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Former Silhouette worker Linda Cummings Audio slideshow: Silhouette memories
Corsets and colleagues - former Silhouette workers remember fondly their time at the underwear factory.

Hilda Murrell Hilda Murrell: An enduring enigma
After more than 25 years, Shrewsbury peace activist Hilda Murrell's brutal murder continues to inspire conspiracy theories.


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Aircraft conservation at Cosford
Boffins at the RAF Museum conservation centre at Cosford open their doors to the public.

New life for railway station?
Negotiations are starting to reopen a Shropshire railway station which was closed, along with many others, in the 1960s.

Finding Shropshire's spooky side
Like many areas with a historical legacy, Shropshire has plenty of myths and legends that defy our logic-dominated era.

Historic Ditherington Flax Mill
A new design team considers the long term future of Ditherington Flax Mill, one of the UK's most important historic buildings.

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

90 years of Save the Children
A Shropshire town celebrates the life and work of Eglantyne Jebb and her sister Dorothy, who founded the charity Save the Children.

Volunteers rebuild lost gliders
Local volunteers attempt to rebuild historic World War Two aircraft at RAF Shawbury.

Remembering WWI Harry Patch
Harry Patch, the last British soldier to fight in the trenches of World War I, dies aged 111.

Old canal boat mystery is solved
A historic barge that was believed to be jinxed has been discovered by volunteers in a dried up wharf near Oswestry.


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