As we previewed last month, this morning (Friday 25 July), the iconic steam locomotive 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ hauled the first passenger service across the Severn Valley Railway’s Mor Brook bridge since its repair.| RailAdvent
A serious landslip has closed the Severn Valley Railway, leaving the track impassable by trains.| RailAdvent
Ghosts of prisoners, children, and lost souls still roam the dark Victorian halls of Shrewsbury Prison| Spooky Isles
A vibrant pub tour showcases historic venues like Cromwell’s Tap House, a Grade II listed site with a cosy mix of old and new. Three Fishes, a smoke-free pioneer, offered a quaint atmosphere with t…| Micropub Adventures
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Santa Claus makes a Summer visit to Severn Valley| RailAdvent
Yesterday I posted scenes ‘live’ from the Bishop’s Castle carnival, today we have photos from another of the town’s annual parties, last year’s Michaelmas Fair. It begins with a parade …| Tish Farrell
Betton of Great Berwick The Bettons held land at Great Berwick in the parish of St Mary, Shrewsbury by 1399 and perhaps earlier, but the pr...| landedfamilies.blogspot.com
By Emma Dearnaley, Head of Legal, River Action Last Wednesday and Thursday, we went to court to challenge Shropshire Council’s approval of yet another huge intensive poultry unit (watch the highlights in the video below). Our aim: to stop the unsustainable spread of factory farming across the county as part of River Action’s nationwide campaign […]| River Action UK
The Hey! Earthlings! Exhibition opened on Monday 16th July in Oswestry Library, to coincide with Refugee Week. Do come and find it! It will stay in Oswestry Library until Wednesday 25th July, and t…| JEAN ATKIN
Well, this was a big surprise last week, and a very lovely one too. It is the unexpected outcome of a little rescue job performed over a year ago, not long after we’d moved into The Gables. Back th…| Tish Farrell
To this day, the ghost of Paul Holymard is said to still stalk to ruined walls of Moreton Corbet Castle. The post The ghost of Moreton Corbet Castle appeared first on Bradt Guides.| Bradt Guides
Arthur and May Hollins began producing yoghourt at Fordhall Farm in 1957, ahead of the multinationals that now control the current dairy market. Arthur Hollins took over the tenancy at Fordhall in 1929 at the tender age of 13, after his father passed away. Following the intensive food production of the war effort, the land […]| Three Acres And A Cow