My Story: Steve Leonard - Sharks
The BBC's My Story project is looking for the country's most compelling real life stories. Shropshire vet and TV presenter Steve Leonard shares the story of his encounter with sharks.

The panto season is in full swing
Peter Pan is Theatre Severn's first panto ever and Snow White takes to the stage at Oakengates.

Yves St Lauren chair copied
An Oswestry furniture maker is creating replica of a chair which sold for £19m earlier this year to be raffled to raise money for charity.

Gala showing for new Darwin film
A new film based on the life story of Shropshire naturalist, Charles Darwin is to have its regional premier in Shrewsbury.

Ellesmere international arts hub
Arts campaigners hope to put Ellesmere on the map with a series of sculpture installations by international artists.

Actors celebrate Fringe success
Top theatre critics name a Shropshire musical production among the very best at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Fresco celebrates life of Darwin
Shrewsbury School comission Slovenian artist Maja Subic to paint a new fresco to celebrate the life of Charles Darwin.

Shrewsbury's Quantum Leap built
A striking new sculpture rises in Shrewsbury to celebrate Charles Darwin's 200th birthday.

Memories of a Shropshire Factory
The recollections of former workers help Nigel Hinton bring a Shropshire underwear factory back to life on the stage.

Mosaic trail for Whitchurch
Whitchurch remembers its Roman roots as a mosaic trail opens, with work by local people of all ages.

Church 'sanctuary' for bookshop
An independent bookshop in Shrewsbury moves into a church to recoup and regroup.

Shrewsbury's 'cultural capital'
Shrewsbury's new Theatre Severn is packing in audiences in Frankwell since its official opening by Prince Edward earlier this year.

Darwin: bi-centenary celebrations
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the naturalist Charles Darwin who is regarded by many as the greatest ever Salopian.