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May 16, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Hillfort is a source of inspiration

Shropshire Star comment: Hillfort is a source of inspiration

May 15, 2018

Supporting image for story: Local newspaper week: Shropshire Star is eyes and ears of community

Local newspaper week: Shropshire Star is eyes and ears of community

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Time to be proud of ambulance service

Shropshire Star comment: Time to be proud of ambulance service

Supporting image for story: Leigh Sanders on potholes, promotion and the relevance of Eurovision

Leigh Sanders on potholes, promotion and the relevance of Eurovision

May 14, 2018

Supporting image for story: Keith Harrison on Trump's America, a long wait and reporting crime

Keith Harrison on Trump's America, a long wait and reporting crime

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Exams are just one piece of the education jigsaw

Shropshire Star comment: Exams are just one piece of the education jigsaw

May 11, 2018

Supporting image for story: Correct view on Future Fit consultation

Correct view on Future Fit consultation

Supporting image for story: Mankind has a long way to go in terms of looking after elderly

Mankind has a long way to go in terms of looking after elderly

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the friendship of Quakers, the joy of Car Share and a poor-taste party

Peter Rhodes on the friendship of Quakers, the joy of Car Share and a poor-taste party

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Lessons to learn from data leaks

Shropshire Star comment: Lessons to learn from data leaks

Supporting image for story: Place where old fridges meet their end

Place where old fridges meet their end

Supporting image for story: The Telford workshop where speed is king

The Telford workshop where speed is king

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Street names really ring a bell

Phil Gillam: Street names really ring a bell

May 10, 2018

Supporting image for story: Hastilow was right, the modern police have many downsides

Hastilow was right, the modern police have many downsides

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Change is courting a real crash

Shropshire Star comment: Change is courting a real crash

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on pitched battles in Paris, what became of the rioters and Ukip - a party, not a plague

Peter Rhodes on pitched battles in Paris, what became of the rioters and Ukip - a party, not a plague

Supporting image for story: Traditional Ludlow mill is moving with times - with pictures

Traditional Ludlow mill is moving with times - with pictures

May 9, 2018

Supporting image for story: Daniel Kawczynski: Trump is right to reject Iran nuclear deal

Daniel Kawczynski: Trump is right to reject Iran nuclear deal

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Jury out on police station closures

Shropshire Star comment: Jury out on police station closures

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on short-measure yoghurt, posh names at the Beeb and the misery of moving home

Peter Rhodes on short-measure yoghurt, posh names at the Beeb and the misery of moving home

May 8, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on curious colours, the Abbott factor and the BBC's plastic goodies

Peter Rhodes on curious colours, the Abbott factor and the BBC's plastic goodies

Supporting image for story: New bus stop is desperately needed near block of 85 flats

New bus stop is desperately needed near block of 85 flats

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Let’s help farmers by going local

Shropshire Star comment: Let’s help farmers by going local

May 7, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Foxy decorating, a new use for Ecstasy - and is broadband more important than neighbours?

Peter Rhodes on Foxy decorating, a new use for Ecstasy - and is broadband more important than neighbours?

Supporting image for story: Questions over purchase of centres

Questions over purchase of centres

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Voices of victims can thwart evil

Shropshire Star comment: Voices of victims can thwart evil

Supporting image for story: May the time be right to move our bank holiday?

May the time be right to move our bank holiday?

May 5, 2018

Supporting image for story: Where now for Ukip?

Where now for Ukip?

May 4, 2018

Supporting image for story: Time to close down the rest home for peers in the House of Lords

Time to close down the rest home for peers in the House of Lords

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Treasures of working heritage

Shropshire Star comment: Treasures of working heritage

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on professional laughers, painful operations and why Brexit could save the EU

Peter Rhodes on professional laughers, painful operations and why Brexit could save the EU

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: The Shrewsbury of the past and the Shrewsbury of the future

Phil Gillam: The Shrewsbury of the past and the Shrewsbury of the future

May 3, 2018

Supporting image for story: This is no way to treat a loyal and hard working generation

This is no way to treat a loyal and hard working generation

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Now is not the time to be fatigued

Shropshire Star comment: Now is not the time to be fatigued

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a bus-driving dad, sleepy cats and how you can help abolish the House of Lords

Peter Rhodes on a bus-driving dad, sleepy cats and how you can help abolish the House of Lords

May 2, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: £1 million help is the tonic so needed

Shropshire Star comment: £1 million help is the tonic so needed

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on taxing pensioners, driving at 20mph and how Countryfile got out of its depth

Peter Rhodes on taxing pensioners, driving at 20mph and how Countryfile got out of its depth

Supporting image for story: Health chiefs know nothing of real world

Health chiefs know nothing of real world

May 1, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Listen to voices of the victims

Shropshire Star comment: Listen to voices of the victims

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Trump's dingbat diplomacy, Abba's latest hits and can veggie food ever be delicious?

Peter Rhodes on Trump's dingbat diplomacy, Abba's latest hits and can veggie food ever be delicious?

Supporting image for story: House of Lords still has a place if numbers cut and it’s non-political

House of Lords still has a place if numbers cut and it’s non-political

April 30, 2018

Supporting image for story: Weekend to shine a light on community businesses

Weekend to shine a light on community businesses

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Swimming importance still so high

Shropshire Star comment: Swimming importance still so high

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on missing relatives, telling the time and MPs - how much are they worth?

Peter Rhodes on missing relatives, telling the time and MPs - how much are they worth?

April 28, 2018

Supporting image for story: 'We have become an untidy, dirty, uncaring country on waste'

'We have become an untidy, dirty, uncaring country on waste'

Supporting image for story: Chris Moncrieff: Is the Prime Minister in a spin?

Chris Moncrieff: Is the Prime Minister in a spin?

April 27, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the radiant Kate, the TSB disaster and a unique tale from D-Day

Peter Rhodes on the radiant Kate, the TSB disaster and a unique tale from D-Day

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Always a tale behind crime stats

Shropshire Star comment: Always a tale behind crime stats

Supporting image for story: Camra and the 'craft beer' conundrum

Camra and the 'craft beer' conundrum

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: When Paper Bubble burst onto the Shrewsbury scene

Phil Gillam: When Paper Bubble burst onto the Shrewsbury scene

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