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Toby Neal

Feature Writer

A journalist in Shropshire for 40 years, mainly writes features and columns, especially about aspects of Shropshire history. Lives in Telford.

May 14, 2022

Toby Neal: Has Boris got more lives than Larry the No. 10 cat?

Toby Neal|May 14, 2022

May 7, 2022

Toby Neal: Ploughing up a load of trouble over porn

Toby Neal|May 7, 2022

Solicitor hit spotlight in sensational case of Prime Minister's forged letter

Features|May 7, 2022

May 4, 2022

Missile strike on HMS Sheffield seared in Colin's memory

Nostalgia|May 4, 2022

April 30, 2022

Toby Neal: My dressing down by the Lord Protector of MPs

Toby Neal|Apr 30, 2022

April 27, 2022

Shifnal's landmark bridge spans generations

Nostalgia|Apr 27, 2022

April 23, 2022

Toby Neal: Hands up, I too have been fined

Toby Neal|Apr 23, 2022

April 16, 2022

Toby Neal: A Chancellor who is popular is never a good Chancellor

Toby Neal|Apr 16, 2022

April 11, 2022

Senior academic who once played alongside George Best dies, aged 66

Wolverhampton|Apr 11, 2022

Story behind Cannock Chase grave of German soldier murdered for renouncing Nazis

Staffordshire nostalgia|Apr 11, 2022

April 9, 2022

Toby Neal: Hot and cross at my unwelcome nibblers

Toby Neal|Apr 9, 2022

April 4, 2022

Robbie Brightwell: Memories of a sensational finish by county's running star

Nostalgia|Apr 4, 2022

April 2, 2022

Toby Neal: Definitions putting our politicians on the spot

Toby Neal|Apr 2, 2022

March 26, 2022

Toby Neal: My foray into trying on my wife’s clothing

Toby Neal|Mar 26, 2022

March 22, 2022

Fond memories of the 'other' Gordon Richards

Nostalgia|Mar 22, 2022

March 21, 2022

Former Bridgnorth mayor and champion fundraiser dies, aged 81

News|Mar 21, 2022

March 19, 2022

Toby Neal: Where will all the weapons go when Ukraine war ends?

Opinions|Mar 19, 2022

March 14, 2022

From marching soldiers to office development: Photos show 90 years of change in Wolverhampton city centre

Features|Mar 14, 2022

March 12, 2022

Toby Neal: The Affair of the Shaving Foam - you couldn't make it up

Toby Neal|Mar 12, 2022

March 5, 2022

Toby Neal: We need someone to push Vlad the Invader under a bus

Toby Neal|Mar 5, 2022

March 2, 2022

Bridgnorth flower club wilts after 60 years but plans to go out with a big bash

Features|Mar 2, 2022

February 26, 2022

Politics: The significance of arms shipments in new European conflict

Politics|Feb 26, 2022

February 23, 2022

Working out badges of honour for local heroes

Features|Feb 23, 2022

February 22, 2022

Looking back on Lower Gornal and the 'bilingual' Black Country children

Nostalgia|Feb 22, 2022

How a Bridgnorth company helped win the Second World War

Features|Feb 22, 2022

February 19, 2022

Topsy-turvy world of Starmer’s principles

Politics|Feb 19, 2022

February 16, 2022

Disney classic Snow White put Derek off cartoon films for life

Features|Feb 16, 2022

February 15, 2022

Photo sparks tales of the blacksmiths' banter

Nostalgia|Feb 15, 2022

February 12, 2022

Toby Neal: Carrie, Cressida and Boris in spring's drama line-up

Features|Feb 12, 2022

February 9, 2022

Check out chess player Steve's new move

Wolverhampton|Feb 9, 2022

February 8, 2022

Day a Shropshire fighter tried to shoot down 'suspicious' RAF bomber

Features|Feb 8, 2022

February 7, 2022

Mary Webb: The woman whose Shropshire-inspired novels are still relevant today

Features|Feb 7, 2022

February 2, 2022

Blacksmith Albert's skills won him first prize

Features|Feb 2, 2022

February 1, 2022

Magical memories as Wolves lit up the night

Features|Feb 1, 2022

Night Ernie's wife slept with a bomb

Sandwell nostalgia|Feb 1, 2022

January 31, 2022

From Delta to Omicron - is 2022 the year of hope?

Coronavirus|Jan 31, 2022

How workers at Bridgnorth company helped win the war

Nostalgia|Jan 31, 2022

January 29, 2022

1982: When the West Midlands shivered under feet of snow

Environment|Jan 29, 2022

Swag bag in hand, he just denied everything

Homepage|Jan 29, 2022

January 28, 2022

Triumph and tragedy in the hush-hush 'Hole'

Features|Jan 28, 2022

January 26, 2022

Why did Ulsterman Billy play in a Wolves team?

Wolverhampton|Jan 26, 2022

January 24, 2022

New book comes with free lump of Ironbridge Power Station

Nostalgia|Jan 24, 2022

Village's day of horror as mighty bomber came down

Features|Jan 24, 2022

January 22, 2022

I hereby *resign/will carry on as PM: Time for Boris Johnson to write two more letters

Features|Jan 22, 2022

January 20, 2022

Knifed in the back by sharp history lesson

Features|Jan 20, 2022

January 19, 2022

The highs and lows of Cosford Air show over the decades as event makes welcome return

Nostalgia|Jan 19, 2022

January 10, 2022

How pioneering gardener Percy Thrower helped shape Shrewsbury

Features|Jan 10, 2022

January 8, 2022

Toby Neal: Can Boris find a way to stay high and dry?

Opinions|Jan 8, 2022

January 4, 2022

The story of the plucky little pigeon who survived 'the storm of the century'

Nostalgia|Jan 4, 2022

December 28, 2021

How "King" Ken battled for disputed island crown

Nostalgia|Dec 28, 2021

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