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April 8, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on crystal balls, religious mania and why plenty of old folk make a country better

Peter Rhodes on crystal balls, religious mania and why plenty of old folk make a country better

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Why it's a class act to wish PM well

Andy Richardson: Why it's a class act to wish PM well

April 7, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a national treasure, a nice turn of phrase and the case for a bigger Army

Peter Rhodes on a national treasure, a nice turn of phrase and the case for a bigger Army

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a national treasure, a nice turn of phrase and the case for a bigger Army

Peter Rhodes on a national treasure, a nice turn of phrase and the case for a bigger Army

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Behold the ingenuity of the hoarders

Andy Richardson: Behold the ingenuity of the hoarders

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: It's so important we follow the rules

Shropshire Star comment: It's so important we follow the rules

April 6, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: What can you do for others?

Shropshire Star comment: What can you do for others?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on lockdown literature, the optimistic Victorians and how to bore a virus to death

Peter Rhodes on lockdown literature, the optimistic Victorians and how to bore a virus to death

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Covid-19 has given us opportunity to reflect on things that are important

Andy Richardson: Covid-19 has given us opportunity to reflect on things that are important

April 4, 2020

Supporting image for story: You don’t need a medal to prove you are a hero

You don’t need a medal to prove you are a hero

April 3, 2020

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: 'You get used to anything, sooner or later it just becomes your life'

Andy Richardson: 'You get used to anything, sooner or later it just becomes your life'

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on counting bugs, in-your-face cops and an epitaph for garden centres

Peter Rhodes on counting bugs, in-your-face cops and an epitaph for garden centres

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Lockdown themes starting to emerge

Shropshire Star comment: Lockdown themes starting to emerge

April 2, 2020

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Social commentators' stupidity amid coronavirus crisis

Andy Richardson: Social commentators' stupidity amid coronavirus crisis

Supporting image for story: A Year 11 student writes: Despite all the chaos, we are the lucky ones

A Year 11 student writes: Despite all the chaos, we are the lucky ones

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Businesses facing the real prospect of going under for good

Shropshire Star comment: Businesses facing the real prospect of going under for good

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on cut-price funerals, death by paywall and the most serious allegations of all

Peter Rhodes on cut-price funerals, death by paywall and the most serious allegations of all

April 1, 2020

Supporting image for story: 'We have not run out of any PPE': Coronavirus update from Shropshire hospitals boss

'We have not run out of any PPE': Coronavirus update from Shropshire hospitals boss

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: The challenges of working from home

Andy Richardson: The challenges of working from home

March 31, 2020

Supporting image for story: Neil Thomas: Living in isolation is not that different for some

Neil Thomas: Living in isolation is not that different for some

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Engineers' ingenuity helping save lives

Shropshire Star comment: Engineers' ingenuity helping save lives

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a shortage of modesty, filling the hours and Royals heading for Tinseltown

Peter Rhodes on a shortage of modesty, filling the hours and Royals heading for Tinseltown

March 30, 2020

Supporting image for story: Nigel Hastilow: This is serious – but it’s not the end of the world

Nigel Hastilow: This is serious – but it’s not the end of the world

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Not too early to start thinking about end of coronavirus crisis

Shropshire Star comment: Not too early to start thinking about end of coronavirus crisis

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: There are still reasons to be cheerful

Andy Richardson: There are still reasons to be cheerful

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on pandemic chores, the search for resilience and the perils of photographing a lock-in

Peter Rhodes on pandemic chores, the search for resilience and the perils of photographing a lock-in

March 28, 2020

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: The battle is not yet won - but it will be

Andy Richardson: The battle is not yet won - but it will be

March 27, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment. Be a Hero not a Zero

Shropshire Star comment. Be a Hero not a Zero

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on pausing a railway, dodging DIY and what “lots of grandparents” want

Peter Rhodes on pausing a railway, dodging DIY and what “lots of grandparents” want

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: If Brexit made us a nation of factional tribes, Covid-19 is bringing us back together

Andy Richardson: If Brexit made us a nation of factional tribes, Covid-19 is bringing us back together

March 26, 2020

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: We live in curious times

Andy Richardson: We live in curious times

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on changing times, changing priorities and time to change the rules on online gambling

Peter Rhodes on changing times, changing priorities and time to change the rules on online gambling

March 25, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: We all need to observe the rules over coronavirus

Shropshire Star comment: We all need to observe the rules over coronavirus

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on lessons from history, a Christmas baby boom and how two plus two can equal 100

Peter Rhodes on lessons from history, a Christmas baby boom and how two plus two can equal 100

March 24, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Is it really too much to ask for people to follow the rules?

Shropshire Star comment: Is it really too much to ask for people to follow the rules?

Supporting image for story: Limiting the spread of coronavirus: It's on all of us

Limiting the spread of coronavirus: It's on all of us

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the real Blitz spirit, getting harangued by a reader and is it ever right to laugh at a pandemic?

Peter Rhodes on the real Blitz spirit, getting harangued by a reader and is it ever right to laugh at a pandemic?

March 23, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Support each other and we will pull through

Shropshire Star comment: Support each other and we will pull through

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the axing of Eurovision, changes at Question Time and how Gordon Brown almost told a joke

Peter Rhodes on the axing of Eurovision, changes at Question Time and how Gordon Brown almost told a joke

March 20, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on ageless comedy, free pornography and Brits behaving badly

Peter Rhodes on ageless comedy, free pornography and Brits behaving badly

March 19, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: We are about to learn a lot about ourselves

Shropshire Star comment: We are about to learn a lot about ourselves

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on reporting a crisis, stockpiling cliches and how oldies may slip under the wire

Peter Rhodes on reporting a crisis, stockpiling cliches and how oldies may slip under the wire

March 18, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Everything possible must be done to limit damage

Shropshire Star comment: Everything possible must be done to limit damage

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the head-down generation, the NHS under stress and The People's Pestilence

Peter Rhodes on the head-down generation, the NHS under stress and The People's Pestilence

March 17, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: We really are all in this together

Shropshire Star comment: We really are all in this together

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on stockpiling baked beans, the dangers of cycling and the lure of a foaming pint

Peter Rhodes on stockpiling baked beans, the dangers of cycling and the lure of a foaming pint

March 16, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Every school must get resources it needs

Shropshire Star comment: Every school must get resources it needs

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on wacky races, sex after 60 and why are the ruling classes so fearless?

Peter Rhodes on wacky races, sex after 60 and why are the ruling classes so fearless?

March 14, 2020

Supporting image for story: Chancellor Toby Neal steps in to sort out our crisis

Chancellor Toby Neal steps in to sort out our crisis

March 13, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Look after ourselves and those around us

Shropshire Star comment: Look after ourselves and those around us

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