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	<title>Shropshire Star &#187; Funny Old World: </title>
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		<title>Two hole-in-ones sunk</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/03/18/two-hole-in-ones-sunk-by-shropshire-golfer-jamie-brittain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shropshire golfer Jamie Brittain has secured a remarkable 67,000,000-1 sporting achievement - two hole-in-ones in the same round!]]></description>
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		<title>Hidden love letters tell of war romance</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/03/05/hidden-love-letters-tell-of-war-romance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[market drayton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Shropshire couple Olivia and Stuart Wilcox bought a chest of drawers at auction little did they know they were about to lift the lid on a tale of wartime romance, air raids and ration books.]]></description>
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		<title>Meet the hen that thinks it&#8217;s a dog</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/03/03/meet-the-hen-that-thinks-its-a-dog/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/03/03/meet-the-hen-that-thinks-its-a-dog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meet Mabel, the year-old Shrewsbury hen who thinks she's a dog.]]></description>
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		<title>Newly-weds in spin at DJ Greg&#8217;s live gig</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/02/05/newly-weds-in-spin-at-bbc-radio-one-dj-greg-james-live-gig/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/02/05/newly-weds-in-spin-at-bbc-radio-one-dj-greg-james-live-gig/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny Old World]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shropshire newly-weds John and Ruth Suckling enjoyed a live DJ set by Radio 1 presenter Greg James at their wedding reception after a cheeky request turned into reality.]]></description>
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		<title>Residents get their post &#8211; 19 years late</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/02/03/residents-get-their-post-19-years-late/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/02/03/residents-get-their-post-19-years-late/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny Old World]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Residents living in three Shrewsbury streets were left stunned when credit card bills and letters arrived through their letterboxes - nearly 20 years late.]]></description>
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		<title>Litterer fined £465 for offence</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/26/litterer-fined-465-for-offence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/26/litterer-fined-465-for-offence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny Old World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dawley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hadley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Telford man who dropped a drinks can in bushes has been left with a bill of £465.]]></description>
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		<title>County man fails in Aussie title bid</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/25/county-man-fails-in-aussie-title-bid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/01/25/county-man-fails-in-aussie-title-bid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny Old World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wem]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Strewth! Australians were today breathing a sigh of relief after a man born and raised in Shropshire narrowly missed out on being crowned Australian of the Year.]]></description>
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		<title>Town set to become Middle Earth</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/11/18/town-set-to-become-middle-earth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/11/18/town-set-to-become-middle-earth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny Old World]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[machynlleth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A town in Mid Wales is to be turned into a bit of Middle Earth next summer with the launch of a festival based on Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pensioners strike back against would-be mugger</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/11/10/pensioners-strike-back/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/11/10/pensioners-strike-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny Old World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trench]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A pair of pensioners thwarted a would-be mugger in Telford when the 70-year-old woman beat him off with her umbrella while her husband laid into him with his walking stick.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Card from trenches handed to family</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/11/05/card-from-trenches-handed-to-family/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/11/05/card-from-trenches-handed-to-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny Old World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[edgmond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shropshire]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A pensioner who made a nostalgic visit to his childhood Shropshire home was stunned after being handed a poignant postcard - sent by his late father from the trenches during World War One nearly 100 years ago.]]></description>
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		<title>County wedding&#8217;s talk of the world</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/09/29/county-weddings-talk-of-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/09/29/county-weddings-talk-of-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[wellington]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Shropshire Star sales executive was at the centre of international media attention today after she tied the knot in a wedding costing just £51 from an internet auction site.]]></description>
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		<title>Ghost-hunters spooked at library</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/09/17/ghost-hunters-spooked-at-library/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/09/17/ghost-hunters-spooked-at-library/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny Old World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shrewsbury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shropshire ghosts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ghost-hunters were spooked by weird noises including a "loud metallic clanging" and a bang when they camped out at a Shropshire library for a paranormal investigation.]]></description>
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		<title>Rescue for man in tight squeeze</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/08/19/rescue-for-man-in-tight-squeeze/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/08/19/rescue-for-man-in-tight-squeeze/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny Old World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shrewsbury]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A man who got his head stuck in the window of his Shrewsbury home while chatting to his wife needed firefighters to get him out of a tight squeeze.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Give this carrot a hand</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/08/11/give-this-carrot-a-hand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/08/11/give-this-carrot-a-hand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Woman]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Making a grab for the title of Shropshire’s weirdest vegetable is this carrot which bears more than a passing resemblance to a hand.]]></description>
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		<title>Shropshire Slasher returns on YouTube</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/08/07/shropshire-slasher-returns-on-youtube/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/08/07/shropshire-slasher-returns-on-youtube/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The name of Shropshire is spreading both chills and chuckles around the world thanks to YouTube and an unlikely ambassador for the county – Daffy Duck.]]></description>
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		<title>Keep your hands off my high heels</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/08/06/keep-your-hands-off-my-high-heels/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/08/06/keep-your-hands-off-my-high-heels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The TUC thinks high heels are "demeaning to women". Sadly, they didn't ask Business Editor Amy Bould.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve never seen Star Wars</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/08/01/ive-never-seen-star-wars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/08/01/ive-never-seen-star-wars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My name is Colin Illingworth, and I've never seen Star Wars.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>PM set for county holiday?</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/07/28/pm-set-for-county-holiday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/07/28/pm-set-for-county-holiday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[gordon brown]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister could be paying a visit to Shropshire after he met a county volunteer.]]></description>
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		<title>Caravan offer to Top Gear star</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/24/caravan-offer-to-top-gear-star/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/24/caravan-offer-to-top-gear-star/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond, who has a passion for blowing up old touring caravans, is being invited to take a break with his family in a luxury caravan holiday home on a five star park in Mid Wales.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>I predict you will meet a cynic&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/04/i-predict-you-will-meet-a-cynic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/06/04/i-predict-you-will-meet-a-cynic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LETTER: I always had an inkling that horoscopes and the like were a load of baloney and now I have proof – thanks to the Shropshire Star.]]></description>
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