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In June’s Midlands Magazine of the Year

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Back issues
Cover: 1958
50 years ago
Our motoring page celebrated the introduction of a new British sports car, the Austin Healey ‘Sprite’. Retailing at £668 17s, it was claimed to offer fuel consumption of better than 40mpg, not bad even by today’s standards. Acceleration, however, described as ‘snappy’ was less favourably comparable: 0–70mph in 34 seconds.
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In May’s Midlands Magazine of the Year

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Back issues
Magazine cover: May 1958
50 years ago
Elizabeth Pearson, in a piece entitled ‘How Children Amused Themselves Before Television’ was bemoaning the fact that, where once the difficulty was in getting children in for bed at a reasonable hour, they now need much persuasion to take sufficient exercise. Some things never change!
40 years ago
“Could Shropshire change […]