CADETS from Oswestry travelled to Pirbright Training Camp in Woking for a week of training last week. The cadets, aged between 12 and 18 joined more than 500 army cadets and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs) from across Shropshire travelled to
This week’s round-up from the Advertizer Camera Club really is paw-fect! We’ve got an unexpected visit by guide dog Woody to Hobo Florists in Oswestry, to German Shepherd Timber enjoying the sunny Mediterranean Sea in Spain - and who could forget
POLICE were in attendance at a crash on the A5 between Oswestry and Shrewsbury on Sunday afternoon. The incident happened at around 2pm and involved two cars. One lane of the road was blocked by one of the vehicles involved. West Mercia Police
AN ANNUAL show returned to Selattyn on the weekend after its absence last year. The 14th Selattyn Produce and Craft Show was held at the church and the Cross Keys pub in the village. Last year, the show was unable to go ahead with no one fulfilling
Last time, Hidden Oswestry covered the turbulence that Oswestry experienced during the 1200s. The town was a warzone on at least four occasions, with calamity to such an extent that by the end of the century, a wall had to be constructed to improve
AN INITIATIVE to make roads safer throughout West Mercia has been launched in conjunction with Emergency Services Day (999 Day). #MORSE aims to focus on individuals who are repeatedly committing driving offences, as well as those who are at risk
A REPAIR café launched by two climate change resistance groups opened in Oswestry on the weekend. Extinction Rebellion Oswestry (XR Oswestry) and BRACE Llanfyllin (Building Resistance Against Climate Emergency) welcomed people to Oswestry Memorial
AN OSWESTRY man has been recognised for his services to tennis with a prestigious award from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). Clive Knight, who has devoted so much time in a voluntary and professional capacity to tennis over more than 40 years
They have been everywhere this year. What a summer for the painted lady butterflies! They say that they come in these numbers every ten years, but I don’t remember so many in our garden. Early this morning as I sit out having my morning coffee –
