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January 7, 2019

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Courts are meant to be secure

Shropshire Star comment: Courts are meant to be secure

Supporting image for story: Dr Mary McCarthy: Hi-tech must benefit all

Dr Mary McCarthy: Hi-tech must benefit all

Supporting image for story: Endgame in the Brexit farce

Endgame in the Brexit farce

January 5, 2019

Supporting image for story: Shirley Tart: The best intentions can soon fade away

Shirley Tart: The best intentions can soon fade away

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Farewell to Whitfield, Winfield and plain English

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Farewell to Whitfield, Winfield and plain English

Supporting image for story: Nigel Hastilow: Tech-age Ratners are fleeing a sinking chip

Nigel Hastilow: Tech-age Ratners are fleeing a sinking chip

Supporting image for story: My predictions for 2019 are a year of mirth and mayhem

My predictions for 2019 are a year of mirth and mayhem

January 4, 2019

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Flaxmill is tripping the light fantastic

Phil Gillam: Flaxmill is tripping the light fantastic

Supporting image for story: A valid argument on vegetarianism

A valid argument on vegetarianism

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: No mood for a new election

Shropshire Star comment: No mood for a new election

Supporting image for story: Decade of turmoil on the High Street after Woolies' collapse

Decade of turmoil on the High Street after Woolies' collapse

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the wickedness of whaling, a movie classic and the statistics of terrorism

Peter Rhodes on the wickedness of whaling, a movie classic and the statistics of terrorism

January 3, 2019

Supporting image for story: POLL: Is a General Election inevitable amid Brexit chaos?

POLL: Is a General Election inevitable amid Brexit chaos?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on party games, an Honours dilemma and lessons from Operation Drone

Peter Rhodes on party games, an Honours dilemma and lessons from Operation Drone

Supporting image for story: Little is being delivered in drive for more social housing

Little is being delivered in drive for more social housing

January 2, 2019

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the irritating Mr Cratchit, a princess's unpaid bill and more Brexit silliness

Peter Rhodes on the irritating Mr Cratchit, a princess's unpaid bill and more Brexit silliness

Supporting image for story: Don’t complain if you have choices

Don’t complain if you have choices

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Getting rail back on track

Shropshire Star comment: Getting rail back on track

January 1, 2019

Supporting image for story: The end of the world in 2019? I wouldn’t bet on it...

The end of the world in 2019? I wouldn’t bet on it...

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Vital that corrosive divisions are healed

Shropshire Star comment: Vital that corrosive divisions are healed

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on strange subtitles, the passing of Paddy and a big bill from the insurers

Peter Rhodes on strange subtitles, the passing of Paddy and a big bill from the insurers

Supporting image for story: At least give 20mph a trial

At least give 20mph a trial

December 31, 2018

Supporting image for story: Dr Mary McCarthy: Hospitals still at full occupancy rate of 95pc without any flu outbreaks

Dr Mary McCarthy: Hospitals still at full occupancy rate of 95pc without any flu outbreaks

Supporting image for story: Ideas on tackling these nuisance calls

Ideas on tackling these nuisance calls

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Attending screenings is a must

Shropshire Star comment: Attending screenings is a must

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes looks back on Brexit during 2018

Peter Rhodes looks back on Brexit during 2018

December 28, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on lip reading, predictions that came true and a lamp to light your pepper

Peter Rhodes on lip reading, predictions that came true and a lamp to light your pepper

Supporting image for story: Operation Fear continues with its half-truths and lies

Operation Fear continues with its half-truths and lies

Shropshire Star comment: Parking charges problem

Supporting image for story: The future of education is here – virtually

The future of education is here – virtually

December 27, 2018

Supporting image for story: Revealed: Quarter of NHS 111 calls end at pressured A&Es

Revealed: Quarter of NHS 111 calls end at pressured A&Es

Supporting image for story: 'All we can do is pray, wait and wish': Happy Christmas for Zac and family

'All we can do is pray, wait and wish': Happy Christmas for Zac and family

Supporting image for story: Meet the team working to create the male contraceptive pill

Meet the team working to create the male contraceptive pill

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on growing old gratefully, inflated degrees and why some estranged people like it that way

Peter Rhodes on growing old gratefully, inflated degrees and why some estranged people like it that way

December 26, 2018

Supporting image for story: Boxing Day hunts out in force in Shropshire

Boxing Day hunts out in force in Shropshire

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Honesty is refreshing but beware

Shropshire Star comment: Honesty is refreshing but beware

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes: Favourite reader contributions from 2018

Peter Rhodes: Favourite reader contributions from 2018

Supporting image for story: Austerity drive is a political choice affecting vulnerable

Austerity drive is a political choice affecting vulnerable

December 24, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Exercise no longer in vogue

Shropshire Star comment: Exercise no longer in vogue

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes with yuletide reflections on the long, hot summer of 2018

Peter Rhodes with yuletide reflections on the long, hot summer of 2018

December 22, 2018

Supporting image for story: XBox? Children would rather have unicorn poo

XBox? Children would rather have unicorn poo

December 21, 2018

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Three of my Great Things To Do At Christmas

Phil Gillam: Three of my Great Things To Do At Christmas

Supporting image for story: Cafe culture – how pubs met a fresh foe

Cafe culture – how pubs met a fresh foe

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Changes brewing in our towns

Shropshire Star comment: Changes brewing in our towns

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the rarest of names, the bill for HS2 and history captured in a tin of cocoa

Peter Rhodes on the rarest of names, the bill for HS2 and history captured in a tin of cocoa

Supporting image for story: Help us support those in crisis this Christmas season

Help us support those in crisis this Christmas season

December 20, 2018

Supporting image for story: Brexititis – A malady with no known cure

Brexititis – A malady with no known cure

Supporting image for story: It’s now time for a second referendum to save country

It’s now time for a second referendum to save country

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: David Austin left a legacy of beauty

Shropshire Star comment: David Austin left a legacy of beauty

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on dodgy online shopping, a surprise parcel and the prospect of rule by Boris

Peter Rhodes on dodgy online shopping, a surprise parcel and the prospect of rule by Boris

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