Shropshire Star

The week in quotes - February 12

From the opening of the new Cheryl James inquest, to an £8.5 million council funding helpline, a runaway pig. DIY SOS arriving in the county and a certain FA Cup clash, here's the week in quotes.

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"It felt cursory. It felt rushed. It was clear to us that they believed it was a suicide."

At the first day of a fresh inquest into her death, Private Cheryl James's father Des said there had been an "assumption of suicide" by Surrey Police during their 2002 investigation into his daughter's death at Deepcut Barracks in November 1995.

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"It does not go anywhere near solving our problems - although it will alleviate them."

Shropshire Council leader Malcolm Pate

Shropshire Council leader Malcolm Pate said a pledge from Greg Clark, Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government, to provide an extra £8.5 million for Shropshire over four years appears to fall short of what the council needs.

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"We must have spent 16 hours looking for him. He had gone to Lightmoor Village, Doseley, Little Dawley and Aqueduct. He had probably covered six or seven miles."

Eight-week-old piglet Albert had his owners searching all over Telford after he escaped from his pen at his home. An appeal on Facebook and Twitter led to him getting safely home.

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“The local community has been amazing. Everywhere we go we see people coming together."

Nick Knowles leads the DIY SOS team

Nick Knowles has brought the DIY SOS team to Shropshire to transform a cottage in the village of Hopesay, helping former firefighter Joe Grafton who has struggled with spiralling costs after being forced to retire through injury.

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“We have got a great chance, look at the way we played when Chelsea came here. We are playing good football again."

Alan Davies with his ticket

Shrewsbury Town fan Alan Davies rates his team's chances against Manchester United as supporters snap up tickets for the FA Cup clash.

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