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April 16, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on crowded housing, wacky virus theories and reasons to be hopeful

Peter Rhodes on crowded housing, wacky virus theories and reasons to be hopeful

April 15, 2020

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Our animal instincts tell us we're in for the lockdown long haul

Andy Richardson: Our animal instincts tell us we're in for the lockdown long haul

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Britain’s elderly need our support

Shropshire Star comment: Britain’s elderly need our support

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on “fighting” illness, silly escapism and a great year for blossom

Peter Rhodes on “fighting” illness, silly escapism and a great year for blossom

April 14, 2020

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Social distancing ought not be ruse so politicians can avoid scrutiny

Andy Richardson: Social distancing ought not be ruse so politicians can avoid scrutiny

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Starmer's unknowns, traditional weather and a time of reckoning for our universities

Peter Rhodes on Starmer's unknowns, traditional weather and a time of reckoning for our universities

April 13, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Time for PM to rest and recuperate

Shropshire Star comment: Time for PM to rest and recuperate

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on how life goes on, saving petrol and the steepest street in the world

Peter Rhodes on how life goes on, saving petrol and the steepest street in the world

April 12, 2020

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Don't kick our small businesses into the long grass

Mark Andrews: Don't kick our small businesses into the long grass

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Stay at home, it saves lives

Andy Richardson: Stay at home, it saves lives

April 11, 2020

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: No kidding - take the lockdown rules seriously

Andy Richardson: No kidding - take the lockdown rules seriously

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: What's in a name, Raab's fighting talk, and the pitfalls of a cashless society

Mark Andrews on Saturday: What's in a name, Raab's fighting talk, and the pitfalls of a cashless society

April 10, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Nightingale Hospital a triumph

Shropshire Star comment: Nightingale Hospital a triumph

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on huffle-puffers, thoughtless students and a definition of coping

Peter Rhodes on huffle-puffers, thoughtless students and a definition of coping

April 9, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: What constitutes a key worker?

Shropshire Star comment: What constitutes a key worker?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Belgravia's missing character, a blow for XR and the challenge of tracing contacts

Peter Rhodes on Belgravia's missing character, a blow for XR and the challenge of tracing contacts

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Perfecting my wicket at a sticky time

Andy Richardson: Perfecting my wicket at a sticky time

April 8, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: No one is safe from virus

Shropshire Star comment: No one is safe from virus

Supporting image for story: Dominic Raab: The minister who finds himself as de facto PM

Dominic Raab: The minister who finds himself as de facto PM

Supporting image for story: Boris is strong – he is not a man who knows when he should quit

Boris is strong – he is not a man who knows when he should quit

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

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