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Met Police officer charged with rape after Shropshire incident
A SERVING Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with rape following an incident in Shropshire. Special constable Paul Hoile, 40, based on the north-west command unit, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of rape in Benfleet, Essex, at
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Study reveals lockdown led to record fall in emissions across Shropshire
Emissions caused by cars, trains and other vehicles in Shropshire fell by a record amount in 2020, new figures show. Friends of the Earth said though a national drop in transport emissions is not surprising due to successive lockdowns during the
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Ellesmere set to welcome Terry the friendly T-Rex as Funtopia returns
IT WILL be a prehistoric playtime for youngsters in Ellesmere next week with the arrival of a friendly T-Rex and a play park. Funtopia will be coming to Ellesmere on Saturday, July 16 at the Beech Grove Recreation Ground between 11am and 5pm with
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Remembering the canal boatwomen of Ellesmere as Fizzgigs launches event
AN ELLESMERE Community Arts Group has joined forces with the Canal and River Trust (CRT) to highlight unique links in two days of events capturing sights, sounds and stories of the canal’s history. Fizzgigs is focusing on the neglected role of
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LETTER – Time something changed for Coeliac sufferers
With reference to Maureen Burnside, Coeliac UK’s letter in the Advertizer this week, I was diagnosed two and a half years ago as a strict coeliac after many years of stomach pain and upset. I am now turned 70 so must have suffered with this for
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Census reveals a quarter of Shropshire's population are pensioners
Shropshire has an ageing population, Census figures outline, as the proportion of over-65s calling the area home rose in the last decade. The Census takes place every 10 years, with the latest snapshot captured on March 21 2021. Figures published
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Two very different films offer plenty of variety at Oswestry's Kinokulture
Tom Cruise is back with round two of ‘Top Gun – Maverick’ this Friday and Saturday nights at Kinokulture Cinema, almost certainly sold out but worth checking the website at www.kinokulture.org.uk for last minute availability. Alex Garland is a
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Borderland Rotary Club unveils new president at Sweeney Hall ceremony
BORDERLAND Rotary club has a new president after Chris Bryan-Smith took over the reins from Cathy Osselton. At a meeting at the Sweeney Hall Hotel in Oswestry, last week, Cathy thanked club members for all of their support as the world emerges
