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A man with a short, white beard is wearing a short-sleeved shirt and is sitting in a wheelchair. Either side of him are Countdown presenters and the other contestant. They are gathered on the set of the quiz show.

Quadriplegic Countdown contestant hopes to inspire

Martin Wild is the long-running quiz show's first quadriplegic contestant, appearing this week.

A man with short ginger hair and a ginger beard, and wearing a blue buttoned shirt, smiles as he sits in front of a large wine rack full of bottles of wine.

'Michelin green star is pinnacle of my career'

James Sherwin says environmental sustainability is at the forefront of his restaurant's operation.

A man with black hair, a yellow scarf and dark coat standing in a town street with a church behind him.

Councillor 'cautious' of civic centre reopening

Councillor Gregory Ebbs says the reopening of the centre could "very easily" be delayed.

Rows of books of different colours on wooden shelves

New site found for town library

Whitchurch Library will operate from the former Woolworths store, now known as St Mary's Arcade.

A rectangular building which has red brick at the bottom then dark grey windows and light wooden slats. The front of the building is not finished, there is a patch of grass on the right and a pile of soil on the left. The perimeter is still fenced off as construction work is ongoing. The sky is blue and cloudy in the background.

New pool to open next month ahead of schedule

The facilities at Whitchurch Swimming and Fitness Centre will open to the public on 19 March.

A public building with a wooden balcony above a brick ground floor, with pink hanging baskets above and bushes below the ground floor windows

Council in £4m bid to reopen centre closed by Raac

Shropshire Council leaders will likely to approve a £4m investment at a meeting next week.

An orange Sainsbury's sign on a black wall.

Sainsbury's to close six cafes in West Midlands

The planned closures are announced as part of the supermarket firm's drive to save £1bn in the UK.

A photo of a festive postbox topper, featuring a Christmas tree and a gingerbread house, with a light dusting of snow on top. There's a snowy field behind it.

In pictures: Snow falls across the South

Parts of Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire saw snow on Saturday night.

A partly-finished swimming pool with some of the tiles laid on the sides and floor. There are windows on the far side and a pile of building materials on the floor.

New pool on course to open by Easter

Shropshire Council hopes the new £13m swimming centre will attract 30% more users.