July 2008 Issue

A case of the vapours

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Gill Guest lets her gaze wander lonely as a cloud

Fishing for compliments

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Neil Thomas explores the potential at a newcomer to the Shrewsbury dining scene

Profitable in vestments

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Shirley Tart visits an ecclesiastical outfitter whose products take to a world stage at the end of this month

Rolling on and on . . .

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Andy Richardson meets a pair of classic car enthusiasts who are doing their bit for our motoring heritage

Game, set and match to God’s envoy

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In Wimbledon month, Neil Thomas looks back to a time when Shropshire could boast a champion of its own

In July’s Midlands Magazine of the Year

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Cover: July 1958.
50 years ago . . .
• PAINTERS were at work on the Kingsland Toll Bridge, Shrewsbury. Our correspondent reported that the bridge was “at the time I am writing this, a symphony in pastel shades of eau de nil and mal de mer, with honours about evenly distributed”. The writer judged it would […]