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May 31, 2020

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: How will we remember the summer of 2020?

Mark Andrews: How will we remember the summer of 2020?

May 30, 2020

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Old fridges, hubris, and the nasty side of tribalism

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Old fridges, hubris, and the nasty side of tribalism

May 29, 2020

Supporting image for story: New support line for patients during lockdown

New support line for patients during lockdown

Supporting image for story: Quarantine could hit tourism, warns Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard

Quarantine could hit tourism, warns Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard

Supporting image for story: The day the beef war broke out

The day the beef war broke out

May 28, 2020

Supporting image for story: Police seize 171 drug packages in four years at Shropshire and Powys schools

Police seize 171 drug packages in four years at Shropshire and Powys schools

May 26, 2020

Supporting image for story: Small signs of normality returning to our town centres ahead of shops reopening

Small signs of normality returning to our town centres ahead of shops reopening

Supporting image for story: Could the internet save our town centres?

Could the internet save our town centres?

Supporting image for story: Support for vulnerable in time of crisis

Support for vulnerable in time of crisis

May 25, 2020

Supporting image for story: Could new cycle lanes transform Shropshire?

Could new cycle lanes transform Shropshire?

Supporting image for story: MP's plea to help Young Farmers

MP's plea to help Young Farmers

Supporting image for story: Dudley Zoo losing £50,000-a-week as coronavirus hits investment plans

Dudley Zoo losing £50,000-a-week as coronavirus hits investment plans

May 23, 2020

Supporting image for story: The Shropshire post office delivering smiles and a first-class service in tough times

The Shropshire post office delivering smiles and a first-class service in tough times

May 21, 2020

Supporting image for story: Changing way our police are equipped over the years

Changing way our police are equipped over the years

May 19, 2020

Supporting image for story: No increase in passengers, despite extra trains

No increase in passengers, despite extra trains

Supporting image for story: Top 10 tips to help voluntary groups get Covid emergency funding

Top 10 tips to help voluntary groups get Covid emergency funding

May 18, 2020

Extra services launched for mental health week

May 16, 2020

Supporting image for story: Off the streets, but homeless problem hasn't gone away

Off the streets, but homeless problem hasn't gone away

Supporting image for story: Are you hooked? Daily briefings have become a part of our lives

Are you hooked? Daily briefings have become a part of our lives

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Strange times, a strange union and why it's time we celebrated a true hero

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Strange times, a strange union and why it's time we celebrated a true hero

May 15, 2020

Supporting image for story: Stubborn determination that took Britain into the jet age

Stubborn determination that took Britain into the jet age

Supporting image for story: Please don't visit Wales during pandemic, says First Minister

Please don't visit Wales during pandemic, says First Minister

Supporting image for story: MP fears devolution will hit farmers

MP fears devolution will hit farmers

Supporting image for story: Council leader says 100,000 social care places could be at risk

Council leader says 100,000 social care places could be at risk

May 14, 2020

Supporting image for story: More trains planned for Shropshire but 'stay away' message remains

More trains planned for Shropshire but 'stay away' message remains

May 13, 2020

Supporting image for story: Don't hit small businesses with new taxes, urges Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard

Don't hit small businesses with new taxes, urges Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard

Supporting image for story: 'Unhelpful': Welsh Tory writes to Daniel Kawczynski over devolution comments

'Unhelpful': Welsh Tory writes to Daniel Kawczynski over devolution comments

May 12, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire and Wales MPs welcome extension of furlough scheme

Shropshire and Wales MPs welcome extension of furlough scheme

Supporting image for story: 'We can't go to the beach': MP says Welsh Government is undermining coronavirus message

'We can't go to the beach': MP says Welsh Government is undermining coronavirus message

Supporting image for story: Homeless people swap the streets for luxury Shrewsbury hotel

Homeless people swap the streets for luxury Shrewsbury hotel

May 8, 2020

Supporting image for story: MP writes to Health Secretary in call for new smoking rules

MP writes to Health Secretary in call for new smoking rules

Supporting image for story: Smokers' group hits out at Shropshire MP's call for beer-garden restrictions if lockdown eased

Smokers' group hits out at Shropshire MP's call for beer-garden restrictions if lockdown eased

Supporting image for story: Shropshire MPs call for cautious easing of lockdown

Shropshire MPs call for cautious easing of lockdown

Supporting image for story: Quiet 75th birthday celebration for Shropshire VE Day baby Vicky

Quiet 75th birthday celebration for Shropshire VE Day baby Vicky

Supporting image for story: Telford council hoping to get £1.6 million to support crisis-hit firms

Telford council hoping to get £1.6 million to support crisis-hit firms

Supporting image for story: Shropshire firm donates 50 phones for hospital doctors

Shropshire firm donates 50 phones for hospital doctors

May 7, 2020

Supporting image for story: Don’t rush reopening of schools, say Shropshire heads

Don’t rush reopening of schools, say Shropshire heads

Supporting image for story: Telford MP welcomes extra support for small businesses amid Covid-19 crisis

Telford MP welcomes extra support for small businesses amid Covid-19 crisis

May 6, 2020

Supporting image for story: Reopening of beer gardens will require new smoking restrictions, says MP

Reopening of beer gardens will require new smoking restrictions, says MP

Supporting image for story: More help needed for farming, says Shrewsbury MP in open letter to Prime Minister

More help needed for farming, says Shrewsbury MP in open letter to Prime Minister

Supporting image for story: Dudley and Telford homes the greenest while Shrewsbury are most polluting, figures show

Dudley and Telford homes the greenest while Shrewsbury are most polluting, figures show

Supporting image for story: Virus must be fought globally, says Shropshire MP

Virus must be fought globally, says Shropshire MP

May 4, 2020

Supporting image for story: Easing lockdown cannot be rushed, says First Minister

Easing lockdown cannot be rushed, says First Minister

Supporting image for story: No sign of Madeleine McCann, 13 years on

No sign of Madeleine McCann, 13 years on

May 2, 2020

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Why it's a bit Rich for Branson to ask for help

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Why it's a bit Rich for Branson to ask for help

Supporting image for story: Helping charity is a piece of cake, says family

Helping charity is a piece of cake, says family

Supporting image for story: Crossed wires in Icke's 5G virus claims

Crossed wires in Icke's 5G virus claims

May 1, 2020

Supporting image for story: Post Office payout for staff wrongly accused over Horizon shortfalls

Post Office payout for staff wrongly accused over Horizon shortfalls

Supporting image for story: Virus won't stop John bringing home the fish

Virus won't stop John bringing home the fish

April 30, 2020

Supporting image for story: Residents call for more time on Shrewsbury North West Relief Road consultation

Residents call for more time on Shrewsbury North West Relief Road consultation

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