Sunday, 5th February 2012

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Cows run amok through streets of Ludlow

Residents in Ludlow were awoken in the early hours of the morning after up to 40 cows escaped from a nearby farm and stampeded through the town this week.

Hospital detention order for knife man

A Ludlow pensioner attempted to murder his ex-wife by stabbing her in the face during a attack in broad daylight, a jury has ruled.

Immediate future of Ludlow’s Assembly Rooms secured

The immediate future of Ludlow Assembly Rooms has been secured after officials at Shropshire Council agreed to continue funding the venue for the next three years.

Canoeist dies in River Teme tragedy

The death of a canoeist on the River Teme near Ludlow was part of a ‘freak coincidence’ which will ‘never happen again’, according to a devastated club colleague.

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Award for Feathers Hotel restoration

The restoration work at the Feathers Hotel

The restoration work at the Feathers Hotel
An historic hotel room “as rare as the Mona Lisa” has been saved after an overflowing bath threatened its destruction.

Carol service falls foul of the law

Ludlow faces a silent night on Thursday after an administrative blunder forced organisers of a major community concert to cancel the event.

Christmas dinner for the lonely

An event to warm the hearts of lonely local people will take place in Ludlow on Christmas Day.

New hope for civic scheme

A breakthrough has been made in talks over plans to bring in glass doors at Ludlow’s historic Buttercross in a bid to stamp out anti-social behaviour.

Locals asked what to do with Guildhall

The people of Ludlow will be given the chance to help decide what to do with one of the oldest timber frame buildings in Shropshire.

Tributes paid to tragic Marcus

The family of a former Kington teenager who died in hospital after he was involved in a road collision in Herefordshire this weekend have paid tribute to him.