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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.

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

December 27, 2021

The family firm that ferried armies of anglers to the shores of the Severn

Features|Dec 27, 2021

E-Type blunder and a bonging catastrophe

Opinions|Dec 27, 2021

December 26, 2021

Underground miracle which foiled Hitler's bombers

Staffordshire nostalgia|Dec 26, 2021

December 25, 2021

How local soldiers played their part in the famous 1914 Christmas Day truce

Staffordshire nostalgia|Dec 25, 2021

Tales of Christmas past from 100 years of our newspaper archives

Nostalgia|Dec 25, 2021

December 18, 2021

Toby Neal: Quite a kicking for the prostrate Prime Minister

Opinions|Dec 18, 2021

December 13, 2021

Remembering Wilfred Owen: The WWI poet who shared the horrors of war

Features|Dec 13, 2021

North Shropshire by-election: Ten shock polls that made their mark on history

Politics|Dec 13, 2021

December 11, 2021

My advice for Boris on another fine mess

Opinions|Dec 11, 2021

December 7, 2021

Pearl Harbour: Day of infamy which changed history

Nostalgia|Dec 7, 2021

November 27, 2021

Toby Neal: Another big foul-up for Boris the Menace

Politics|Nov 27, 2021

The Great War soldiers who returned from the dead

Nostalgia|Nov 27, 2021

November 22, 2021

The tragic Niagara Falls death of the first person to swim the English Channel

Features|Nov 22, 2021

November 15, 2021

Giftwrap evokes wartime night of terror

Features|Nov 15, 2021

November 13, 2021

Sad passing of village fete pumpkin plot prankster

Features|Nov 13, 2021

Toby Neal on politics: This is Keir Starmer's moment

Politics|Nov 13, 2021

November 11, 2021

How a revered WW2 captain who saved his crew ended up facing court martial

Features|Nov 11, 2021

November 8, 2021

From Ironbridge to England legend: The great life of Billy Wright

Features|Nov 8, 2021

November 6, 2021

Toby Neal on politics fit for a Groucho quip

Opinions|Nov 6, 2021

November 5, 2021

Remembering 'lovely Lilleshall' the inter-war pleasure resort

Features|Nov 5, 2021

October 30, 2021

Hunt for team behind epic glider project

Features|Oct 30, 2021

October 29, 2021

Moth mystery to test aviation experts

Features|Oct 29, 2021

October 25, 2021

Clive of India: From humble start to divisive British Empire pioneer and unclear death

Features|Oct 25, 2021

October 23, 2021

The prop gun tragedy that claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy

Features|Oct 23, 2021

October 22, 2021

Carole's epic swim in memory of father a Major achievement

Tipton|Oct 22, 2021

October 11, 2021

The Claverley teacher who dedicated herself to cleaning TV of 'utter filth'

Features|Oct 11, 2021

October 9, 2021

Toby Neal: Bold as brass Boris, the business basher

Opinions|Oct 9, 2021

September 29, 2021

Myth of Cannock statue's oh sower painful encounter with Sir Mick Jagger

Features|Sep 29, 2021

September 25, 2021

Shortages, soaring prices and an energy crisis: Lessons from the 1970s

Features|Sep 25, 2021

Toby Neal: There are big green elephants in the room

Opinions|Sep 25, 2021

September 24, 2021

Gerry's magnificent picture legacy after a life through a lens

Features|Sep 24, 2021

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