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Christmas Shopping in Shropshire: 17 Shops From Wyle Cop to Ludlow
We checked 17 Shropshire shops, from Tanners Wines in Shrewsbury to Castle Bookshop in Ludlow, for opening hours and what they sell. Updated November 2026.
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Bridgnorth Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth roadworks: A458 Bridgnorth to Stourbridge Road (from 20 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's...
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Bridgnorth Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Bridgnorth weather today: overcast, 10°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 32% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
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Shrewsbury Remembrance Sunday: 10.30am Parade, Road Closures
Shrewsbury's 8 November parade leaves the Castle at 10.30am, with roads closed 9.30am to 12.30pm. Oswestry forms at 10.30am, Bridgnorth at 10.15am.
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Shropshire Santa Trains and Grottos 2026: Dates, Prices
The Elf Express leaves Bridgnorth from 28 November, from £164 a compartment. Park Hall Farm's Santa starts at £14.95 an adult. Dates and prices for four venues.
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Bridgnorth Hay Fire: 100 Tonnes Alight at Barnsley
Three appliances and a water carrier went to 100 tonnes of burning hay bales near Bridgnorth on Thursday. Shropshire has logged 36 field fires this summer.
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Danesford Grange: CQC Bars New Admissions at Bridgnorth Home
The CQC rated the 41-bed Bridgnorth nursing home Inadequate on 4 September and imposed a condition banning new residents without its written agreement.
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Shropshire Christmas Lights: Oswestry 19 Nov, 6pm to 6.30pm
Oswestry's lights go on between 6pm and 6.30pm on 19 November; Bridgnorth has a funfair and Santa's grotto on the 27th. Shrewsbury has still named no date.
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Bridgnorth bakery's £65,000 grants: scheme now closed
Two grants worth £65,000 turned a derelict Bridgnorth bank into a bakery that doubled its staff. Every Shropshire UKSPF scheme is now closed to applications.