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February 17, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire hospitals boss: 'Still too many' Covid patients

Shropshire hospitals boss: 'Still too many' Covid patients

February 16, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on sipping beer, sex in quarantine and humans being beastly to beavers

Peter Rhodes on sipping beer, sex in quarantine and humans being beastly to beavers

February 15, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on travel insurance, non-vaccine cures for Covid and replacing breastfeeding with chestfeeding

Peter Rhodes on travel insurance, non-vaccine cures for Covid and replacing breastfeeding with chestfeeding

Supporting image for story: Half a century since the day decimalisation reached Britain

Half a century since the day decimalisation reached Britain

February 13, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Guitarist gets a ribbing, identity politics in the parish council, and the folly of smart motorways

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Guitarist gets a ribbing, identity politics in the parish council, and the folly of smart motorways

Supporting image for story: Toby Neal: Needing a staycation? Here’s a starter for 10

Toby Neal: Needing a staycation? Here’s a starter for 10

February 12, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on taking the knee, a princess's décor and a BT call that wasn't

Peter Rhodes on taking the knee, a princess's décor and a BT call that wasn't

February 11, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Grenfell lessons have not been actioned

Shropshire Star comment: Grenfell lessons have not been actioned

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Boris Johnson has proved to us he is not to be trusted

LETTER: Boris Johnson has proved to us he is not to be trusted

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on electric hills, tearful jabs and our sudden pride in Britain's amazing boffins

Peter Rhodes on electric hills, tearful jabs and our sudden pride in Britain's amazing boffins

February 10, 2021

Supporting image for story: LETTER: A great British custom at risk

LETTER: A great British custom at risk

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Covid-19 has shone a light on differences across our country

Shropshire Star comment: Covid-19 has shone a light on differences across our country

Supporting image for story: Shropshire hospitals boss: 'There is light at the end of the tunnel'

Shropshire hospitals boss: 'There is light at the end of the tunnel'

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a Lib-Dem quandary, an average puzzle and reintroducing a massive eagle

Peter Rhodes on a Lib-Dem quandary, an average puzzle and reintroducing a massive eagle

February 9, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on getting jabbed, the Russian vaccine and feeling over the moon and up a tree

Peter Rhodes on getting jabbed, the Russian vaccine and feeling over the moon and up a tree

February 8, 2021

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Far more sinister than many realise

LETTER: Far more sinister than many realise

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Lost education means lost opportunities

Shropshire Star comment: Lost education means lost opportunities

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on curious first names, pick 'n' mix vaccine and is it time to invest in hearing aids?

Peter Rhodes on curious first names, pick 'n' mix vaccine and is it time to invest in hearing aids?

February 7, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Why we're all being driven to phone rage

Mark Andrews: Why we're all being driven to phone rage

February 5, 2021

Supporting image for story: Toby Neal: Was Captain Sir Tom's generation the greatest of all?

Toby Neal: Was Captain Sir Tom's generation the greatest of all?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on dodgy stamps, sleazy old comedy and Captain Sir Tom Moore: The Movie

Peter Rhodes on dodgy stamps, sleazy old comedy and Captain Sir Tom Moore: The Movie

February 4, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Jab a game changer in fight with coronavirus

Shropshire Star comment: Jab a game changer in fight with coronavirus

Supporting image for story: LETTER: We need to get to grips with pollution on our highways

LETTER: We need to get to grips with pollution on our highways

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Meghan's job description, making the NHS Royal and an unexpected after-effect of the Covid jab

Peter Rhodes on Meghan's job description, making the NHS Royal and an unexpected after-effect of the Covid jab

February 3, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: A society built on debt

Shropshire Star comment: A society built on debt

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Fantastic service at jab appointment

LETTER: Fantastic service at jab appointment

Supporting image for story: There is no doubt that things are tough, says leading Shropshire medic

There is no doubt that things are tough, says leading Shropshire medic

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on lunar parking charges, deadly Dutchmen and some arresting police statistics.

Peter Rhodes on lunar parking charges, deadly Dutchmen and some arresting police statistics.

Supporting image for story: Counting the huge economic cost of the coronavirus pandemic

Counting the huge economic cost of the coronavirus pandemic

February 2, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Astronomical price tag comes with coronavirus

Shropshire Star comment: Astronomical price tag comes with coronavirus

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Considering the pros and cons of pet ownership

LETTER: Considering the pros and cons of pet ownership

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on an offensive poster, slugs on telly and the joy of buccaneering

Peter Rhodes on an offensive poster, slugs on telly and the joy of buccaneering

February 1, 2021

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Vaccine process so well organised

LETTER: Vaccine process so well organised

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Being guided by the science

Shropshire Star comment: Being guided by the science

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on £100 cards, public inquiries and why the Tories should keep Boris out of Scotland

Peter Rhodes on £100 cards, public inquiries and why the Tories should keep Boris out of Scotland

January 30, 2021

Supporting image for story: Toby Neal: EU is shown up by farce of vaccination no-show

Toby Neal: EU is shown up by farce of vaccination no-show

January 29, 2021

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Brexit was just a cynical ploy

LETTER: Brexit was just a cynical ploy

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Pandemic creating even more disadvantage for our kids

Shropshire Star comment: Pandemic creating even more disadvantage for our kids

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on facemasks, penguins and the case for quarantine in Skegness

Peter Rhodes on facemasks, penguins and the case for quarantine in Skegness

January 28, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on fossils, film sex and why the UK jabs millions while the EU dithers

Peter Rhodes on fossils, film sex and why the UK jabs millions while the EU dithers

January 27, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: We can't let our guard up now

Shropshire Star comment: We can't let our guard up now

Supporting image for story: LETTER: We are here to help in difficult times

LETTER: We are here to help in difficult times

Supporting image for story: Shropshire hospitals boss reports tragic increase in Covid deaths

Shropshire hospitals boss reports tragic increase in Covid deaths

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the Covid blame game, an encounter with deer and memories of the foot-and-mouth contagion

Peter Rhodes on the Covid blame game, an encounter with deer and memories of the foot-and-mouth contagion

Supporting image for story: Will electric cars spark a boom for British industry?

Will electric cars spark a boom for British industry?

January 26, 2021

Supporting image for story: Fay Jones column: we must never forget to strive for a strong and equal Union

Fay Jones column: we must never forget to strive for a strong and equal Union

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Back to school decision not an easy one

Shropshire Star comment: Back to school decision not an easy one

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Deniers must wake up to the reality of the virus situation

LETTER: Deniers must wake up to the reality of the virus situation

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on haunted TVs, dysfunctional America and a pain in the backside for queue-jumpers

Peter Rhodes on haunted TVs, dysfunctional America and a pain in the backside for queue-jumpers

January 25, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: More and more people turning to food banks

Shropshire Star comment: More and more people turning to food banks

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