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Boy, 17, charged with murders of Southport girls named in court
A SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD boy who is charged with the murders of three girls killed in the knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport has been named as Axel Rudakubana after a judge lifted reporting restrictions. He appeared at a
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New era for Chirk Cricket Club as brand new green kit unveiled
It was the beginning of a new era for Chirk Cricket Club as they took to the field wearing coloured kit for the first time, as part of a change introduced by the Shropshire County Cricket League for the second half of the season. As well as sporting
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Teenage Saints lift Graham Edwards Memorial Trophy for first time in history
The New Saints U18s lifted local charity tournament, the Graham Edwards Memorial Trophy, for the first time on Sunday. Facing Gobowen Celtic in the final, Lewis Wynne and Caleb Afful were both on target for the Saints, but they had to do things
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Oswestry cyclists to protest British Cycling link with Shell at Olympics
TWO Oswestry cyclists are cycling from London to the Olympic Games in Paris order to highlight Shell’s controversial sponsorship of British Cycling. Mike Bastow and Sahrah Wilding set off from the Oswestry Climate Action Hub in Bailey Street on
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New Saints snap up trio of young talent to boost squad ahead of new season
The New Saints Women have completed the signing of former Everton, Liverpool, and Wolverhampton Wanderers player Poppy Kendrick-Jones who joins the club ahead of the 2024/25 season. The Oswestry-born youngster enjoyed four seasons in total with
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Mum's shock at Oswestry Morrisons confiscating alcohol over Down's syndrome son ID
AN OSWESTRY mum has accused Morrisons supermarket of "lacking common sense" after an employee confiscated alcohol she was buying with her 22-year-old son who has Down's syndrome. Nicola West, a former teacher, was shopping with her son at the Shrewsbury
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Oswestry house fire call for Shropshire firefighters 'good intent false alarm'
REPORTS of people trapped in a house fire in the early hours of Thursday in Oswestry was a false alarm with good intent, firefighters have said. Two Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) crews, from Oswestry and Ellesmere, was sent to York
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New plan revealed for solar panels at Ellesmere railway building
THE need to introduce solar panels and heat pumps to an Ellesmere planning application has led to an amended version submitted to Shropshire Council. Plans to convert the Old Railway Station, in Brownlow Road, into flats were approved in 2021 after
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Temporary removal of roof trusses part of Cambrian Medical Centre planning bid
THE temporary removal of roof trusses from a major Oswestry health centre is need for ‘safety reasons’, according to a planning application. The application for the Cambrian Medical Centre, in Thomas Savin Road, is for listed building consent to
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Two Oswestry hospital cleanliness technicians recognised in monthly award
Two cleanliness technicians are the latest RJAH Stars Award winners at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Shropshire. Morgan Pugh and Hayley Shepperd are this month's winners at the Oswestry hospital. This award is presented
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Ex-Tizer man David Lawson's fundraising legacy flourishing at Kenya school
THE legacy of a former Oswestry Advertizer chief reporter has continued to help Kenyan children flourish more than a decade after his death, according to an old workmate. Schoolchildren near Ukunda, Mombasa, are benefiting from money raised to