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February 10, 2026

Supporting image for story: Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'Had I missed an appointment?'

Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'Had I missed an appointment?'

Supporting image for story: Letter: Boarded-up shop spoiling Bridgnorth High Street & a charabanc outing – picture throwback

Letter: Boarded-up shop spoiling Bridgnorth High Street & a charabanc outing – picture throwback

February 9, 2026

Supporting image for story: Dan Morris: A wizard is never late, but 25 years can fly in the blink of an eye

Dan Morris: A wizard is never late, but 25 years can fly in the blink of an eye

Supporting image for story: Ellie Chowns has thanked local people for sharing their stories which she will feed into the Casey Commission

Ellie Chowns has thanked local people for sharing their stories which she will feed into the Casey Commission

Supporting image for story: Crosstalk: 'Spring flowers speak of new life'

Crosstalk: 'Spring flowers speak of new life'

Supporting image for story: 'Much Wenlock urged to fight 'horrendous' housing plan' - your letters, plus a silent snapshot of mining life near the end

'Much Wenlock urged to fight 'horrendous' housing plan' - your letters, plus a silent snapshot of mining life near the end

February 7, 2026

Supporting image for story: 'How many sleaze scandals does it take to clean up politics?' - your letters, plus Fort Dunlop from the air, 1989

'How many sleaze scandals does it take to clean up politics?' - your letters, plus Fort Dunlop from the air, 1989

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: The mysterious powers of Peter Mandelson, and arguing with an AI chatbot about a vacuum cleaner filter

Mark Andrews: The mysterious powers of Peter Mandelson, and arguing with an AI chatbot about a vacuum cleaner filter

February 6, 2026

Supporting image for story: 'When change changed: a pocketful of history lost' - your letters, plus remembering Hoo Farm’s famous racing sheep

'When change changed: a pocketful of history lost' - your letters, plus remembering Hoo Farm’s famous racing sheep

February 5, 2026

Supporting image for story: 'Trail hunting, cruelty and countryside debates' - your letters, plus when steam ruled the rails in a 1955 picture throwback

'Trail hunting, cruelty and countryside debates' - your letters, plus when steam ruled the rails in a 1955 picture throwback

February 4, 2026

Supporting image for story: 'Is the weather forecast becoming a forecast of fear?' - your letters, plus a look back at M54 construction in 1975

'Is the weather forecast becoming a forecast of fear?' - your letters, plus a look back at M54 construction in 1975

February 3, 2026

Supporting image for story: Senedd member highlights pothole repair, walking habits and accessibility to banking services

Senedd member highlights pothole repair, walking habits and accessibility to banking services

Supporting image for story: Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'The birds are here!'

Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'The birds are here!'

Supporting image for story: 'Defending the right to trial by jury in England and Wales' - your letters, plus a historic 1942 road race snapshot

'Defending the right to trial by jury in England and Wales' - your letters, plus a historic 1942 road race snapshot

February 2, 2026

Supporting image for story: Review: Much Wenlock treated to an evening of quiet intensity by Naissance

Review: Much Wenlock treated to an evening of quiet intensity by Naissance

Supporting image for story: Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters

Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters

Supporting image for story: Crosstalk: A moment of reflection

Crosstalk: A moment of reflection

Supporting image for story: Readers' Letters: A note of thanks for those who deliver our papers, plus a picture from the archives of young evacuees pausing for a cup of tea

Readers' Letters: A note of thanks for those who deliver our papers, plus a picture from the archives of young evacuees pausing for a cup of tea

January 31, 2026

Supporting image for story: Don’s comments on NATO go beyond the pale - your letters, plus a 1994 picture throwback of a car in a spot of bother

Don’s comments on NATO go beyond the pale - your letters, plus a 1994 picture throwback of a car in a spot of bother

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Brooklyn's privacy conundrum, computers in schools, and Lanyards 1, Hero bus driver 0

Mark Andrews: Brooklyn's privacy conundrum, computers in schools, and Lanyards 1, Hero bus driver 0

Supporting image for story: Dan Morris: Divine news all round with clerics and Guinness kebabs

Dan Morris: Divine news all round with clerics and Guinness kebabs

January 30, 2026

Supporting image for story: 'Reader warns against using pensions as a political tool' - your letters, plus a 2017 chess moment from the archives

'Reader warns against using pensions as a political tool' - your letters, plus a 2017 chess moment from the archives

January 29, 2026

Supporting image for story: 'Letters are treated as worthless' reader on the real cost of failing services - your views, and a 1994 picture throwback

'Letters are treated as worthless' reader on the real cost of failing services - your views, and a 1994 picture throwback

January 28, 2026

Supporting image for story: What you're saying: 'Warm homes discount left me no better off', plus a glimpse of Alveley in a 1916 snapshot

What you're saying: 'Warm homes discount left me no better off', plus a glimpse of Alveley in a 1916 snapshot

January 27, 2026

Supporting image for story: Review: Newport Music Club hosts memorable Jarualda Quartet

Review: Newport Music Club hosts memorable Jarualda Quartet

Supporting image for story: Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'All dressed up for the occasion'

Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'All dressed up for the occasion'

Supporting image for story: 'We’re cascading downhill': Reader voices concern over taxes and support - your letters, plus a snapshot of shopping in the '80s

'We’re cascading downhill': Reader voices concern over taxes and support - your letters, plus a snapshot of shopping in the '80s

January 26, 2026

Supporting image for story: 'Week of extraordinary turbulence' internationally and at the Senedd, Chair of Powys County Council says

'Week of extraordinary turbulence' internationally and at the Senedd, Chair of Powys County Council says

Supporting image for story: Crosstalk: With Peter Bellingham

Crosstalk: With Peter Bellingham

Supporting image for story: 'Green belt plans don’t solve housing crisis' - your letters, plus a youthful mayoress takes office in a 1966 snapshot

'Green belt plans don’t solve housing crisis' - your letters, plus a youthful mayoress takes office in a 1966 snapshot

January 24, 2026

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: No more slogans, PM's defence challenge, and why Trump may have shown us how to erase the national debt

Mark Andrews: No more slogans, PM's defence challenge, and why Trump may have shown us how to erase the national debt

Supporting image for story: Reader explains who really benefited from the British Coal pension boost - your letters, and a picture throwback of a tribute ride

Reader explains who really benefited from the British Coal pension boost - your letters, and a picture throwback of a tribute ride

January 23, 2026

Supporting image for story: Dan Morris: Ray of hope as Lords back under-16s social media ban

Dan Morris: Ray of hope as Lords back under-16s social media ban

Supporting image for story: 'Concerns over Miliband’s net zero policy' - your letters, plus a lookback at world leaders at Weston Park

'Concerns over Miliband’s net zero policy' - your letters, plus a lookback at world leaders at Weston Park

January 22, 2026

Supporting image for story: ‘Childlike leaders ruining the world’ - your letters, plus signwriter remembered in a picture from the archives

‘Childlike leaders ruining the world’ - your letters, plus signwriter remembered in a picture from the archives

January 21, 2026

Supporting image for story: Reader slams council debt double standards, plus a look back at students’ race car

Reader slams council debt double standards, plus a look back at students’ race car

January 20, 2026

Supporting image for story: Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'They are not what I expected...'

Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'They are not what I expected...'

Supporting image for story: Reader speaks out on impact of Royal Mail delays - your letters, and a look back at RAF Bridgnorth recruits in 1960

Reader speaks out on impact of Royal Mail delays - your letters, and a look back at RAF Bridgnorth recruits in 1960

January 19, 2026

Supporting image for story: Review: A Merseybeat time machine rolls into Much Wenlock

Review: A Merseybeat time machine rolls into Much Wenlock

Supporting image for story: Powys MP pushing for full removal of family farm inheritance tax

Powys MP pushing for full removal of family farm inheritance tax

Supporting image for story: 'Shropshire gets crumbs while London takes the big slice' - your letters, and a 1971 archive moment of hospital helpers

'Shropshire gets crumbs while London takes the big slice' - your letters, and a 1971 archive moment of hospital helpers

January 17, 2026

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Police chief Craig Guildford auditions for The Thick of It, China's new embassy, and a peaceful way for Donald Trump to take over Greenland

Mark Andrews: Police chief Craig Guildford auditions for The Thick of It, China's new embassy, and a peaceful way for Donald Trump to take over Greenland

Supporting image for story: Reader opinion: 'Flags should be celebrated, not criticised' - your letters, plus a knockout archive moment with Frank Bruno

Reader opinion: 'Flags should be celebrated, not criticised' - your letters, plus a knockout archive moment with Frank Bruno

January 16, 2026

Supporting image for story: Dan Morris: Grok outrage making us ask if social media is worth it

Dan Morris: Grok outrage making us ask if social media is worth it

Supporting image for story: Residents on oil heating in Shropshire urged to have their say as 3,000 households respond to government heating plans

Residents on oil heating in Shropshire urged to have their say as 3,000 households respond to government heating plans

Supporting image for story: Writer warns trail hunting ban part of wider vegan attack on animals - your letters, plus a sombre unveiling of Shropshire War Memorial in a 1922 throwback

Writer warns trail hunting ban part of wider vegan attack on animals - your letters, plus a sombre unveiling of Shropshire War Memorial in a 1922 throwback

January 15, 2026

Supporting image for story: Reader recalls another local canal disaster - your letters, plus Vikings and Saxons descend on Trysull in a 1977 archive picture

Reader recalls another local canal disaster - your letters, plus Vikings and Saxons descend on Trysull in a 1977 archive picture

January 14, 2026

Supporting image for story: 'Don’t blame AI, blame the fear' - your letters, plus an engineer’s 1937 hydroglider takes to the River Severn in a picture throwback

'Don’t blame AI, blame the fear' - your letters, plus an engineer’s 1937 hydroglider takes to the River Severn in a picture throwback

January 13, 2026

Supporting image for story: 'We need to talk about Adult Social Care', Powys Senedd Member says

'We need to talk about Adult Social Care', Powys Senedd Member says

Supporting image for story: Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'We all invent ways of coping'

Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'We all invent ways of coping'