A new website for Oswestry has been launched by the town’s Business Improvement District (BID). The site at www.oneoswestry.co.uk will be used to promote Oswestry and all it has to offer, while all of the levy payers in BID are entitled to be included
AN ELLESMERE lady is looking forward to fulfilling her dream of riding on a carnival float. On Saturday, Joan Walsh, 84, will ride on Tesco's float – which is also celebrating the supermarket chain's centenary – at the Ellesmere Carnival. Having
Shropshire Council has denied it resurfaced a country lane leading to the home of the authority’s speaker due to his position. The lane leading to Councillor Vince Hunt’s home in Trefonen, near Oswestry, was re-laid just before Christmas last year
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving near Oswestry. West Mercia Police arrested a man at around 11.15pm on Thursday, August 15. A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: "A male was arrested on suspicion of drink driving on
POLICE have recovered one of three stolen cars after an Oswestry business was raided. Oswestry Used Car Centre in Maesbury Road Industrial Estate was targeted by thieves who made away with three cars worth more than £70,000. Those responsible
FIREFIGHTERS were called to tackle a vehicle fire in Oswestry on Friday. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service received a call at 10.48am with reports of a car fire in Cefn Coch. A fire engine from Oswestry was sent to the incident. Upon arrival
A NURSE from Gobowen's Orthopaedic Hospital has thought of a crafty way to help support patients' dignity when using a drainage bag. Pip Page-Davies, a staff nurse on Oswald Ward at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) came
A MOTOWN-themed night hosted in memory of a popular Llanymynech publican raised more than £8,000 for charity. Organised by Laura Smith and her family in memory of her father, Christopher Haddon, the event welcomed more than 200 people through the
A PEDESTRIAN who was in a collision with a car in Llangollen yesterday has sadly died. The incident, involving a black Kia car and a local woman, happened in Castle Street at around 9.40am yesterday morning, August 15. The woman was flown to
An Oswestry couple have told of their shock at being caught in a terrifying landslide in Scotland. Kirsty Brooke was on holiday with her partner Emily Jervis in Glengyle, when the landslide struck destroying holiday cottages, including the one the
AN OSWESTRY sports club is hosting a charity fun day in aid of a Shropshire-based cancer charity. Oswestry Cricket Club will be hosted the event at the Stonehouse Oval in Morda Road on Sunday, August 25 in aid of the Lingen Davies Cancer Appeal.
CAE Glas Park in Oswestry has been nominated in a competition which celebrates the country’s parks and green spaces. The vibrant flower-filled park in the centre of town has been nominated for the Fields in Trust UK’s Best Park 2019 award, along
Rain. So much rain. Really, more rain than we probably need, to be quite honest. Loads of rain. More rain than Blade Runner and Seven, put together. Anyway, in north Shropshire on Friday, August 16, there will be spells of heavy rain
