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Rob Smith

Digital Content Editor

Digital Content Editor covering the Express & Star and Shropshire Star.

October 10, 2024

Talking Telford: Face-to-face with a statue then left in the dust by a runner

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Peter Rhodes|Oct 10

October 2, 2024

Talking Telford: Could a gourmet trail show foodies and walkers what our town can offer?

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Voices|Oct 2

September 30, 2024

Shoplifter stole from shops across Telford, abused staff, terrorised old people and urinated in cell

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Crime|Sep 30

September 26, 2024

Banned driver was caught on Telford A-road going to his mum's - then gave police his brother's name

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Crime|Sep 26

September 25, 2024

Telford music teacher denies sexual touching of young girl

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Crime|Sep 25

Talking Telford: A four-legged escapee has the world's eyes trained on Shropshire

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Voices|Sep 25

How many people received winter fuel payments in Shropshire in 2023/24, by constituency

Cost of living|Sep 25

September 24, 2024

Jailed: Senior carer scammed vulnerable man out of £29,000 inheritance money over three years

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Crime|Sep 24

September 21, 2024

Baby girl found crying on floor of squalid caravan near Bridgnorth had cocaine in her system

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Bridgnorth|Sep 21

September 19, 2024

Talking Telford: Getting miles in the boots and wonders in the mind

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Wellington|Sep 19

September 11, 2024

Talking Telford: A big welcome home to unlikely social media stars who've carved out their own path

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Voices|Sep 11

September 6, 2024

Violent drunk knocked man out with punch from behind then kicked his unconscious body 15 times

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Crime|Sep 6

September 5, 2024

Watch: Masked robber points imitation gun in 'stoic' shop worker's face in terrifying raid

Crime|Sep 5

Talking Telford: Tall tales and tears of a giant

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Voices|Sep 5

August 29, 2024

Talking Telford: Secrets of the Wrekin uncovered in the unlikeliest of places

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Peter Rhodes|Aug 29

August 22, 2024

Talking Telford: A consultation fixation and cycle route fascination

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Voices|Aug 22

August 15, 2024

Talking Telford: Prime spots for those of a piscine persuasion everywhere you look

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Voices|Aug 15

August 8, 2024

Talking Telford: 'True Salopians' and false claims

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Voices|Aug 8

July 25, 2024

Talking Telford: The secret to surviving this strange British summer? Just roll with it

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Voices|Jul 25

July 18, 2024

Talking Telford: We'll always have the big screen

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Voices|Jul 18

July 11, 2024

Talking Telford: Could our MPs from opposite sides of the tracks become political buddy cop heroes?

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Voices|Jul 11

July 4, 2024

Lucy Allan: Why isn't Telford's former MP standing - and why isn't she a Conservative anymore?

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General Election 2024|Jul 4

June 27, 2024

Talking Telford: Flashpoints and truce in the battle for our planet's soul

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Voices|Jun 27

June 20, 2024

Talking Telford: The ghost of British business past still stalks Wellington and Southwater

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Voices|Jun 20

June 13, 2024

Talking Telford: Election candidates play up their local links - but how much will voters care?

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Voices|Jun 13

June 6, 2024

Talking Telford: Lucy Allan bows out of Telford politics with an almighty row

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Voices|Jun 6

May 31, 2024

Talking Telford: Ethical consumption in Wellington - on a budget

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Wellington|May 31

May 22, 2024

Shropshire General Election candidates: Everyone standing for Parliament across the county on July 4

Politics|May 22

May 23, 2024

Talking Telford: Farewell to the snuggest second-hand in all the land

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Voices|May 23

May 16, 2024

Talking Telford: The start of summer brings the end of the Bucks' season - but not their optimism

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Voices|May 16

May 6, 2024

Shrewsbury man who got into debt and started selling cocaine gets three-year jail sentence

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Shrewsbury|May 6

May 2, 2024

Talking Telford: A jammed lock opens the door to new neighbourly connections

Voices|May 2

April 25, 2024

Talking Telford: Celebrating in style for a saint who's become controversial

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Voices|Apr 25

April 22, 2024

'Lucky' Telford shoplifter who stole salmon and beauty products sentenced to farm scheme not prison

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Crime|Apr 22

April 21, 2024

Broseley man arrested after four-day 'bender' lunged at police and bit officer while handcuffed

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Crime|Apr 21

Bell pepper thief turned up to court drunk on cider, threatened police and boasted 'I love prison'

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Crime|Apr 21

April 18, 2024

'Do you know who my family is?' Woman bit pub bouncer after heated dispute outside Telford nightspot

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Crime|Apr 18

Drink driver blew huge reading after drinking bottle of hand sanitiser and hitting 'unknown object'

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Crime|Apr 18

Talking Telford: Taking a dip into the quaint history of Telford's famous timepiece

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Voices|Apr 18

March 29, 2024

'Reprehensible' predator who filmed himself sexually assaulting sleeping girl was caught years later

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Crime|Mar 29

March 28, 2024

Revealed: Faces of five men found guilty of killing DPD delivery driver

Crime|Mar 28

Talking Telford: Could citizens' assemblies give communities more of a voice?

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Voices|Mar 28

March 25, 2024

Boy who smashed vulnerable family's window and made them live in fear gets a second chance in court

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Crime|Mar 25

March 24, 2024

Paranoid stalker harassed ex-partner using fake profiles - then turned up at her home with a brick

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Crime|Mar 24

March 21, 2024

Mother assaulted teenage son and 'smashed his mobile to pieces' after he poured her vodka down sink

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Crime|Mar 21

Teenage boy appears in court charged with stabbing 16-year-old in Wellington

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Crime|Mar 21

Man accused of drug driving in ice cream van says he was actually in the back serving

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Crime|Mar 21

Talking Telford: Bad trip on a rail replacement coach makes me sorry I ever complained about trains

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Voices|Mar 21

Man denies assaulting two police officers in Telford

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Crime|Mar 21

March 20, 2024

Telford man who assaulted two police officers and stole uniform from station gets huge court bill

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Crime|Mar 20