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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 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.
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 [4] The earliest historical reference to the town is in 895, when it is recorded that the Danes created a camp at Cwatbridge; [5] subsequently in 912, Æthelfleda constructed a mound on the west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 ...
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 .
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.
Albrighton is a large village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Wolverhampton and 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Bridgnorth. The village has a railway station on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line, [2] and is near to RAF Cosford and the M54 motorway. It is the most easterly settlement in Shropshire.
The stained glass windows in Bridgnorth Town Hall. The original civic meeting place in the town was the burgess hall on the first floor of the North Gate which was completed in 1270. [2] The official troupe of actors known as King's Men performed in the town hall when they visited the town in 1603. [3]
Ditton Priors is a village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. Historically, it was also known as Priors Ditton. The nearest town is Bridgnorth. The village is situated near to Shropshire's highest hill, Brown Clee Hill.