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July 16, 2021

Star comment: Every vote must be earned

Opinions|Jul 16, 2021

July 14, 2021

Peter Rhodes on bigger fans, heavier fans and how Covid is making us stricter

Peter Rhodes|Jul 14, 2021

July 13, 2021

Star comment: Time to stand up and be counted against racists

Opinions|Jul 13, 2021

July 12, 2021

Star comment: Winners and losers in the housing market

Opinions|Jul 12, 2021

How the roar of Three Lions has lifted a nation

Opinions|Jul 12, 2021

Peter Rhodes on lost hammers, risky smartphones and beating swords into ploughshares

Peter Rhodes|Jul 12, 2021

July 10, 2021

Liberation versus surrender: Toby Neal on two versions of Freedom Day

Politics|Jul 10, 2021

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Policing by degree and why some bank holidays aren't all they're cracked up to be

Opinions|Jul 10, 2021

July 9, 2021

Peter Rhodes on email scams, packed motorways and the giggle-inducing art of judging beers

Peter Rhodes|Jul 9, 2021

July 8, 2021

Peter Rhodes on Russian champagne, imagination in the 1960s and a vote-winning plan that's sure to be stolen

Peter Rhodes|Jul 8, 2021

July 7, 2021

Peter Rhodes on a shortage of soldiers, a new religion and what really went on at Stonehenge?

Peter Rhodes|Jul 7, 2021

July 6, 2021

Peter Rhodes on remembering '66, painting in blue and packing the fans into Wembley

Peter Rhodes|Jul 6, 2021

July 5, 2021

Peter Rhodes on the end of plastics, the essence of a good scandal and the car that thinks it's a plane

Peter Rhodes|Jul 5, 2021

Peter Rhodes: Chaotic memories of my bit part role at Royal Wedding

Features|Jul 5, 2021

July 4, 2021

Mark Andrews – sometimes we all need to reflect on what we are doing with life

Weekend|Jul 4, 2021

July 3, 2021

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Cars might fly, spinning a yarn and a local pioneer

Opinions|Jul 3, 2021

July 2, 2021

Peter Rhodes on hidden expletives, the yobs we'd love to export and the biggest own-goal in human history

Peter Rhodes|Jul 2, 2021

July 1, 2021

Peter Rhodes on yet more bumf, our paralysed legal system and a pair of pals at the bird table

Peter Rhodes|Jul 1, 2021

June 30, 2021

Peter Rhodes on memorable words, a puzzling letter and the use and abuse of 'up to'

Peter Rhodes|Jun 30, 2021

June 29, 2021

Peter Rhodes on the N-word, the F-word and the case for wearing face masks this winter

Peter Rhodes|Jun 29, 2021

June 28, 2021

Peter Rhodes on greedy devils, a hard-up cathedral and the dangers of tinkering in the Crimea

Peter Rhodes|Jun 28, 2021

June 26, 2021

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Towering egos, a failing education system, and while we will soon all be feeling the pain

Opinions|Jun 26, 2021

Toby Neal: My heart was beating, which was a good sign

Features|Jun 26, 2021

June 25, 2021

Peter Rhodes on Clarkson's return, Enid Blyton's critics and three fine writers

Peter Rhodes|Jun 25, 2021

June 24, 2021

Peter Rhodes on a Tory deserter, hot-wiring cars and the end of the line for “head girl”

Peter Rhodes|Jun 24, 2021

Star comment: Action needed to help youngsters

Opinions|Jun 24, 2021

June 23, 2021

Number of Covid patients in Shropshire's hospitals 'remains low but is rising'

Coronavirus|Jun 23, 2021

Rhodes: On rediscovering ale and this green summer

Peter Rhodes|Jun 23, 2021

Star comment: Drink related injuries need addressing

Opinions|Jun 23, 2021

June 21, 2021

Peter Rhodes on explaining a statue, the language of non-offence and the joy of roofs

Peter Rhodes|Jun 21, 2021

Star comment: Some of our old ways are gone for good

Opinions|Jun 21, 2021

Peter Rhodes on flaming June, thieving gulls and lashings of ginger beer

Peter Rhodes|Jun 21, 2021

June 19, 2021

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Plastic ice cream, inclusive lager, hooligan cyclists, and the killjoys stealing our summer

Opinions|Jun 19, 2021

June 18, 2021

Why Sir Keir Starmer is living on hope as rebuild starts

Opinions|Jun 18, 2021

June 17, 2021

Star comment: Our scientists have worked miracles

Opinions|Jun 17, 2021

Mark Andrews: Another fine mess you have landed yourself in, Ollie

Opinions|Jun 17, 2021

June 16, 2021

Star comment: Reducing car miles easier said than done

Opinions|Jun 16, 2021

June 15, 2021

Star comment: Delay in lifting of restrictions a small price to pay

Opinions|Jun 15, 2021

June 14, 2021

Star comment: We must still work together to reach Covid end game

Opinions|Jun 14, 2021

June 11, 2021

Star comment: Pandemic recovery the key point at G7 summit

Opinions|Jun 11, 2021

June 10, 2021

Star comment: Our smart devices need better protection

Opinions|Jun 10, 2021

June 9, 2021

Star comment: Decision to make for Boris Johnson

Opinions|Jun 9, 2021

June 8, 2021

Star comment: We must look at our prisons

Opinions|Jun 8, 2021

June 7, 2021

Star comment: Rehabilitation aiming to make our roads safer

Opinions|Jun 7, 2021

June 4, 2021

Peter Rhodes on deadly trends, an obsession with Tudors and the delicious dangers of Devon

Peter Rhodes|Jun 4, 2021

June 3, 2021

Peter Rhodes on Boris's trousers, a national ship and the cool / warm / draughty homes of the future

Peter Rhodes|Jun 3, 2021

June 2, 2021

Star comment: Economic recovery must be treated with extreme care

Opinions|Jun 2, 2021

Peter Rhodes on a flood of poetry, the two Henleys and the myth of the American Dream

Peter Rhodes|Jun 2, 2021

June 1, 2021

Star comment: Rail services need examination

Opinions|Jun 1, 2021

Peter Rhodes on pollen in Llangollen, an insect-splat app and why Friends could last for hundreds of years

Peter Rhodes|Jun 1, 2021

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