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April 21, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Hard graft to get economy going starts now

Shropshire Star comment: Hard graft to get economy going starts now

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Many are tired of threats from EU

LETTER: Many are tired of threats from EU

Supporting image for story: Careful planning needed before returning to normal, says Shropshire hospitals boss

Careful planning needed before returning to normal, says Shropshire hospitals boss

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on green energy, a new word for mistress and a lockdown problem with pies

Peter Rhodes on green energy, a new word for mistress and a lockdown problem with pies

April 20, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Donating vaccines and expertise is in everyone's interest

Shropshire Star comment: Donating vaccines and expertise is in everyone's interest

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Why stop people from having jab?

LETTER: Why stop people from having jab?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on an overdue landslip, a whiter shade of pale and the risk of a fire on the moon

Peter Rhodes on an overdue landslip, a whiter shade of pale and the risk of a fire on the moon

Supporting image for story: Top forensic expert who helped clear the Birmingham Six, dies aged 89

Top forensic expert who helped clear the Birmingham Six, dies aged 89

April 19, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on smartphone society, the folly of flight and more misleading subtitles

Peter Rhodes on smartphone society, the folly of flight and more misleading subtitles

April 17, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Why it's time we learned to love Mike Ashley

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Why it's time we learned to love Mike Ashley

April 16, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: The NHS will need more support to fight treatment backlog

Shropshire Star comment: The NHS will need more support to fight treatment backlog

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Let’s make Covid passport system work to benefit all

LETTER: Let’s make Covid passport system work to benefit all

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a breastfeeding juror, a proud newsreader and raising a glass to freedom

Peter Rhodes on a breastfeeding juror, a proud newsreader and raising a glass to freedom

Supporting image for story: How the West Midlands is at the forefront of the fight against Covid

How the West Midlands is at the forefront of the fight against Covid

April 15, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the state of the Union, a sacrificial generation and the joy of a canal holiday

Peter Rhodes on the state of the Union, a sacrificial generation and the joy of a canal holiday

April 14, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Time to go to the polls

Shropshire Star comment: Time to go to the polls

Supporting image for story: Shropshire hospitals boss: 'We must not become complacent'

Shropshire hospitals boss: 'We must not become complacent'

Supporting image for story: 60 years since Yuri Gagarin took us out of this world and started the space race

60 years since Yuri Gagarin took us out of this world and started the space race

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a French tec, a weighty airliner and the perils of “improving” modern art

Peter Rhodes on a French tec, a weighty airliner and the perils of “improving” modern art

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Admiration for Duke of Edinburgh

LETTER: Admiration for Duke of Edinburgh

April 13, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Court case backlog is a worry

Shropshire Star comment: Court case backlog is a worry

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Lovely memory of Duke of Edinburgh

LETTER: Lovely memory of Duke of Edinburgh

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on startled dogs, meeting the Prince and avoiding Glasgow in November

Peter Rhodes on startled dogs, meeting the Prince and avoiding Glasgow in November

April 12, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on banning painkillers, naming babies and where to expect the arrival of herd immunity

Peter Rhodes on banning painkillers, naming babies and where to expect the arrival of herd immunity

April 10, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Was Shakespeare an early advocate of social distancing?

Mark Andrews: Was Shakespeare an early advocate of social distancing?

Supporting image for story: Could travel rules lead to surge in interest in the region's canals?

Could travel rules lead to surge in interest in the region's canals?

April 9, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Nobody should hesitate in getting the jab

Shropshire Star comment: Nobody should hesitate in getting the jab

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Are we in the UK now living in a Communist state?

LETTER: Are we in the UK now living in a Communist state?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on pandemic tourists, “hidden history” and a national hero's sweet tooth

Peter Rhodes on pandemic tourists, “hidden history” and a national hero's sweet tooth

Supporting image for story: Why MPs must be honest about the impact of Brexit

Why MPs must be honest about the impact of Brexit

April 8, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Will crime rise after lockdown?

Shropshire Star comment: Will crime rise after lockdown?

Supporting image for story: LETTER: There will be risks of erosion of our human rights

LETTER: There will be risks of erosion of our human rights

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a legendary dreamer, the problems of green energy and extracting power from loos

Peter Rhodes on a legendary dreamer, the problems of green energy and extracting power from loos

April 7, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on curious names, tracing the pandemic and an unusual venue for Mr Bieber

Peter Rhodes on curious names, tracing the pandemic and an unusual venue for Mr Bieber

April 6, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a subtitled seaway, mad motorways and putting the countryside message across to townies

Peter Rhodes on a subtitled seaway, mad motorways and putting the countryside message across to townies

April 5, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on racism, eco-cobblers and the online tyranny of big business

Peter Rhodes on racism, eco-cobblers and the online tyranny of big business

April 3, 2021

Supporting image for story: Toby Neal on inconvenient truths for those who don't agree

Toby Neal on inconvenient truths for those who don't agree

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Bad sorts at Pimlico, Pricey surgery, and a Cop-out in Glasgow

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Bad sorts at Pimlico, Pricey surgery, and a Cop-out in Glasgow

April 2, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: United Kingdom far from united in coronavirus response

Shropshire Star comment: United Kingdom far from united in coronavirus response

Supporting image for story: LETTER: How I miss the perfect pint in pub

LETTER: How I miss the perfect pint in pub

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Labour, lobbying and a writer with a rare insight into the British Empire

Peter Rhodes on Labour, lobbying and a writer with a rare insight into the British Empire

April 1, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: The prescription problem here at home

Shropshire Star comment: The prescription problem here at home

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Compulsory jabs must be answer

LETTER: Compulsory jabs must be answer

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on riots, a bad back and is it the end of the road for BAME?

Peter Rhodes on riots, a bad back and is it the end of the road for BAME?

March 31, 2021

Supporting image for story: Comment: The fears when job retention scheme comes to an end

Comment: The fears when job retention scheme comes to an end

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a warm snap, an old prayer and how the human memory might save Boris Johnson

Peter Rhodes on a warm snap, an old prayer and how the human memory might save Boris Johnson

March 30, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on flying the flag, the end of Mondeos and a familiar face in the torture chamber

Peter Rhodes on flying the flag, the end of Mondeos and a familiar face in the torture chamber

March 29, 2021

Supporting image for story: Comment: Sarah’s death has also given men an understanding of how terrifying the streets can be for women

Comment: Sarah’s death has also given men an understanding of how terrifying the streets can be for women

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on buckets of opportunities, vanishing emails and a new presenter for Mastermind

Peter Rhodes on buckets of opportunities, vanishing emails and a new presenter for Mastermind

March 27, 2021

Supporting image for story: Comment: What do Labour stand for under Keir Starmer?

Comment: What do Labour stand for under Keir Starmer?

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