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June 12, 2020

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Welsh government right to take care over coronavirus

LETTER: Welsh government right to take care over coronavirus

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: First major sign of returning to normality

Shropshire Star comment: First major sign of returning to normality

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on white privilege, TV make-up and why subtitles never get any better

Peter Rhodes on white privilege, TV make-up and why subtitles never get any better

Supporting image for story: 'Brexit must never mean cutting ties with Europe'

'Brexit must never mean cutting ties with Europe'

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: 'We could – and should – have done much better'

Andy Richardson: 'We could – and should – have done much better'

June 11, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Flooding must be addressed

Shropshire Star comment: Flooding must be addressed

Supporting image for story: Letter: Flare-up fear as lockdown eased

Letter: Flare-up fear as lockdown eased

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the desecration of a national symbol, a shortage of logic and a tradition of chucking things in the river

Peter Rhodes on the desecration of a national symbol, a shortage of logic and a tradition of chucking things in the river

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: 'When people oppose someone who is AGAINST racism we are in trouble'

Andy Richardson: 'When people oppose someone who is AGAINST racism we are in trouble'

June 10, 2020

Supporting image for story: LETTER: We must take this opportunity

LETTER: We must take this opportunity

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Return to school a tricky test

Shropshire Star comment: Return to school a tricky test

Supporting image for story: Visiting restrictions could be relaxed at Shropshire hospitals says trust boss

Visiting restrictions could be relaxed at Shropshire hospitals says trust boss

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on taking a tumble, face-mask embarrassment and the future for Nitty Norah

Peter Rhodes on taking a tumble, face-mask embarrassment and the future for Nitty Norah

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: #SolidariTea brews up a storm

Andy Richardson: #SolidariTea brews up a storm

June 9, 2020

Supporting image for story: Children feeling 'alone and trapped' amid coronavirus lockdown, says Childline volunteer

Children feeling 'alone and trapped' amid coronavirus lockdown, says Childline volunteer

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Universities face testing future

Shropshire Star comment: Universities face testing future

Supporting image for story: Letter: Is furore Labour milking ‘faux pas’ by Cummings?

Letter: Is furore Labour milking ‘faux pas’ by Cummings?

Supporting image for story: Daniel Kawczynski and Ken Skates on the case for and against Welsh devolution

Daniel Kawczynski and Ken Skates on the case for and against Welsh devolution

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on high heels, dodgy statistics and unwitting guinea pigs in London

Peter Rhodes on high heels, dodgy statistics and unwitting guinea pigs in London

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Right thing? Right time? Not yet

Andy Richardson: Right thing? Right time? Not yet

June 8, 2020

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Two small island nations – two very different Covid outcomes

Andy Richardson: Two small island nations – two very different Covid outcomes

Supporting image for story: COMMENT: William Cash on a tale of two plans dividing Bridgnorth

COMMENT: William Cash on a tale of two plans dividing Bridgnorth

Supporting image for story: LETTER: More information needed to judge coronavirus risk

LETTER: More information needed to judge coronavirus risk

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Credit to the supermarket workers

Shropshire Star comment: Credit to the supermarket workers

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the gentlest touches, a misguided demo and whatever happened to the slave-trade profits in Africa?

Peter Rhodes on the gentlest touches, a misguided demo and whatever happened to the slave-trade profits in Africa?

June 6, 2020

Supporting image for story: A letter from Sir Keir Starmer: I'll keep listening and fighting for our future

A letter from Sir Keir Starmer: I'll keep listening and fighting for our future

Supporting image for story: Gloves come off as stinging blame game returns to politics

Gloves come off as stinging blame game returns to politics

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: 'The ‘do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do’ lockdown'

Andy Richardson: 'The ‘do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do’ lockdown'

June 5, 2020

Supporting image for story: COMMENT: Why we should all feel that Black Lives Matter

COMMENT: Why we should all feel that Black Lives Matter

Supporting image for story: LETTER: One punishment for him and one for all the others?

LETTER: One punishment for him and one for all the others?

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: The hidden medical consequences of coronavirus

Shropshire Star comment: The hidden medical consequences of coronavirus

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on double standards, gull-free meals and why a bald head has become a prized scalp

Peter Rhodes on double standards, gull-free meals and why a bald head has become a prized scalp

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: 'Covid-19 and Government’s response will scar nation for decades'

Andy Richardson: 'Covid-19 and Government’s response will scar nation for decades'

June 4, 2020

Supporting image for story: Letter: The reporters in tabloid scrum were ignoring rules too!

Letter: The reporters in tabloid scrum were ignoring rules too!

Supporting image for story: Will coronavirus make for a kinder society?

Will coronavirus make for a kinder society?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a scrapped holiday, HS2's vanishing profits and the humbling of a Speaker

Peter Rhodes on a scrapped holiday, HS2's vanishing profits and the humbling of a Speaker

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: 'Jacob sending MPs back to Dark Ages'

Andy Richardson: 'Jacob sending MPs back to Dark Ages'

June 3, 2020

Supporting image for story: LETTER: More important than ever to take care of your eyes

LETTER: More important than ever to take care of your eyes

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Social care system is broken

Shropshire Star comment: Social care system is broken

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on living for the moment, an equation for our time and the enigma of the hidden camera

Peter Rhodes on living for the moment, an equation for our time and the enigma of the hidden camera

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: 'Politics rather than science leads as nation relaxes response to Covid-19'

Andy Richardson: 'Politics rather than science leads as nation relaxes response to Covid-19'

June 2, 2020

Supporting image for story: LETTER: We must all make sacrifices to protect the NHS

LETTER: We must all make sacrifices to protect the NHS

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Look before you leap

Shropshire Star comment: Look before you leap

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on going forward and hijacking the rainbow flag

Peter Rhodes on going forward and hijacking the rainbow flag

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Second Covid wave? I hope I'm wrong

Andy Richardson: Second Covid wave? I hope I'm wrong

June 1, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: We still call it the Dunkirk spirit

Shropshire Star comment: We still call it the Dunkirk spirit

Supporting image for story: Letter: Not acceptable to ‘enforce’ guidance

Letter: Not acceptable to ‘enforce’ guidance

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on otters, trials without juries and the lurking menace of TB

Peter Rhodes on otters, trials without juries and the lurking menace of TB

Supporting image for story: Testing times as driving exam turns 85 - with many changes along the way

Testing times as driving exam turns 85 - with many changes along the way

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: 'Behaving responsibly will literally save lives'

Andy Richardson: 'Behaving responsibly will literally save lives'

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