Stunning moment daredevil falconer PARAGLIDES with his hawk Frederick as it hunts 500ft above the Shropshire hills Nigel Hawkins, 48, from West Midlands, was filmed gliding through air with hawk Frederick is seen perching on his finger before darting off to find some prey Mr Hawkins will then whistle or shout to call Frederick back … Read more
While planning the day at breakfast, there’s an elephant in the room. In this particular case the elephant takes the form of the steeply sided and flat-topped Long Mynd, one of the burly bigger brothers that make up the Shropshire Hills, a string of heather topped mounds and ridges that dominate the Welsh borderland skyline … Read more
Odd NED fellows! Giant former show horse ‘Gunner’ retires to Shropshire farm to become best buddies with Steve the pint-sized Shetland pony Former show horse Gunner, 5ft 6ins recently retired to a sleepy Shropshire farm Tiny Shetland pony Steve, who stands at just 3ft, has taken him under his wing Pictures show the pair snuggling up and grazing … Read more
Pensioner in his 70s is found dead at Shropshire beauty spot – as tip-off leads police to arrest 21-year-old murder suspect Police arrested the man at 8.30pm on Thursday after receiving a tip-off Pensioner was found dead on Brown Clee Hill in South Shropshire on Friday It’s an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and at … Read more
Coronavirus cases are soaring in Shropshire, Swindon and North Yorkshire, according to official data used by the government to track outbreaks. Official statistics reveal infections nearly tripled in Shropshire in the week ending July 28, rising by 280 per cent after 19 people caught the virus. Overall the Covid-19 case rate is still just 5.9 … Read more
Coronavirus cases are soaring in Shropshire, Swindon and North Yorkshire, according to official data used by the government to track outbreaks. Official statistics reveal infections nearly tripled in Shropshire in the week ending July 28, rising by 280 per cent after 19 people caught the virus. Overall the Covid-19 case rate is still just 5.9 … Read more
Travellers at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak in Shropshire say they have been ‘treated like animals’. But locals claim some members of the group, who live on a caravan park in the town of Craven Arms, are not self-isolating. Twenty-three coronavirus cases have been diagnosed on the site and health officials have warned the … Read more
A coronavirus outbreak at a traveller site in Shropshire has seen nearly two dozen residents struck down with the life-threatening disease. Twenty-three new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed out of 41 people tested at the Long Lane caravan park in Craven Arms. But council bosses fear the number of coronavirus cases will continue to rise … Read more
A coronavirus outbreak at a caravan park in Shropshire has seen nearly two dozen residents struck down with the life-threatening disease. Twenty-one new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed out of 41 people tested at the site, which is in the town of Craven Arms. But council bosses fear the number of coronavirus cases will … Read more
The number of archaeological objects officially unearthed in Britain has reached the 1.5million mark – with the discovery of a seal belonging to a 13th century pope. The medieval find, which is more than 750 years old, was a seal of Pope Innocent IV and may have links to an English monarch. Born Sinibaldo Fieschi, … Read more