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Established in 1874, the Midland News Association is still one of Britain's largest independent media agencies. It publishes one of the UK's biggest-selling regional daily newspapers, the Express & Star, and its sister title, the Shropshire Star, as well as eight weekly titles and the monthly The Farmer newspaper and Shropshire Magazine.
The ruins of Bridgnorth Castle. Bridgnorth is named after a bridge over the River Severn, which was built further north than an earlier bridge at Quatford. [4] The earliest historical reference to the town is in 895, when it is recorded that the Danes created a camp at Cwatbridge; [5] subsequently in 912, Æthelfleda constructed a mound on the west bank of the River Severn, or possibly on the ...
The Shropshire Star publishes breaking news and sport content online each day, in addition to regular blogs and unique video content. Its website, shropshirestar.com, [9] was launched in 1997. A Shropshire Star App for iPad and iPhone was launched in January 2012, using page-turning technology to mimic the look and feel of the actual newspaper.
Bridgnorth District was a local government district in Shropshire, England, from 1974 to 2009. Its council was based in the town of Bridgnorth . The district also included the towns of Much Wenlock , Shifnal and Broseley and the villages of Albrighton and Sheriffhales , as well as RAF Cosford .
Although Bridgnorth District Council established offices for council officers and their staff at Westgate, [13] the town hall remained a focus of civic activity and it became a regular meeting place for Bridgnorth Town Council when it was formed in 2009. [8] A programme of refurbishment works was completed in 2015. [14]
She was elected as Councillor for the Bridgnorth West and Tasley Division in Shropshire Council in the 2021 United Kingdom local elections, having previously contested Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts in 2017. [2] [3] [4] She was also elected as Councillor for the Bridgnorth Town East Ward in Bridgnorth Town Council in 2017.
The Bridgnorth Castle Hill Railway Company Ltd was registered in 1891, and construction started on 2 November 1891. [1] The company, which still operates the railway today, was founded by Sir George Croydon Marks (later Lord Marks of Woolwich), [2] who became its first managing director from 1891 until 1901. His brother, Edward Marks, became ...
Contemporary news footage pertaining to the arrest of Donald Neilson; 16 January 1975 Canberra Times news article detailing Lesley Whittle's kidnapping; Real Crime: The Heiress and the Kidnapper as broadcast on 5 August 2002; 2021 Sentinel news article focusing upon the kidnapping and murder of Lesley Whittle