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April 2, 2018

Supporting image for story: Dr Mary McCarthy: We must carry on to fight for the NHS and let it be Stephen’s legacy

Dr Mary McCarthy: We must carry on to fight for the NHS and let it be Stephen’s legacy

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: How can they pull the plug?

Shropshire Star comment: How can they pull the plug?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a chilling tale of cyber-hysteria, a fine Cold War movie and the forgotten delights of river fish

Peter Rhodes on a chilling tale of cyber-hysteria, a fine Cold War movie and the forgotten delights of river fish

April 1, 2018

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Glassy man Jason takes our breath away

Andy Richardson: Glassy man Jason takes our breath away

March 30, 2018

Supporting image for story: Jack Averty: The worst thing about social media? It’s not what you think

Jack Averty: The worst thing about social media? It’s not what you think

Supporting image for story: Express & Star comment: As the RAF turns 100 we salute those who flew above

Express & Star comment: As the RAF turns 100 we salute those who flew above

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on how a new tax could shame the fatties, why we voted Brexit and the continuing hunt for the Salisbury attacker

Peter Rhodes on how a new tax could shame the fatties, why we voted Brexit and the continuing hunt for the Salisbury attacker

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: I love to be on the buses

Phil Gillam: I love to be on the buses

March 29, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on 1,000 years of anti-semitism, the cost of lamb stew and dying for a treat

Peter Rhodes on 1,000 years of anti-semitism, the cost of lamb stew and dying for a treat

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Rough ride on road to Brexit

Shropshire Star comment: Rough ride on road to Brexit

March 28, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shropshire star comment: Issues with police and fire merger

Shropshire star comment: Issues with police and fire merger

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a pole-dancing PM, making millions from alchemy and why the English are like Marmite

Peter Rhodes on a pole-dancing PM, making millions from alchemy and why the English are like Marmite

March 27, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes asks, where are the Salisbury attackers? Plus a happy meal and the terminal tale of a royal raven

Peter Rhodes asks, where are the Salisbury attackers? Plus a happy meal and the terminal tale of a royal raven

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Extra cash to fix holes is welcome

Shropshire Star comment: Extra cash to fix holes is welcome

March 26, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on finding Mr Okayish, scum in cyberspace and why we shouldn't be beastly to the Russians

Peter Rhodes on finding Mr Okayish, scum in cyberspace and why we shouldn't be beastly to the Russians

March 25, 2018

Supporting image for story: Nigel Hastilow: How could the Telford child sex abuse scandal happen?

Nigel Hastilow: How could the Telford child sex abuse scandal happen?

Andy Richardson: Weird & wacky world of autocorrect

Supporting image for story: Jack Averty: Don’t want to be a nag but is horse racing so bad after all?

Jack Averty: Don’t want to be a nag but is horse racing so bad after all?

March 24, 2018

Supporting image for story: Dr Mary McCarthy: Shropdoc is effective - we must save it

Dr Mary McCarthy: Shropdoc is effective - we must save it

March 23, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a Doctor snubbing the Beeb, punishing the ungodly and the key question in the data scandal - who cares?

Peter Rhodes on a Doctor snubbing the Beeb, punishing the ungodly and the key question in the data scandal - who cares?

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Perils and pitfalls of life online

Shropshire Star comment: Perils and pitfalls of life online

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: No surprise at acclaim for Shrewsbury

Phil Gillam: No surprise at acclaim for Shrewsbury

March 22, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a tennis spat, aches in the snow and how science is beating blindness

Peter Rhodes on a tennis spat, aches in the snow and how science is beating blindness

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Money for rural areas not equal

Shropshire Star comment: Money for rural areas not equal

March 21, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Can moving know-how really work?

Shropshire Star comment: Can moving know-how really work?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on confronting the Russian mafia, lumping people into communities and Boris's attack of Biggles Syndrome

Peter Rhodes on confronting the Russian mafia, lumping people into communities and Boris's attack of Biggles Syndrome

March 20, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on being in bed with Jeremy, lessons from the Birmingham Six and the secret of national happiness

Peter Rhodes on being in bed with Jeremy, lessons from the Birmingham Six and the secret of national happiness

March 19, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on speaking English proper, skipping the toothbrush and the beauty of an old-fashioned atlas

Peter Rhodes on speaking English proper, skipping the toothbrush and the beauty of an old-fashioned atlas

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Shadow of Iraq is still with us

Shropshire Star comment: Shadow of Iraq is still with us

March 16, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Get investment right and we’ll have it all

Shropshire Star comment: Get investment right and we’ll have it all

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the scientist we never really understood, a tardy warning and a great name for a detective

Peter Rhodes on the scientist we never really understood, a tardy warning and a great name for a detective

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Of altar wine, organ pipes . . . and a 70-year-old youth club

Phil Gillam: Of altar wine, organ pipes . . . and a 70-year-old youth club

March 15, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Professor Stephen Hawking was an inspiration to all of us

Shropshire Star comment: Professor Stephen Hawking was an inspiration to all of us

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on how to kill a spy, how the internet spans the world and a chance for women to be men for a day

Peter Rhodes on how to kill a spy, how the internet spans the world and a chance for women to be men for a day

March 14, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a woman's work, a rare headline and a brave blog

Peter Rhodes on a woman's work, a rare headline and a brave blog

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Safety of children is top priority

Shropshire Star comment: Safety of children is top priority

March 13, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Black Country moms, Jeremy Clarkson's new job and the honest truth about whisky

Peter Rhodes on Black Country moms, Jeremy Clarkson's new job and the honest truth about whisky

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Brexit is our chance to forge trade

Shropshire Star comment: Brexit is our chance to forge trade

March 12, 2018

Supporting image for story: John Challis: Great bunch make filming Benidorm a hoot

John Challis: Great bunch make filming Benidorm a hoot

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on laughing computers, making up celebrities and the importance of clicking in Cheadle

Peter Rhodes on laughing computers, making up celebrities and the importance of clicking in Cheadle

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Cheers to new coffee generation

Shropshire Star comment: Cheers to new coffee generation

Supporting image for story: Farmers should seize chance to shape post-Brexit vision

Farmers should seize chance to shape post-Brexit vision

March 11, 2018

Supporting image for story: What it's like to be a blogging mum: I’m always on the go, it’s fun

What it's like to be a blogging mum: I’m always on the go, it’s fun

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Mum is the word(s): love, kindness & fun

Andy Richardson: Mum is the word(s): love, kindness & fun

March 10, 2018

Supporting image for story: Nigel Hastilow: Are the Italians getting a taste for ‘cakeism’?

Nigel Hastilow: Are the Italians getting a taste for ‘cakeism’?

Supporting image for story: Dr Mary McCarthy: When you try to do more with less, something has to give

Dr Mary McCarthy: When you try to do more with less, something has to give

March 9, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Shrewsbury Town must reach for the stars

Shropshire Star comment: Shrewsbury Town must reach for the stars

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on prostate cancer, plastic in the garden and the difference between humor and humour

Peter Rhodes on prostate cancer, plastic in the garden and the difference between humor and humour

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: As one store door closes another opens

Phil Gillam: As one store door closes another opens

March 8, 2018

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the rising price of your mid-life crisis, paying for sport and a very strange night in Jerusalem

Peter Rhodes on the rising price of your mid-life crisis, paying for sport and a very strange night in Jerusalem

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