Podcasts about Shropshire

Grab a coffee and join us at the holiday cottage! We're recording straight from our annual Shropshire retreat to catch up on everything happening in our creative lives right now. With the cost of living crisis changing how couples plan their big days, we dive deep into the rising trend of reduced-coverage weddings. Are these shorter, "smash and grab" days a refreshing change of pace, or do they rob us of the chance to truly connect with our couples? We also debate the modern relevance of bridal prep and detail shots - do brides really want a photo of their shoes on a tree, or are we just shooting out of fear of missing something?We're also pulling back the curtain on the very first British Wedding Film Festival! We debrief on the incredible highs of the glamorous night at the Manchester Art Gallery, the financial realities of hosting a major industry event from scratch, and the controversy of international filmmakers dominating the final shortlists. Plus, we talk through our plans and category changes for next year.Finally, we share our weekly highs and lows, featuring the magic of Victorian tintype photography, the sheer terror of M6 traffic, the sting of buying four new car tires, and a painfully relatable vent about couples treating our Zoom consultations like interviews only to ghost us afterward.Timestamps00:00 - Morning Coffee & Shropshire Holiday Vibes02:40 - Are Reduced Coverage Weddings the New Normal?07:30 - The "Smash and Grab" Reality of Short Weddings08:30 - Do Couples Actually Want Detail Shots Anymore?14:50 - The Danger of Missing Crucial Props (The Pen Story)16:35 - Shooting a Bar Mitzvah & Traffic Nightmares20:10 - Our Worst "Late to a Wedding" Stories & Box Breathing23:25 - Identity Crisis: Are We Still Calling Ourselves Photographers?25:55 - The British Wedding Film Festival Debrief33:00 - The Financial Reality of Hosting an Industry Event35:00 - The Controversy of International & Destination Winners42:20 - Highs & Lows: Victorian Tintype Photography in Shrewsbury48:30 - Highs & Lows: £650 Tyres & Toddler Colds50:10 - Why Are Couples Ghosting After Great Zoom Consultations?52:45 - Dinner Debates & Wrapping UpSay hi on Instagram @ourcreativecommuneGet a free 14 day trial of Musicbed: https://www.musicbed.com/invite/935CyThe British Wedding Film Festivalhttps://www.britishweddingfilmfestival.com/Lawson Film School: https://www.lawsonfilms.co.uk/lawson-film-schoolliamandbee.comlawsonfilms.co.uklawsonphotography.co.uk#weddingphotography #weddingvideography #filmphotography #creativepodcast #weddingindustry #ourcreativecommune Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lynn Mann is a British author with a long-standing involvement with horses, both personally and professionally. She was inspired to write her first book, The Horses Know, as a result of many years spent in the company of her very special blue-eyed, paint mare, Pie, and then found herself unable to stop writing until she had published another 13. She lives in Shropshire, England, with her husband and dog, and when she isn't writing, she loves to hike in the Shropshire hills.Website: www.lynnmann.co.ukFacebook: www.Facebook.com/lynnmann.authorSend a textSupport the showCan't get enough of the Journey On Podcast & it's guests? Here are two more ways to engage with them. Find exclusive educational content from previous podcast guests which include webinars, course and more: https://courses.warwickschiller.com If you want to meet your favorite podcast guest in person, you can attend our annual Journey On Podcast Summit either in person or via live stream: https://summit.warwickschiller.com Become a Patreon Member today! Get access to podcast bonus segments, ask questions to podcast guests, and even suggest future podcast guests while supporting Warwick: https://www.patreon.com/journeyonpodcastWarwick has over 900 Online Training Videos that are designed to create a relaxed, connected, and skilled equine partner. Start your horse training journey today!https://videos.warwickschiller.com/Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WarwickschillerfanpageWatch hundreds of free Youtube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/warwickschillerFollow us on Instagram: @warwickschiller

Adrianne Shropshire, host of The BlackPack radio show on KBLA Talk 1580 and executive director of BlackPAC, shares her thoughts on how Rev. Jesse Jackson reshaped Black politics and other trending topics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Nigel Ogden — 21 November 1954 to 27 January 2026 Start Name Artist Album Year Comments From This Moment On Nigel Ogden Celebration 25 Years Of The Organist Entertains [CDGRS 1273] 1994 3-14 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 0:56 Manhattan Beach Nigel Ogden A Spotlight On Faces Of The Future [LTOT/Indigo IRL 5213] 1971 4-14 Wurlitzer, Gaumont Theatre, Manchester 3:55 Waltz In C Sharp Minor Nigel Ogden A Paramount Farewell [LTOT 8724] 1973 4-20 Wurlitzer, Paramount/Odeon Theatre, Manchester, England; Closing concert July 8, 1973 9:14 The Pink Panther Theme Nigel Ogden The Mighty Sound Of Music [Acorn/LTOT CF 275] 1978 4-20 Queen Wurlitzer, Free Trade Hall, Manchester; ex Paramount/Odeon, Manchester 12:17 Noddy's Holiday Nigel Ogden It's A Musical World [Amberlee AML 312] 1982 3-13 Wurlitzer, BBC Playhouse Theatre, Manchester; ex-Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 14:57 Satin Doll Nigel Ogden Astra 1983 [COS Cassette 101] 1983 3-8 Christie, Astra Theatre, Llandudno, Wales (1935-1987) 19:25 Country Dance from The Merrymaker Nigel Ogden Country Gardens [LTOT 8622] 1986 3-34 Henry Willis, Tatton Hall, Knutsford, Cheshire 23:06 Winter Sunset Nigel Ogden Winter Sunset [Cinema Organ Society COS 114] 1988 3-6 Compton + Melotone, St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall, London; originally from the Ritz Cinema, Nuneaton 28:33 When I Take My Sugar To Tea Nigel Ogden At The Plaza [COS Cassette 119] 1990 3-12 Compton, Mecca Casino (Plaza Cinema), Stockport, Lancashire 32:01 The Waltzing Cat Nigel Ogden BBC Popular Organ Music Recital 1990-04-21 1990 Compton, BBC Broadcasting House, London 34:47 Punch And Judy Polka Nigel Ogden Bournemouth Organ Favourites, Vol. 5 [Cassette] 1990 4-22 Compton (original), Pavilion, Bournemouth, England 37:44 Sortie In B Flat Nigel Ogden In Classical Mood [OS Digital OS 207] 1994 5m Cavaille-Coll, Town Hall, Manchester, England 41:00 Moonlight Serenade; The Donkey Serenade Nigel Ogden Through The Decades with The Mighty Wurlitzer - The 1930's [OS 234] 1998 3-14 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 45:13 Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Nigel Ogden Through The Decades with The Mighty Wurlitzer - The 1970's [OS 238] 1998 3-14 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 48:01 Intermezzo from Escape To Happiness Nigel Ogden You Oughta Be In Pictures [Soundline SLO 4025] 2002 3-11 Compton, Plaza Theatre, Stockport, Lancashire 52:01 A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme) Nigel Ogden 'Round Midnight: Nigel Ogden Plays The Hammond C3 Organ [Castle PLSCD 774] 2004 Hammond C3 owned by Tim Moody 54:57 Derby Day Nigel Ogden Encore! [RHD 0106] 2006 3-10 Wurlitzer, Ritz Ballroom, Brighouse, Yorks 57:53 Will You Remember? (Sweetheart) Nigel Ogden From Stage & Screen [Organ 1st CD] 2006 3-8 Wurlitzer, Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, Shropshire; Formerly in the Ritz Cinema, Chatham, Kent.; originally released in 1992 by Harmony Recordings on cassette only 62:51 Nights Of Gladness Nigel Ogden The Best of British Vol. 2 [OS Digital OS 254] 2003 3-14 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It's hosted by Liv Bolton. In this episode, Liv Bolton is joined by Sameed Asghar, who takes her and photographer Frankie Dewar on a hike up to a waterfall in Carding Mill Valley in Shropshire. It turns out to be possibly one of the wettest recordings Liv's ever done… but also one of the most fun. Sameed is a real force of nature. Despite the rain, he was throwing in handstands and yoga poses along the way, bringing so much joy and energy to what could very easily have been a complete washout. It's no surprise that he makes a brilliant Mountain Leader — even though that was never something he imagined for himself growing up in Birmingham, where he says his experience of nature didn't stretch further than his local park. Now, through his hiking company Summit Special Adventures, Sameed has led community and charity groups on hikes across the UK and around the world. At the heart of his work is a strong commitment to introducing people from ethnic minority backgrounds and inner-city areas to the outdoors, and to championing greater diversity in nature spaces. We hope you enjoy the conversation — and a big thank you to Sameed! The Outdoors Fix is a podcast produced and hosted by Liv Bolton @liv_outsideuk This episode of The Outdoors Fix is kindly supported by outdoor footwear brand Merrell. If you enjoy this episode, it would fantastic if you could subscribe. And do tell your family and friends about it - thank you! You can find photos of the guests on Instagram @TheOutdoorsFix The Outdoors Fix book is out now: http://bit.ly/3GJDLJc The post Joy, rain and handstands – Hiking with Mountain Leader Sameed Asghar appeared first on The Outdoors Fix.

Tom and Chloe sit down with Clare from Planton farm to explore what regenerative agriculture really means. Drawing on Claire's journey from the conventional food industry into regenerative farming, the conversation explores why our current food system is under strain and how working with nature offers a viable, hopeful alternative.Together they explore soil health, livestock grazing, culture change in farming, and the realities farmers face when trying to shift away from extractive systems. From cattle as “ecosystem engineers” to the surprising role chickens can play in regeneration, this episode is a grounded, honest look at food, farming and the mindset shifts required to restore landscapes while keeping farms viable.Key topics & chapter markers[00:00] – Introduction and contextClare joins the podcast after visiting the Grange Project, sharing her background and passion for grazing livestock and regenerative farming.[03:56] – What regenerative agriculture actually meansA clear explanation of regeneration as the opposite of degradation – restoring soil, water, biodiversity and people – and why there is no single “recipe” for doing it well.[05:24] – Regenerative vs organic farmingHow organic and regenerative systems overlap, where they differ, and why organic certification doesn't automatically guarantee soil regeneration.[07:05] – The challenge of definition and greenwashingWhy regenerative agriculture lacks certification, how the term can be misused, and the importance of asking one key question as a consumer: what is this regenerating?[08:48] – Why the current food system is strugglingA look back to post-war agriculture, the drive for volume, the rise of chemical inputs and the unintended consequences for soil health, nutrition, biodiversity and resilience.[13:16] – Economics of regenerative farmingWhy high-input, high-output farming is hitting a ceiling, how rising input costs are eroding margins, and why some farmers turn to regenerative approaches for financial survival as much as environmental reasons.[15:02] – Culture change and farmer mindsetFarming as identity, pride and tradition – and why regenerative farming challenges deeply held ideas about tidiness, productivity and what “good farming” looks like.[20:28] – Roots to RegenerationClare explains the two-year Roots to Regeneration programme, designed to support farmers and food-system professionals through deep, supported transition rather than surface-level change.[24:23] – Cattle, climate and eating less but better meatWhy grazing animals can be central to regeneration, how grasslands co-evolved with ruminants, and why cattle can act as ecosystem engineers when managed well.[29:38] – Chickens in a regenerative systemExploring pasture poultry, nutrient imbalance, river pollution and why the current chicken industry is structurally broken.[36:07] – Interconnected roles on the farmHow chickens and cattle support each other through manure management, pest control, fertilisation and orchard grazing.[38:47] – The future of farmingRegenerative agriculture as a potential fifth agricultural revolution, the rise of eco-literacy and a vision of farming that is more resilient, humane and joyful.About the guestClare is a regenerative farmer and food-system specialist based in Shropshire. She runs Planton Fam, an 80-acre regenerative holding integrating cattle, chickens, trees and perennial crops. With a background spanning the...

It's time for the Season 14 finale episode featuring backyard ultra runner world champion Sarah Perry.What a way to sign off season 14? We welcome back Sarah Perry for her third appearance on the podcast. Following Sarah's previous milestones discussed on the show, running 41 yards at Rasselbock and then setting a UK women's record with 59 yards at the Backyard Ultra World Team Championships, the boys dive into Sarah's latest monumental achievement: completing 95 yards at the iconic Big's Backyard Ultra in Tennessee. Sarah shares an inside look at the magic of running in Lazarus Lake's backyard, her battle with unexpected back pain, the science of micro-napping, and her subsequent course record performance at The Hill just six weeks later.Key ChaterationsThe Progression to 95 Yards: A look back at Sarah's journey from 41 to 59, and finally to 95 yards at Big's.Preparing for Big's: Sarah discusses going "all in" for the opportunity to test her limits against the world's best backyard runners.Pushing Through Pain: Dealing with debilitating back pain during the race and the mental struggle of stopping just shy of 100 yards.The Atmosphere at Big's: What it's like to run in Laz's backyard and the uniqueness of the event.Course Logistics: The difference between the technical day loop in the woods and the night loop on the road.Backyard Admin & Scran: Sarah's routine for fluids, nutrition (including American Applewood mash), and managing a shared camp space.The Sleep Strategy: Lessons learned about gear (bringing a bed next time!) and mastering the "micro-nap" to avoid sleep deprivation.Hallucinations and the 4th Night: Sarah describes the mental state of runners as they crack during the final stages of the race.Transition to The Hill: Breaking down the logistics of her 55 and a bit lap performance at The Wrekin in Shropshire.The Winter Spine: In January 2026 Sarah won the Winter Spine Challenger South MRT race. We hear all about what it takes to compete in such an arduous adventure.Sarah on Instagram⁠Megan Boxall Run Britain Tracker

Biglietti per Cose Molto Live! Nel Settecento inglese i ricchi avevano un'ossessione strana: assumere persone per vivere nei loro giardini come eremiti ornamentali. Contratti da sette anni con pagamenti milionari, l'obbligo di non lavarsi e non parlare, il caso del signor Remington che durò tre settimane prima di farsi beccare al pub, e Padre Francis, la star degli eremiti che visse quattordici anni in una capanna nello Shropshire. Scopriamo perché i nobili volevano vecchi barbuti nei loro giardini – tra status symbol, filosofia di Rousseau ed estetica della malinconia – e come questa pratica, considerata infine sfruttamento, finì sostituita dagli gnomi da giardino che conosciamo oggi. #cosemoltoumane #eremiti #eremitaggio #storiainglese #settecentoinglese #giardinistorici #curiositàstoriche #Georgian #paesaggismo #Rousseau #gnomigiardino #podcastitaliano #divulgazionestorica #follie #statusymbol #storiamoderna #illuminismo #podcastcultura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We find out about the biggest Potato Day in the Midlands, put on by Shropshire organic gardeners. We also hear about the Bedworth seed swap event this weekend. But one of the highlights on the pod this week has to be a new slot which is still in developmental stages, where Darren performs like you never heard him perform before. Never...Follow us on Instagram and Facebook. We'd love to hear from you too! If you have suggestions for topics or features you'd like to hear, or any garden related questions you have, drop us a line at thehappygardenpodcast@gmail.com. It would be fab if you could rate us and leave a review too if you've got the time, many thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When a devastating fire consumed the lives of an affluent British family, suspicions arose, pointing fingers at those who knew business tycoon Chris Foster and may have wanted him dead. As detectives sifted through the ashes and debris, they uncovered even more secrets buried within the Shropshire mansion. From hidden affairs and financial troubles to long-buried grudges and shattered dreams, investigators didn't know which direction to look in next until the killer was revealed in the family's own CCTV footage.Get commercial free access to over a decade of Sword and Scale's true crime podcasts at http://swordandscale.com

In our second "Industry Episode" we're learning about a company almost every service member has at least noticed on their installation: BeaverFit.And if you've been confused about the odd company name, don't worry, we get that history right away. Tom Beaver, founder of BeaverFit UK, built his first outdoor training rig in 2006 while preparing for the grueling Enduroman Arch to Arc, an 87-mile run from London to the English Channel, a swim across the Channel and a 180-mile bike ride to Paris.A few years later, the Special Air Service teams from Hereford — just a stone's throw away from the Beaver family farm in Shropshire — spent a day with Tom training on his unique outdoor rig and immediately asked him to build them one.Our guest for this discussion is Jason Clark, BeaverFit's Director of Education and Training. Jason is a Marine Corps combat veteran and former drill instructor. He later went on to work in the fitness industry and then as a strength and conditioning director for the Marine Corps HITT program. He also served on the advisory board for human performance at HQ Marine Corps. Since this is one of our “industry episodes” our conversation will be more focused on BeaverFit than Jason himself, but the Any Given Day podcast just published an episode that's much more personal, so if you want to learn more about the guy, check it out!

This week I am joined by the wonderful folklorist Amy Boucher, and together we wander into the shadowed lanes and hedgerows of Shropshire to speak of one of its most intriguing figures — the cunning man Thomas Light. A man whispered about rather than written down. A man of charms, counter-spells, and uneasy knowledge. We explore his life, his reputation, and the strange power such figures once held over their communities — half feared, half needed, and never entirely trusted.And as the embers glow, I also share a famous and unsettling tale of the Welsh seer Huw Llwyd, a story carried on the breath of generations, heavy with prophecy, second sight, and the terrible cost of knowing too much.So draw your chair closer to the fire. Let the dark stay where it belongs. And step with us, just for a while, into the Time Between TimesFind Amy Boucher here:Amy Boucher – https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.comAmy Boucher – Blue sky - @g0blinegg.bsky.socialMore of my work:Welshstoryteller.comIf you'd like to support the show:Ko-fi.com/owenstatonPatreon.com/owenstaton7Read my Substack:Owen Staton – owenstaton.substack.comTake care, my friends… and I'll see you, once again, by the fire. Nos DaOwen

Adrianne Shropshire, host of “The Black Pack” radio show on KBLA Talk 1580 and executive director of the political organization BlackPAC, gives her analysis of trending political stories through the lens of Black progressivism.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

A free service from the charity ‘Sight Loss Shropshire' is matching blind and partially sighted people with accessible technology. Hywel Davies has been finding out more.

Send us a textThe failure of the Whitchurch embankment offered sobering viewing for those on and off the canal. This episode responds to listeners' concerns and questions and then reflects on the wider implication of incidents like these on the future of life on the canals. *Spoiler -it is not all doom and gloom!*Journal entry:6th January, Tuesday“Colder nightBut slightly milder dawnA few desultory snowflakes fallFlightless feathersWith no windUpon which to danceWill these small flakesEver get the chanceTo find the sea?”Episode Information:For a video diary of the Whitchurch Breach see Paul and Anthony's Narrowboat Life Unlocked. For Prof Tim Wilson's comment on canals in Britain, see The Sinkhole in Shropshire.I also refer to Skempton's (1996) article on construction of early embankments and cuttings (railways), and the 2025 report by Whitfield Consulting Services.With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.Susan WestAna McKellarSusan BakerMind ShamblesClare HollingsworthKevin B.Fleur and David McloughlinLois RaphaelTania YorgeyAndrea HansenChris HindsChris and Alan on NB Land of Green Ginger Captain Arlo Rebecca Russell Allison on the narrowboat Mukka Derek and Pauline Watts Anna V. Orange Cookie Mary Keane. Tony Rutherford. Arabella Holzapfel. Rory with MJ and Kayla. Narrowboat Precious Jet. Linda Reynolds Burkins. Richard Noble. Carol Ferguson. Tracie Thomas Mark and Tricia Stowe Madeleine SmithGeneral DetailsThe intro and the outro music is ‘Crying Cello' by Oleksii_Kalyna (2024) licensed for free-use by Pixabay (189988).  Narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. CreativeSupport the showBecome a 'Lock-Wheeler'Would you like to support this podcast by becoming a 'lock-wheeler' for Nighttime on Still Waters? Find out more: 'Lock-wheeling' for Nighttime on Still Waters.Contact Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/noswpod.bsky.social Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@nosw I would love to hear from you. You can email me at nighttimeonstillwaters@gmail.com or drop me a line by going to the nowspod website and using either the contact form or, if you prefer, record your message by clicking on the microphone icon. For more information about Nighttime on Still Waters You can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com.

Welcome back to Radio Lento and a new year of captured quiet from natural places. It's so good you are here. To open 2026 we're heading back to rural Shropshire which we visited last year thanks to a listener recommendation. We found so many perfect places on this trip in May. Remember almost every Lento soundscape is made when there's nobody about, not even us. What you hear is a fully authentic passage of time recorded in high definition spatial sound, ideal for headphone or Airpod listening. Each recording is captured using a one-shot true-timeline method and through the same device, the Lento box, which we also call our sound camera. Our aim is to capture long-form sound images that let you engage as directly as possible with the landscape, so it speaks for itself, without us or anybody else to get in the way. And wildlife does sound better when there are no people about. The exact location of the Lento box on this recording is Poles Coppice, a nature reserve surrounded by farmland and grassy moors. We gave it #LentoApproved status. It's spring. Weather conditions are fair. Wind very light, just 2 to 3 knots, with occasional gusts of 10 to 15 knots. Wind gusts can often be heard sweeping through the oak trees, from left to right of scene. When this happens you really get a sense of the physical space around you (especially if you are listening on headphones or Airpods). * This passage of time begins with the last few fragile moments of night quiet. Then the very first bird of the new day begins to sing. Gradually, as time passes and the sky grows in luminosity, more birds start to sing. After about 15 minutes the dawn chorus is underway. It continues over the full 75 minutes of this episode segment, shifting and changing in pace and intensity. It's subtle and interesting how the changes blend into one another, and happen almost like movements of a symphony, though we aren't that keen on imposing human ideas onto the patterns of nature. We can't talk to birds and ask them what they are singing and why, but we can apply our human ability to bear witness to this amazing phenomenon without interfering or disturbing it.

We talk dogs, grief, purpose, creativity… and how hope and compassion can grow even through life's toughest seasons.Julie Hill is a writer, podcaster, and lifelong dog lover who's been celebrating the human–dog bond since 2006. From her rural home in Shropshire, surrounded by family, dogs, cats, and a lively crew of companion animals, she hosts DogCast Radio, where she's interviewed world-class trainers, behaviorists, scientists, authors, and rescue advocates from around the globe.Her heart-dog Buddy the Black Lab took her from the main arena at Crufts to appearances on national TV, and his loss shaped the empathy and passion she brings to her work today.In 2015, Julie was diagnosed with MS — a moment she describes honestly and powerfully:“It shut me down, I felt I lost who I was.”Since then, she's shared her journey with courage and openness, speaking about anxiety, postpartum struggles, resilience, and the deep healing connection we share with our dogs. She's also taken the stage as a stand-up comedian — even performing at the legendary London Comedy Store — using humor and storytelling to help others feel less alone.In this conversation, we talk dogs, grief, purpose, creativity… and how hope and compassion can grow even through life's toughest seasons.https://www.facebook.com/DogCastRadiohttps://www.instagram.com/dogcastradio/https://bsky.app/profile/juliedogcastradio.bsky.socialhttps://x.com/DogCastRadio/Host of www.DogCastRadio.comPresenter on www.UKHealthRadio.com Learn more about your host:www.kimlenglingauthor.com

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Morse code transcription: vvv vvv At least 13 photos removed from Justice Department released Epstein files Christmas TV highlights 2025 Stranger Things, Amandaland and Strictly Come Dancing University threatened with legal action after protest at event Gold price climbs above 4,400 to hit record high Major incident declared over Shropshire canal sinkhole Two pairs of Fabletics leggings ended up costing me 5,000 David Walliams dropped from Waterstones Childrens Book Festival Puppy farm and trail hunt ban promised in animal welfare strategy Alleged Bondi gunmen threw tennis ball bomb, new documents say Russian general killed in explosion in Moscow, officials say

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Londons most prolific Grindr gang jailed for over 8 years Zendaya and Tom Holland visit Leicestershire curry house Major incident declared over Shropshire canal sinkhole Post Office had deal with Fujitsu to fix Horizon errors 19 years ago Hundreds attend Stone Roses Manis star studded Manchester funeral Two Banksy artworks appear at Centre Point tower and Bayswater Cowboy builder Mark Killick is jailed for 14 years Trump names envoy to Greenland, sparking fresh row with Denmark Chris Rea, Driving Home for Christmas and Road to Hell singer, dies at 74 Husband and 5 other men charged with sex offences against ex wife

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Puppy farm and trail hunt ban promised in animal welfare strategy David Walliams dropped from Waterstones Childrens Book Festival Two pairs of Fabletics leggings ended up costing me 5,000 Gold price climbs above 4,400 to hit record high Major incident declared over Shropshire canal sinkhole Christmas TV highlights 2025 Stranger Things, Amandaland and Strictly Come Dancing Russian general killed in explosion in Moscow, officials say At least 13 photos removed from Justice Department released Epstein files University threatened with legal action after protest at event Alleged Bondi gunmen threw tennis ball bomb, new documents say

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Christmas TV highlights 2025 Stranger Things, Amandaland and Strictly Come Dancing University threatened with legal action after protest at event Alleged Bondi gunmen threw tennis ball bomb, new documents say Gold price climbs above 4,400 to hit record high Russian general killed in explosion in Moscow, officials say David Walliams dropped from Waterstones Childrens Book Festival Major incident declared over Shropshire canal sinkhole Two pairs of Fabletics leggings ended up costing me 5,000 Puppy farm and trail hunt ban promised in animal welfare strategy At least 13 photos removed from Justice Department released Epstein files

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Major incident declared over Shropshire canal sinkhole Chris Rea, Driving Home for Christmas and Road to Hell singer, dies at 74 Londons most prolific Grindr gang jailed for over 8 years Husband and 5 other men charged with sex offences against ex wife Post Office had deal with Fujitsu to fix Horizon errors 19 years ago Two Banksy artworks appear at Centre Point tower and Bayswater Trump names envoy to Greenland, sparking fresh row with Denmark Hundreds attend Stone Roses Manis star studded Manchester funeral Cowboy builder Mark Killick is jailed for 14 years Zendaya and Tom Holland visit Leicestershire curry house

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv David Walliams dropped from Waterstones Childrens Book Festival Two pairs of Fabletics leggings ended up costing me 5,000 University threatened with legal action after protest at event Russian general killed in explosion in Moscow, officials say At least 13 photos removed from Justice Department released Epstein files Puppy farm and trail hunt ban promised in animal welfare strategy Major incident declared over Shropshire canal sinkhole Alleged Bondi gunmen threw tennis ball bomb, new documents say Gold price climbs above 4,400 to hit record high Christmas TV highlights 2025 Stranger Things, Amandaland and Strictly Come Dancing

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Chris Rea, Driving Home for Christmas and Road to Hell singer, dies at 74 Hundreds attend Stone Roses Manis star studded Manchester funeral Post Office had deal with Fujitsu to fix Horizon errors 19 years ago Zendaya and Tom Holland visit Leicestershire curry house Two Banksy artworks appear at Centre Point tower and Bayswater Major incident declared over Shropshire canal sinkhole Husband and 5 other men charged with sex offences against ex wife Cowboy builder Mark Killick is jailed for 14 years Londons most prolific Grindr gang jailed for over 8 years Trump names envoy to Greenland, sparking fresh row with Denmark

The musician Chris Rea, whose hits include the festive song, Driving Home for Christmas, has died at the age of 74. Also: Russia says it's investigating whether Ukraine was responsible for a car bomb that killed a senior general in Moscow. And 15 people had to be rescued after a large hole opened in a canal in Shropshire.

Plodcast host Fergus heads to Cleobury Mortimer in deeply rural Shropshire to visit the Netherton Foundry. Here, Neil and Sue Currie and their team make beautiful spun-iron cookware using traditional skills and tools. And Fergus gets the chance to fashion frying pans from scratch – a magical insight into a thriving, family-run rural business. A huge thanks to Neil and Sue, as well as Ryan, Toby, Colin and Maddie for their time – and patience!Find out more about Netherton Foundry https://www.netherton-foundry.co.uk/. The BBC Countryfile Magazine Plodcast is the Publishers Podcast Awards Special Interest Podcast of the Year 2024 & 2025 and the PPA Podcast of the Year 2022. If you've enjoyed the plodcast, don't forget to leave likes and positive reviews. Contact the Plodcast team and send your sound recordings of the countryside to: theplodcast@countryfile.com. If your letter, email or message is read out on the show, you could WIN a Plodcast Postbag prize of a wildlife- or countryside-themed book chosen by the team. The Plodcast is produced by Jack Bateman and Lewis Dobbs. The theme tune was written and performed by Blair Dunlop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Griffin is the former leader of the British National Party, which the BBC would certainly have characterised as ‘far-right'. He prefers to describe himself as a Christian nationalist. Once Nick has sorted out his shirt and escaped from the dog house with his missus, he and James have a lively, wide-ranging chat on all manner of things: the joy of hitchhiking, Nick's Cambridge boxing Blues, keeping goats in Shropshire, the surprise result of his Any Questions appearance, Tommy Robinson, Islam, civil war and the Offer That He Did Refuse. Nick's substack is https://substack.com/@nickgriffin544956 ↓ ↓ ↓ Tickets are now available for the James x Dick Christmas Show 2025 on Saturday, 6th December. See website for details: https://www.jamesdelingpole.co.uk/Shop/?section=events#events ↓ ↓ ↓ Monetary Metals is providing a true alternative to saving and earning in dollars by making it possible to save AND EARN in gold and silver. Monetary Metals has been paying interest on gold and silver for over 8 years. Right now, accredited investors can earn 12% annual interest on silver, paid in silver in their latest silver bond offering. For example, if you have 1,000 ounces of silver in the deal, you receive 120 ounces of silver interest paid to your account in the first year. Go to the link in the description or head to https://monetary-metals.com/delingpole/ to learn more about how to participate and start earning a return on honest money again with Monetary Metals. ↓ ↓ How environmentalists are killing the planet, destroying the economy and stealing your children's future. In Watermelons, an updated edition of his ground-breaking 2011 book, JD tells the shocking true story of how a handful of political activists, green campaigners, voodoo scientists and psychopathic billionaires teamed up to invent a fake crisis called ‘global warming'. This updated edition includes two new chapters which, like a geo-engineered flood, pour cold water on some of the original's sunny optimism and provide new insights into the diabolical nature of the climate alarmists' sinister master plan. Purchase Watermelons by James Delingpole here: https://jamesdelingpole.co.uk/Shop/ ↓ ↓ ↓ Buy James a Coffee at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jamesdelingpole The official website of James Delingpole: https://jamesdelingpole.co.uk x

Jonathan Mullard is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, a Founder Member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology andEnvironmental Management, and a Chartered Town and Country Planner.  He had combined a passion for the naturalenvironment with a career in conservation and spatial planning.  In the early 1980s, Jonathan worked alongside Max Nicholson, the pioneer ornithologist and environmentalist, on developing an urban woodland strategy for London. This involved setting up a project in Crystal Palace to save a fragment of the Great North Wood. Later, Jonathan cameacross the Capon Tree, one of the few remaining trees from the Jed Forest in the Scottish Borders. Along with his experience of growing up in Shropshire and researching the lost Forest of Morfe, it started an interest in lost forests and their remains.  Jonathan is the author of Forgotten Forests: Twelve Thousand Years of British and Irish Woodlands and three books on Wales published in the Collins New Naturalist series: Gower,Brecon Beacons, and Pembrokeshire.

We all know by now that plants grown in living, thriving, life-filled soil, give us living, thriving, life-filled food... but the steps to getting there in the face of a multinational industry devoted to toxic, nutritionally empty, addictive - and highly profitable - ultra-processed 'food-like substances' are harder to see.  This week's guest, Daphne du Cros, spends her life deep in the mycelial networks of food and farming systems, bringing both into genuinely regenerative balance. Daphne is a food policy researcher, educator, and farmer. She holds a PhD in Food Policy at the Centre for Food Policy at City St. George's University of London, and a Master's in Environmental Science and Management from Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada. She is Director and Coordinator at Shropshire Good Food Partnership; Director at Light Foot Enterprises; Project Lead at Food Forward BC (where BC stands for Bishop's Castle, not British Columbia or any of the other potential options) -   and she's co-owner of Little Woodbatch CIC, a farm just outside BC that hosts the Bishop's Castle Community Seed Bank. She is the author of the town's Community Food Resilience Strategy - the only such policy in Shropshire.Daphne and I are relatively near neighbours, we have swapped seeds - her more than me - and share ideas about systems thinking and how we might evolve our world. She's deeply involved at every level from actual growing up to governmental meetings trying to get those in power to find some wisdom when it comes to food resilience, food security and all the other things we say as we try to get them to move away from the corruption innate in our system towards something that actually works in service to life. Daphne on LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/daphne-du-cros-743128332Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littlewoodbatch/ Shropshire Good Food Partnership:  https://www.shropshiregoodfood.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shropshiregoodfood/ Soil Ed UK: https://www.instagram.com/soil_ed_uk/  Gaia Foundation Seed Sovereignty Network: https://www.seedsovereignty.info/Serving the Public https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/serving-the-public-the-good-food-revolution-in-schools-hospitals-and-prisons-kevin-morgan/7657661?ean=9781526180469&next=tCivil Food Resilience Report: https://nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/publications/just-in-case-7-steps-to-narrow-the-uk-civil-food-resilience-gap/  Little Woodbatch Farm https://www.littlewoodbatch.co.uk/What we offer: Accidental Gods, Dreaming Awake and the Thrutopia Writing Masterclass If you'd like to join our next Open Gathering offered by our Accidental Gods Programme it's  'Dreaming Your Year Awake' (you don't have to be a member) on Sunday 4th January 2026 from 16:00 - 20:00 GMT - details are hereIf you'd like to join us at Accidental Gods, this is the membership where we endeavour to help you to connect fully with the living web of life. If you'd like to train more deeply in the contemporary shamanic work at Dreaming Awake, you'll find us here. If you'd like to explore the recordings from our last Thrutopia Writing Masterclass, the details are here

Hello my Friends and Nadolig Llawen . Welcome to this Christmas special for Time between Times where I am joined by the Shropshire Witches Amy Boucher and Alix Chidley-Uttley to talk Christmas traditions and tell a traditional Welsh ghost story "The Plygain of the hollow Valley" . Thank you so much for all your support this year and Merry Christmas to you all. Please leave a review and please follow and support Amy and Alix in all the wonderful projects they are involved in. more details below.Amy Bouchers blog https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/p/about-me.htmlAlix Chidley-Uttley on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/alix_cu/The Shropshire Witches Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/7JUwLNJqLJqKVN6CdwQ6z3Owen's Webpagewww.welshstoryteller.comOwen's Ko-fi page www.ko-fi.com/owenstatonOwen's Patreonwww.patreon.com/owenstaton7Have a fantastic Christmas Love Owen x

What happens when you give an oceanographer a pile of ROFFS® fishing reports, decades of ocean data, and access to Simrad® electronics? You get FishCast® — an AI-powered offshore fishing forecast that can highlight high-probability zones days before you ever leave the dock. In this conversation, Dr. Taylor Shropshire from Fathom Science and I break down how FishCast works on Simrad MFDs, how 3-day, 3-hour forecasts help you plan offshore trips, and why AI should be a tool that makes fishing more fun rather than a shortcut that replaces hard-earned experience. We also talk about ocean models, hurricane prediction, safety, and what better forecasting might mean for anyone who lives and fishes on the coast. If you liked this episode, share it with a friend, rate the show, and stay tuned for more unfiltered conversations.

It's part 2 of our dive into the Insect Apocalypse, with our good friend Dr. Jason Dombroskie from the Cornell University Insect Collection!In this part, Jason fills us in on the drivers of the Insect Apocalypse and - most importantly - what we can do about it.This episode was recorded on August 21, 2025 at Rattlesnake Hill Wildlife Management Area in Dalton, NY.. Episode NotesDuring the episode, we made the claim that 40 million acres of the US is lawn, and that that area is equal to all of the country's National Parks put together. True? Well, sort of. The claim that the U.S. has about 40 million acres of lawn—roughly equal to all our national parks combined—is only partly true. A NASA-funded study led by Cristina Milesi estimated that turfgrass covers about 128,000 km² (≈31 million acres) of the continental U.S., making it the largest irrigated “crop” in the country (Milesi et al., Environmental Management, 2005; NASA Earth Observatory). Later analyses and popular summaries often round that up to ≈40 million acres (e.g., Scienceline, 2011; LawnStarter, 2023). By comparison, the total land area of all officially designated U.S. National Parks is about 52.4 million acres, while the entire National Park System—which also includes monuments, preserves, and historic sites—covers about 85 million acres (National Park Service, 2024). So while lawns and parks occupy areas of similar magnitude, lawns do not actually equal or exceed the combined area of the national parks. Is it better to mulch leaves on your lawn or leave them be? Here's what we found: It's generally best to mulch your leaves with a mower rather than rake or remove them. Research from Michigan State University found that mowing leaves into small pieces allows them to decompose quickly, returning nutrients to the soil and reducing weeds like dandelions and crabgrass (MSU Extension, “Don't rake leaves — mulch them into your lawn”, 2012). Cornell University studies similarly show that mulched leaves improve soil structure, moisture retention, and microbial activity (Cornell Cooperative Extension, “Leaf Mulching: A Sustainable Alternative”, 2019). However, in garden beds, wooded edges, or under shrubs, it's often better to leave leaves whole, since they provide winter habitat for butterflies, bees, and other invertebrates that overwinter in leaf litter (National Wildlife Federation, “Leave the Leaves for Wildlife”, 2020). The ideal approach is a mix: mow-mulch leaves on grassy areas for turf health and leave them intact where they naturally fall to support biodiversity and soil ecology. 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