Bridgnorth Journal

Bridgnorth rugby club to celebrate 50th anniversary.

Pete Carroll — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:52:06 +0000

BRIDGNORTH Rugby Club is to celebrate its 50th anniversary with several special matches over the weekend.

Grant boost for revamp of Bridgnorth community centre.

Pete Carroll — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:43:05 +0000

A £250,000 redevelopment of a community centre in Bridgnorth looks set to be given the green light after conditional funding was finally agreed.

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Grateful father’s walk for hospital cash.

Pete Carroll — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:29:05 +0000

A grateful father from Bridgnorth is planning to walk 22 miles to raise cash to buy new equipment for the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to thank staff for the care they gave his son when he was born 10 years ago.

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Parish left high and dry as landlord shuts pub.

Pete Carroll — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:16:27 +0000

The last pub between Bridgnorth and Broseley, the 17th century Pheasant Inn at Linley Brook has closed its doors.

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Town children to greet Queen.

Pete Carroll — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:01:56 +0000

YOUNGSTERS from Bridgnorth will be among thousands of children taking part in a day-long pageant to mark the Queen’s visit to Shropshire as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations, it was revealed this week.

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Proud as peacock at record London Marathon run.

Pete Carroll — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:44:57 +0000

A runner from Shropshire returned from the London Marathon a record breaker after completing the course faster than any other female in the history of the event – dressed as an animal.

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Delight as SVR finished £250,000 engineering project.

Pete Carroll — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:43:13 +0000

The Severn Valley Railway is celebrating the completion of a major £250,000 engineering project.

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Lambs drowned in ‘vile’ attack at farm.

Pete Carroll — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:09:59 +0000

A farmer has spoken of his disgust at a ‘vile and dreadful’ act of vandalism which led to nearly 50 lambs plunging to their deaths down a well at his Shropshire property.

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Bridgnorth councillor storms out of meeting in dispute.

Pete Carroll — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:05:00 +0000

A councillor stormed out of a town council meeting in Bridgnorth this week after a row broke out over adopting new legislation.

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Council awaits decision on Bridgnorth visitor centre funding.

Pete Carroll — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:02:45 +0000

Councillors will learn in the next few days whether a bid for nearly £100,000 funding for a new cafe and visitor information space on a park in Bridgnorth has been successful.

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