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Page last updated at 17:34 GMT, Tuesday, 24 November 2009

Former Silhouette worker Linda Cummings
Audio slideshow: Silhouette memories
Corsets and colleagues - former Silhouette workers remember fondly their time at the underwear factory.

The River Vyrnwy 1939 In pictures: Flooding through the ages
Flooding in Shropshire is not confined to modern times as these pictures from the Environment Agency show.

Hilda Murrell Hilda Murrell: An enduring enigma
After more than 25 years, Shrewsbury peace activist Hilda Murrell's brutal murder continues to inspire conspiracy theories.


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