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To Promote New Play About '66 Cowboys and Sportswriters, Mike Shropshire Tells All - Dallas Observer (blog)

​As I've noted a few times, Mike Shropshire's Seasons in Hell, about the "worst team in baseball history" (the '73-'75 Texas Rangers), is my favorite sports book; probably has something to do with being raised on the '73-'75 Texas Rangers. Anyway. More...

Shropshire FA Challenge Cup bid by Bishop's Castle Town - This is Ludlow

BISHOP’S Castle Town manager Fred Jones thinks his side are good enough to win some silverware this season. Castle travel to Hanwood United Reserves this Saturday in the third round of the Shropshire FA Challenge Cup. Meanwhile, Town are organising a ... More...

Shropshire cancer sufferers are relying on handouts - Shropshire Star

People suffering with cancer in Shropshire are relying on handouts to pay their rocketing heating bills, a charity warned today. Macmillan Cancer Support said that patients often suffered a fall in income as a result of being ill – and along with rising ... More...

Ifton Heath Primary School in Shropshire loses academy bid - BBC News

A Shropshire primary school has lost a bid to stay open and become an academy. Ifton Heath Primary School in St Martins had applied for academy status but the Department for Education has rejected the application. It was rejected on the grounds both ... More...

Queen's Diamond Jubilee: Shropshire boat joins pageant - BBC News

A Shropshire narrow boat crewed by people with disabilities will represent the county in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. About 1,000 vessels are expected to take part in the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on 3 June. The Shropshire Lass narrowboat ... More...

Shropshire boxer Keiron Gray gets back in the ring - Shropshire Star

Shropshire boxer Keiron Gray makes a dramatic return from retirement on Saturday – with an appearance in front of the Sky television cameras. Gray, from Horsehay in Telford, has dusted off his gloves to face undefeated Dudley puncher Ryan Aston in a ... More...

Razorlight to headline Shropshire's OsFest - ticket details - NME

Razorlight have been confirmed as the first headliner for this summer's OsFest in Shropshire. The event, which runs from June 1 - 4 at Oswestry Showground in Shropshire, will see Johnny Borell and his band take to the stage on June 3. Razorlight, who also ... More...

Corrective mating helps boost cow longevity - FarmersWeekly

Cow longevity has doubled on a Shropshire farm seven years after a computerised mating programme was first used to match cows with specific weaknesses to sires that score highly in these traits. The Holstein herd at Friend Farm had been averaging just ... More...

Shropshire hospital trust appoints director of nursing - Health Service Journal

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UTV Expands Its Local Radio Network - 4ni.co.uk

UTV Media has acquired three local radio licences held by MNAB for Telford, Shropshire and Kidderminster to add to its GB radio division which comprises national station talkSPORT and 13 local stations across England and Wales. These stations will be ... More...

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