Writing gene must run in the local waters...

NOT a lot of folks know a talented Oswestry chap is editor of The Times in Scotland!

Generations ago, my pop was editor of the Advertizer and took on his equally bright Oswestrian father called Phil Llewellin.

Phil rocketed to fame as a niche motoring journalist testing a variety of vehicles including trucks. Phil highlighted his adventures through a fascinating world travel book entitled The Road to Muckle Flugga.

History repeated itself when I took aboard Phil’s son Magnus, whose mum Beth still lives in Oswestry.

At Bill Woodward’s funeral last week Beth revealed Magnus joined The Scotsman after moving on from me, to become editor of The Glasgow Herald. Promotion rapidly followed, seeing Magnus rise to be editor of The Times in Scotland.

Oswestry’s so many famous sons to be proud of!

More than just panels

SHELTER for the sheep in winter is one novel attribute listed in a solar planning panel bid at Selattyn.

Colin Hall wants 113 solar panels and six inverters to be installed on land north of Ty Pant - and the use of land changed to residential from agricultural.

Meanwhile the farmer who currently leases the field, is assured he can continue to graze his sheep there.

“The panels will provide shelter and warmth in the winter, for the sheep,” Colin confides.

Be more speed aware

A WHOPPING 142,387 drivers were nabbed speeding in Wrexham and Flintshire over the last five years – even before a 50mph limit round Wrexham was made permanent.

An old buddy of mine, deputy leader of Wrexham Council Cllr Hugh Jones, advises drivers: “Just don’t do it. People who deliberately break the speed limit are putting people’s lives at risk.

“It’s not worth it.”

Proud of Welsh export

OUR friends in Powys and Wrexham will be proud to learn a third of Welsh exports worth £5.6 billion come from much lesser populated North Wales.

This impressive figure was revealed by the still, post Boris, Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns.

And controversially he added: “I say this because 90 per cent of global growth will come from outside the EU over the next 10 years.”

Learn more with library

EVEN though ‘Long Lost Families’ has ended another series, you can still maintain your enthusiasm to hunt for your lost relatives, thanks to Oswestry Library.

You can get help from a team of experienced volunteers every Monday from 10 to 12 noon and on Fridays from 1.30pm to 4pm.