The Latest Breaking News from Shropshire

The streetlights going out over Britain tell a brutal story: austerity isn’t over – it’s getting worse

Labour won’t achieve its aim of reviving the UK’s economy until it takes the plight of cash-starved councils more seriously, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2024

Why I swapped France for this beautiful English county to celebrate my milestone birthday

As Mary Novakovich was heading towards her 60th birthday, she longed for the southern French getaway she had for her 40th – until she discovered the autumnal charm of this Shropshire market town

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2024

The best holidays to book for December 2025, from skiing in Austria to Christmas in Goa

Winter is coming, and whether you fancy skiing in Austria, a beach escape in Goa or a walk in the North York Moors, we’ve something to inspire you

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024

Archaeological survey detects Roman villas and iron age farmsteads in Shropshire

National Trust ground-scanning technology maps new features close to site of Roman city of Wroxeter

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024

Country diary: A walled garden that lived, died and lives again

The Marches, Shropshire: The grand Llanforda Hall is long gone, but the garden is overgrown and liberated, haunted with the same obsession that brought it into being

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024

Country diary: The dandelions should be crowded; instead, a solitary bee

The Marches, Shropshire: These glorious so-called weeds are everywhere at the moment, undimmed by the lack of attention

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024

London leavers: 'Robbie Williams and I plan our artworks over the phone now I've swapped Acton for Shropshire'

Robbie Williams’ creative partner Ed Godrich upped sticks to the Corvedale Valley and saved his local pub

Evening Standard · Apr 22, 2024

England’s largest gold nugget found in Shropshire with faulty metal detector

Richard Brock arrived late at detectorists’ outing, but within 20 minutes had found Hiro’s Nugget, likely to be worth over £30,000

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2024

Country diary: A horned sheep, caught beneath a ‘kink’

The Marches, Shropshire: The sheep struggles, trapped in a fence wire. I try to separate one from the other

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024

Direct rail services between Shropshire and London to end soon

The service is reportedly being cancelled because not enough people use it

Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2024