Making the streets of Shropshire safer for women and girls

West Mercia Police, Shropshire Council, Shrewsbury BID and Shrewsbury Town Council have collaborated on a campaign to make the streets of Shropshire safer for women and girls. Autumn 2022 saw the introduction of Town Rangers, Taxi marshals and Quarry security, and the...

Calling all young wildlife photographers and artists

Young wildlife photographers and artists are urged to showcase their skills in a popular University Centre Shrewsbury competition for the chance to win top titles and prizes presented by an award-winning naturalist, TV producer and author. Entries are now open for the...

News from Newtown and Northwood

Wem Rural Parish Councillors have been out and about meeting lots of the parishioners to hand deliver the previous edition of the Rural Review in order to save costs on postage. Apologies if your home was missed due to the bad weather. This was a great opportunity to...

WACA Update

Readers of previous editions of Rural Review will have seen reports of WACA activities before. The main aim of Wem Area Climate Action is to is to work with individuals and groups to develop local knowledge and awareness on practical steps to reduce our contribution...

The Horse and Jockey, back in the saddle!

After being closed for over 14 months, The Horse and Jockey pub at Northwood finally re-opened its doors in its new incarnation as a Community Pub just in time for Christmas.    Upon hearing the pub was to be put up for sale in October 2022, a community...