Famous Salopians – Part One

Wednesday 23rd April 2008, 9:16AM BST.

Carol Decker of T’Pau

Wellington-based songstress Carol Decker was the front woman in 1980s band T’Pau, belting out a string of Top 40 power ballads including China in Your Hand and Heart and Soul, alongside Shropshire-born band members Ronnie rogers and Michael Chetwood.

Carol’s also appeared on various TV shows in recent years, including Just The Two Of Us, Making Your Mind Up and Hit Me Baby One More Time alongside Shakin’ Stevens. Carol and Ronnie reunited last year to begin work on new material. Read more here…

Compiled by Lara Page

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  1. 1
    wendy

    I am so glad you have not mentioned Shropshires 2 most embarrasing residents.
    Nick Griffin and Otis Ferry
    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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    Star

    i dont know who no.2 is … but shes hot

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    Star

    What about premiership keeprer Joe Hart aswell, hes famous …

    nice to see roy wood there …

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    chas

    Max Brown was also in ‘Mistresses’ on BBC1 most recently and has a film with David Suchet in post production.

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    Claire

    love this! have been a fan of max brown since he was kristian in hollyoaks, but didnt know he was from shrews :-)

    knew pete postalthwait though, then theres max from the kooks but i think he has now left the band.

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    XPHISTO

    Pete Postlethwaite is well placed as 1st in the Shropshire celeb list.
    This is a man that at the start of his hugely demanding solo stageplay Scaramouche Jones amazingly found time to assist in a project to discourage people from buying stolen property because most that do directly fund drug abuse.
    He flatly refused to take a penny piece for his time and his parting words to me as he left from a days filming for the project were ‘lets just hope in our hearts that we can bring an end to this awful problem. If a bargain is too good to be true then that’s probably exactly what it is.’ A great man, a great dad & a great big heart.

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    David Jones

    Star – just because she is showing much of her chest from above does not make her hot. You must be about 13.

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    TheStar

    Im actualy alot older than 13, just because i comment on the attractiveness of a woman, doesnt make mean its becasue of the fact shes showing cleavage …. infact its something i hadnt noticed … her eyes are gorgeous, your the one that drew attention to her clevage ….

    you must be 13

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    John

    Ian Hunter, aside from Mott the Hoople fame sang a sad song about unrequited love entitled “Irene Wilde” in which he recalls the old (and much missed) Barker Street bus station.

    Not a lot of people know what!

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    Martin Curry

    Is 23a, Swanhill still standing?

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    Liz

    Yes, 23a, Swan Hill still stands. New IH Cd in 2009!

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