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January 17, 2018

Supporting image for story: Why charge so much for hospital parking?

Why charge so much for hospital parking?

Supporting image for story: Progress is a finger in your ear: Peter Rhodes on gizmos, microcheating and snitches in the workplace

Progress is a finger in your ear: Peter Rhodes on gizmos, microcheating and snitches in the workplace

Supporting image for story: Merger that killed our car industry

Merger that killed our car industry

January 16, 2018

Supporting image for story: Referendum 2? It was always part of the Project: Peter Rhodes on dark forces, raw meat and Mr Morris's flock of gulls

Referendum 2? It was always part of the Project: Peter Rhodes on dark forces, raw meat and Mr Morris's flock of gulls

Supporting image for story: Maternity cuts will not benefit the women of Shropshire

Maternity cuts will not benefit the women of Shropshire

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: A5 battle must not be ignored

Shropshire Star comment: A5 battle must not be ignored

January 15, 2018

Supporting image for story: Reduced items row turns violent at Shrewsbury supermarket

Reduced items row turns violent at Shrewsbury supermarket

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Brexit is hard but this is democracy

Shropshire Star comment: Brexit is hard but this is democracy

Supporting image for story: What about us uglies? Peter Rhodes on TV discrimination, an unlikely cop drama and a victory against passwords

What about us uglies? Peter Rhodes on TV discrimination, an unlikely cop drama and a victory against passwords

Supporting image for story: COMMENT: Shropshire businesses not panicking over Brexit

COMMENT: Shropshire businesses not panicking over Brexit

Supporting image for story: How Duke's scheme gives youngsters the edge

How Duke's scheme gives youngsters the edge

January 13, 2018

Supporting image for story: Nigel Hastilow asks: Is Mr Blobby lurking?

Nigel Hastilow asks: Is Mr Blobby lurking?

Supporting image for story: NHS must be saved says Chris Moncrieff

NHS must be saved says Chris Moncrieff

January 12, 2018

Supporting image for story: UK must deliver ultimatum on leaving the EU

UK must deliver ultimatum on leaving the EU

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Plastic nightmare is ruining our future

Shropshire Star comment: Plastic nightmare is ruining our future

Supporting image for story: England - slapping capital of the UK: Peter Rhodes on corporal punishment, Canadian issues and why Keir Starmer looks so worried

England - slapping capital of the UK: Peter Rhodes on corporal punishment, Canadian issues and why Keir Starmer looks so worried

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Stained class at St Mary’s Church

Phil Gillam: Stained class at St Mary’s Church

January 11, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Time for consensus over Shrewsbury Quarry plans

Shropshire Star comment: Time for consensus over Shrewsbury Quarry plans

Supporting image for story: Jeremy Hunt should be shown Future Fit timeline

Jeremy Hunt should be shown Future Fit timeline

Supporting image for story: Beating the cameras: Peter Rhodes on an epidemic of "misreads," Margaret Thatcher's cabinet reshuffle and meeting Tony Blair

Beating the cameras: Peter Rhodes on an epidemic of "misreads," Margaret Thatcher's cabinet reshuffle and meeting Tony Blair

Supporting image for story: Is the Army going soft with recruitment drive?

Is the Army going soft with recruitment drive?

January 10, 2018

Supporting image for story: Jeremy Hunt could not be a Boy Scout let alone Health Minster

Jeremy Hunt could not be a Boy Scout let alone Health Minster

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Smacking laws will just cause more confusion along the Shropshire and Mid Wales border

Shropshire Star comment: Smacking laws will just cause more confusion along the Shropshire and Mid Wales border

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Carrie Gracie, Jeremy Bowen and the BBC pay row

Peter Rhodes on Carrie Gracie, Jeremy Bowen and the BBC pay row

January 9, 2018

Supporting image for story: Newport Innovation Park: Where will all those extra cars go?

Newport Innovation Park: Where will all those extra cars go?

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Roadworks help from council key for shops

Star comment: Roadworks help from council key for shops

Supporting image for story: Really, like, smart: Peter Rhodes on a president's epitaph, the Honours list and the Battle of Bell End

Really, like, smart: Peter Rhodes on a president's epitaph, the Honours list and the Battle of Bell End

Supporting image for story: Council issues £1.25 million parking fines

Council issues £1.25 million parking fines

Supporting image for story: May's Cabinet is yawn again

May's Cabinet is yawn again

Supporting image for story: Crackdown on lethal laser pens

Crackdown on lethal laser pens

January 8, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shocked and saddened by such objectionable Star letters

Shocked and saddened by such objectionable Star letters

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Never take brilliant local hospices for granted

Star comment: Never take brilliant local hospices for granted

Supporting image for story: 'Alexa, do something rude': Peter Rhodes on gizmos, Gove and an unforgettable night at the theatre

'Alexa, do something rude': Peter Rhodes on gizmos, Gove and an unforgettable night at the theatre

Supporting image for story: Revealed: How Severn Hospice plans £4m transformation to care for patients at home

Revealed: How Severn Hospice plans £4m transformation to care for patients at home

January 7, 2018

Supporting image for story: Jack Averty: What delights and joy will 2018 bring

Jack Averty: What delights and joy will 2018 bring

January 6, 2018

Supporting image for story: The facts behind my Shropshire Council claim

The facts behind my Shropshire Council claim

Supporting image for story: Nigel Hastilow: Pike, border control is down to you

Nigel Hastilow: Pike, border control is down to you

Supporting image for story: Chris Moncrieff has a warning for Labour

Chris Moncrieff has a warning for Labour

January 5, 2018

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Reach out – you can make a difference

Andy Richardson: Reach out – you can make a difference

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes: "NHS waiting lists full with people bombarded by healthy-living advice but prefer to ignore it"

Peter Rhodes: "NHS waiting lists full with people bombarded by healthy-living advice but prefer to ignore it"

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: A new year and the evolution of Shrewsbury continues

Phil Gillam: A new year and the evolution of Shrewsbury continues

January 4, 2018

Supporting image for story: As good as a towel: Peter Rhodes on box files, a peer's resignation and millennial misery

As good as a towel: Peter Rhodes on box files, a peer's resignation and millennial misery

Supporting image for story: Bringing hospice care into patients' home

Bringing hospice care into patients' home

Supporting image for story: The EU and immigration are reasons for state of our nation

The EU and immigration are reasons for state of our nation

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Make rise effective to avoid fury

Star comment: Make rise effective to avoid fury

January 3, 2018

Supporting image for story: Nothing changes: Peter Rhodes on politics old and new, transgender dramas and Dad's Army at sea

Nothing changes: Peter Rhodes on politics old and new, transgender dramas and Dad's Army at sea

Supporting image for story: Thank you all for jumping in to support the Georgia Trust

Thank you all for jumping in to support the Georgia Trust

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Stamp out increase in violence

Star comment: Stamp out increase in violence

Supporting image for story: Why do people still carry knives?

Why do people still carry knives?

January 2, 2018

Supporting image for story: Do footballers really warrant a Queen's ransom for a day of sport? It's time to introduce a maximum wage

Do footballers really warrant a Queen's ransom for a day of sport? It's time to introduce a maximum wage

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