The Shrewsbury Chronicle is the local newspaper for Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...

 and the surrounding area, including Church Stretton

Church Stretton

Church Stretton is a small town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the town was recorded as 2,789 in 2001, whilst the population of the wider parish was recorded as 4,186...

, in Shropshire

Shropshire

Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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It is published every Thursday and is one of the oldest weekly newspapers in the country. Its first edition was published in 1772. Its current Editor is John Butterworth, who has been in this position since 1997.

The paper is the sister edition of the North Shropshire Chronicle

North Shropshire Chronicle

The North Shropshire Chronicle is a local weekly newspaper covering northern Shropshire, England which is published every Thursday.It covers news from the three towns of Wem, Whitchurch and Ellesmere, and many surrounding villages....

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