Oswestry & Border Chronicle, January 14, 2016

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Homes evacuated
after flash floods
damageproperties
BANK CLOSURES
RESIDENTS have been left counting
thecostaftertheirhomesweredamaged
whenheavyrainhittheOswestryarea.
The“freakflash”ofrainsawhomes
evacuatedandfirefightersspendaround
fivehourstacklingfloodingatproperties
inPrince’sTerraceinRuyton-XI-Towns
onTuesdaynight.
CrewsfromOswestryandBaschurch
weredispatchedtothescene,withpumps
requiredtocleartheproperties.
Thefireservicewasinitiallycalledat
ReportbyPamKingsley Records book to change after twins’ challenge around8.40pmwithanambulancealso
providinghelpafteranelderlymanwas
COMMUNITIESwillsufferand foundinoneoftheproperties.
businesseswillbeputatriskif Themanwasrescuedfromthetopfloor
ofhishome,asheneededmanoeuvring
therulesoverallowingthelast downatightstaircase.
bank in a town to close con- Firecrewsalsotackledaspateofother
flashfloodingincidentslateonTuesday.
tinue,politicianshavewarned. OswestryfactoryTraditionalProducts
Thewarningscomeasapublicmeet- wasfloodedataround11.30pm.
ingisduetobeheldtonight(Thurs- OnefirecrewfromOswestryattended
theincidentandusedsandbagstodivert
day) to discuss the shock announce- whattheydescribedas“largescaleflood-
mentthatHSBCwillcloseitsbranch ing”toanearbyculvert.
inChirk–thetown’sonlybank. Meanwhile, a woman and two chil-
Theannouncementfollowsconfirmationlate drenbecamestrandedaftertheircargot
lastyearHSBCwillalsobeclosingitsbranches stuckinfloodwateratWestonRhynnear
inLlanfyllinandLlanfairCaereinion,whichin Oswestry.Theymanagedtofreethem-
eachcaseareagainthelastremainingbanksin selvesfromthevehiclebeforefirefighters
thetowns.Bankingbossesfailedtocommittoa arrived.Theyweretreatedatthescene
policyofensuringthelastbankinacommunity forcoldandshockaftergettingstuckat
remainedopendespiteGovernmentnegotia- about7pmonTuesday.
tionslastyear. lFlooding–SeePage3
Instead,banksagreedtorulessettingouta
seriesofstepstheymusttakebeforeclosing COUNCIL
branches.SusanElanJones,LabourMPfor No reduction in
ClwydSouth,said:“We’veseenbankafterbank
closeandyes,ofcourseit’sthefaultofHSBC,
butalsotheGovernment.Thelocalbanksare councillor posts
reallysayinggotoWrexhamorOswestry,but
forsomepeoplethat’snotpossible.
Action THEWelshGovernmentwillnotreduce
the number of county councillors in
“WhileIwillofcoursemeetwithHSBCand Powys,ithasbeenannounced.
presentanypetitionsorotherrepresentations Already in financial crisis, Powys
fromtownandcommunitycouncilsinParlia- CountyCouncilwasdependingoncutting
ment,Ithinkwehavetorecognisethatwhat
isneededhereisco-ordinatednationalaction. itsexpensesbillthroughtherecommen-
“IftheGovernmentdoesn’tactnow,oursmall dationtoreducecouncillorsfrom73to64.
townandvillagehighstreetswillsuffereven ButtheWelshGovernmenthasnow
morethantheyhavesofar.” saidthatelectoralreviewscarriedoutby
Chirkbusinessesownerssaythelossofthe theLocalDemocracyandBoundaryCom-
bankwillhaveadevastatingeffectonthetown, missionforWalesinnineareaswillnotbe
withapetitionbeingstartedatMGHughes implemented.
FruitandVegshop.JuliaGlover,whoownsThe Thedecisionmeansthatthecouncil
HairShoponCollieryRoad,said:“Chirkissup- willhavetofindanadditional£175,000a
posedtobeclassedasatown,sohowcanwe yearfromApril2017untilatleast2020.
nothaveabank?”KeeleyParkinsonoftheMilk
BarcafeonChurchStreetnextdoortothebank INSIDE
said:“Itwillslowbusinessdownandcouldkill
thetown.It’sgoingtobeanightmareforusand New bike racks
we’llgotoOswestryinstead.Wedon’thavea
cardmachineasit’seasierforpeopletopayby TwinsJoBainesandHeidiGannonwereleftpuzzledbyanentryinthelatestGuinnessBookofRecords.Photo:AlanEvans.
gettingchangefromthebanknextdoor.” boost for town
HSBCiswritingtocustomersadvisingthem THEGuinnessBookofRecordsishavingto Foxholdtherecordforbeingthefirsttwins reallywanted.”Shesaidtheirmainconcern
oftheclosuresandmakingstaffavailabletotalk changearecordinitslatesteditionafterit born in different countries in 2012, with wasthatitwasnotcorrectandwassurprised
throughalternativewaysofbanking.Stafffrom waschallengedbytwinsfromWelshpool. DylanborninNorthumberland,England,and thattheGuinnessBookofRecordshadn’t
Chirkwillbetransferredtootherbranches.The SistersHeidiGannonandJoBaineswere HannahborninScotland,havingrequired donetheresearchfullyasthetwinshitthe
branchwillcloseonApril8,aswilltheHSBC bothbornonSeptember23,1976butended morespecialistcarefollowingcomplications. headlinesatthetimeinanumberofnational
bankinnearbyRuabon. up being born in different countries with Surprisedbytheentry,thesisterscontacted newspapersaswellastheChronicle’ssister
ApublicmeetingisduetobeheldatthePar- Heidibeingbornat9amatWelshpoolHos- theGuinnessBookofRecordstoinformthem papertheShropshireStar.
ishHallinChirkat7pmthiseveningtodiscuss pitalandJofollowingat10.45amaftertheir theFoxtwinswerenotthefirsttobeborn Josaiddespitehavinganormalpregnancy
theclosure.Ameetingisalsoduetobeheldin motherwastransferredtotheRoyalShrews- indifferentcountries,andlittlemorethana throughout,theirmumCarolMunrodidn’t
Ruabontomorrow.SimonBaynes,WelshCon- buryHospitalduetocomplications. weeklatertheyhavehadaresponse. knowshewascarryingtwobabies.
servativeAssemblycandidateforClwydSouth, SoitcameasashocklastweekwhenHei- DrNancySegal,theconsultantwhopro- Josaid:“Heidiwasbornandthentheyre-
said:“Wearepleasedtobeworkingwithpeople di’s11-year-oldsonWilliamwasreadingthe ducedthetwinpiecethatappearedinthe alisedIwasontheway.
locallyinbothcommunitiesinorganisingthese GuinnessBookofRecordswhenhenoticedan 2016edition,hasapologisedandhassaidthe “MumwasrushedtoShrewsburydueto
publicmeetingswhichwillgiveanopportunity entryabouttwinsbornin2012whosuppos- piecewillbecorrected. complicationsandIendedupspendingtime
tolocalresidentsandbusinessestoexpresstheir edlyheldtherecordforbeingthefirstsetborn YoungesttwinJosaidshewaspleasedwith inintensivecareafteraforcepsdeliveryfor PAGE2
worries.” indifferentcountries. thenews. fourdaysthenwebothstayedinhospitalfor
lReluctance–SeePage5 Accordingtothebook,DylanandHannah Shesaid:“Thisismorethanweexpectedor anothersixdaysafterthat.”
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THE CHRONICLE’S TheGPpointedtotheclosureofmedical
practicesinMachynllethandLlanwrtyd
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CODE OF PRACTICE tocome.
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closinginShropshirebuthaven’tyet,but DeputyMayorPaulMilnertakesalookatsomeofthenewcycleracks
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whichcanbeseenatwww.ipso.co.uk pressureonthesurroundingsurgeries.” Oswestry’s Deputy Mayor Councillor wheretoleavethem. MembersofOswestryTownCouncilwere
WeareregulatedbytheIndependentPressStandardsOrgani- AccordingtoDrRummens,anumberof PaulMilnersaid:“It’sreallytoencourage “We’re trying to get a cycling route askedtolookintoprovidingmorecycle
sation(Ipso).Complaintsaboutstoriesshouldbereferredfirstly factorshaveaddedtoGPsworkloadinclud- peopletobikeintotownratherthanuse aroundOswestryandwhentheycomeinto racksaroundthetowninSeptember.
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