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Oswestry company takes on latest challenge - and they'll need a head for heights with this one
AN OSWESTRY company is preparing to take on a fundraiser that promises spectacular views. Aico has signed up to its latest challenge - the Snowdon Sunrise Trek - in aid of The Movement Centre in June, next year. Almost 50 colleagues from the
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Oswestry bar refused application to sell alcohol or play music until 4am
PLANS to allow a live music venue and bar to sell alcohol and play music into the early hours Saturday and Sunday morning have been refused following objections from residents. The Ironworks, in Church Street, applied to Shropshire Council to be
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Woman airlifted to hospital after suffering injury on narrowboat near Weston Rhyn
A WOMAN has been airlifted to hospital after she was injured on the canal near Weston Rhyn. The Welsh Air Ambulance was called to a narrowboat on the Llangollen Canal near Station Road, shortly before 12pm on Wednesday (August 3). A land ambulance
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Energy-related scams are on the rise in Shropshire - here's how you can protect yourself
ENERGY related crimes are on the rise in Shropshire as scammers use increasing energy prices to take advantage of customers. The warning has been issued by Shropshire Council's Trading Standards team after they saw a rise in the number of reported
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Children ready to make a splash as refurbishment work to Hope House hydrotherapy pool is completed
A MAJOR refurbishment of a specialist pools at Hope House Children’s Hospice has been completed. The hydrotherapy facility offers seriously ill children the opportunity to take part in aquatic therapy as part of their care, which can often be a
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Former BBC radio broadcaster from Shropshire jailed for sexually assaulting teen in 1970s
A FORMER BBC radio broadcaster has been jailed after he was found guilty of grooming and sexually assaulting a boy in the 1970s. John Caine, of Gower Street in Liverpool, appeared at Caernarfon Crown Court on Wednesday morning. The 69-year-old
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Warning of Universal Credit income cut for millions
Households on Universal Credit are being warned of a cut to income from October. Despite cost-of-living support from the Department for Work and Pensions, everyone on Universal Credit is expected to experience a household cash deficit. Campaigners
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Man threatened to 'blow up' pub owners and staff via Trip Advisor
A MAN who threatened to shoot and blow up the owners and staff of a pub in Ellesmere via his phone and the Trip Advisor website will have to pay compensation to his victims. Stephen Wells, 65, of Dudleston, near Ellesmere, pleaded guilty at Telford
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Oswestry hopes for slice of £104 million that could boost Shropshire
A £104 million funding bid could benefit Oswestry if it is successful. Shropshire Council has applied for money from round two of the Government's Levelling Up Fund to benefit four projects across the country. It is the second time the council
