In 1801 after a career mostly designing and building bridges and canals engineer Thomas Telford was commissioned ... journey from London to Birmingham in half a day. Telford was buried in Westminster ...

Permission has been given for a 66-bed care home to be built near the A5 on the outskirts of Telford. The scheme is part of a larger development in Redhill that includes a new Lidl supermarket ...

The Duchess of Gloucester has attended Westminster Abbey’s Field of Remembrance ceremony in place of the Queen, who is unwell, to commemorate members of the armed forces who have lost their lives.

Shaun Davies, the MP for Telford, secured a Westminster Hall debate on the topic this week where other parliamentarians responded positively to his call. Mr Davies, a dad himself, said ...

Welcome to Westminster Abbey. Daily prayer has been offered in this place for over a thousand years, and your participation in today's service is warmly welcomed. At choral Evensong most of the ...

Special services, concerts, lectures, events for families and more – there’s something for everyone at the Abbey. Many of our events are free and open to anyone. Our in-person events are held at ...

Welcome to Westminster Abbey. Daily prayer has been offered in this place for over a thousand years, and your participation in today's service is warmly welcomed. The service always includes one or ...

Westminster Abbey is generally busy – and the staff keeps you moving at a pretty swift pace – so do a little research ahead of time to avoid missing your personal must-sees. For instance ...

He died unmarried. At the funeral the Dean of Westminster said of him: ...he gave his whole heart to this place, and jealously guarded every fragment that could tell of its long history. His sister ...