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Phil Gillam: News is the talk of the town

It was back in 1976 that the first talking newspapers were produced in Shropshire.

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Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Good Samaritans do so much more than you realise

Phil Gillam: Good Samaritans do so much more than you realise

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Riverside walks bring back Dad's glory days

Phil Gillam: Riverside walks bring back Dad's glory days

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Shrewsbury's polar star and marathon men

Phil Gillam: Shrewsbury's polar star and marathon men

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Paddington stationed at Shrewsbury for exhibition of teddy bears

Phil Gillam: Paddington stationed at Shrewsbury for exhibition of teddy bears

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Flaxmill is tripping the light fantastic

Phil Gillam: Flaxmill is tripping the light fantastic

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Phil Gillam: Three of my Great Things To Do At Christmas

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Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Turning back time to Christmas 1966

Phil Gillam: Turning back time to Christmas 1966

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Yes, it really is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas

Phil Gillam: Yes, it really is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Deeply moving acts of remembrance

Phil Gillam: Deeply moving acts of remembrance

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Literary festival shows Shrewsbury's ambitions

Phil Gillam: Literary festival shows Shrewsbury's ambitions

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: The way we treat others is important

Phil Gillam: The way we treat others is important

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Evolutionary role for young thinkers

Phil Gillam: Evolutionary role for young thinkers

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Memories flood back on sunny Shrewsbury walk

Phil Gillam: Memories flood back on sunny Shrewsbury walk

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Positive vibes at multicultural fun day

Phil Gillam: Positive vibes at multicultural fun day

Supporting image for story: Phil Gillam: Multi-Cultural Fun Day has positive message

Phil Gillam: Multi-Cultural Fun Day has positive message

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Phil Gillam: Bill's mother's and Will Shakespeare

UK News

Supporting image for story: Snow and ice expected to bring travel disruption ahead of amber weather warning

Snow and ice expected to bring travel disruption ahead of amber weather warning

Supporting image for story: Queen Elizabeth II and British Grand Prix celebrated in 2026 coin designs

Queen Elizabeth II and British Grand Prix celebrated in 2026 coin designs

Supporting image for story: John Swinney calls on parties to agree budget quickly

John Swinney calls on parties to agree budget quickly

Supporting image for story: Mushroom pellets use fungi ‘superpowers’ to restore forests around world

Mushroom pellets use fungi ‘superpowers’ to restore forests around world

Supporting image for story: Scotland’s highest distillery proud of unbroken record of operating in snowfalls

Scotland’s highest distillery proud of unbroken record of operating in snowfalls

Supporting image for story: King ‘greatly saddened’ by Swiss bar fire tragedy

King ‘greatly saddened’ by Swiss bar fire tragedy

Viral News

Supporting image for story: Scottish TikToker of the year revealed

Scottish TikToker of the year revealed

Supporting image for story: John Lewis recall popular toddler toys due to 'choking' risk

John Lewis recall popular toddler toys due to 'choking' risk

Supporting image for story: The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65

The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65

Supporting image for story: Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025

Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025

Supporting image for story: Charity busk draws hundreds to Dublin city centre

Charity busk draws hundreds to Dublin city centre

Supporting image for story: Over 200,000 portable chargers sold on Amazon recalled due to 'fire risk'

Over 200,000 portable chargers sold on Amazon recalled due to 'fire risk'

World News

Supporting image for story: At least six people reported killed during widening protests in Iran

At least six people reported killed during widening protests in Iran

Supporting image for story: Around 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar

Around 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar

Supporting image for story: Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor

Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor

Supporting image for story: Pope begins 2026 with plea for peace in countries ‘bloodied by conflict’

Pope begins 2026 with plea for peace in countries ‘bloodied by conflict’

Supporting image for story: Dozens presumed dead in fire at new year party in Swiss resort

Dozens presumed dead in fire at new year party in Swiss resort

Supporting image for story: Cities around the world celebrate dawn of 2026 with thunderous fireworks

Cities around the world celebrate dawn of 2026 with thunderous fireworks