Oswestry & Border Chronicle, January 12, 2012

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IN 100 JOBS HOPE
TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRIBUTES HAVE been
hit Oswestry on Monday paid to a 57-year-old
withthestartofthreeweeks Oswestrymanwhodiedat
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ingsaftermajorgasworks andanenthusiasticwalker,
started, closing Willow has been described by his
Street. familyasa‘keenmusician’
The vital mains gas wholovedan‘adventure’.
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foruptothreeweeks. town. “Graham loved an adven-
Oswestry Chamber of MovestodeveloptheNationalRenewableEnergyDataCentre(nRED)inOswestrywere tureandbeingoutdoors.
CommercechairmanMartin announcedbyagroupofbusinessesledbyMikeHarris,alocaltelecomsentrepreneur. “Llanymynech hill was
Aalnthdoeursgohn seasyssentthiael,wowrikll, abTleheenceormgypsaynsyt’esmasimowisnteodbbeytlhoecanlaatuiotnhaolrsitoiuesrcaenodfcionrdpeopreantdeebnuts,iqnueasslietsyadsatthaeoyntraylltroemneewet- osinneceoffihnidsinfgavRouormitaenwcaoliknss,
“clearlybedisruptive”and demandingcarbonreductiontargets. therewhenhewasyounger.
tatho“eckboeomedpmythuranasidcoeafrtfsieornuepdchttoaonacdntaeatl”es far“mPreorspowshaloswtoedreevceolnocpetrhneednattoiohnaavleceenvetrreyidneOtasiwloefsttrhyeaernoseergfyrogmendeirsacutesdsiobnystwheitirhslooclaarl dtOuenrnnt.tehdisinotoccaasitornagiacwacaclik-
withtheprogressoftheproj- EXCLUSIVE panelsandoftheassociatedcarbonsav- “Graham loved garden-
eOcstw,weshtircyhuisnetixlpethcteedentodhoitf byGrahamBreeze ing“sS,u”cshaidprMecrisHioanrriissn.’tpossiblewithon- minegm,wbearsoafkRehenosmMuaslieciVaoni,cae
March. sitesmartmetersandhasbeenwelcomed Choirandaregularchurch
He said: “The company Deputy will byfactory,shop,warehouseandhomeown- attender.Hewillbegreatly
havestatedthattheywilltry ersinthearea. missed.”
tominimisedisruptionand “Advancedmicroelectronicsandcomput- CatharineEvan-Williams,
willdotheirbesttokeepall ing technologies will connect the nRED DyfedPowysPolicespokes-
informedofanysignificant quit her role facility with renewable energy systems woman,saidtheforceisstill
eventsduringthecourseof across Britain, tracking and analysing investigating the circum-
thework. everyaspectoftheiroperation. stances surrounding Mr
“TheOswestryChamber “Startingwiththethousandsofsolarpv Bebb’sdeath.
oafssCiosmtmbyercpeohstaivnegofrfeergeudlator at chamber sisystotebmesththeantaatrioenpaolosroluyrmceeaosfuinredde,poeunrdeanimt, anSyhienfsoarimd:at“iIofnatnhyeoynethhinaks
updatesonourwebsite,and qualitydataonallrenewableenergysys- couldhelp,oriftheywere
alsobyactingasacommuni- tems.” out walking around the
cation channel to forward Performance quarryonFridayorSatur-
ifasCrpsoapflosraftASouelenlkhcbeeWnetessgueescaesodwdhlifReneodtsscmeoomuaosaaircnesanddiaecnnd:rhsaegrWsraystntdwah“heo,iWaseiusdisttflttelaUp.damtreehttraiseeslhiiyiedorttapdewibveiad.n”oees-, tsCFAChhohoKWeeomutEtwerfmoncaYiwhlldellFnrySnhcI’tUosaeGrsclneUaoheswnnRttadei,gmEnphet,pbrahifneesberdroeaO.tmndotshonwwTweonehunvs’senit.crcGteyeidacdChytthe-aousaidrpmGamygibfarettnosrhuaioonptff itwetwteevoiildMHelterlhrembeyrbidynees,eotHal4asreuine0ydamrnka:rwtclemr“yonitiTssmlotolehfdopsceetfpuaxahsepptpnelceetildiurgriaansfhrrilonseieatsrtepentmadsoddltatrlaeatatdncatetuihhcidpotecna.onowtcimnc.aiislnaaalttndabbisnvceeatalmlisnlyvpe,coironesnttdgos-- LdW0c8aeley4l5sophil3ep3ssao0so2ueel0cP0oro0ntl.tie”coaectSosstfaftiiaciotenrleseoant
schemes consecutively to ShehasalsoleftherpostwithFootfall, “Private sector solar energy pro-
mruipntiimonisfeotrhOeslwonesgtrtye.r”mdis- eamScpohtmeymssahuiodnpissthyienghOraosdwupmesatwrdyhe.icthhesdpercuiscieosnuspo gsbhroaiormsetmCsoeouslanirncieltnhaenerdgayrpeuuabslaeincwdsietpchltaounrpspabtorytn£Se1hr7rs0otpmo- lOeSisWurEeSTceRnYtr’Se isFOclRosMeEtRo
Appeal over shecoulddedicatemoretimetoherfam- investmentprovideanidealbackground being sold, estate agents
ilyandbusiness. forthenewfacility. saidthisweek.
Shesaid:“Ihaveputalotinoverthe “Thisshouldensurethedevelopmentof Theformercentre,inCol-
store ruling lastthreeyears.NowIneedtotakeayear training, jobs and businesses across the legeRoad,wasputupfor
off.Itwouldbenicetoreturninthefuture renewable energy sector, with Oswestry salebyShropshireCouncil
but at the moment I need to dedicate leadingtheway.” afteritopeneda£10million
TOWNFIRMSJTHughes moretimetotheshopandmyfamily. ThenREDcentrewillboostjobsinthe centreinShrewsburyRoad.
andGuttercrestareappeal- “Footfallstartednearlythreeyearsago areabyemployingitsownstaffandby The sale of the former
iSnhgroapgsahiinrestCoaundceiclitsoiorenfubsye andIhavedonealotwiththegroup. ticreasintionrgesnpeewciaablilsetesntoerpgryovsyidsetesmupopwonrtesresr.v- s1i9t7e,0sw,hiischbewinagsbhuainltdliendthbye
ajointbidtobuildafood- “Thereisnowalotmorepeopleinthe Atfullstrength,upto100jobswouldbe property agents Samuel
onlystoreonlandoffVicto- committee.Thechamberisalsoastrong createdandasimilarnumberamongsup- Woods.
riaRoad. committeenow.” portservicebusinessesinthearea.Recruit- James Evans, from
ShropshireCouncilplan- MissUnwinsaidshewouldstillremain mentisexpectedtostartinMay. Samuel Woods, said an
ningofficers,inastatement amemberofthechamber. HollisHouseontheMileOakIndustrial MEMBERSOFtheVeryNiceProductionCompanyfromOswestrypresent£2,000to interestedpartywaswork-
aheadofthisweek’sappeal, Martin Anderson, chairman of the Estatewillbethebasefordatamanage- HopeHouseChildren’sHospiceinMorda,whichwasraisedthroughtheirlastproduc- ingwithitssolicitorregard-
said they still believed chamber,said:“Onbehalfofthechamber ment operations and for education and tion.Back,lefttoright,areAmandaThomas,fromVeryNiceProductions,Vanessa ing a contract and
Oswestrydidnotneedafur- I’dliketothankWendyforhersterling trainingprogrammes.Thesewillinclude Thomas,fundraisingmanagerforHopeHousewhoacceptedthecheque,andLorraine confirmedthattheproperty
thersupermarketontopof workonthecommitteeoverthelast12 opportunitiesforlocalpeopletostudyfor Cranshaw-Scott,fromVeryNiceProductions,withTracyKnowles,produceroftheVery hadbeentakenoffthemar-
theSmithfieldproposal. months.” degreesinrenewableenergytechnologies. NiceProductionCompany,front.Picture:SimonWilliams. ket.
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CONTENTS
Comment 8
Letters 9
cyclist dies following crash
Welshpool 11,12
Property 19-78
WomanofSubstance 82
Business 83 THEFAMILYofthe14-yearoldwhodiedfollowingacol-
lisionwithacarontheA483betweenFourCrossesand Amy artist to show off work
DownYourStreet 84 Arddleenhavepaidtributetothepopularteenager.
JamesEdwardHodgson,knownbetterasJim,fromArd-
dleendiedthefollowingdayinBirminghamHospitalfol-
Wildside 85 lowingthecollisionat4.40pmlastThursday.
“Jimwasaverygenerous,givingandsensitiveyoung
Artsandgigs 86 imlya.n,”saidfamilyfriendCathyJervis,onbehalfofthefam-
“Hewaspopularandmadefriendseasily.Hewasamem-
Nostalgia 87 berofFourCrossesYoungFarmersandembracedbeinga
memberofthefarmingcommunity.Jimhadanaturalaffin-
itywithanimals.
Markets 88 “Thistragedyhasleftanenormousvoidinallofourlives.
JamesEdwardHodgson. Hewasafantasticson,brotherandGrandson.”
Drivetime 89 byGrahamBreeze schTohoelwhheeardet1e4acyheearrooldfJtihme
Hodgson was a pupil has
Motors 90-92 Homes plan paidhisowntributetothe
teenager.
“Jimhadbeenastudentat
Sport 93-96 Brynllywarchforjustover2
years,” said headteacher
CONTACT US is submitted Ga“vHineRwaansdeall.verypopular
student with both pupils
andstaff.
News:GrahamBreeze “Jimwasaverythought-
Tel:[phone]E-mail:[email protected] ful young man who was
Sports:AlexJames alwayshappytohelpother
Tel:[phone]E-mail:[email protected] PLANSHAVEbeenlodgedforanaffordablehousingdevel- students and had a great
opmentnearOswestryaimedatgettingfamiliesonthe senseofhumour.
Oswestryphotographic propertyladder. “Jimwillbesadlymissed
Tel:[phone]E-mail:[email protected] Atotalof13homeshavebeenearmarkedforlandatWil- bystaffandstudentsatthe
TWele:0l1s9h38p5o53o3l19pEh-motaoil:[email protected] alobwTlebh.aenakp,pUlipcpaetiroHnebnygoMedr,awnidthMerigshJtoMfctNheamllybheiansgaalrffeoarddy- tshicimhsoefaoomluairlny.td”hoautgthhtissadrieffwiciutlht
Advertising: wonthesupportofSevernsideHousingandisan‘excellent Meanwhilescoresofpeo-
opportunitytoprovideaffordablehousing’,paperssubmit- plehavenowsignedupto
AlisonJukes tedtoShropshireCouncilsay. the GroupRIPJimHodg-
Tel:[phone]E-mail:[email protected] sontoleavetheirowntrib-
Aplanningstatementinsupportoftheoutlineapplica- utes.
PaulineEdwards tionsaidthemovebackedSelattynandGobowenParish Investigations into the
Tel:[phone]E-mail:[email protected] Council’scallstobringmoresmall-scaleaffordablehousing cause of the collision are
MarcusEvans toHengoedandSelattyn,aswellasplayfacilitiesandlocal continuingandanyonewith
Tel:[phone]E-mail:marcusevans@shropshirestar employmentopportunities. information is asked to
WelshpoolAdvertising: tioTnhoefs1t3atpeemrecnetnatdrdeeqdu:ir“eTdhuenadffeorrdcuabrrleenhtopuosilnicgychoanstrbiebeun- pNleewasteowncoPnotaliccteSptoaltiicoenoant
HeidiFrost exceededwiththisproposalproviding62percent–eight 101.
Tel:[phone]E-mail:hfrost@shropshirestar affordableandfiveopenmarket. Gagatribute
“SevernsideHousinghasalsoidentifiedaneedforafford-
Distribution:PaulJones ablehousingintheparish,expressinganinterestinthissite
Tel:[phone]E-mail:[email protected] andsupportingtheproposal. LADYGAGAiscomingto
OswestryChronicle “Anareaontheeasternsideofthesitehasbeenallocated Oswestry–wellhertribute
forplay/openspaceprovisionandcanprovidefacilitiesas act is. Totally Gaga has
14SalopRoad,OswestrySY112NU requiredbytheparishcouncil. agreedtovisitTheVenue,in OSWESTRYARTIST21-year-oldDamonMorrisisholdinghisfirstillustratedart
“Thefiveopen-marketdwellingswillbedesignedtocater ParkHall,onMarch23to exhibitionattheOswestryVisitorandExhibitionCentreinOswestryuntilJanuary
OpenMondaytoFriday9am-1pmand2pm-5pm foravarietyofoccupants. perform hits by made 31.Theexhibitionincludesillustrationsofcontemporarypopicons.Damonisseen
www.oswestrychronicle.com ShropshireCouncilhopestomakeadecisionaboutthe famousbythechart-topper. withhisAmyWinehouseillustrationwhichwonfirstplaceinthe‘PeoplesChoice’
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starKerry
inbrief
Celebrationsto
and crew to build shops on car park marktorchvisit
ARRANGEMENTS are
at castle beingmadeforacelebra-
tory event to take place
after the Olympic torch
has passed through
Oswestry.
SPOOKY going-ons have Scoresofpeoplearrived
beenfilmedatWhittington atameetinginTheGuild-
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episodeofaChannelFive TheoriginalplanshavebeenalteredbydeveloperJRossanddevelopmentsandnow with the help of Shrop-
seriescalledCelebrityWed- includeacoachparkandcaravanparking. shire Councillor Steve
dingPlannerhostedbythe Someresidentssaiditwouldbethe‘deathknell’forthetown,whileotherssaiditwould Charmleyforthetorchto
former winner of ITV1’s boostWelshpoolbybringingmore‘modern’shopstothearea. travelthroughthetown’s
I’mACelebrityGetMeOut KimLloyd,whoworksattheSparshopinChurchStreet,saidshewasagainsttheplans. streets.
OfHere. Sheadded:“JustfromworkingattheSparIamworriedthatpeoplejustaren’tcoming Sinceresidentsformeda
to-Tbheeshhaonwdiisnagboouvtebrridtehse- byAndrewMorris twohiWchelwshopuoldoltaakneypmaorkreinganspdactehsesaewapyl,aanrse, caogmotmoicttreeeateabaosuptoratsyaenadr
organisingoftheirwedding notgoingtohelp.Itisaworryingtime,the cultural festival for
toTahseurpfirrissetceepleibsoridtey. was Ideas called towMnicihsageelttWinilgliqaumiest,efrr.o”mOldford,saidhe bOesewnesctarllyinmgefomrbtehresthoarcvhe
airedthisweekwithJed- feareditwouldbetheendforthetown. tostopoffinthearea.
ward, the identical twins “Itisdyingasitisandnobodyisdoing Ithasnowbeenrevealed
whoappearedontheXFac- anythingtostopthemfromdoingwhatthey itwillbecomingattheend
tor. for after land like.Itisthesoundingofthedeathknellfor ofMayandpeoplearenow
Thetwinswereaskedto thetown,”hesaid. planningtoholdacelebra-
helpburlesquedancerBeu- “Peopleareapatheticinthistownand tionparade.
lahandfiancéJamescreate we’llnodoubtletthemcomeanddowhat Those who attended
theirperfectday. handed over theywant.” Monday’smeetingdecided
DuringNovembera24- RuthCanningadded:“Myconcernisthat they wanted to use the
year-oldbridefromLiver- peoplearegoingtobesatintheircarsqueu- eventasawayofpromot-
pool and her bridesmaid ingtocomeintothetownandthennotpark. ingtheOswestryCommu-
taking part in the show “PeopleusedtopackoutChurchStreet nityGames,organisedto
arrived at the castle for carpark,usethetowncentreshopsand takeplaceinthetownin
filming. ASTRETCHOFlandatLlanfyllinhas cafesandnownothing.” July.
Thecastlehostsanum- beengiventothecommunitytohelpboost ButLucyEvans,18,saidshefeltitwasa Acoregroupoforganis-
ber of paranormal vigils thetownandresidentsarebeinggiventhe greatopportunitytowelcomenewretailers. ers will now be meeting
wHbriaTotphuhpgeehnctoinmtghTpseV.anbyridcHeoamtuopnattnhedye Bajoob2Ld0olfa-fayncdefheaycrlFildilineeinalTdsg.oeowanntiatCso‘fpuuentpucpirleehr.caosrbne’ernatgeivfeonr pSsheh“oorIppetslwewsofborpouuemrlndyignabogneindigngTrseethahlftoeoptrpotdoi.nhw”ganvf,ueirtnthewweor,uamlfdioedlsdetorinnp rpmelaegTenuhtsliaencyroglymowtneoiltTlmohfaburkeuresidtasiaunoyrno.e.ththeer
venuetotakepartinoneof ThelandisownedbyCountyCouncillor RobertRobinson,townclerk,saiditwas KarlHartley,frontleft,fromApplewoodAssociatesinOswestry,with,clockwisefrom Fireworksnight
thSeuveigEillsl.is,castlemanager, SimCoounnBcialylonreBs.aynesandhiswifedecided panlanopspaonrdtuhnaitvyeftohreairllsraeysidbeenfotrsetothveiyewwtehree lfeirfst,tTreesrrpyonFdoestreMr,ickoemLamduen.ityparamedicofficer,firstresponderNigelKeighleyand returnisplanned
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numberofideaswereofferedupforthe Nowtheywillusetheirown,formerWest MrMikeLade,oneofthefirstresponders, the growing community
THE NEXT meeting of use. MidlandsAmbulancecar,afteritwaspaid said:“WeareverygratefultotheCharlotte spirit in the village and
wOJainismldwlbeAeslotmatrnhyoeinlrGlduasorWtnrdaieSntnnetdoeSwrtoadclrkiaoenbptdyys lnivitMTiynhrgoeBrsicneahyitannhrceedlsuasodrareeiadda.:tf“raWeceielpiatlyraenfolteirnatsghi,neagccihotimflodmrre2un0- RffyyEllllCiinnEwTNoiTlwlbnFeCLdoOiusOcnuDcsiIlsNendeGxattpwaroembeeklee.mtinsginofLLllaann-- dwfoearTasbthhwyerotFhofone1ug6cnlhyydaeadratiiitraoygo.nnldwosCaeshdsawertliotuthtpesfwionlilno2ew00filn9ug.Satnhhdee Htssieeoarenrvit.ifecWieytewFahnooauduvnledadptagopteirtfoouinanncvfdhoorerlavdiiestedsth.ow”euorfnsodeulenvrdefusatlfiodorontnhtaoe- satyiaseoyanwrsteh,ilefilsfaeiasnreopowuotosghsrheikrbsvilcidieltillysaepgbtlehraraiyss-,
SpringBulbs. yearsaswethoughtitwouldaddanother ThemeetingwillbeheldonWednesdayin diedfromcomplicationsarisingfromtonsil- The Community Paramedic Officer wantit.
aewH-teamIl7tlcla.ow,3im0lilpOlem.bscewhFiaohneriserttl.dhmroyegoo.snrM@eVMebdimosteiniotntdraotiairealyrssl cfaiimelTP.ledehnoceipartlnyeemtbwoeaitstyhhebeniettdoatewoamsnLe.ale”abtnionfuygtllihinnotwThoetwonneuwCseoyutehaner- iaHtnhtigteLgehatPnhsdSute.tbrAwleicbeeeetIlknwBsethrriooteuomfktloeeosudaniendnddewrBathlrlhoeaeonrktaeocwwSutenlrvlecbeeoertmtcataeamnktdoe- lFcgilroteaiCu.snon.tmdtamotwiuoannridttsyotsRheeeesrpuifonnintdinecrgosuclocdsotnhstefalopcrteawdivtehthhiae- FradebarsMlotpeiso.ootnrn,e’sssiadbiewldetaetfibholsseriatfderioersnoatnavtraiehoislntaptbpohl:ne/a/ddwferrwobsmew,e.MntchhrieanTrfvoleaourltrnutye-- (elti0hvk1ePee6ned9tois1spt)polae6lar8eyhw2e6oiatl8rsph3kw.eihdodoretgawoasoncufiaosllderl
net.com. todiscussitfurther. blocked. ButwhenCharlotte’sfather,Karl,heard hartey.com.
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Groups in
bids for
and get a bypass built £90,000
funding
THREEgroupsinOswestry
are hoping to net nearly
ANACTIONgrouphasbeenformedtolobby £90,000offundingforproj-
fora LlanymynechbypasswithMorethan60 Make your way to map course ectstheysaywillboostthe
economyandtourism.
peoplejoiningforcesinthevillageafterrising Thetownmuseum,tidy-
concernsoverheavytrafficontheA483. upgroupFootfallandfilm-
ResidentsbelievetheroadthatlinksOswestryto IFMAPreadingleavesyou kscurleteunrienghacvoempaallnypuKtinion-
Welshpoolisgettingincreasinglybusyandarecon- scratching your head, you requests for funding from
cerneditwillcontinuetodosointhefuture. arenotalone. Oswestry Market Town
byGrahamBreeze beTkhileleydfienaarncahcicldidreenntwcohuillde OsBwoeosktray,wBilolobkeshhoopst,ingina ReTvoitwalnisactioounnPcirlologrrasmwmeer.e
Must for twrayliknigngtotocsrcohsosoli.t or when pspeoepcilaellewaronrkhsohwoptotroeahdealnp amsekneddattoiomnsakoentthheeirprreocjeocmts-
OnFridayameetingwas Ordnance Survey map on attheircarparksandmar-
heldattheDolphinInn,in February21from7pm. ketcommitteetomorrowat
film fans thevillage,whereadecision With the coming of the 7pmsotheycanbesenttoa
wasmadetoformtheaction NewYearmanypeopleare specialboardforafinaldeci-
group. vowing to get fit and are sion.
Themeetingwasattended startingtohearthecallof Footfall,whichsprucesup
byAM RussellGeorgeand thegreatoutdoors. empty shops in Oswestry
GAS,ELECTRIC, FttoiIoLtnhMien-sLcOOrseVwenEeisRntrSgyo.afrAeSinepvaitread- PPCaaornuintshcilalConorduDniclLiyll’sasnGcyahmsakiyrinlmle.acInht odweCcniadererrsdieoiftaBwnodooukTladimBbeooMakosgrhorooipsd,, bafonoradr£dc8rs,e0a0at0nesdtaoorttb,huehyrasdeiaqsspukliaepdy-
SOLIDFUELFIRES Themoviewillbeshown wasalsodecidedthataFace- ideatoruntheevent.They ment.
at the Attfield Theatre in bookpagebesetup. haveinvitedrepresentatives Kinokulture has made a
&STOVES The Guildhall, at Bailey There are also plans to fromTheOrdnanceSurvey requestfor£50,000project
Head,onJanuary21from lobbyNorthShropshireMP companytogiveahandson tobuydigitalequipmentto
Chimneysweepingservicesavailable 7.20pm. OwenPaterson. sessiononbasicpapermap show blockbuster hits in
Itwasthestand-outfilm MikeCatt,onbehalfofthe readingskills.Theywillalso Oswestry.
FITTINGSERVICE ofthe2011BerlinFilmFes- Pant and Llanymynech be demonstrating how to Thecompanyhopesacin-
AVAILABLE tival, winning the Golden BypassActionGroup,said: carry out compass naviga- emacouldhelptoboostthe
Bear Award, and has also “Everyoneispassionatefor tionusingOSExplorerMap- night time economy and
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filmingsetwiththeboysearlierthisyear.
Hesaid:“Theywerethefirstbandtohire
attheRotaryball outoneofourcampervans.
“Wemettheboysandtheywerelovely.It
wasagoodday.”
Thecampervanscanbeseenonthetour
THEROTARYClubofOswestryisarrang- viatheinternetsiteyoutubehttp://ow.ly/
inganAscotBallonThursdayattheWalls 8iTR6
RestaurantinWelshWallsfrom7.30pm. Hesaid:“Itwasreallystrangetoseeour
Therewillbeatwo-coursemealwithtwo vansonthere.”
setsperformedbysingerLibbyGliksman. Hehasfivecampervanswhichinclude
Duringthenighttherewillalsobean twosplitscreendesignsfrom1967and1972
alternativeliveracingexperiencecourtesy andtwobaywindowbansfrom1973.He
ofVegasLeisureandanauctionofasigned alsohasanothercustomisedvan.
photographofjumpjockeyTonyMcCoy. Inthepasthisvanshavebeenhiredoutto
Acompetitionforthemostoutrageous beusedonWelshtelevisionchannelS4C OneDirectionbandmembershavefunintheirVWcampervan.
hatwillalsobeheldduringthenight. andusedbytheorganisersoftheBotanical
Tickets will be available at the Walls GardensinWales.
RestaurantorfromorganiserJayneMid- Hesaidthevansusedtobehiredoutfor
dletonon07983480927.Allproceedsgoto holidaymakersbutarenowusedforspecial
Rotarycharities. eventsincludingweddingsandpromotional
events.
Dateforcanaltriathlon He said: “We get lots of professionals
wantingtohirethevanssuchasdoctors,
lawyersorsolicitors.”
A MONTGOMERY Canal Triathlon Thecompanyhasbeenoperatingforfour
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year to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond buryandacrosstheWestMidlandshiring
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OSWESTRY’SWilkinsons
storewillnothavetotake
downitsshopsignsafter
winninganappeal.
ThestoreinNewStreet
wasrefusedretrospective
permissionfortwoillumi-
natedsignsandthreenon-
illuminatedsigns.Butata ACHAMBERofcommerce,whichwasindangeroffoldingjust12 Festive lights scoop cash prize
recent inquiry, planning monthsagoisenjoyingaremarkableturnaround,itschairmansays.
inspector, Kay Sheffield, OswestryChamberofCommercewasthrownintocrisisinDecember2010afterallits
allowedtheappeal. longservingcommitteemembersannouncedtheywerestandingdown.
ShropshireCouncilhad Fearsforthefutureofthegroupwerevoicedbutoneyearlaterthechamberiscontinuing
refused planning permis- togrowandnewchairmanMartinAndersonsaidnewinitiativeswerestartingtopayoff A HOMEOWNER From
sionbecausethestoreis andmorewouldbeintroducedinthecomingyear. Oswestryhasbeenawarded
withintheOswestryTown Hesaid:“Itwasaworryingtimewhenthecommitteestooddown.Theyhadworkedso acashprizeforhismagical
CtsocthuaoroireT“mndheyThsamihtweennhreoegvaptnriahtslneaitegzwiinnnoetnoshnoitiiawgNnlAanenngenrdspweciaawrendlo.nieseSjepttretnraeecreitcefln.iteenoooatgrtf-, VhoiblylmaGgreahesarmusBprgeedezeattae hcabtmhoneaane“MirynnIdcwttrgyeoafrwwAodynt,rannirsaasb.dtc”bdeheuaoceresaursvssuotteeonrsdtwayehnsfnetwaodhigroadirsrrnaoreidwnuysnpiiaIedan’swsetgthnwfitmuisthinsumteekupnsereotherfhpfo.moleawarrdaneetvrdsrkewarwedhasteeisotrirwynaes, spSvWfeuollsaiiTIpuetpyaeihcs,pnvr,heweesetracSalroialssgrishlpehahho.fptsaomswetnr.readFsCefarrdgooniildvmaodaeu£yngrO5at0eaoSrrsdguMleiepfnayrt- TaSPCtogearHoTelerkadEmihstpe6thaly3tfaFnu.ocCOrneJioeRaoaurmathMannnPl.cEdeoiWHRnlftaJerhroGecdahlloeB.senaburvoWkdcewhiaseaerodnndaf,
thesignagewouldnotlook passionatetheywereaboutprotectingthe thankyoufromtownoffi- widow, Elva, a daughter,
incongruousontheprop- townandensuringthechambercontinued cialsforhelpingtomakethe Claire, and two grandchil-
ertyandwhileitmaynot andactedasavoiceforOswestry’sbusi- town look lovely over the dren.
eAairCtencrocptheneaoaarsurneItsocredsrevsaoaayhtnpthsaiop.eortenmCacorotAannonrssteicehdaeree,vo”rcafthtthtiaohharneet- WvmipniolocOTnllnaudhRgtdehKeteo.nnThaeeOewalprpbleaOausyltislglaewdrtvoeemiusatintonrerdyef,SliottoshopMddaeuninaner7gstt0ipfoneahasscortewmsas.rieltalsnnaidnelsxaaot ttsnohaegweHsesfetmeuhstsa.euanrirdyien:pot“efhIotephtphleeDaitnwsoitkswhgotcneht.muetoassgyusehpteahrvemerananrokdtewdtiosirscksuuesdes caCo2or0nhmgT0nra5hiupsn.eeatimtlsiOatatisCsoiwonhpneersriitsnihortaymdts.oaiwnhsneBlldislgointhohcmtees agsmahnogeMviedrnreebrtreonWfhcfrmeaoaHmmercndaeetrnCm.irgnoioOeovuvdeonnedltodvyhneCtidoDseaimsSunrrhemelhtrtoiaeaocrrnpmaey---l
Houseransacked DeveloperJRosswillbeattendingSt “I personally was worried about the InDecembermembersof andwasstillveryinvolvedin
duringburglary MartinsParishCouncilmeetingtodayin futureofOswestryandIremembergoingto the organisation went councilwork.
thecommunitycentreat7pm. ameetingearlyintheyeartofindaway aroundthetownandresi- Hiswifesaid:“Heworked
BURGLARS RAN- Twoyearsagoplanningpermissionwas ahead.Therewereabout60peoplethere dential looking at the asalocumclerk,washeavily
SACKEDahouseinthe giventobuilda75homedevelopmentwith andalotofpassion. Christmas light displays. involved in training and
High Street in Weston aplayareaforthecommunitydespitewor- “Itwascleartherewasaneedandapas- Theypickedabout20homes advising.Hewasneverhap-
Rhyn. riesfromsomeresidentsthatthesewerage sionforthechambertocontinue.Eventu- whichstoodoutandlooked pierthanwhenhewaswork-
Jewellery and cash systemwillbeunabletocope. allywegotacommitteetogetherandweare particularlyfestive. ing.Helovedbeingableto
werestolenafterburglars Thedevelopmentwillincludefivebed- allprettymuchstilltogetherandtryingto Councillor Betty Gull, helpothers.”
broke into a house room detached houses to affordable one helpthebusinessesinthetown. who is also a member of MrWardfellillataconfer-
between12pmonFriday bedroomcoachhousesbuiltbetweenthe “Ithinkthechamberisallaboutpeople Oswestry in Bloom, then enceinBirminghamtheday
and7.40pmonSaturday. GardenVillageestateandCrossKeyspub. workingtogetherandtryingtodothebest wentroundasajudgetopick beforehisdeath.
Police said they ran- NickScott,chiefexecutiveofJRoss,said: for Oswestry. We were not even sure thetopwinner.Shesaidall “Hewastakentohospital
sackedthepremisesafter “Weareconsultingtheparishcouncilon whethertherewouldbeenoughinterestto theresidents’lightdisplays inBirminghambutwasdis-
forcingawindowtogain ourdevelopmenttoensurewetakeintocon- holdmonthlymeetingsbuttheyhavehap- IanSlipper,centre,withColourSuppliesfurnituresuper- were at a very high stan- charged that day. The fol-
entry. siderationanylocalissuesduringconstruc- penedandwehavehadsomeveryinterest- visor,NigelDavisandcouncillor,BettyGull. dard. lowingdayhediedsuddenly
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THOUSANDSOFpounds ACHARITYis£200better
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thegenerosityofshoppers byChrissySymmons schooltookpartinafestive
inOswestry. fundraiser.
Collections for Marie Staff at The Marches
Curie Cancer Care have HOPEHouseChildren’sHospicehasreceivedaboostafterunveiling SchoolinOswestrychoseto
been held in the town newplanstoexpanditsservices. share their Christmas
tsthheaarsnoou£ng3h,r0oe0us0utlbtietnihngegirnfaeimssteoidvr.ee anneBodo-ntshsaeetasirlasftaetmchtieiolicnehs.a,rwitayn,wtthoicehxcpaarnedsfcoorucnhsielldlirnegnsseurfvfeicreins,gifmropmrosveeritohueshilolsnpeiscsee’ss wcahniTasdhrhdieetisyysptCwolahryoroeintsdeetmtahaanesfoierttshrmteeiever.seosantagage
Moneyhasbeengivento ItcomesafteritwasrevealedaudiencemembersatShrewsbury’sTheatreSevernpan- on a miniature Christmas
thecharityatSainsbury’s, tomimeAladdinraisedmorethan£3,000forthecharitythroughdonationsandcastmem- treeinthestaffroom.
andtheMeatManbutch- bersvisitedtheMordacentre.Itcomesaswelcomereliefforcharitybosses,wholastyear Staffwhochosetoadda
ersraisednearly£200. sawindividualdonationsdropby35per tagmadeadonationtothe
Asmallbandofhelpers cent due to the impact of the economic MacmillanNursescharity.
and the Airforce Cadets downturn, leaving the hospice £200,000 For some staff, the tag
raised£3,048throughbag worseoff. scheme replaced sending
packing at the town’s AndyGoldsmith,chiefexecutiveofthe Christmas cards, while for
MarksandSpencerstore. Morda-based charity, said: “Individual othersitaddedtothecharity
Marie Curie nurses up donationsaredownbyaboutathirdbutwe ofthefestiveseason.
anddownthecountrywill areconfidentwewillweatherthis.Thedrop Theconcept,co-ordinated
have been busy in the isnotaffectinganythingandwearegoingto byMaryRichards,resources
homesofmanypeoplesuf- growandexpandtheserviceforfamiliesand assistant,isnowinitssev-
feringfromvariousendof bereaved. enthyear.
lifeillnessesoverthefes- “Otherareaswearelookingatinclude Shesaid:“Notonlydoes
toRloifvovMtebehidaanernssioedeonnfCNeasusme,arwiiivdleiYe:eNre“syaOuarrnngsprdebeareFttihheorfeaaduiln.rfl nstshuuei“ppenIdpptgsoorrwitsttoe.fibwmoerappnnorterototvao-innddateotdfam.o”lrocrhueislodtfroeannlo.doIhktaiavstesmwomhoraeet- trwechearodarerdutateschc.det”yitvcthihateuyrwosreuaaigsbsthueetmtChiothanhrteieisysltpfgmoserantaos-
thanksgotoallofthose Thecharitybelievesitwillbeabletopro- Beanstalkplay
who helped raise such videthenewservicesasitbenefitsfromsup-
mmoangneyi.ficent amounts of pasoMrwtreblGlyaobsldutssrmiunsiettshssaesnasidadnl:e“dgWafuceinewdsa.rnatistiongsagyraoubpigs inproduction
She added: “It proves thankyoutoeverybodyforthesupportthey LLANYMYNECH Amateur
beyonddoubtthatthesea- give. We do recognise there are a lot of DramaticSocietymembers
sonalwishof‘Goodwillto requestsfromcharitiesaskingformoney, arerehearsingforaMarch
all’ is really alive in Wehavevery,veryloyalsupportersandwe production.
Oswestry.” aregrateful.” Jack’sBeanStalkedwill
“The generosity of the ThecharitycollectionsatTheatreSevern beperformedatthevillage
public in such times of Acceptingthechequeonbehalfofthe werethebrainchildofactorBradFitt,who Takingsometimeoutwith18-year-oldDanielleHughesare,lefttoright,Anna hall on March 3 from
hardshipenablesthisvital hospicecharityis11-year-oldJoshua playedWidowTwankey.Hedescribedthe WestfordwhoplaysSpiritoftheRing,BenLangleywhoplaysWisheeWasheeand 7.45pm. Tickets from
servicetocontinue.” Langfordwithcastmembers. £3,314raisedasan‘amazing’effort. carerMicheleWhyton.Pictures:SimonWilliams LlanymynechVillageShop.
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somequalitystock.”
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items required to get the
Choiceof3coloursfromlightbeige SHELLEYMARZELOShasturned bestfromkeepingchickens.
throughtodarkbrownthroughtogold part of her home near Oswestry duIcteisatlhseoplaauncnteiodntionigntroof-
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THEMOREYOUBUY,THELESSYOUPAY! Shelley, who has her own Akita called theirownstock.
TRANQUILARTS, Ooka,becameinvolvedinthenationwideself The sale viewings will
fundingcharityTheJapaneseAkitaWelfare startat8.45amandtheauc-
SMITHYCOTTAGE,ST.MARTINS Trust. tionbeginsat9.30am.
01691 777843 Sheorganisedsponsoredwalksandeven For more details visit
bakeddogtreatsathometoraisefundsfor, www.chickenstreet.co.uk or
andraiseawarenessof,thecharity. www.rogerparry.net or call
Nowshehasgoneastepfurther,recently the Oswestry office on
Business Rescue takingdeliveryofadoublekennelfromthe [phone].
trustsoshecantakeinrescuedogsuntilthey
canbefoundahome. Education
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07805 254357 anotherfamilywhereshecanbeinsidebut, educationprogramme.
ifapermanenthomeisnotfoundsoon,she YoungstersatOswestry’s
(BusinessOnly) willbereturningtoShelley. Marches School has been
“Cleoisaverylaidbackdogthatdeserves learning new skills and
areallylovinghome,”Shelleysaid. becomingmoreindependent
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Investment is needed to save the NHS
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ANDREWLansleyandhisCoalition This bill ignores failing hospitals resolvesroundtheNHSreformand
governmentdidnotinventGPcom- and doesn’t address the shocking reorganisation it is something
for club’s missioningandPrivateHealthCare standardsofnursingcareinsomeof acceptedaspartforthejob. to earn
providers, the Labour Party owns ourinstitutions. Thedangeristhatinyearstocome
this. Everydaywereadstoryafterstory the gap between the best and the
However,thereisacleardifference offailingstandards. worstwillbehuge,andthereturnto
charities betweentheLabourpromisesandthe Wehaveallbeenledtobelievethat thepostcodelotterywillbeinevitable an award
HealthandSocialCareBill. ‘ring fencing’ the NHS budget will andreformsintendedtomakeiteas-
Thisill-thoughtoutbillisnotabout meannocuts.However,thegrowing ierforpatientchoicewillonlycom-
patientchoice,moderndayexpecta- demandforhealthcarecoupledwitha poundthesituation.
AN internationally tions,norpatientcare. deeprecession,anageingpopulation With NHS budgets remaining YOUNGSTERS in Welsh-
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TheSirenianSingers,the ver or bronze award. The
only Welsh choir ever to Heavy goods vehicles of the 1950s challengeisforyoungpeople
have won the Llangollen agedsixto11andcanbe
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artistssuchasBrynTerfel, Tostart,theymustregis-
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be in aid of Borderland choiceineachone,takingin
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Jonathan Jones, chair- physical. Completing two
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