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March 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a Welsh turkey, a second Birmingham and discovering a much-loved old car

Peter Rhodes on a Welsh turkey, a second Birmingham and discovering a much-loved old car

March 9, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews – Why Cliff Richard is the answer to Generation Smartphone

Mark Andrews – Why Cliff Richard is the answer to Generation Smartphone

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Making the Proms more inclusive, cuddly, progressive tsars, and stupidity of 'equal pay' which is nothing of the sort

Mark Andrews: Making the Proms more inclusive, cuddly, progressive tsars, and stupidity of 'equal pay' which is nothing of the sort

March 8, 2024

Supporting image for story: Are you a middle-lane hogger? Shocking survey on motorway driving – and why you should avoid lurking in the middle lane

Are you a middle-lane hogger? Shocking survey on motorway driving – and why you should avoid lurking in the middle lane

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on painless dentistry, secret Budgets and 'salting the earth' in Westminster

Peter Rhodes on painless dentistry, secret Budgets and 'salting the earth' in Westminster

March 7, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on fake Trump, stroppy vicars and the unforgettable smell of a classic car

Peter Rhodes on fake Trump, stroppy vicars and the unforgettable smell of a classic car

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Chasing status befitting our modern urban powerhouse of a town

Talking Telford: Chasing status befitting our modern urban powerhouse of a town

March 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on today's Budget: Sombre preamble as Chancellor begins his farewell tour

Mark Andrews on today's Budget: Sombre preamble as Chancellor begins his farewell tour

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on licences, mishearing things and a big secret that everyone knows

Peter Rhodes on licences, mishearing things and a big secret that everyone knows

March 5, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on obesity, aircraft carriers and a thoroughly satisfying screen villain

Peter Rhodes on obesity, aircraft carriers and a thoroughly satisfying screen villain

March 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: Leeches and goose fat – a delve into the weird and wonderful history of medicine

Leeches and goose fat – a delve into the weird and wonderful history of medicine

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on jackpots, generosity and generating images of unlikely people

Peter Rhodes on jackpots, generosity and generating images of unlikely people

March 1, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a crooked pub, a massive jackpot and finding homes for colonels and corporals

Peter Rhodes on a crooked pub, a massive jackpot and finding homes for colonels and corporals

February 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on expensive babies, inspirational Gladiators and a postcode lottery for speeding tickets

Peter Rhodes on expensive babies, inspirational Gladiators and a postcode lottery for speeding tickets

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Bucks' new American investors strike a sensible tone for the mad world of football

Talking Telford: Bucks' new American investors strike a sensible tone for the mad world of football

Supporting image for story: The miners' strike 40 years on: The day relations between the police and miners changed forever

The miners' strike 40 years on: The day relations between the police and miners changed forever

February 28, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on vanishing employees, memory bumps and the BBC's tale of two Tory MPs

Peter Rhodes on vanishing employees, memory bumps and the BBC's tale of two Tory MPs

Supporting image for story: Miners' strike 40 years on: A tale of two coalminers

Miners' strike 40 years on: A tale of two coalminers

Supporting image for story: Money Matters: What the new energy price cap means for you

Money Matters: What the new energy price cap means for you

February 27, 2024

Supporting image for story: Miners' strike 40 years on: Battle lines drawn as dispute spreads to the Midlands

Miners' strike 40 years on: Battle lines drawn as dispute spreads to the Midlands

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on trains, quangos and why the working-class have all the best holidays

Peter Rhodes on trains, quangos and why the working-class have all the best holidays

February 26, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on safe missiles, scary cattle grids and why you shouldn't call old people sweet

Peter Rhodes on safe missiles, scary cattle grids and why you shouldn't call old people sweet

February 25, 2024

Supporting image for story: Axing of Shrewsbury-to-London train is latest example of our capital link being messed up

Axing of Shrewsbury-to-London train is latest example of our capital link being messed up

February 24, 2024

Supporting image for story: Co-operation likely to be crucial in making newly funded transport schemes work

Co-operation likely to be crucial in making newly funded transport schemes work

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: While civilisation burns, our leaders argue about the name of an imaginary ceasefire

Mark Andrews: While civilisation burns, our leaders argue about the name of an imaginary ceasefire

Supporting image for story: Toby Neal on politics: Zero tolerance policy needed on shoplifters

Toby Neal on politics: Zero tolerance policy needed on shoplifters

Supporting image for story: Dan Morris: Learning to fly

Dan Morris: Learning to fly

February 23, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on banning hounds, avoiding funerals and how money opens doors into Britain

Peter Rhodes on banning hounds, avoiding funerals and how money opens doors into Britain

February 22, 2024

Supporting image for story: Shropshire hospitals preparing for latest doctors' strikes, says nursing chief

Shropshire hospitals preparing for latest doctors' strikes, says nursing chief

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Russian lies, trigger warnings and how to fight exploitation – with unicorns

Peter Rhodes on Russian lies, trigger warnings and how to fight exploitation – with unicorns

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: What's becoming of New College and how will we remember it?

Talking Telford: What's becoming of New College and how will we remember it?

February 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on slavery, mail trains and the seductive lure of life in the Lords

Peter Rhodes on slavery, mail trains and the seductive lure of life in the Lords

Supporting image for story: Happy memories of Brian Clough’s sparring partner

Happy memories of Brian Clough’s sparring partner

February 20, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on global warming, ocean cooling and being in the presence of greatness

Peter Rhodes on global warming, ocean cooling and being in the presence of greatness

February 19, 2024

Supporting image for story: How the disappearance of Madeleine McCann led police to a sprawling Shropshire estate

How the disappearance of Madeleine McCann led police to a sprawling Shropshire estate

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on wandering cats, taxes on vans and facing up to an 'explosion of hatred'

Peter Rhodes on wandering cats, taxes on vans and facing up to an 'explosion of hatred'

February 17, 2024

Supporting image for story: I learned to drive at the grand age of 61 – what it's like to pass your test after a 44-year wait

I learned to drive at the grand age of 61 – what it's like to pass your test after a 44-year wait

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Trump gets something right, deepfake Biden, and Rishi stops the boats, TikTok style

Mark Andrews: Trump gets something right, deepfake Biden, and Rishi stops the boats, TikTok style

February 16, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on ructions in Rochdale, simple sums and how to lose an excavator

Peter Rhodes on ructions in Rochdale, simple sums and how to lose an excavator

February 15, 2024

Supporting image for story: Shropshire nursing boss: State-of-the-art equipment will mean quicker turnarounds and shorter waits

Shropshire nursing boss: State-of-the-art equipment will mean quicker turnarounds and shorter waits

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Embracing a new age of digital wheeling and dealing with Facebook Marketplace

Talking Telford: Embracing a new age of digital wheeling and dealing with Facebook Marketplace

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on fly tippers, a perfect politician and how The Hum is humming up North

Peter Rhodes on fly tippers, a perfect politician and how The Hum is humming up North

February 14, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on bullied vicars, a stalemate war and the decline and fall of nookie

Peter Rhodes on bullied vicars, a stalemate war and the decline and fall of nookie

February 13, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a matchstick tower, Putin's words and claims of racism in rural Britain

Peter Rhodes on a matchstick tower, Putin's words and claims of racism in rural Britain

February 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a cold heatwave, legal small print and putting your faith in complementary medicine

Peter Rhodes on a cold heatwave, legal small print and putting your faith in complementary medicine

Supporting image for story: The best Valentine's Day meal deals around – best tips from Money Saving Amy

The best Valentine's Day meal deals around – best tips from Money Saving Amy

February 10, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Rolling your eyes is not an act of aggression, it's one of humanity

Mark Andrews: Rolling your eyes is not an act of aggression, it's one of humanity

Supporting image for story: Toby Neal: Glitter disgraced but music plays for some

Toby Neal: Glitter disgraced but music plays for some

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews – roll up for the Liz Truss comeback tour, Mr Bean rides again, and why trees are now part of our colonial legacy

Mark Andrews – roll up for the Liz Truss comeback tour, Mr Bean rides again, and why trees are now part of our colonial legacy

February 8, 2024

Supporting image for story: 10 internationally-trained midwives welcomed to Shropshire hospitals

10 internationally-trained midwives welcomed to Shropshire hospitals

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