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Simon is bald and is wearing a black suit jacket, white shirt and pink and white floral tie. He has a white moustache and beard, and is holding a large wooden plaque that says "the strength of the shed is each individual member. The strength of each member is the shed." He is also holding a small brown trophy.

Top awards for Men's Sheds volunteers

The groups picked up Volunteer of the Year and Shed of the Year at the House of Commons ceremony.

A muddy River Teme at the designated bathing site in Ludlow in October 2024. The water has some branches on and there are trees nearby on the riverbank.

River pollution near bathing site traced to farm

The Environment Agency issues a farm with a warning notice after water was polluted with slurry.

A rough-cut wooden fence with a weather-worn sign on it is in the foreground of a shot with a dewy or frosty field and the sun rising over the horizon.

Your photos: Castles, clocks and Christmas trees

Take a look at some of the West Midlands' best pictures from the past seven days.

Gaz Coombes from Supergrass on stage with a black guitar, red jacket, sunglasses and black hat with purple and yellow lights behind him

Supergrass to headline Live at Ludlow Castle

The band will perform at the castle on 25 July, the day before Olly Murs.

Ludlow town centre with shops in historic buildings, a church tower in the background and a black and white building to the right.

Police criticised by council over lack of response

One town councillor said he reported three incidents to police in Ludlow and got “nothing back”.

A woman with short blonde hair stands on a gallery overlooking a space below with desk and computers. She wears a white blouse with a grey jacket over the top and has no expression as she looks past the camera.

People can quiz council leader over energy plant

There is the opportunity to ask Shropshire Council's leader about the Ludlow scheme.

A pen drawing of a man with a moustache in a night shirt sat up in bed and holding his hands to his head

The attempted killer who hid under the bed

A new book highlights the case which led to the last hanging for attempted murder in England.

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair. She is dressed in mayoral robes and a chain of office.

Town mayor: Council doesn't care what we think

Beverley Waite made her claim as plans for a green waste recycling plant in Ludlow were outlined.

A group of campaigners all holding signs, one of them. One of the signs says Universal Declaration of River Rights, followed by several lines of smaller text, and another says Save the Wye

'We should be prosecuting water polluters'

Thousands of clean water campaigners from the Midlands will be joining a rally at the weekend.