Back issues
Cover: 1958
50 years ago
Our motoring page celebrated the introduction of a new British sports car, the Austin Healey ‘Sprite’. Retailing at £668 17s, it was claimed to offer fuel consumption of better than 40mpg, not bad even by today’s standards. Acceleration, however, described as ‘snappy’ was less favourably comparable: 0–70mph in 34 seconds.
40 years ago
The property section contained details of The Cottage at Strefford – an early-17th-century timber-frame cottage, off the beaten track, with particularly attractive contemporary chimney stacks. With three sizeable bedrooms, and mains water and electricity, agents Cooper & Green were asking £4,750.
30 years ago
Veronica Thackeray told the story of ‘Ludlow Castle . . . Windsor of the West’. It was a castle of such import in its heyday that it was the chief of the 32 border castles. Being a Marcher lord, she wrote, was by no means a peaceful occupation.
20 years ago
John Shotton considered the problems faced by gypsies in the county, given that modern planning laws were leaving many of them with no legal place to go. There were around 180 gypsy caravans in the county, home to 140 gypsy families.
Cover: 2008
Aside from the articles you can browse on this website, the print magazine contains a wealth of fascinating feature pieces and regular items to keep you entertained and informed. This month, you can also read about:
• Deceived by your own eyes . . . David Gordon is blazing a trail as a wizard of special effects – in a very short time graduating to work on blockbuster movies. He tells Ben Bentley how it all came about
• Through adversity to the stars . . . The RAF was formed 90 years ago, and has been represented at many sites throughout Shropshire. Shirley Tart looks at its history
• The last of The Few . . . Peter Dawbarn, Shropshire’s sole remaining Battle of Britain pilot, relates his wartime tale
• Shows and festivals . . . The seasons starts here! We look ahead to what should be a summer of fun, with the West Mid Show, Ludlow Festival and Shrewsbury Flower Show all imminent
• The gourmet’s guru . . . Sandy Boyd has built a life around fine food and drink, so he was always going to be a good choice to get Ludlow Food Centre up and running.
• Fashion focus . . . Sue Turner keeps an eye on the clouds and recommends some classy cardis; Tracey O’Sullivan finds some cover-ups to take you straight from beach to bar
Life on the ocean wave was never meant to be this easy . . . Andy Richardson takes the helm.
• Balearic brilliance . . . Andy Richardson travels to Mallorca for the ultimate in relaxing breaks
• Gardening . . . The secret gardens of Ludlow open up for one day in June, and Gill Guest has had a sneak preview; Ken Tudor, meanwhile, sampled the delights of a garden managed with climate change in mind
• Antiques . . . Nick Fletcher finds that certain sports make for canny collecting, and offers some pointers to potential profit
• Motoring . . . Patrick Braithwaite hits the road
• Social diary . . . Our photographers record your events
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