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Uber customers in eight more cities can request an EV - including Birmingham
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (296+ words) Uber customers in eight more UK cities can book an electric vehicle (EV), the ride-hailing app company said as it revealed by how far it had missed its target for going all-electric in London. Passengers in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield,…...
'What we’ve created is a space full of warmth and laughter': Shrewsbury hospice cafe marks five years with week of celebrations
1+ week, 3+ day ago (539+ words) A hospice caf" is marking five years of serving patients, families and the local community with a week of birthday celebrations - starting tomorrow. Refresh at Severn Hospice in Shrewsbury opened five years ago, when the charity completed work on a…...
The film North by Northwest will be shown at a venue near Knighton
2+ week, 3+ day ago (229+ words) The film North by Northwest will be shown at a venue near Knighton in February. North by Northwest is a 1959 American spy thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. North…...
Court: Man, 22, ordered to stay off drugs after being caught with ketamine at Shrewsbury railway station
2+ week, 4+ day ago (126+ words) Court: Man, 22, ordered to stay off drugs after being caught with ketamine at Shrewsbury railway station'Shropshire Star Telford man, 22, caught with ketamine at Shrewsbury railway station is ordered to stay off drugs A man who was caught with ketamine at…...
Iconic British jump jet will be fired into life as heritage show returns to Shropshire
2+ week, 6+ day ago (233+ words) A popular south Shropshire heritage show is set to return with a tractor run, aircraft displays and an iconic British fighter jet. The Chetton Heritage Museum Show will return on May 17. Based at Lower Cockshutt Farm near Bridgnorth the show,…...
Jury hears the six gunshots that killed rapper outside Telford gym as alleged murderers tracked to the town on day of shooting
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (208+ words) A jury in the trial of four men accused of the murder of a rapper outside a Telford gym more than five years ago have been played CCTV of the moment he was shot by his killers. Tamba Momodu, aged…...
Dynamic new art installation for The Stations of the Cross
3+ week, 6+ day ago (248+ words) Local Staffordshire fine artist Victoria Heath has created a unique and thought provoking interpretation of The Stations of the Cross in the form of 15 large oil paintings to be on public display from February 18 at Holy Trinity Parish Church in…...
Cantiones leads dramatic three choir concert
3+ week, 6+ day ago (199+ words) Cantiones will be joining Ellesmere College Choral Society and Ellesmere College Chapel Choir in a performance of Bob Chilcott's dramatic St John Passion to be performed at Ellesmere College in March. The choirs are working separately on a weekly basis…...
Review: Newport Music Club hosts memorable Jarualda Quartet
3+ week, 6+ day ago (248+ words) On Sunday, January 25, the Jarualda Quartet, comprising four inspiring soloists, came together to provide us with a memorable concert, writes Diana Corlett. Haydn's "The Lark', String Quartet in D (Opus 64, No 5) - written at a time when Haydn had become free…...
Local craft group celebrates two years of creativity and community
3+ week, 6+ day ago (272+ words) A much-loved rural craft group is celebrating its second anniversary this month, marking two years of creativity, connection and community spirit. Founded as a not-for-profit initiative, the group was set up with a clear purpose: to help tackle loneliness and…...