December 2009 Issue

A tiny triumph for high finance

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Neil Thomas talks to the county actor who took a small part – literally so, since the role was Tiny Tim – in a widely admired screen version of A Christmas Carol, filmed 25 years ago

Reserves of strength safely home

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Shirley Tart meets some men recently returned from doing their bit on the front line, providing vital back-up to the regular forces

Consummately congenial

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Neil Thomas goes in search of style , and finds it in abundance at a south Shropshire hotel

I’m taking a child’s-eye view of Christmas

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Vanessa decides that this year, for once, it will be a hassle-free, low-labour Christmas

Drawing on experience

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Neil Thomas meets an artist who is always prepared to go the extra smile

In the print version of December’s issue . . .

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There’s plenty to discover in the print edition of The Shropshire Magazine, available now at outlets throughout the county