<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>Northumberland Gazette Shropshire</title>    <link>https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/topic/shropshire/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Northumberland Gazette Shropshire and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:58:40 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-10-21T16:58:40Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026</dc:rights>    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/topic/shropshire/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Another artistic residency at Berwick Academy as partnership with The Maltings continues]]></title>          <link>https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/people/another-artistic-residency-at-berwick-academy-as-partnership-with-the-maltings-continues-9302172</link>          <description><![CDATA[The Maltings has announced that there will be a residency at a secondary school in Berwick for the 2026/27 academic year.]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:27:12 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9302172</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmIwYmE2MmNlLTEwYmItNDJlOS05MDlmLTEzNzM2M2FhMDZiYjowNGFlY2Y4ZC0xNzhmLTQzMTktYjMzMC0yNzJmOWQwNTA0Zjg=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Alan Mason</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Pagan is co-director of Pelican Theatre and co-creator of Flip the Switch. Photo by Alan Mason. -  (Alan Mason)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Coulson]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-21T14:27:12+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>