As the Archive demonstrates I cover stories across the UK, but I'm based in Shropshire, just a few hundred yards away from the Ironbridge Gorge (below right). Shropshire is a quiet sleepy county, but seems to have more than its fair share of national news coverage.
And there must be something in the local water. Shropshire has been an early stamping ground for several of the players on the national stage. Ex-Ofsted chief inspector Chris Woodhead began his career in Shrewsbury and returned in the eighties as a senior advisor in the county, before leaf frogging his way from government advisor to Ofsted chief to national education pundit.
The River Severn is always good for a story, especially after heavy rain, when flooding can be expected in Shrewsbury, the Ironbridge Gorge, Bridgnorth and Bewdley. Tony Blair and John Prescott have both visited the county to stare gloomily at the swirling brown water before making carefully vague promises of government sympathy and assistance.
Ironbridge itself occasionally makes the news. The bridge was the first example of a iron structure (1779) and the Ironbridge Gorge Museum is justifiably celebrated. The Gorge is a major tourist destination, with visitors from all over the world.
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