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February 21, 2019

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

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: One hell of a mess for everyone

Shropshire Star comment: One hell of a mess for everyone

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Jezza and the Empire, a spellbinding movie and a timeless speech from Shakespeare

Peter Rhodes on Jezza and the Empire, a spellbinding movie and a timeless speech from Shakespeare

February 7, 2019

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on starving swans, lost passwords and menus designed for eyes, not palates

Peter Rhodes on starving swans, lost passwords and menus designed for eyes, not palates

February 6, 2019

Supporting image for story: Dr Mary McCarthy: New contracts focus on teamwork

Dr Mary McCarthy: New contracts focus on teamwork

Supporting image for story: What now for HMV after takeover?

What now for HMV after takeover?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the dangers of deselection, a Brummie voice in the Commons and the brutal days of the gallows

Peter Rhodes on the dangers of deselection, a Brummie voice in the Commons and the brutal days of the gallows

February 5, 2019

Supporting image for story: Why those charity shop cast-offs are diamonds in the rough

Why those charity shop cast-offs are diamonds in the rough

Supporting image for story: 17 things the youth of today think we are stealing from them in Brexit

17 things the youth of today think we are stealing from them in Brexit

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Be mindful of patients in this plan

Shropshire Star comment: Be mindful of patients in this plan

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on dabbling with the 21st century, evacuating royals and the BBC in mourning

Peter Rhodes on dabbling with the 21st century, evacuating royals and the BBC in mourning

February 4, 2019

Supporting image for story: Getting to the core of problem

Getting to the core of problem

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Forgetting how to run a country

Shropshire Star comment: Forgetting how to run a country

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on highly-paid incompetents, a curious job advert and a parable of luck in the snow

Peter Rhodes on highly-paid incompetents, a curious job advert and a parable of luck in the snow

February 2, 2019

Supporting image for story: Shirley Tart: Litter? It’s just a load of rubbish

Shirley Tart: Litter? It’s just a load of rubbish

February 1, 2019

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Good Samaritans do so much more than you realise

Phil Gillam: Good Samaritans do so much more than you realise

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a TV classic, the truth about owls and a bill from the 'free' NHS

Peter Rhodes on a TV classic, the truth about owls and a bill from the 'free' NHS

January 31, 2019

Supporting image for story: Time to get real or we face being left in economic desert

Time to get real or we face being left in economic desert

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Gambling no longer so hidden

Shropshire Star comment: Gambling no longer so hidden

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a teenage army in Brum, yet another Brexit theory and the automation of the law

Peter Rhodes on a teenage army in Brum, yet another Brexit theory and the automation of the law

January 30, 2019

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a priceless letter, octopus confusion and the trauma haunting old soldiers

Peter Rhodes on a priceless letter, octopus confusion and the trauma haunting old soldiers

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Let’s hope the future is brighter after Future Fit decision

Shropshire Star comment: Let’s hope the future is brighter after Future Fit decision

Supporting image for story: Time to celebrate region's industrial architecture, says expert

Time to celebrate region's industrial architecture, says expert

Supporting image for story: Nigel gave a public voice to concerns of many of us

Nigel gave a public voice to concerns of many of us

January 29, 2019

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Safe-standing at football is 'no-brainer'

Shropshire Star comment: Safe-standing at football is 'no-brainer'

January 28, 2019

Supporting image for story: Wolves to trial safe-standing at Molineux

Wolves to trial safe-standing at Molineux

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on honour in the Falklands, the ultimate conspiracy theory and the hazards of upsocking

Peter Rhodes on honour in the Falklands, the ultimate conspiracy theory and the hazards of upsocking

January 26, 2019

Supporting image for story: Nigel Hastilow: A future as bright as a 40 watt bulb

Nigel Hastilow: A future as bright as a 40 watt bulb

Supporting image for story: Legal Aid gravy train leaves sour taste

Legal Aid gravy train leaves sour taste

Supporting image for story: Shirley Tart: Be like Meghan – make time for tea

Shirley Tart: Be like Meghan – make time for tea

January 25, 2019

Supporting image for story: Stop chopping up intelligent octopuses

Stop chopping up intelligent octopuses

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: We must not drop our guard

Shropshire Star comment: We must not drop our guard

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Riverside walks bring back Dad's glory days

Phil Gillam: Riverside walks bring back Dad's glory days

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a dirty discussion in Davos, the joy of Vikings and starting the day with a gargle

Peter Rhodes on a dirty discussion in Davos, the joy of Vikings and starting the day with a gargle

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