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Whisper, Buttons and Freddo in safe hands after being rescued at Cadbury's site
A CAT rescuer has thanked staff at the Cadbury factory in Chirk for going "above and beyond" to help save a mother and its kittens at the site. Paul Conway, who runs the Candy and Tibby Trust cat rescue charity in Wrexham, said he was called to
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Plans officially submitted for Oswestry School's £2.4m theatre transformation
Plans for Oswestry School's new £2.4 million theatre and performing arts overhaul have been formally lodged with the council. Plans submitted to Shropshire Council this week will see the Oswestry School’s memorial hall transformed into a modern
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Top 10 most expensive and cheapest roads to buy home in Oswestry revealed
THREE of Oswestry streets have an average house value of more than £500,000, according to research. And three of the town’s least expensive roads are all around or below the £85,000 mark in research taken from the last five years of housing data
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Oswestry Carpetright store closing as flooring retailer enters administration
The Carpetright shop in Oswestry is set to close for good as the floor retailer has gone into administration. Carpetright’s Oswestry shop, located in Penda Retail Park, will be among the 200 stores owned by the floor retailer to close after the
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Bleed kits 'more important ever' says First Responder after Morda incident
AN OSWESTRY community first responder has highlighted the importance of bleed kits in the town centre following a stabbing over the weekend Emergency services were called to Morda after reports that a man was stabbed and a bleed kit was used to
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Oswestry chimney fire prompts Shropshire firefighter call-out
A CHIMNEY fire in Oswestry prompted the call out of Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) firefighters on Monday night. One crew was sent from Oswestry to Queens Road at around 6.30pm after reports of the chimney fire. A spokesman for SFRS
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Big win for 'Restore the Montgomery' as Schoolhouse Bridge opens
The restoration of Schoolhouse Bridge on the Montgomery Canal, that was completed by the end of June 2024 is paving the way for the canal to reach the Welsh border. This triumph is thanks to the relentless efforts of the volunteers from Restore
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Year 9 student art takes pride of 'plaice' at St Martins fish and chip shop
THERE was something fishy about a student art competition in St Martins – and competitors ‘got the memo’ perfectly. Year 9 students at St Martins School, in Moors Bank, were given the task of creating a piece of artwork based on ‘Aquatic Life’
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Ellesmere's Fizzgigs launch magical Fairy Trail in Plantation Wood
Ellesmere’s community arts group, Fizzgigs, officially opened the Fairy Trail in Plantation Wood over the weekend. This new trail features an assortment of 15 large fairy figures based on the artworks of early 20th-century artist Cecily Mary Barker
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Letters assessed for better patient communication at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust
Thousands of hospital appointment letters have been reviewed by patients in a bid to make the information provided clearer and simpler to understand. This innovative review was spearheaded by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH)