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	<title>Shropshire StarOpinion &#187; Shropshire Star</title>
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		<title>Letter: No help for gifted children</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/26/letter-no-help-for-gifted-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/26/letter-no-help-for-gifted-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teachers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telford]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am writing to express my disappointment at the lack of support for gifted children in the Telford and Wrekin area.]]></description>
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		<title>Letter: Stop wind power bids</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/25/letter-stop-wind-power-bids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/25/letter-stop-wind-power-bids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[James Lovelock, the most esteemed and famous environmental scientist, had humility and courage to admit that he got it wrong when alarming us about the impact of climate change.]]></description>
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		<title>Letter: Help slash fuel waste</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/24/letter-help-slash-fuel-waste/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/24/letter-help-slash-fuel-waste/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most electricity is produced in Britain by burning fuel. Fuel will eventually run out.]]></description>
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		<title>Letter: Not much thought as villages bulldozed</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/23/letter-not-much-thought-as-villages-bulldozed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/23/letter-not-much-thought-as-villages-bulldozed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flax mill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shrewsbury]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[They are making such a fuss about the Shrewsbury Flax Mill, but similarly interesting and historic buildings, and even whole villages, are being bulldozed without the slightest consideration as to preservation or alternate uses. Look around you everywhere!]]></description>
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		<title>Letter: Getting up to broadband speed</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/22/letter-getting-up-to-broadband-speed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/22/letter-getting-up-to-broadband-speed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broadband]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was particularly interested to read the article  advising people how to test their broadband speed.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Letter &#8211; Give us back our services</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/21/letter-give-us-back-our-services/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/21/letter-give-us-back-our-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 07:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wellington]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I wonder if your readers agree with me when I say that the public are  treated as children by both national and local politicians.]]></description>
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		<title>Letter &#8211; Scandal of jobs firms</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/19/letter-scandal-of-jobs-firms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/19/letter-scandal-of-jobs-firms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[north shropshire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shrewsbury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shropshire]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With unemployment at its highest rate since 1996, the government’s response to the problem is a scandal.]]></description>
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		<title>Letter &#8211; Hope for our youths</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/18/letter-hope-for-our-youths/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/18/letter-hope-for-our-youths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 08:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ditherington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[haughmond hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shrewsbury]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I live in the centre of Shrewsbury, am retired and enjoy recreational cycling; mostly at weekends.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>20</slash:comments>
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		<title>Letter: Shropshire Council record is appalling</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/17/letter-shropshire-council-record-is-appalling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/17/letter-shropshire-council-record-is-appalling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shirehall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shropshire council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theatre severn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[‘New Co’ should read ‘Joke Co’. As a former manufacturing director and professional working for blue chip companies in the private sector I am outraged at the thought of the council setting up a company to run services for profit.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>41</slash:comments>
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		<title>Letter: Bulldozing estate is not answer to homes crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/16/letter-bulldozing-estate-is-not-answer-to-homes-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/16/letter-bulldozing-estate-is-not-answer-to-homes-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oswestry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shropshire council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swan lane]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I find it almost unbelievable that Shropshire Council is planning to demolish 48 properties at Swan Lane, Oswestry, because the area is ‘plagued by drug-related problems’ in the Star on May 7.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Letter &#8211; French leader&#8217;s criticism is predictable</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/15/letter-french-leaders-criticism-is-predictable/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/15/letter-french-leaders-criticism-is-predictable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 07:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It has not taken very  long for the newly-elected president of France, François Hollande, to find his feet.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Letter: Driving as bad here as in Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/14/letter-driving-as-bad-here-as-in-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/14/letter-driving-as-bad-here-as-in-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 07:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oswestry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago we lived in Turkey, where we would take our lives in our hands just by driving to our local supermarket, a mere 10 minutes away from our home.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>38</slash:comments>
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		<title>Letter: Direct rail link to London is vital for whole region</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/11/letter-direct-rail-link-to-london-is-vital-for-whole-region/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/11/letter-direct-rail-link-to-london-is-vital-for-whole-region/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daniel kawczynski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shrewsbury]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I would like to thank all Shropshire Star readers who have taken the time to write letters of encouragement and support for the lobbying we are doing for a direct rail service from Shrewsbury to London.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Letter &#8211; No need to reveal data</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/10/letter-no-need-to-reveal-data/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/10/letter-no-need-to-reveal-data/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 08:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cleobury mortimer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shropshirestar.com/?p=252457</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I think that readers of Star letters, particularly SSHA tenants, might find this letter of some interest.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Letter: The Sun&#8217;s Roy Hodgson front page a disgrace</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/09/letter-the-suns-roy-hodgson-front-page-a-disgrace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/09/letter-the-suns-roy-hodgson-front-page-a-disgrace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Euro 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[football]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Sun’s cruel front page mocking of England’s new football manager was an utter disgrace.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>37</slash:comments>
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		<title>Letter: Let&#8217;s back the police</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/08/letter-lets-back-the-police/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/08/letter-lets-back-the-police/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[police]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is said that every cloud has a silver lining and during the latter part of 2011 our country experienced an unprecedented storm. However, for the first time since the last world war we appeared to regain our sense of values, community spirit and respect for the police.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Letter: Does Theatre Severn provide value for money?</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/04/letter-does-theatre-severn-provide-value-for-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/04/letter-does-theatre-severn-provide-value-for-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theatre severn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The recent news that the Theatre Severn is receiving a subsidy of over £700,000 per year is no surprise.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>32</slash:comments>
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		<title>Letter: Urging Salts to withdraw objections</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/03/letter-urging-salts-to-withdraw-objections/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/03/letter-urging-salts-to-withdraw-objections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 07:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ludlow]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After attending the public meeting which was held by the Salts in Ludlow, along with approximately 40 other people, I would like to urge Joyce Brand and her fellow Salts members to withdraw the 15-page dossier of objection they intend to send to the strategic health authority.]]></description>
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		<title>Letter: Breeds are not the problem</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/02/letter-breeds-are-not-the-problem/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/02/letter-breeds-are-not-the-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I take exception to some of the comments in Nigel Hastilow’s article.]]></description>
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		<title>Letter: Green site move will ruin towns</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/01/letter-green-site-move-will-ruin-towns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/05/01/letter-green-site-move-will-ruin-towns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[letters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Government has relaxed the regulations on building on green sites.]]></description>
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