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Man jailed for two weeks for assaulting emergency worker
ASSAULTING an emergency worker at Powys/Shropshire border village has landed one Newtown man a two-week prison sentence. Ricki Kirkham, 39 and of Treowen in Newtown, was expected to stand trial for four offences at Shrewsbury – assaulting an emergency
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Hot air balloons ready to take to the skies for annual Oswestry carnival
ONE of Oswestry's biggest summer events will arrive in style next week as excitement builds for the highly-anticipated Balloon Carnival. The two-day event on Saturday and Sunday, August 17 and 18, will be held at the town’s iconic Cae Glas Park
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Oswestry student scores perfect in national English proficiency test
A Moreton Hall Student is celebrating after finding out she is one of the highest performing students in the country. Sixth Form student Cara Puvogel, from Chile, achieved 100 per cent in the Cambridge English Proficiency Test. Having been
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Borderland Rotary Club members uncover meaning of 'Shropshire Gap'
More than 30 members of the Borderland Rotary Club discovered the meaning of the term 'Shropshire Gap' during an evening walk along Montgomery canal. On their fact-finding walk, the group, which included partners and guests, were eager to learn
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Gobowen hospital receives £18,300 scanner from patient's family fundraising
Patients at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital are to benefit from early cardiovascular issue screening. This is thanks to a £18,300 scanner funded by the family of a patient. Debs Venezia, a long-term patient of the hospital
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'Ghost boat' discovered during Shropshire Canal Society work event
The remains of a 'ghost boat' were unearthed during a recent work event held by the Shropshire Union Canal Society. From July 26 to 28, volunteers and contractors worked together to make substantial progress on the Canal Society's ongoing project
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Concert at British Ironwork Centre in Oswestry raises thousands for NHS
In June, the British Ironwork Centre in Oswestry teamed up with The Fron Male Voice Choir for an exclusive ‘Voices of the Valley’ concert. This stunning event, the centre's first of its kind, combined music with crucial fundraising efforts for