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Rob Smith

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

December 5, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'We are very sorry to have to do this' - Town's Christmas fayre cancelled for safety reasons with high winds forecast

'We are very sorry to have to do this' - Town's Christmas fayre cancelled for safety reasons with high winds forecast

Supporting image for story: Train line between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury reopens after 'emergency services incident' by the line

Train line between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury reopens after 'emergency services incident' by the line

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Trapped by nostalgia and liberated by nature

Talking Telford: Trapped by nostalgia and liberated by nature

December 1, 2024

Supporting image for story: Santa rides through Shropshire town on a yellow submarine for Christmas light switch-on party with a difference

Santa rides through Shropshire town on a yellow submarine for Christmas light switch-on party with a difference

November 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: Woman who started fires in garden, outside Shrewsbury station and beside pub is detained in secure hospital

Woman who started fires in garden, outside Shrewsbury station and beside pub is detained in secure hospital

November 27, 2024

Supporting image for story: Shropshire man to stand trial for rape in 2026 after denying three sex offences

Shropshire man to stand trial for rape in 2026 after denying three sex offences

November 26, 2024

Supporting image for story: Man arrested after tractor seen driving through floodwater in town centre, sending damaging waves into shops

Man arrested after tractor seen driving through floodwater in town centre, sending damaging waves into shops

November 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: Wolverhampton woman charged with murdering Newport father-of-three in 2022

Wolverhampton woman charged with murdering Newport father-of-three in 2022

November 19, 2024

Supporting image for story: Passion, fear and optimism: What Shropshire farmers made of huge Inheritance Tax protest - and what comes next

Passion, fear and optimism: What Shropshire farmers made of huge Inheritance Tax protest - and what comes next

November 10, 2024

Supporting image for story: BMW car smashes into house by busy West Midlands road leaving front door 'off its hinges' - people treated by ambulance crew

BMW car smashes into house by busy West Midlands road leaving front door 'off its hinges' - people treated by ambulance crew

October 10, 2024

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

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

October 2, 2024

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

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

September 30, 2024

Supporting image for story: Shoplifter stole from shops across Telford, abused staff, terrorised old people and urinated in cell

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

September 26, 2024

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

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

September 25, 2024

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

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

September 24, 2024

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

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

September 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: Baby girl found crying on floor of squalid caravan near Bridgnorth had cocaine in her system

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

September 19, 2024

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Getting miles in the boots and wonders in the mind

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

August 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Secrets of the Wrekin uncovered in the unlikeliest of places

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

August 15, 2024

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

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

July 25, 2024

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

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

July 18, 2024

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: We'll always have the big screen

Talking Telford: We'll always have the big screen

July 11, 2024

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

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

July 4, 2024

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

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

June 27, 2024

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

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

June 20, 2024

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: The ghost of British business past still stalks Wellington and Southwater

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

June 13, 2024

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

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

June 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Lucy Allan bows out of Telford politics with an almighty row

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

May 31, 2024

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Ethical consumption in Wellington - on a budget

Talking Telford: Ethical consumption in Wellington - on a budget

May 23, 2024

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Farewell to the snuggest second-hand in all the land

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

May 22, 2024

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

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

May 16, 2024

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

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

May 2, 2024

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: A jammed lock opens the door to new neighbourly connections

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

April 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: Broseley man arrested after four-day 'bender' lunged at police and bit officer while handcuffed

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

Supporting image for story: Bell pepper thief turned up to court drunk on cider, threatened police and boasted 'I love prison'

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

April 18, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'Do you know who my family is?' Woman bit pub bouncer after heated dispute outside Telford nightspot

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

Supporting image for story: Drink driver blew huge reading after drinking bottle of hand sanitiser and hitting 'unknown object'

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

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Taking a dip into the quaint history of Telford's famous timepiece

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

March 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'Reprehensible' predator who filmed himself sexually assaulting sleeping girl was caught years later

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

March 28, 2024

Supporting image for story: Revealed: Faces of five men found guilty of killing DPD delivery driver

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

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Could citizens' assemblies give communities more of a voice?

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

March 25, 2024

Supporting image for story: Boy who smashed vulnerable family's window and made them live in fear gets a second chance in court

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

March 24, 2024

Supporting image for story: Paranoid stalker harassed ex-partner using fake profiles - then turned up at her home with a brick

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

March 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mother assaulted teenage son and 'smashed his mobile to pieces' after he poured her vodka down sink

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

Supporting image for story: Teenage boy appears in court charged with stabbing 16-year-old in Wellington

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

Supporting image for story: Man accused of drug driving in ice cream van says he was actually in the back serving

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

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

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

Supporting image for story: Man denies assaulting two police officers in Telford

Man denies assaulting two police officers in Telford

March 19, 2024

Supporting image for story: Woman who damaged neighbour's property won't pay compensation as order 'would exacerbate dispute'

Woman who damaged neighbour's property won't pay compensation as order 'would exacerbate dispute'

Supporting image for story: Serial speeder says he blew past lorry at 81mph because he has asthma and its fumes were 'obnoxious'

Serial speeder says he blew past lorry at 81mph because he has asthma and its fumes were 'obnoxious'

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