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		<title>Ah, Mr Bond, it&#8217;s nice to see you in Oswestry</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/04/12/ah-mr-bond-its-nice-to-see-you-in-oswestry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hollywood star Daniel Craig gave staff at a Shropshire shop a surprise after walking in and browsing its shelves.]]></description>
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		<title>Wellington &#8216;cenetery&#8217; mistake will be buried</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visitors to a Shropshire cemetery could be forgiven for thinking they were seeing things after sign makers for the burial ground made a grave error.]]></description>
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		<title>Mystery face appears in &#8216;haunted&#8217; pub&#8217;s window</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drinkers in one Shropshire pub have been left scratching their heads after a series of spooky goings on - including this face appearing on the bar's window.]]></description>
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		<title>Mouse spoils London Hilton hotel stay</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/12/21/unexpected-guest-mouse-spoils-london-hilton-stay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Shropshire family staying in a four-star hotel in London at the weekend received the shock of their lives - after finding a dead mouse in their bed.]]></description>
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		<title>Shropshire fitness fanatic in Guinness Book of Records</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[World records were achieved for a host of weird and wonderful feats at a ceremony to launch this year's Guinness Book of Records - including one set by a Shropshire fitness fanatic.]]></description>
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		<title>What type of internet user are you?</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/09/02/what-type-of-internet-user-are-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Council worker Tom, from Market Drayton, isn't keen to reveal his surname. It's hardly surprising, because simply by engaging in conversation he's way outside his comfort zone.]]></description>
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		<title>Letter: Not every little offer helps at Tesco</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Letter: Recently, my wife and I were invited to a barbecue and went into Tesco in Madeley to buy some beer and a bottle of wine to give our host.]]></description>
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		<title>Sarcasm Corner: Woodn&#8217;t you know it</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/08/05/sarcasm-corner-woodnt-you-know-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/08/05/sarcasm-corner-woodnt-you-know-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Letter: Your July 29 issue carried a picture of Carla Bruni Sarkozy on a film set with Woody Allen. I just wanted to thank you for the helpful caption that Woody Allen was the one on the left.]]></description>
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		<title>Parasailing donkey offered home in Shropshire</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/07/28/parasailing-donkey-offered-home-in-shropshire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/07/28/parasailing-donkey-offered-home-in-shropshire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A donkey rescued after it was sent on a horrific parascending ride in a sick stunt in Russia could be rehomed in Shropshire, it was revealed today.]]></description>
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		<title>Telford taxi drivers could gain historical knowledge for tourists</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/07/14/telford-taxi-drivers-could-gain-historical-knowledge-for-tourists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/07/14/telford-taxi-drivers-could-gain-historical-knowledge-for-tourists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Private hire drivers in Telford could be sent to the classroom to learn about the history of the town and its attractions - as the secret weapon in a bid to woo big businesses and tourists, and attract more investment into the borough.]]></description>
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		<title>Clownselling offered in Shropshire for fear of clowns</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/07/12/clownselling-offered-in-shropshire-for-fear-of-clowns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/07/12/clownselling-offered-in-shropshire-for-fear-of-clowns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roll up! Roll up! A circus arrived in a Shropshire town over the weekend, but bosses had to put on special counselling sessions to help people with a fear of clowns.]]></description>
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		<title>Shropshire mum gives birth at Glastonbury Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/06/28/shropshire-mum-gives-birth-at-glastonbury-festival/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/06/28/shropshire-mum-gives-birth-at-glastonbury-festival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Shropshire baby had an unusual introduction to the world after his mum went into labour at the Glastonbury Festival.]]></description>
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		<title>Driver is &#8216;double&#8217; of football&#8217;s Fabio Capello!</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/06/04/driver-is-double-of-footballs-fabio-capello/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/06/04/driver-is-double-of-footballs-fabio-capello/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shoppers at a Shropshire supermarket can be forgiven for doing a double-take when they bump into one of the store's workers.]]></description>
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		<title>Lembit Opik. Funnyman.</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/06/03/lembit-opik-hes-a-comedian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Mid Wales Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik fancies himself as the next Mayor of London.]]></description>
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		<title>Shropshire lotto player has £60,000 to collect</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/06/03/shropshire-lotto-player-has-60000-to-collect/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/06/03/shropshire-lotto-player-has-60000-to-collect/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A £60,415 lotto prize remains unclaimed in Telford – almost four months after the numbers were drawn.]]></description>
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		<title>Rider in the sky</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2010/04/12/rider-in-the-sky/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People in Oswestry had to look twice after seeing a huge motorbike in the sky. But rather than being the real thing it was an air balloon launched from Oswestry School’s playing fields, near Welsh Walls.]]></description>
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		<title>Two hole-in-ones sunk</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2010/03/18/two-hole-in-ones-sunk-by-shropshire-golfer-jamie-brittain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2010/03/18/two-hole-in-ones-sunk-by-shropshire-golfer-jamie-brittain/#comments</comments>
		<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/latest/2010/03/05/hidden-love-letters-tell-of-war-romance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2010/03/05/hidden-love-letters-tell-of-war-romance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
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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/latest/2010/03/03/meet-the-hen-that-thinks-its-a-dog/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/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/latest/2010/02/05/newly-weds-in-spin-at-bbc-radio-one-dj-greg-james-live-gig/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/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>
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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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