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Nathan Rowden

Senior news feature writer based at the Shropshire Star's head office in Telford. I like to get out, meet people and tell their stories.

June 26, 2019

Epilepsy sufferers say new benefit is ‘seriously flawed’

Health|Jun 26, 2019

June 25, 2019

What’s your emergency?: See inside West Mercia Police's control room

Crime|Jun 25, 2019

Childhood gambling is a dangerous game

Features|Jun 25, 2019

June 7, 2019

Shoppers send their packaging packing

Features|Jun 7, 2019

June 5, 2019

Love Island: Addictive TV hit has a Midlands flavour this year

Homepage|Jun 5, 2019

May 28, 2019

Meet the man who has fathered children across the region – to help parents in need

Features|May 28, 2019

From mile one to the Olympics: A runner's journey of blood, sweat and tears

Athletics|May 28, 2019

May 27, 2019

How Telford inspired Midlands-based drama Take Me Home

Entertainment|May 27, 2019

May 17, 2019

Mental Health: The depths of despair – and the long road back

Features|May 17, 2019

May 15, 2019

Lucy's Law: Will puppy farm ban ease pressure on rescue centres?

Features|May 15, 2019

May 13, 2019

Spells, divination and astral travel: Meet the modern day witch

Features|May 13, 2019

April 25, 2019

Queen: What it's like to perform as rock royalty

Wolverhampton entertainment|Apr 25, 2019

April 23, 2019

Larping about: The life of Shropshire's real role-players

Features|Apr 23, 2019

Is vinyl in the groove – or stuck in a rut?

Wolverhampton entertainment|Apr 23, 2019

April 15, 2019

Game of Thrones: Super-fans prepare for final series

Walsall entertainment|Apr 15, 2019

April 13, 2019

It's Princess Paris! Meet the dog with 25,000 Instagram followers

Features|Apr 13, 2019

April 10, 2019

Conscious uncoupling trumps angry divorce

Features|Apr 10, 2019

April 9, 2019

The naked truth: Nudists bare all about their stripped back way of life - with video

Features|Apr 9, 2019

April 8, 2019

Ding, dong, the bells aren’t going to chime: Religious weddings on the decline

Features|Apr 8, 2019

April 5, 2019

Four-legged friends for each generation: A look at the pets of Blue Peter

Features|Apr 5, 2019

April 3, 2019

MMR jab: Measles and needles in vaccination battle

Features|Apr 3, 2019

March 29, 2019

Disney remakes: An original film idea? When elephants fly...

Entertainment|Mar 29, 2019

March 27, 2019

'There's not the stigma around soap acting there used to be': James Sutton on his career from Hollyoaks to the stage

Theatre & Comedy|Mar 27, 2019

March 26, 2019

Tech: a walk on the wild side

Features|Mar 26, 2019

March 18, 2019

'They built a human killing factory': Facing the horrors of Auschwitz

Features|Mar 18, 2019

County Lines: Weapons, gangs and drugs being fought by police

Crime|Mar 18, 2019

County Lines: Gangs recruiting teenagers over social media in West Midlands to sell drugs

Crime|Mar 18, 2019

March 6, 2019

Is social media behind the sharp rise in knife crime?

Features|Mar 6, 2019

March 1, 2019

The disaster artist at work: Meet the woman getting Shropshire ready for a large-scale catastrophe to strike

Features|Mar 1, 2019

February 28, 2019

Meet the social climbers: The Shropshire couple who make a living from being YouTube and Instagram stars

Features|Feb 28, 2019

February 25, 2019

Service with a smile as church rules changed

Features|Feb 25, 2019

February 23, 2019

The Walking Dead: Charlie Adlard on illustrating the iconic zombie comic, being in a grunge band and a new festival in his hometown

Features|Feb 23, 2019

February 21, 2019

Cannabis: The impact of weed on the young mind

Features|Feb 21, 2019

February 20, 2019

Cannabis: A medical marvel or mind-altering mess?

Features|Feb 20, 2019

February 19, 2019

Cannabis: The drawbacks of life as a weed smoker

Features|Feb 19, 2019

February 17, 2019

Nathan Rowden: I love TV but there’s too much grim reality

Features|Feb 17, 2019

February 14, 2019

Play your cards right: Meet the people behind the Valentine's Day messages

Features|Feb 14, 2019

February 13, 2019

Feeling peckish? Bite-sized bugs on the menu

Features|Feb 13, 2019

January 24, 2019

Milgram experiment: Shropshire academic plays major role in updating world-famous electric shock research

Science & Technology|Jan 24, 2019

January 18, 2019

Independent bookshops start the next chapter

Entertainment|Jan 18, 2019

January 14, 2019

Radio 2 Breakfast Show: Knowing your audience – the key to good radio

Entertainment|Jan 14, 2019

January 11, 2019

Why magic mushrooms might still be found growing in our fields and why you shouldn't pick them

Homepage|Jan 11, 2019

December 31, 2018

'You're just pinching yourself'': Meet the kit men at the heart of England's World Cup adventure

News|Dec 31, 2018

November 9, 2018

Life after service: How veterans have struggled outside the armed forces

News|Nov 9, 2018

October 31, 2018

'I still hear the screams': Falklands veteran on hunger strike over PTSD support

Latest videos|Oct 31, 2018

April 8, 2018

The Vaccines, O2 Academy Birmingham - review and pictures

Birmingham entertainment|Apr 8, 2018

December 25, 2017

Vinyl sales 2017: The biggest records this Christmas

Music|Dec 25, 2017

December 17, 2017

Lights shine bright at Shugborough's lantern parade - with PICTURES

Staffordshire entertainment|Dec 17, 2017

Birmingham crash horror: Police trying to piece together what caused tragedy

Crime|Dec 17, 2017

Birmingham crash horror: Father-of-six named locally as first victim

Crime|Dec 17, 2017