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October 25, 2021

Supporting image for story: Camp Bestival will bring holidaymakers and make region shine, promises DJ

Camp Bestival will bring holidaymakers and make region shine, promises DJ

Supporting image for story: Clive of India: From humble start to divisive British Empire pioneer and unclear death

Clive of India: From humble start to divisive British Empire pioneer and unclear death

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on racist ghosts, computer cock-ups - and why not set fire to red tape?

Peter Rhodes on racist ghosts, computer cock-ups - and why not set fire to red tape?

Supporting image for story: Could English wine be on the cusp of hitting the big-time?

Could English wine be on the cusp of hitting the big-time?

October 23, 2021

Supporting image for story: Increase in beer duty will lead to more pub closures, warns landlord

Increase in beer duty will lead to more pub closures, warns landlord

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Chubby chequered, a double decker, and the BBC gets bang up to date

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Chubby chequered, a double decker, and the BBC gets bang up to date

October 22, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a torrent of filth, a star's dilemma - and what colour is a lawn?

Peter Rhodes on a torrent of filth, a star's dilemma - and what colour is a lawn?

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Dangerous way to celebrate

LETTER: Dangerous way to celebrate

October 21, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on queuing for jabs, the population crisis and the bleak years to come

Peter Rhodes on queuing for jabs, the population crisis and the bleak years to come

October 20, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on our huge Parliament, the return of the hum and the loss of a turbulent priest

Peter Rhodes on our huge Parliament, the return of the hum and the loss of a turbulent priest

October 19, 2021

Supporting image for story: How effective has the 25-year ban on pistols been since the Dunblane massacre?

How effective has the 25-year ban on pistols been since the Dunblane massacre?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a dodgy dishwasher, £100 debit cards and a lesson from an MP's murder

Peter Rhodes on a dodgy dishwasher, £100 debit cards and a lesson from an MP's murder

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Issues are more deep-rooted than PM Boris

LETTER: Issues are more deep-rooted than PM Boris

October 18, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on lecturing the small people, saving the planet and finding a fortune in your kitchen cabinet

Peter Rhodes on lecturing the small people, saving the planet and finding a fortune in your kitchen cabinet

Supporting image for story: Dora's one true love was tending to the sick

Dora's one true love was tending to the sick

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Time to stop the destruction of greenbelt sites

LETTER: Time to stop the destruction of greenbelt sites

October 17, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Let's consign gaslighting to the waste and recycling centre

Mark Andrews: Let's consign gaslighting to the waste and recycling centre

October 16, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Banksy, Insulate Britain and Chancing with Wolves

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Banksy, Insulate Britain and Chancing with Wolves

October 15, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on an unlikely utopia, too much trauma and who to blame for the carnage of Dieppe

Peter Rhodes on an unlikely utopia, too much trauma and who to blame for the carnage of Dieppe

October 14, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on living with colour blindness – and not wanting to be cured

Peter Rhodes on living with colour blindness – and not wanting to be cured

Supporting image for story: Spectacular renaissance in the region's waterways

Spectacular renaissance in the region's waterways

October 13, 2021

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Is Boris the new Willie Dewitt?

LETTER: Is Boris the new Willie Dewitt?

October 12, 2021

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Well done to the brilliant Bears

LETTER: Well done to the brilliant Bears

October 11, 2021

Supporting image for story: Insulate Britain: Noble eco warriors or pains in the neck?

Insulate Britain: Noble eco warriors or pains in the neck?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on electrical harmony, spreading Covid and how to dig out the bad apples in the police

Peter Rhodes on electrical harmony, spreading Covid and how to dig out the bad apples in the police

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Cash alone will not solve all the problems

LETTER: Cash alone will not solve all the problems

October 9, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: cheek of petrol boss, pigs in blankets, and learning to cope with the Facebook outage

Mark Andrews on Saturday: cheek of petrol boss, pigs in blankets, and learning to cope with the Facebook outage

Supporting image for story: Toby Neal: Bold as brass Boris, the business basher

Toby Neal: Bold as brass Boris, the business basher

October 8, 2021

Supporting image for story: 1930s Vauxhall brought back to life thanks to Salopian's seven-year quest

1930s Vauxhall brought back to life thanks to Salopian's seven-year quest

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on rampant shortages, 60 years of the Eye and the real lesson of history

Peter Rhodes on rampant shortages, 60 years of the Eye and the real lesson of history

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Vaccine should be compulsory

LETTER: Vaccine should be compulsory

October 7, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on police photos, Covid statistics and a degree of suspicion about excuses

Peter Rhodes on police photos, Covid statistics and a degree of suspicion about excuses

October 6, 2021

Supporting image for story: Blind optimism from 'big picture' Boris but what about the here and now?

Blind optimism from 'big picture' Boris but what about the here and now?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a huge royal bill, undersea power and giving translators the credit they deserve

Peter Rhodes on a huge royal bill, undersea power and giving translators the credit they deserve

October 5, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on human rights, battered heirlooms and straight talking from Javid

Peter Rhodes on human rights, battered heirlooms and straight talking from Javid

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Let GPs do what they do best

LETTER: Let GPs do what they do best

October 4, 2021

Supporting image for story: Comment: GPs have our sympathy but must not pull up drawbridge

Comment: GPs have our sympathy but must not pull up drawbridge

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a fake crisis, street language and how the Army once trained thousands of truckers

Peter Rhodes on a fake crisis, street language and how the Army once trained thousands of truckers

Supporting image for story: How a humble Black Country schoolgirl became Hollywood's highest-paid actress

How a humble Black Country schoolgirl became Hollywood's highest-paid actress

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Any need for so many HGVs?

LETTER: Any need for so many HGVs?

October 2, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Superpowers, pension pots and why I'm starting to feel sympathy for Keir Starmer

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Superpowers, pension pots and why I'm starting to feel sympathy for Keir Starmer

October 1, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on cervixes, Armageddon and some sheep who were not at all sheepish

Peter Rhodes on cervixes, Armageddon and some sheep who were not at all sheepish

September 30, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on submarines, slaughter and a sorry saga of six petrol crises

Peter Rhodes on submarines, slaughter and a sorry saga of six petrol crises

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Baffled by the panic buyers

LETTER: Baffled by the panic buyers

September 29, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on resilience, norovirus and painting the faces of criminals

Peter Rhodes on resilience, norovirus and painting the faces of criminals

September 28, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Personally, I blame those dress-down Fridays

Mark Andrews: Personally, I blame those dress-down Fridays

September 27, 2021

Supporting image for story: I will listen to the public, pledges new West Mercia Police chief

I will listen to the public, pledges new West Mercia Police chief

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Time travel, scam callers, and why our Daleks are just too scary

Mark Andrews: Time travel, scam callers, and why our Daleks are just too scary

Supporting image for story: Rowland Hill: From unconventional headmaster to father of the modern postal service

Rowland Hill: From unconventional headmaster to father of the modern postal service

September 26, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews – James Bond, licensed to swill

Mark Andrews – James Bond, licensed to swill

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