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Day centres still set for closure 27 Aug 2013 | 03:37 pm
A MEETING held in an attempt to review proposed day care centre closures last week ended with no changes being made to the initial plans. Lorne Street and Avalon day centres in Oswestry are set to clo...
Murder mansion under offer 27 Aug 2013 | 03:13 pm
THE infamous estate where millionaire businessman Christopher Foster murdered his wife and daughter, before killing himself, could soon be sold after agents revealed an offer had been received. The 16...
Permit to end roadworks nightmare 20 Aug 2013 | 03:46 pm
A neighbourhood is hoping a new permit scheme will bring an end to continual roadworks misery on their stretch of road. Residents and businesses in Victoria Road, Oswestry are furious after eight sets...
Drivers urged 'take special care' 20 Aug 2013 | 03:39 pm
PEDESTRIANS are urging drivers to take care at a notoriously dangerous junction. Walkers have long been concerned about the junction of Oswald Road and Black Gate Street where it seems no-one is sure ...
Residents win battle for safer road junction 20 Aug 2013 | 03:31 pm
CAMPAIGNING residents in Chirk have won their battle to bring safety improvements to a busy housing estate junction. Residents of Castle Walks had spent months calling for a controversial roundabout a...
Delayed agreement on housing decision 20 Aug 2013 | 03:27 pm
THE decision on whether housing should be developed on land in Ellesmere is still ongoing, more than six months after the initial application was submitted. An application was submitted to Shropshire ...
Overseas visitors sign up to save historic hillfort 20 Aug 2013 | 03:21 pm
A CAMPAIGN to save Oswestry’s historic hillfort has gone worldwide after visitors from as far as New Zealand and Brazil lodged their support. The Save Old Oswestry campaign was launched less than thre...
Campaign to keep Ironworks hots up with mini festival 20 Aug 2013 | 03:17 pm
A CAMPAIGN to save one of Oswestry’s most loved music venues is picking up pace. After raising nearly £10,000 already, the people behind the Save the Ironworks drive are now planning an August Bank Ho...
Minor injuries unit's hours to be assessed 20 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
SHROPSHIRE’s Community Health NHS Trust is assessing the opening hours at Oswestry’s minor injuries unit (MIU). The study is part of a wider review of all MIUs at Shropshire Hospitals which could see ...
1,200 years of history BULLDOZED! 20 Aug 2013 | 02:47 pm
AN ICONIC piece of 1,200-year-old history was summarily destroyed last week when a 50-yard section of Offa’s Dyke near Chirk was flattened by a bulldozer. Cadw, the Welsh heritage board, working with ...
