
Celebrated annual event Shrewsbury Folk Festival entertained thousands of folk lovers over the bank holiday weekend with a lively mix of music and dance from across the world.
Organisers of this year’s Shrewsbury Summer Season today called the series of events a “tremendous success” with many shows sold out.
Weather experts have dubbed this month “awful August” after rain lashed the region.
Revellers making their way to the 2008 V Festival on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border today avoided traffic chaos after event bosses opened the gates earlier than in previous years.
Organisers of this year’s V Festival have denied rumours that headliners The Verve are pulling out. Reports are circulating that guitarist Nick McCabe could walk out, just days before their performance at this weekend’s event.