It is considered to be among the most remarkable canals in the UK. At the historic Cefn Wharf site in Newport, a series of 14 locks, built in 1799, rise 160ft (49m) in just half a mile. According to ...

Mike Connell, a canal artist based near Birmingham, was so inspired when he read the sad story about George Benbow’s untimely ...

Police are appealing for information after a pair of Mute Swans was found dead at a nest in Shropshire. The birds, which had ...

A distinct Shropshire flavour – with a sprinkle of celebrity stardust – is at the heart of this year’s foodie attractions at the Newport Show. The event returns on Saturday, July 12, and its Festival ...

Newport defeated old rivals Cardiff 20-35 in their own backyard for the second time this season to set up an all-Gwent Super Rygbi Cymru final with Ebbw Vale. The Black and Ambers’ semi-final ...

Two swans found dead by a canal towpath were not killed with ... The birds were found in Victoria Park, Newport, Shropshire, at the start of May. Eleven eggs left behind by the nesting birds ...

A DUMP TRUCK GETS TOWED AWAY AS INVESTIGATORS WORK TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. AFTER NEWPORT POLICE SAY THAT DUMP TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A DEADLY CRASH WITH A PEDESTRIAN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

Machaela Cavanaugh of Omaha and Sen. John Cavanaugh of Omaha each suggested diverting stagnant funds from the Perkins County Canal to reduce cuts to items like higher education and programs that ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A CORONER ruled the death of a Chester man found dead in the Shropshire Union Canal close to where his boat was moored was an accident. Neil ...

Kyle Pugh died in hospital in Telford in March 2022, the day after West Mercia Police were called to an address in Newport, Shropshire (West Mercia Police/PA) Those were the words of murder ...