Thursday, 23rd May 2013

Latest Oswestry stories

Town centre vision set to be unveiled

PLANS to breathe new life into Oswestry’s troubled town centre are to be unveiled next month.

Chocolate appeal by children’s hospice

AN appeal has been launched to find 100 Easter eggs for youngsters at Oswestry’s Hope House Hospice.

Fears raised over mega dairy plans

PLANS to build a 1,000-cow dairy farm at Leighton, near Welshpool, would ‘unacceptably’ change the setting of the historic Offa’s Dyke footpath and ruin views from the nearby Powis Castle, a public inquiry has heard.

BT centre to be Red Nose pledge site

OSWESTRY’S BT centre is set to be transformed into a pledge centre to help collect cash for Comic Relief.

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Anger over blue badge test rule

A DISABLED Oswestry councillor is fuming after being told she must undergo a test before her lapsed disability blue car badge is renewed.

Puppy love for Evie-Lou

A YOUNGSTER who flew to America for surgery which could help her walk has undergone her second operation.

Surgeon cleared after op tragedy

A MEDICAL tribunal has ruled that a top Oswestry surgeon is fit to practice after a patient died while he was performing keyhole knee surgery.

Currys to close high street shop

OSWESTRY will be losing another high street chain store – Currys has revealed it will be closing in Church Street in April.

Two arrests as homes raided

TWO arrests have been made and more could follow after drug raids across Welshpool last Friday morning.
Three properties were raided and had their front doors smashed in by police wearing protective gear. Boxes were later seen being removed from the properties. The raids took place at Bron-y-Buckley, Gungrog Hill and a town centre property.
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Searching for best in business

THE OSWESTRY & Border Chronicle Business Awards 2013 are officially launched today as we search for the very best in business across our circulation region.