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South Shropshire Climate Action launches new website

South Shropshire Climate Action’s (SSCA) new website offers helpful tips on how to reduce your carbon footprint, save money, promote your health and wellbeing and enhance our natural environment.

Art, Music & Culture

Shire Folk bring music to the Marches

Shire Folk, the New Folk Touring Network, prepare to welcome their next talented musician they celebrate a sell-out September tour.

Eat & Drink

Autumn Plant Fair builds momentum

Ad Feature: The much-awaited annual Hergest Croft Gardens Autumn Plant Fair on Sunday, October 15th, is all set to dazzle and delight with a record number of exhibitors participating this year.

Explore

A walk through Ludlow’s Green Spaces

This circular walk around Ludlow’s natural beauty spots aims to promote wellbeing and wildlife whilst also supporting community initiatives

Explore

Decluttering is a tonic for the soul

Clearing out unnecessary items from our living spaces can be intimidating, but you don’t need to do it alone, Tracey Bayliss of Clutter Clearing Company helped to lighten the burden.

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Health & Beauty

Our top 10 Mother’s Day gift ideas

Beautiful, unique and affordable gifts for Mother’s Day from our local businesses. It really is the thought that counts.

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Dreaming of escaping to Ludlow? Property market overview in 2023

Unique characterful housing stock defines the Ludlow area property market. If you are considering buying or selling property, Blocsphere’s Cindy Walker offers a market overview of what to expect and how to navigate a potentially turbulent 2023. 

Women business
Health & Beauty

Ludlow’s Green Woman gains prestigious organic certification

Suzanne and Eve Carnall, created award-winning Fit Pit natural deodorant 7 years ago, when they couldn’t find one that worked for them. Since then theLudlow-based family-owned organic skin-care business has grown, recently receiving the prestigious organic certification and remain committed to being natural, organic, and plastic free.

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Art, Music & Culture

The Ludlow Fine Books Fair, 6-7 November

Do you have a special book in need of repair? There are book restorers at the Ludlow Fine Book Fair, 6-7 November at Ludlow Racecourse. It promises to be a celebration of fine books, printing and artisanal crafts.

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Gardens

Refresh and reuse in the garden!

Autumn is in full swing, it’s getting colder, the trees are changing colour and gardeners are starting to tidy and prepare their gardens in case of an early frost.

Mother and daughter shopkeepers
Lifestyle

At home in Ludlow

At Home is the latest addition to Ludlow’s bustling High Street and the mother-daughter team behind it tell us about the joys of running their eco-friendly home and decor store.

Art, Music & Culture

Meet local author: S J Norbury

Susannah Norbury lives in Herefordshire with her family and has just published Mrs Narwhal’s Diary, her first novel. She chats to LGL about life, love and gardening

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How to plan your wedding ceremony in Ludlow

Planning a wedding? Ludlow has it all. In this guide, although you may downsize the wedding party, oversize your celebration with grandeur at these spectacular, local settings.

Lifestyle

Shop local – Ludlow springs forth

On the 12 April some non-essential businesses can reopen their doors. Here’s a list of those who‘ve told us they’re welcoming back customers.

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Lifestyle

Be my Valentine

It’s our annual Valentine’s Day special with discounts available on a number of locally available products and food that can be delivered to a loved one (that includes you!) this holiday.

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Lifestyle

Home is where? From NY to Ludlow

New contributor to LGL, Nicole Landers, a plant ecologist, made a whirlwind move from upstate New York to the outskirts of Ludlow just over a year ago — it’s been quite the journey!