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		<title>Blog: Court rules you must listen to the rubbish songs as well</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/03/11/blog-court-rules-you-must-listen-to-the-rubbish-songs-as-well/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Blog: Millions of music lovers were left reeling today after a High Court judge ruled they could no longer buy "just the good songs" and must in future download the entire album - even if there's only a few good tracks on it.]]></description>
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		<title>Town&#8217;s gridlock chaos came as no surprise</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/03/01/towns-gridlock-chaos-came-as-no-surprise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/03/01/towns-gridlock-chaos-came-as-no-surprise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lembit opik mp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mid wales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newtown]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What do you get if you mix new traffic lights in Newtown with an unfinished computer system? asks Lembit Opik MP. Gridlock. That's what happened when the power was turned on for the "new improved" traffic management system in parallel with the opening of the new Tesco.]]></description>
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		<title>Blog: Girls too aloud?</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/02/26/blog-girls-too-aloud/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/02/26/blog-girls-too-aloud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blog: My six-year-old daughter has just got heavily into Girls Aloud. She mimics the dance moves of Cheryl and Co - some of which are, frankly, a bit raunchy. Of course, she doesn't realise this; she's just innocently copying her idols]]></description>
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		<title>Blog: You can pay for my sofa, Mr Brown</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/02/22/blog-you-can-pay-for-my-sofa-mr-brown/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/02/22/blog-you-can-pay-for-my-sofa-mr-brown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talking point]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jason lavan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Blog: I spent the best part of Saturday cleaning ketchup off the sofa while the cat threw me dirty looks and I cursed the prime minister.]]></description>
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		<title>Blog: Property loss statistics paint a worrying picture</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/02/17/blog-property-loss-statistics-paint-a-worrying-picture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/02/17/blog-property-loss-statistics-paint-a-worrying-picture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ludlow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philip dunne mp]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Figures released last week showed that home repossessions in 2009 reached a 14-year high, with 46,000 households having their homes repossessed, writes Ludlow MP Philip Dunne.]]></description>
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		<title>Carl Jones on the 2010 Oscars</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/02/02/carl-jones-on-the-2010-oscars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/02/02/carl-jones-on-the-2010-oscars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Daily Blog]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[film]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oscars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So there we have it. This year's Oscars will pretty much be a straight shootout between blockbuster fantasy and gritty fact-based drama.]]></description>
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		<title>The MMR jab: One mother&#8217;s experience</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/29/the-mmr-jab-one-mothers-experience/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/29/the-mmr-jab-one-mothers-experience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talking point]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have been dreading this appointment since my son Beau was born. I knew it would come and I knew I would have no choice but to face it. Today Beau, at just over  14 months, is scheduled to have his MMR jab.]]></description>
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		<title>Seen snow? Not like this you haven&#8217;t!</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/29/seen-snow-not-like-this-you-havent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/29/seen-snow-not-like-this-you-havent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Becky's blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daily Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News Pictures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rebecca lawrence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I thought I had seen snow before but I have never seen anything like this, writes Shropshire ex-pat Rebecca Dutton from her new home in Canada.]]></description>
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		<title>Trying my hand at winemaking</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/26/trying-my-hand-at-winemaking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/26/trying-my-hand-at-winemaking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weekend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emma kasprzak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winemaking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When economic times are tough, even a visit to the supermarket can be a scary experience. So I’m all for saving money whenever and wherever I can. Making my own wine seemed like a great idea.]]></description>
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		<title>When the Olympic flame came to town</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/21/blog-when-the-olympic-flame-came-to-town/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/21/blog-when-the-olympic-flame-came-to-town/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Becky's blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daily Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rebecca lawrence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rebecca Lawrence watches the excitement and celebrations as the Olympic Torch arrives in her new home town of Moose Jaw, Canada.]]></description>
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		<title>Blog: In the midst of the phony election war</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/19/blog/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/19/blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Blog: If duck houses and raiding hotel mini-bars fed the appetite for political scandal during 2009, everyone from political diarists to column inch toe-dippers should not be put off by the menu for 2010.]]></description>
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		<title>Blog: Wonka &#8216;pleased&#8217; with takeover deal</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/19/blog-wonka-pleased-with-takeover-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/19/blog-wonka-pleased-with-takeover-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chocolatier Willy Wonka today said he was very pleased with the takeover deal agreed for his company.]]></description>
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		<title>Can we survive with peak oil fast approaching?</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/15/can-we-survive-with-peak-oil-fast-approaching/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/15/can-we-survive-with-peak-oil-fast-approaching/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Page</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talking point]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oswestry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[petrol]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[People say "Oh, don't worry, they'll find another big oil field soon". Will they really?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>39</slash:comments>
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		<title>Happy birthday, Sophie Wessex</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/15/happy-birthday-sophie-wessex/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/15/happy-birthday-sophie-wessex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[She will be 45 next week and it's all set to be another happy birthday for Sophie Wessex, writes Royal correspondent Shirley Tart.]]></description>
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		<title>Listeners divided over Evans&#8217; debut</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/12/listeners-divided-over-evans-debut/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/12/listeners-divided-over-evans-debut/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talking point]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Shropshire Terry Wogan fans are divided on the merits of new Radio 2 breakfast DJ Chris Evans as he continues his fight to hold on to millions of loyal "Togs".]]></description>
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		<title>Blast shatters new year quiet</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/04/blast-shatters-new-year-quiet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/04/blast-shatters-new-year-quiet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Burrows]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[shrewsbury explosion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[David Burrows on the explosion which ripped through the heart of Shrewsbury town centre on Sunday, January 3.]]></description>
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		<title>Blog: BBC &#8217;sorry for lack of Tennant&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/12/29/blog-bbc-sorry-for-lack-of-tennant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/12/29/blog-bbc-sorry-for-lack-of-tennant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BBC executives today apologised after a mistake meant there was no mention of the actor David Tennant on radio and television for at least an hour.]]></description>
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		<title>My favourite time of the year</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/12/28/my-favourite-time-of-the-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/12/28/my-favourite-time-of-the-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emma Suddaby]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, here we all are, my favourite bit of the festive season – the comfy lull between Christmas and the new year.]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Claus: &#8220;Competition threat does not bother me&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/12/24/santa-claus-competition-threat-does-not-bother-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/12/24/santa-claus-competition-threat-does-not-bother-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Father Christmas today vowed the defy Lord Mandelson's recommendation that his service be opened up to increased competition. "I've been doing this for a very long time," he said. "I've got brand loyalty behind me."]]></description>
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		<title>Blog: My hometown</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/12/19/blog-my-hometown/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/12/19/blog-my-hometown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ellesmere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newport]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bruce Springsteen once sang about a small town being all "whitewashed windows and vacant stores". He could have been singing about many of our market towns.]]></description>
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