A popular annual tractor pulling event in Shropshire has used horsepower to raise £12,000 for Shrewsbury Hospice and Hope House Children's Hospice.

Bluebird Care Shropshire is working with Shropshire Wildlife Trust and Omega, the national association for end of life care to ensure that isolation is as cheerful as possible.

A Shrewsbury health and fitness club has thrown down the gauntlet to its members by challenging them to leap into a series of fitness challenges - all in aid of a Shropshire charity this weekend.

A charity fun run in Shrewsbury, which attracted 280 runners dressed as Santa and his elves earlier this month, has raised £500 to support the work of Shrewsbury Town in the Community.

Nearly 300 adults and children turned a leisure company red and green as they dressed up as Santa and his elves to take part in a charity fun run in Shrewsbury on Sunday.

Shrewsbury’s main fireworks display which had to be postponed twice due to flooding is back with a bang - and this time with a “festive twist”.

Entries are pouring in from adults and children for an event in Shrewsbury on Sunday morning when they will dress up as Santas and elves to take part in a charity run.

Family-owned independent retailer, Abakhan, is taking part in Christmas Jumper Day on Friday December 13th to raise funds for Save The Children.

Santa and his elves are going to have a very busy time at a Shrewsbury-based leisure business in the run up to Christmas this year.

Around 500 adults and children are expected to dress up as Santa and elves for the day to take part in this year’s Salop Santa Dash and Salop Elf Dash in Shrewsbury on December 1.