It’s always interesting to read the stories from the Chronicle Newspaper about Great Wyrley. It’s the only free newspaper you can get in the area, that’s if your early enough and quick enough to manage to get a copy. The Chronicle Newspaper is produced by The Midland News Association (MNA Media), and has been running since the 1980s. It publishes one of the UK’s biggest-selling regional daily newspapers, The Express & Star, and its sister title, The Shropshire Star. The Express & Star started in 1889, though the newspaper’s history can be traced back to 1874 with the Midlands Counties Evening Express. The newspaper was formed through a merger of the Express and The Star.
News from the Chronicle – Thursday 24th July 2025
At the Teddy Bears Nursery, in Great Wyrley, they have opened a garden library tribute in the memory of the late Victoria Powers, who died July 6, 2024, aged 35 from cancer. Victoria’s son Jacob had the honour of opening the garden library. She had worked at the nursery in Long Lane for 15 years, it was back in April 2017 that Victoria was diagnosed with breast cancer just days before her 28th birthday, in April 2017.
