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March 16, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the scientist we never really understood, a tardy warning and a great name for a detective

Peter Rhodes on the scientist we never really understood, a tardy warning and a great name for a detective

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Of altar wine, organ pipes . . . and a 70-year-old youth club

Phil Gillam: Of altar wine, organ pipes . . . and a 70-year-old youth club

March 15, 2018

Supporting image for story: Conservative's right to buy has been disastrous

Conservative's right to buy has been disastrous

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Professor Stephen Hawking was an inspiration to all of us

Shropshire Star comment: Professor Stephen Hawking was an inspiration to all of us

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on how to kill a spy, how the internet spans the world and a chance for women to be men for a day

Peter Rhodes on how to kill a spy, how the internet spans the world and a chance for women to be men for a day

Supporting image for story: Think again over impact of Brexit

Think again over impact of Brexit

March 14, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a woman's work, a rare headline and a brave blog

Peter Rhodes on a woman's work, a rare headline and a brave blog

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Safety of children is top priority

Shropshire Star comment: Safety of children is top priority

Supporting image for story: Are energy drinks harming our children?

Are energy drinks harming our children?

Supporting image for story: Join fight for bridleways around The Wrekin

Join fight for bridleways around The Wrekin

March 13, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Black Country moms, Jeremy Clarkson's new job and the honest truth about whisky

Peter Rhodes on Black Country moms, Jeremy Clarkson's new job and the honest truth about whisky

Supporting image for story: Americans, agriculture and the problem with trade deals

Americans, agriculture and the problem with trade deals

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Brexit is our chance to forge trade

Shropshire Star comment: Brexit is our chance to forge trade

March 12, 2018

Supporting image for story: John Challis: Great bunch make filming Benidorm a hoot

John Challis: Great bunch make filming Benidorm a hoot

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on laughing computers, making up celebrities and the importance of clicking in Cheadle

Peter Rhodes on laughing computers, making up celebrities and the importance of clicking in Cheadle

Supporting image for story: Actions at meeting were showmanship

Actions at meeting were showmanship

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Cheers to new coffee generation

Shropshire Star comment: Cheers to new coffee generation

Supporting image for story: Farmers should seize chance to shape post-Brexit vision

Farmers should seize chance to shape post-Brexit vision

March 11, 2018

Supporting image for story: What it's like to be a blogging mum: I’m always on the go, it’s fun

What it's like to be a blogging mum: I’m always on the go, it’s fun

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Mum is the word(s): love, kindness & fun

Andy Richardson: Mum is the word(s): love, kindness & fun

March 10, 2018

Supporting image for story: Not surprised by reporting of jobless rise

Not surprised by reporting of jobless rise

Supporting image for story: Nigel Hastilow: Are the Italians getting a taste for ‘cakeism’?

Nigel Hastilow: Are the Italians getting a taste for ‘cakeism’?

Supporting image for story: Dr Mary McCarthy: When you try to do more with less, something has to give

Dr Mary McCarthy: When you try to do more with less, something has to give

March 9, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Shrewsbury Town must reach for the stars

Shropshire Star comment: Shrewsbury Town must reach for the stars

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on prostate cancer, plastic in the garden and the difference between humor and humour

Peter Rhodes on prostate cancer, plastic in the garden and the difference between humor and humour

Supporting image for story: These days people have no moral shame in breaking the law

These days people have no moral shame in breaking the law

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: As one store door closes another opens

Phil Gillam: As one store door closes another opens

March 8, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the rising price of your mid-life crisis, paying for sport and a very strange night in Jerusalem

Peter Rhodes on the rising price of your mid-life crisis, paying for sport and a very strange night in Jerusalem

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Still a long way to go for women

Shropshire Star comment: Still a long way to go for women

Supporting image for story: International Women's Day: Honouring the Shropshire woman who became the world’s first orthopaedic nurse

International Women's Day: Honouring the Shropshire woman who became the world’s first orthopaedic nurse

Supporting image for story: Labour’s change of heart will be damaging to the UK

Labour’s change of heart will be damaging to the UK

March 7, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a perilous vegetable, a shameful court ruling and learning about Britain - in Israel

Peter Rhodes on a perilous vegetable, a shameful court ruling and learning about Britain - in Israel

Supporting image for story: Let’s celebrate differences

Let’s celebrate differences

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: It’s time for clarity over NHS future

Shropshire Star comment: It’s time for clarity over NHS future

March 6, 2018

Supporting image for story: John Challis: Mum fostered my acting ambition

John Challis: Mum fostered my acting ambition

Supporting image for story: Is Shropshire Council buying three shopping centres the best use of money?

Is Shropshire Council buying three shopping centres the best use of money?

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Statistics show toll drugs take

Star comment: Statistics show toll drugs take

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on tax dodging at the Beeb, a pay rise for MPs and bear-faced film stars

Peter Rhodes on tax dodging at the Beeb, a pay rise for MPs and bear-faced film stars

March 5, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Long road before mobile phone use stops

Shropshire Star comment: Long road before mobile phone use stops

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on more gags in Endeavour, explaining the Beast to our descendants and the changing face of Max Mosley

Peter Rhodes on more gags in Endeavour, explaining the Beast to our descendants and the changing face of Max Mosley

Supporting image for story: How do we keep rural housing affordable?

How do we keep rural housing affordable?

March 4, 2018

Supporting image for story: Jack Averty: Snowmaggedon is here and us Brits failed to be prepared

Jack Averty: Snowmaggedon is here and us Brits failed to be prepared

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: What to buy drives me round the vend

Andy Richardson: What to buy drives me round the vend

March 3, 2018

Supporting image for story: Who needs an English degree? asks Nigel Hastilow

Who needs an English degree? asks Nigel Hastilow

Supporting image for story: We need Brexit team with bite says Chris Moncrieff

We need Brexit team with bite says Chris Moncrieff

March 2, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on too much TV sex, the case for whelk stalls and the bucket-listers spoiling the world

Peter Rhodes on too much TV sex, the case for whelk stalls and the bucket-listers spoiling the world

Supporting image for story: Film brings hop-picking memories to life

Film brings hop-picking memories to life

March 1, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on heroic Donald Trump, hunting the Beast and lunch with the Dibley star who hated her own face

Peter Rhodes on heroic Donald Trump, hunting the Beast and lunch with the Dibley star who hated her own face

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Enterprise and kindness in town shopping centre

Phil Gillam: Enterprise and kindness in town shopping centre

Supporting image for story: Oxfam revelations have me thinking about aid effectiveness

Oxfam revelations have me thinking about aid effectiveness

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