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		<title>&#8216;Oscars&#8217; night for businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/07/04/oscars-night-for-businesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Telford waste removal and drainage specialist SP Holding was celebrating today after being crowned Shropshire's Company of the Year 2009 at an awards ceremony last night.]]></description>
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		<title>Gerald Ratner and THAT comment . . .</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/07/04/gerald-ratner-and-that-comment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It's been 18 years since jewellery tycoon Gerald Ratner made a joke that destroyed his business and nearly destroyed him. Watch our video interview.]]></description>
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		<title>County firm creating up to 100 jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/07/02/county-firm-creating-up-to-100-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/07/02/county-firm-creating-up-to-100-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Up to 100 jobs are to be created in the region by a new Shropshire business helping companies go green.]]></description>
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		<title>Who will be crowned business winners?</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/29/who-will-be-crowned-business-winners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/29/who-will-be-crowned-business-winners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Bould</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the Shropshire Star reveals the finest companies in the county which have beaten off strong competition to be named finalists in the Shropshire Business Awards 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>CEO takes regional title</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/29/ceo-takes-regional-title/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/29/ceo-takes-regional-title/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Bould</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The chief executive of a leading Shropshire company has scooped the regional title in the search for the country's Entrepreneur of the Year.]]></description>
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		<title>New beer concept launched</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/29/new-beer-concept-launched/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/29/new-beer-concept-launched/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Bould</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Shropshire entrepreneurs have launched a new self-service beer concept to the UK.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands enjoy heat and fun at showground</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/29/thousands-enjoy-heat-and-fun-at-showground/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/29/thousands-enjoy-heat-and-fun-at-showground/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Farming]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of people from across Shropshire and further afield came to a hot, sun-kissed Shrewsbury to enjoy a “perfect” 120th West Mid Show.]]></description>
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		<title>West Mid Show trophy winners</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/29/west-mid-show-trophy-winners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/29/west-mid-show-trophy-winners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Among the winners of major trophies and prizes at the West Mid Show were:]]></description>
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		<title>Beef farm family buck the trend</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/29/beef-farm-family-buck-the-trend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/29/beef-farm-family-buck-the-trend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A Shropshire family who have entered their 90th year of farming are bucking the trend during the credit crunch with their herd of prize-winning cattle.]]></description>
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		<title>Chef’s praise for county food</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/29/chefs-praise-for-county-food/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/29/chefs-praise-for-county-food/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[French celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli has praised the quality of the county’s livestock and produce at this year’s show – and revealed he has a soft spot for Shropshire Blue cheese.]]></description>
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		<title>West Mid Show 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/27/west-mid-show-crowds-defy-weather/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/27/west-mid-show-crowds-defy-weather/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Page</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Crowds of happy people shrugged off the grey skies and packed into the 120th West Mid Show today as the annual extravaganza kicked off in style.]]></description>
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		<title>Royal Welsh Show profit is one of the best</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/24/royal-welsh-show-profit-is-one-of-the-best/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/24/royal-welsh-show-profit-is-one-of-the-best/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Organisers of Wales’s premier agricultural show have today hailed last year’s show a massive success – revealing it had netted a profit of more than £370,000 – one of the best recorded.]]></description>
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		<title>West Mid Show is free for children</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/23/west-mid-show-is-free-for-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/23/west-mid-show-is-free-for-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Children going to this year’s West Mid Show in Shrewsbury will get in for free for the first time in the show’s history, organisers announced today.]]></description>
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		<title>Letter: Bank showed no loyalty</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/19/letter-bank-showed-no-loyalty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/19/letter-bank-showed-no-loyalty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LETTER: I visited a branch of HSBC in Wrexham on June 11, to request if I could have my agreed overdraft increased from £200 to £250.]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage lending drops in May</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/18/mortgage-lending-drops-in-may/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/18/mortgage-lending-drops-in-may/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage lending fell two per cent during the month of May, new figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) published today show.]]></description>
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		<title>FTSE 100 drops in early trading</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/18/ftse-100-drops-in-early-trading/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/18/ftse-100-drops-in-early-trading/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The FTSE 100 was down in early trading as gains and losses were spilt across sectors.]]></description>
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		<title>Upbeat Darling at odds with Bank governor</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/18/upbeat-darling-at-odds-with-bank-governor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/18/upbeat-darling-at-odds-with-bank-governor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Alistair Darling has said he is confident the UK economy will return to growth in the new year, while the governor of the Bank of England has urged the government to grant him more regulatory powers.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama seeks &#8216;transformation&#8217; of US financial regulation</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/18/obama-seeks-transformation-of-us-financial-regulation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/18/obama-seeks-transformation-of-us-financial-regulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama has unveiled sweeping, landmark reforms of the United States financial system in a bid to prevent such a powerful recession from striking again.]]></description>
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		<title>Fears over county house plans</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/17/fears-over-county-house-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/17/fears-over-county-house-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Government plans to build more than 25,000 homes across Shropshire over the next 20 years could threaten the natural and historic environment of the county’s market towns, a campaign group has warned.]]></description>
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		<title>FTSE 100 breaches 4,300 mark</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/17/ftse-100-breaches-4300-mark/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/17/ftse-100-breaches-4300-mark/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The FTSE 100 fell 1.21 per cent to 4,276.08, taking the index below 4,300 for the first time in a month.]]></description>
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