Friday, 18th May 2012

Latest Oswestry stories

Station is axed in 999 changes

OSWESTRY will lose its ambulance station as part of major changes to the way the service is run in Shropshire.

Inquest to decide if coins find is treasure

AN INQUEST has been set for next month to determine whether a metal detector’s find of more than 5,000 Roman coins is treasure trove.

MP hits out at National Grid turbine vandalism

MP GLYN Davies this week condemned the National Grid for planning to ‘vandalise’ Mid Wales and Shropshire as massive lorries loaded with wind turbine blades travelled through the area.

Tailbacks after three-vehicle crash

RUSH hour commuters faced delays on Wednesday morning after a three-vehicle crash blocked the A5 at the Shotatton crossroads between Oswestry and Shrewsbury.

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Raid victim had a heart attack

THE 87-YEAR-old victim of an Oswestry burglary had a heart attack at about the time of the incident and died a month later, a jury has been told.

Town taxi drivers are praised after check

WELSHPOOL taxi drivers have been given a pat on the back by Powys County Council for obeying licensing rules.

Children to join the big party for Queen

THE Queen is to visit Shropshire as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations for the county’s biggest-ever Royal party.

New leisure centre team to cut costs

OSWESTRY’S leisure centre will be put under new management this summer as part of a Shropshire Council deal to save hundreds of thousands of pounds a year in running costs.

Appeal to traders on one-way campaign

TRADERS in Welshpool are being urged to attend mo- nthly meetings in a bid to get the town’s one-way system changed or scrapped.

Firm strikes gold with Olympics deal

AN OSWESTRY company has landed a prestigious order to supply brass hand bells to the London Olympic Games.