making history

Angel Carpenter and her daughter Frankie and some fire damage.

Mum who lost everything when air fryer explosion gutted home seeks temporary accommodation

February 6, 2025

The Severn Valley Railway. Picture: SVR and Jack Boskett Media.

Peter Rabbit to visit Severn Valley Railway next month

February 5, 2025

Filming for Channel 5's Murder Before Evensong starring former Harry Potter star Matthew Lewis takes place in Bridgnorth. Photo: Tim Thursfield

Lights, camera, action! Harry Potter star in Bridgnorth as film crews transform High Street for TV drama series

Town Council sets its budget

Drink driving Bridgnorth pensioner, 77, handed road ban and large fine

February 4, 2025

Supporters donate £36,000 after huge landslip knocks Severn Valley Railway off track

February 3, 2025

Watch: Drone video lays bare damage and disruption caused by landslip on Severn Valley Railway line

LAST COPYRIGHT NATIONAL WORLD STEVE LEATH 31/01/25Pics in Bridgnorth at Oldbury Grange Nursing Home, where they are celebrating an improved rated: Good Inspection. In the wheelchairs are: Richard Cleal and Sheila Berry, and in no particular order and residents and staff: Jamie Gibb, Val Cox, Wilfred Pritchard, Bronwyn Evans, Maggie Bateman, Louise Mclean, Dionne Leadbetter, Melanie Roadenhurst, Jodie Haines (Manager, in the cream fur), Mandy Bullock and Alison Glavey.

Care home manager 'incredibly proud' of turnaround after home that required improvement gets 'Good' rating

February 1, 2025

Volunteers repair an iron at a repair cafe

Bridgnorth Repair Café seeking volunteers - here's how you can get involved

Your World|Feb 1

Lloyds closure plans

Ludlow and Bridgnorth residents voice frustration at Lloyds bank closures

Bridgnorth|Feb 1

January 31, 2025

The landslide on the Severn Valley Railway, near to the Astbury Gold Course and Bridgnorth. Half of the edging stones on a bridge have gone aswel as the land. On some pics is local worker: Alex Stevens, he saw the landslide and was the one that called it in to the railway.

Landslip 'likely to cause months of disruption' for Severn Valley Railway

Council vows to save Bridgnorth to Stourbridge route after bus firm stops service

Stourbridge|Jan 31

January 30, 2025

The landslip

'Serious landslip' disrupts Severn Valley Railway in Shropshire

The Boogie Lights experience offers a new way to experience the heritage railway

Boogie Lights Express aims to banish winter blues at Severn Valley Railway

January 29, 2025

Services along the northern section of the Severn Valley Railway have been disrupted by the land slippage

Warning that land slippage on the Severn Valley Railway will affect some services

January 28, 2025

Jo Phillips, Sales & Marketing Manager, Stuart Phillips, Managing Partner, Kerry Higgins, Wedding Day Manager, Izzy Nesbitt, Wedding operations, Gemma Johnson, Wedding Manager, Jaydene Higgins, Booking Administrator, Grace Davies Wedding Operations.

Wedding venue near Bridgnorth is crowned best in country thanks to feedback from delighted couples

Business|Jan 28

Matt Spinks and Vic Johnson

New projects give Bridgnorth architects a flying start to 2025

Bridgnorth|Jan 28

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