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LIVE: A Level results day in Oswestry

LIVE: A Level results day in Oswestry
It's A Level results day and we're catching up with teenagers in Oswestry as they receive their results.

Teenager appears in court after breaking bail conditions

Teenager appears in court after breaking bail conditions

Richard Sheehan, chief executive of Shropshire Chamber of Commerce.

Recruitment troubles are a ‘ticking timebomb’ for Shropshire’s economy warns business chief

The closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Commonwealth Games legacy to live on with equipment offer to Shropshire clubs

Llanfyllin Sports Centre

Work begins on anticipated new 3G pitch for community

Face2Face Performance Academy pupils

Weston Rhyn performance academy pupils heading for the red carpet

Gareth Davies, chief executive of Wynnstay Group PLC. Picture by Wynnstay Group.

Agricultural supplies company looks to the future with new shares plan

Action from Shropshire's defeat against Devon in Bridgnorth.

Cream of Devon prove too strong as Shropshire taste end of season defeat

File photo dated 07/03/12 of pupils sitting an exam. Students who miss out on their first choices for university when A-level results are published this week have been urged not to panic and instead turn to teachers for advice and support. Issue date:

A Levels: First students to sit exams since pandemic await results

The deadline to apply to the Department of Work and Pensions is August 18, with around 850,000 households eligible for the support (PA)

Warning as deadline for £3,300 cost of living payment today

Lidl is recalling one of its products because it may contain disease causing bacteria which in rare cases can cause meningitis (PA)

Lidl 'do not eat' warning as disease causing bacteria discovered in product

Wrexham Magistrates Court (Image: Google) and, inset, a stock image of a person holding a knife (Image: Pixabay)

Grandmother handcuffed after 'extremely volatile' knife situation, court told

Lynne and Bryn Jones.

Praise for Good Samaritan who cared for mum during 11-hour ambulance wait

Features

Here's how you can vote for your favourite Oswestry pub in annual awards

Ellesmere Carnival set for 100th anniversary celebrations on Saturday

Riders raised £7,000 as Hope House hosts charity cycle challenge

Sunshine and memorable days out captured on camera around Oswestry and the borders

The many joys to be had on a cycle ride through the villages known as 'Monnerland'

Oswestry park gets backing of MP as it bids to be named UK’s favourite

West Mercia Police car.

Oswestry stabbing: Teenagers remain in custody after 17-year-old attack

Michael Owen with the Hobo van.

Oswestry florist helps man from Indonesia to deliver flowers to friend's grave

Work at Morlas which has helped the River Dee.

River Dee salmon boosted by project work on Weston Rhyn brook

File photo dated of a man drinking a pint of beer. PA

Here's how you can vote for your favourite Oswestry pub in annual awards

Ellesmere Carnival.The procession comes through the town..

Ellesmere Carnival set for 100th anniversary celebrations on Saturday

GMB have proposed using Lake Vyrnwy to supply London with water

Backlash after union calls for Powys reservoir to help meet London demand

Cyclists raise thousands at Hope House Cycle Challenge. Credits to Russell Davies Photography

Riders raised £7,000 as Hope House hosts charity cycle challenge

Crucial Crew. Picture courtesy of Shropshire Youth Association.

North Shropshire's Crucial Crew gets vital funding from Midlands Co-operative

House prices continued to rise in Shropshire in June. Picture: RADAR

Here's how much first time buyers are spending on homes in Shropshire as prices continue to rise

Sam Martin is a European Strongman champion in his weight division.

European Strongman success for former Oswestry rugby player Martin

Lee Rogers (right) with Martin Ord ahead of the new season for Oswestry Rugby Club.

Rogers elected as new chairperson of Oswestry Rugby Club ahead of new season

What time can I get my A Level results? Everything you need to know on results day. (PA)

Exact time you can find out your grades on A-Level results day

Cyclists could be forced to get number plates and insurance under new UK laws. (PA)

Cyclists could be forced to get number plates and insurance under new laws

When is Flying Ant Day 2022 UK? Heatwave sparks warning to UK households. (PA)

Households warned of imminent flying ant invasion - how to keep them out

CPI inflation hit a new 40-year record of 10.1% in July and is expected to peak at around 11% later this year (PA)

Workers face record pay slump against surging inflation

The incident happened in Brynhafod playing fields. Pic: Google Streetview.

Teen taken to hospital in 'serious' condition after stabbing in Oswestry

Stephen Lavelle will serve four months in jail for an incident in Gobowen.

Man jailed after drunkenly waving Stanley knife at Gobowen dog owner

Brynhafod Park in Oswestry.

Oswestry residents react to 'shocking' news of teenager's stabbing

Sport

The closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Commonwealth Games legacy to live on with equipment offer to Shropshire clubs
SPORTS groups across Shropshire will benefit from the legacy of the summer's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with more than 16,000 pieces of equipment used by athletes set to be donated.

Llanfyllin Sports Centre

Work begins on anticipated new 3G pitch for community

Action from Shropshire's defeat against Devon in Bridgnorth.

Cream of Devon prove too strong as Shropshire taste end of season defeat

Sam Martin is a European Strongman champion in his weight division.

European Strongman success for former Oswestry rugby player Martin

Lee Rogers (right) with Martin Ord ahead of the new season for Oswestry Rugby Club.

Rogers elected as new chairperson of Oswestry Rugby Club ahead of new season

Louie Bradbury, from Park Hall, has been called up to Wales under-15s.

Star striker Louie from Park Hall delighted after Wales under-15 call-up

Freya Anderson, Medi Harris, Lucy Hope and Freya Colbert with silver medals Picture LEN Aquatics

Former Ellesmere swimming star Anderson claims fifth medal of European Championships

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National Sport

Lina Hurtig has joined Arsenal from Juventus

Sweden international Lina Hurtig makes Arsenal move

Fans For Diversity's Anwar Uddin

Anwar Uddin – complicated language can confuse fans when it comes to diversity

Catriona Matthew in action at the Ricoh Women's British Open

On this day in 2013: Europe win Solheim Cup on American soil for first time

Sir Jim Ratcliffe

The time is right for a reset – Sir Jim Ratcliffe interested in buying Man Utd

Chelsea's Christian Pulisic in action

Football rumours: Manchester United circling loan deal for Christian Pulisic

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Margaret Ferrier

MP Margaret Ferrier admits exposing public to Covid-19 risk on train trip

Spook’s fantasy series author Joseph Delaney dies aged 77

Jeremy Corbyn, second left, and Zarah Sultana, MP for Coventry South, second right, on the picket line outside London Euston train station

Jeremy Corbyn blames running injury for black eye as he appears at picket line

Students with their A-level results at Ark Putney Academy, south-west London

A-level grades down on last year but remain higher than pre-pandemic

Students accepted on UK degree courses down on 2021 but second highest on record

Taliban fighters and local residents gather around a mosque that has been bombed in Kabul, Afghanistan

Prominent cleric among 21 killed in Kabul mosque bombing

New Zealand police investigators work at a scene in Auckland after bodies were discovered in suitcases

New Zealand family find children’s bodies in abandoned suitcases

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