Advantages: Cheap , Informative , well- written , features both local and national news Disadvantages: none
History *
The shropshire star is a shropshire based newspaper which is published Daily.There are two versions of the shropshire star : Oswestry's and Telford.The paper first began in 1964.It's current editor is Sarah Jane Smith. The shropshire Star recieves approx. 19,000 readings per evening.
The Shropshire Star is Printed six days a week with no paper on a sunday.
*Logo*
The shropshire star's logo has a blue background. The shropshire is in a small yellow font , and below it is the word in a large white font in capitals.
*Price *
The shropshire Star costs 35p and is available in most newsagents around shropshire and Powys.
* Features *
The newspaper features both local and national news.
Every Thursday evening , the newspaper features a 'pull out' jobfinding 'booklet' which features over ten pages of job adverts ...
Advantages: an excellent storyline Disadvantages: none!
Definately in my top 3 films of all time... Harold is a young man whos mother makes every effort to find him a wife and have him grow up in the way that she sees, whereas Harold gets his kicks from driving round in a hearse and attending funerals. He meets Maude at one of these and his life is turned around. Maude is an energetic, strong, fun loving woman, and they fall for each other despite the age difference. Harold learns that life is more than he thought it was, and learns to enjoy it while he can. Another excellent part of this film is the musical score by cat stevens, this fits in nicely with the theme of the film, especially "if you want to sing out, sing out" - this is practically Maude's outlook on life! ...
Advantages: Published daily Disadvantages: It is not quite sure what it is
The Shropshire Star is an evening tabloid paper published of Shropshire. It now costs 35 pence.
The problem is that the Shropshire Star is not quite sure what it is. Is it a local paper, filled with local news? Or is it, as the slogan it used at one time: "The only daily paper you will ever need?"
Well, you see, that IS the problem. The Shropshire star cannot decide if it is a local paper with local news, or if it is a national and international paper, filled with news from places you have no knowledge of?
Obviously, there is a place for national and international news, but is a local evening paper the place it should be in?
It might be best if the Shropshire Star left international news to the daily press and concentrated its efforts on local news, of which their is enough to fill the paper.
Sports coverage seems to be ...
Martinscholes 07.09.2005
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Product details
Title
Somervell: Maud; A Shropshire Lad
Composer
Sir Arthur Somervell (1863 - 1937)
Main Performer
David Owen Norris (Piano); David Wilson-Johnson (Baritone)
Date of Release
01/11/2001
Label / Distributor
Helios / Select
Pieces in Set
1
Running Time
1 hour 59 minutes
Genre(s)
Vocal and choral
Stereo
Stereo
SPAR Code
DDD
EAN
34571150895
Work 1
Work Title
Maud
Excerpt(s)
1. I hate the dreadful hollow 2. A voice by the cedar tree 3. She came to the village church 4. O let the solid ground 5. Birds in the high Hall graden 6. Maud has a garden 7. Go not, happy day 8. I have led her home 9. Come into the garden, Maud 10. The fault was mine 11. Dead, long dead 12. O that 'twere possible 13. My life has crept so long
Composer
Sir Arthur Somervell (1863 - 1937)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1898
Main Performer
David Owen Norris (Piano), David Wilson-Johnson (Baritone)
Opera Part(s)
David Owen Norris, David Wilson-Johnson
Work 2
Work Title
(A) Shropshire Lad
Excerpt(s)
1. Loveliest of trees 2. When I was one-and-twenty 3. There pass the careless people 4. In summertime on Bredon 5. The street sounds to the soldiers' tread 6. On the idle hill of summer 7. White in the moon the long road lies 8. Think no more, lad 9. Into my heart an air that kills 10. The lads in their hundreds
Composer
Sir Arthur Somervell (1863 - 1937)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1904
Main Performer
David Owen Norris (Piano), David Wilson-Johnson (Baritone)
Opera Part(s)
David Owen Norris, David Wilson-Johnson
Work 3
Work Title
(A) Shropshire Lad
Excerpt(s)
1. Loveliest of trees 2. When I was one-and-twenty 3. There pass the careless people 4. In summertime on Bredon 5. The street sounds to the soldiers' tread 6. On the idle hill of summer 7. White in the moon the long road lies 8. Think no more, lad 9. Into my heart an air that kills 10. The lads in their hundreds
Composer
Sir Arthur Somervell (1863 - 1937)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1904
Main Performer
David Owen Norris (Piano), David Wilson-Johnson (Baritone)
Opera Part(s)
David Owen Norris, David Wilson-Johnson
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