Newly-commissioned Deputy Lieutenant, Mrs Jo Baugh, attended her first solo engagement on Saturday 19th July 2025.Mrs. Baugh was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Mrs Anna Turner, on 23rd May 2025 and was officially presented with her commission at the...
The Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Mrs Anna Turner JP is delighted to announce the appointment of Garrison Sergeant Major Andrew John Stokes as a Deputy Lieutenant of Shropshire.Deputy Lieutenants are chosen from across Shropshire to support the work of the Lord-Lieutenant. With a history of serving the...
On Thursday 16th May the British Beekeepers’ Association will celebrate their 150th anniversary. To mark this special occasion the Shropshire Beekeepers' Association (SBKA) have selected a walnut tree to plant in their traditional heritage orchard at the Conduit Head Apiary situated in Nobold Lane on...
Deputy Lieutenant Diana Flint represented the Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire at the Annual Meeting and Especial Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Shropshire at Harper Adams on Saturday. She was also representing Sight Loss Shropshire in her position as chair of the charity. It was wonderful...
The Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Anna Turner, was delighted to present the newly appointed Deputy-Lieutenant Selina Graham with her commission at Shirehall, Shrewsbury.Selina was High Sheriff of Shropshire 2022-2023 and during that period she attended 432 official engagements including the presentation of 53 Outstanding young citizens...
As the first person in my family to study for a degree, and after a slightly “peripatetic childhood” – as a family we moved several times as my Father continued to get promoted in his media and public relations career – I feel incredibly honoured...
Shirley Tart, a remarkable journalist who served Shropshire for 63 unbroken years, has died. Shirley, who died peacefully at home on Christmas Day, was one of those who helped set up the Shropshire Star.She reported on the county she loved so much and took leadership roles...
Pictured above is Deputy-Lieutenant Tullis Matson welcoming new British Citizens to the county of Shropshire. In January 2004 the Government introduced a requirement that people aged 18 years or over, who are accepted for naturalisation or registration as British citizens, must take a Citizenship Oath and...
Shropshire Deputy Lieutenant, Air Vice-Marshal Warren James CB CBE DL, received his insignia as a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) from Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, during an investiture at Windsor Castle on 9 February 2022. Photograph - Crown Copyright...
Burwarton House was the perfect setting for the lord-lieutenant of Shropshire, Anna Turner, to present the newly appointed Deputy-Lieutenants with their commissions. It was a wonderful evening and the first time the Lord-Lieutenant and her Deputies both retired and current had been together for many...
