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March 12, 2019

Supporting image for story: Don’t reduce the voting age

Don’t reduce the voting age

March 11, 2019

Supporting image for story: Clever Victorians knew how to make buildings last

Clever Victorians knew how to make buildings last

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: New delay likely with Future Fit

Shropshire Star comment: New delay likely with Future Fit

Supporting image for story: Towns which are havens for wildlife

Towns which are havens for wildlife

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on chlorine-washed bigotry, an Andrex Brexit and 50 years spent waiting for Armageddon

Peter Rhodes on chlorine-washed bigotry, an Andrex Brexit and 50 years spent waiting for Armageddon

March 8, 2019

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on naming lorries, rhyming with the seasons and why quick arrests tell a grim story

Peter Rhodes on naming lorries, rhyming with the seasons and why quick arrests tell a grim story

March 7, 2019

Supporting image for story: Ludicrous claims over the decline of wildlife in the UK

Ludicrous claims over the decline of wildlife in the UK

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the dimbling Dimblebies, reading by flashlight and what cat-cafe cats do on a day off

Peter Rhodes on the dimbling Dimblebies, reading by flashlight and what cat-cafe cats do on a day off

March 6, 2019

Supporting image for story: MPs who ignore will of the people do so at their peril

MPs who ignore will of the people do so at their peril

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the demise of jokes, forgotten history and getting personal with Mr Lammy

Peter Rhodes on the demise of jokes, forgotten history and getting personal with Mr Lammy

March 5, 2019

Supporting image for story: More than 200 sites break pollution laws

More than 200 sites break pollution laws

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on nasty neighbours in the Caliphate, dodgy instructions and mistaking phone conmen for Santa

Peter Rhodes on nasty neighbours in the Caliphate, dodgy instructions and mistaking phone conmen for Santa

March 4, 2019

Supporting image for story: Wildlife situation used to be better

Wildlife situation used to be better

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Visible Pc presence reassures

Shropshire Star comment: Visible Pc presence reassures

Supporting image for story: Kelda Wood: The agony and the ecstasy as disabled Shrewsbury rower returns from epic voyage

Kelda Wood: The agony and the ecstasy as disabled Shrewsbury rower returns from epic voyage

March 2, 2019

Supporting image for story: International Women’s Day is party’s chance to tackle abuse

International Women’s Day is party’s chance to tackle abuse

Supporting image for story: Nigel Hastilow: We may not like it, but climate change is real

Nigel Hastilow: We may not like it, but climate change is real

Supporting image for story: Jacqui Oatley talks Women in Football and it's successful #WhatIf campaign

Jacqui Oatley talks Women in Football and it's successful #WhatIf campaign

March 1, 2019

Supporting image for story: Newton had clear biblical faith

Newton had clear biblical faith

We should preserve Lord Hill's column

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a TV disappointment, scrapping "hard" lessons and is it the end of the road for caravans?

Peter Rhodes on a TV disappointment, scrapping "hard" lessons and is it the end of the road for caravans?

Supporting image for story: Momo: Why internet safety is the real challenge

Momo: Why internet safety is the real challenge

February 28, 2019

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the Birmingham Pub Bombings inquest, a great moment in TV drama and the case for old bangers

Peter Rhodes on the Birmingham Pub Bombings inquest, a great moment in TV drama and the case for old bangers

February 27, 2019

Supporting image for story: Hopefully, future letters will be fact checked after these truths

Hopefully, future letters will be fact checked after these truths

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment Safety of children is a matter for us all

Shropshire Star comment Safety of children is a matter for us all

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on bodger-builders, splitters in Labour and a sighting of the lesser-spotted dabber

Peter Rhodes on bodger-builders, splitters in Labour and a sighting of the lesser-spotted dabber

February 26, 2019

Supporting image for story: Spitting Image could not have written this

Spitting Image could not have written this

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Giving the greatest gift of all

Shropshire Star comment: Giving the greatest gift of all

February 25, 2019

Supporting image for story: Share your snapshots of Shropshire life

Share your snapshots of Shropshire life

Supporting image for story: We do need to get most of these big lorries off the road

We do need to get most of these big lorries off the road

February 22, 2019

Supporting image for story: Refreshing to see protests

Refreshing to see protests

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Fight goes on to stop drug use

Shropshire Star comment: Fight goes on to stop drug use

February 21, 2019

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Reasoning falls in line with banks

Shropshire Star comment: Reasoning falls in line with banks

Supporting image for story: Division is running through

Division is running through

February 19, 2019

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Breakaway worrying for politics

Shropshire Star comment: Breakaway worrying for politics

Supporting image for story: Austerity, the EU and whatever happened to our bulldog spirit?

Austerity, the EU and whatever happened to our bulldog spirit?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on jihadi brides, the Channel Tunnel and where Prince Philip might be driving next

Peter Rhodes on jihadi brides, the Channel Tunnel and where Prince Philip might be driving next

February 18, 2019

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on insurance traps, a premium-bond surprise and how old folk become invisible

Peter Rhodes on insurance traps, a premium-bond surprise and how old folk become invisible

February 15, 2019

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: News is the talk of the town

Phil Gillam: News is the talk of the town

February 14, 2019

Supporting image for story: Fly-tippers lacking any common sense

Fly-tippers lacking any common sense

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on free TV licences, Scottish stereotypes and £30,000 a year for carers

Peter Rhodes on free TV licences, Scottish stereotypes and £30,000 a year for carers

Supporting image for story: Glyne's poignant last letter from Gordon Banks

Glyne's poignant last letter from Gordon Banks

February 13, 2019

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Courage to call out the racist

Shropshire Star comment: Courage to call out the racist

Supporting image for story: Get tested, says MEP, as he speaks about wife's death

Get tested, says MEP, as he speaks about wife's death

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a curious moustache, cobblers on stage and buying those last-minute Valentine blooms

Peter Rhodes on a curious moustache, cobblers on stage and buying those last-minute Valentine blooms

Supporting image for story: Yes its back, Crackerjack!

Yes its back, Crackerjack!

February 12, 2019

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a golden age of music, the latest bill for HS2 and an actor's pride in Bilston

Peter Rhodes on a golden age of music, the latest bill for HS2 and an actor's pride in Bilston

February 11, 2019

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the EU as a religion, picking up accents and hoping house prices go up - and down

Peter Rhodes on the EU as a religion, picking up accents and hoping house prices go up - and down

February 9, 2019

Supporting image for story: There must be alternatives to ease the housing crisis

There must be alternatives to ease the housing crisis

February 8, 2019

Supporting image for story: Free-wheeling from a lost age

Free-wheeling from a lost age

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