Oswestry & Border Chronicle, January 21, 2016

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FRESH HOPE FOR
EDUCATION
Parentsdelighted
aftervillageschool’s
future is secured
SMITHFIELD SITE
CAMPAIGNING parents are celebrat-
ingafteritwasannouncedthatavillage
schoolwhichwasfacingclosureaspart
ofamulti-millionpoundsuperschoolpro-
jecthasbeensavedfromtheaxe.
ThefutureofLeightonCPSchoolhad
beenunderthreatsince2014whenPowys
CountyCouncilannounceditwasreview-
ing primary schools in the Welshpool
HighSchoolcatchmentarea.
Butthisweekparentshavespokenof
theirjoythattheirchildren’sschoolwill
ReportbySueAustin Mother tells of terrifying road flooding ordeal continue as a stand alone community
primaryschool.HollyDyer,aparentand
FRESH hope that a multi-mil- governoratLeightonSchool,whichistwo
lion pound leisure and retail milesoutsideWelshpool,saidthenews
wasa“fantasticrelief”andwasthanks
site in Oswestry will soon be tothestrongsupportfromparentswho
developed has emerged from madetheirvoicesheard.Shesaid:“We
haven’tbeensurebutlastweekwehad
behind-the-scenes talks be- itdefinitivelyconfirmedthatLeighton
tweenpartnersintheproject. wasnolongerunderreview,theoutcome
wewereafterallalong.It’sjustfantas-
The 16-acre Smithfield site on tic,thisisreallygoodnewsandit’sall
Shrewsbury Road, once part of the thankstothestrongleveloffeelingfrom
town’s livestock market, has been parents.”MrsDyersaidthenewsmeant
earmarkedforaCineworldcinema,a theschoolcouldnowlooktothefuture.
ThenewsthatLeightonwillcontinue
Morrisons supermarket and restau- tostandalonecomesaheadofameeting
rantsforthepastfiveyears. onTuesdaywherethecouncil’scabinet
Butthe£45millionscheme,whichpromised willdiscussplansforanew420-pupil
hundredsofjobs,stalledintheeconomicdown- Englishlanguagesuperschoolanda120-
turn.Althoughanewstate-of-the-artlivestock pupilWelshlanguageschoolforWelsh-
marketisnowopenonpartofthesite,therest pool.
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unused.
TheambitiousschemestalledafterMorrisons ENTERTAINMENT
announced last year there were “uncertain-
ties”withcinemaoperatorCineworldandthe Line-up for literary
grantingofplanningpermissionforanewAldi
onanearbyplotmeantthesupermarketchain
wantedtotakesometimetoreviewitsplans. festival announced
Pledged
In a fresh move, Oswestry Town Council, THEprogrammeforthisyear’sOswest-
whichownstheland,thisweekpledgedthat ryliteraryfestivalhasbeenannounced,
workwouldstartimmediatelyonare-valuation withawiderangeofwriters,storytellers
tomovetheprojectforward. andperformerslineduptocometothe
Followingaprivatesessionofthecouncilon town.
Mondayevening,TownClerkDavidPreston Amongthehighlightswillbeavisitby
said:“Aswelookaheadtothenewfinancial formerBluePeterStarJanetElliswho
yearthepriority,sharedbythetowncouncil, willbespeakingaboutherdebutnovel.
OswestryLivestockAuctionsandMorrisonsas Thisyear’seventwillalsobeachange
thepartners,istobringthesiteforwardforde- frompreviousyears–thistimetaking
velopmentattheearliestopportunity. placeasa“longlitweekend”ratherthan
“Agreementhasnowbeenreachedonthepro- takingplaceoveranumberofweeks.
cessforre-valuationofthesiteandthatwork TheseventhOswestryLitFestwilltake
willprogressimmediatelywiththerequestfor placefromMarch17to20.
anearlyreporttothecouncil.” lPacked–SeePage4
Hestressedthatthecouncilwouldretainall
themoneyithadreceivedaspartoftheoriginal
scheme–£3million. INSIDE
“Thecouncilwillcontinuetoownthefreehold
ofthesite,”MrPrestonsaid. New luxury yurt
Anewpartnershipagreementwillbedrawn
up,subjecttoplanning,andinhisannualbudget SharonDavies,withchildrenTillyandSebastian,whosecargotstuckinfloodsinWestonRhynnearOswestry.Photo:AlanEvans.
reporttocouncillorsMrPrestonsaidthatdis- businessblooms
cussionswithMorrisonsremainedpositive. AMOTHERhasdescribedthemomentshe homeinWestonRhyn,nearOswestry.She wecouldn’topenthedoorbecauseoftheforce
Aconditionoftheoriginalplanningapplica- and her young children found themselves said:“WegotjustpasttheLastInncrossroads ofthewaterandweretrapped.
tionwasthatthecinemaandotherinfrastruc- stuckinacarasfloodwatersrosearound andontothelanewhenthecarstalled. “Itookthedecisionthatwehadtogetout.
turemustbecompletedbeforethesupermarket them. “Irangmyfriendwhohasa4x4toseeifshe Butwhenwesteppedoutitwaswellovermy
could open. Since planning permission was SharonDavies,her10-year-olddaughter couldtowusoutbutquicklythewaterbegan kneesanduptothechildren’swaists.Wejust
giventotheSmithfieldscheme,twoothersuper- Tillyandeight-year-oldsonSebastian,were torise.Itwasjustpouringdownthelanelike wadedasbestwecoulddownthelaneand
marketprojectshavebeengiventhego-ahead inthefamilycarjustafewhundredmetres ariverandwasbringingbranchesandother thensawthefireengine.
byplanners.ThenewAldistoreonShrewsbury fromtheirhomewhenthedramabegan. debriswithit.Thenthewaterbeganseeping “Thefiremenwerebrilliant.Theygotus
Roadisnowopenandhascreated30jobsand Shehadtotakethedecisiontoleavethe throughthefootwell.” intotheirvehicleandputblanketsaround
fellowdiscountretailerLidlhasbeengivenper- safetyofthevehicleandriskbeingswept MrsDaviessaidshewasworriedthatifthe us.”
missiontoopenastoreinVictoriaRoad. awayinthetorrentofwaterwhenitbegan threeofthemsteppedoutintothewaterthey Paramedicscheckedthechildrentoensure
Meanwhile,inaseparatedevelopment,plan- pouringinside.Andshepraisedemergency couldbesweptaway. theywerenotsufferingfromhypothermia
ningpermissionhasbeengrantedforaCoun- serviceswhostruggledthroughtorrentialrain Sheadded:“Irang999andaskedforhelp andanambulancewasthenabletoslowlyne-
trywidestoreontheOswestryGatewaybusiness andfloodingtoreachher. fromthefireservice.Buttheyhadtrouble gotiatethewatertotakethemhome.
park,ontheeasternedgeofthetown. MrsDaviesandthechildrenhadbeenvis- finding me and the longer we waited the MrsDaviessaid:“Theemergencyservices, PAGE18
TheCountrywidestore,whichwillbebuilt itingafriendonTuesdayevening lastweek higherthewaterwasgettinginside.Iwas theneighboursandtheinsurancecompany
nexttoKFC,isexpectedtocreate17jobs. whenshegotcaughtinthefloodnearher thenworriedthatitmightreachastagewhen havebeenfantastic.”
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Caravan Spares behindputtingyourlifeonthepage,and
COUNCILLORSinOswestryhavejoined gettingitpublished.
and Accessories the fight to secure the future of out-of- Thisyear’seventwillalsobeachange
hoursmedicalserviceShropdoc. frompreviousyears–thistimetakingplace
Oswestry Town Council will write to asa“longlitweekend”ratherthantaking
Wallpaper, ShropshireandTelfordclinicalcommis- placeoveranumberofweeks.
sioning groups arguing that the service Thisyear’seventwillalsoofferplenty
Curtain Poles and Tracks, needstobemaintained. foryoungpeoplewiththeSaturdaybeinga
Themovewasagreedatameetingofthe Kid’sLitDayfeaturingaWinniethePooh
Blinds, towncouncilonMondaynightandcomes StoryPicnicandaShineALightStorySes-
afteritemergedShropdoccouldpotentially sion.
Lighting and Shades, loseitscontractaspartofareview. Formoreinformation,visitwww.oswest-
CouncillorDuncanKerrsaid:“Weneed rylitfest.co.uk or call into the festival’s
Kitchenware toproteststronglyatthisearlystageand boxofficeatBookaBookshoportelephone
statethatShropdocisvaluedandshouldn’t [phone].
belost.” The festival is being championed by
ALLYOURHARDWARE,DIYAND CouncillorPaulMilnersaidthatShrop- supporterssuchasTheShropshireStar
HOUSEHOLDNEEDSONTWO dochadgivengreatservicefor20yearsand andtheOswestryandBorderChronicle,
thatifitwaslostitwouldbeasadlossto OswestrySchool,MorrisCookChartered ThesheepinthegraveyardonSunday.PicturecourtesyofEmmaKaye.
FLOORS,UNDERONEROOF thetownandthecounty. Accountants,LanyonBowdlerandMoreton LOOSE sheep have been trampling over HeatherChave,aWelshpooltowncoun-
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da cycled the entire length of Britain nextmonth.
s alongside his brother-in-law Dave Theget-togetherwillbehostedby
ur Roberts, friend Antony Evans and ReportbyPamKingsley The New Saints FC at The Venue
h stepson Jamie Goffin. Mr Finch, atParkHall,Oswestry,foranyone
T a former member of Oswestry Cy- A WOMAN suffering from a withaconnectiontotheoldOswestry
e clingClub,said:“Wewerewellpre- chronicdiseasewhichhadcon- TownFC.Followingthemergerof
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B pletedthe930-milejourneyinseven TheNHSwilltreatLymediseasewhenit faces and memorabilia, including
& daysinSeptembertoraisefundsfor isdiagnosedintheearlystages,butusually programmes,newspapersandphoto-
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s daughterJess,17,andsonRyan,15–man- willtakeplaceoneitherFebruary26
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Toni,44,said:“Itwasaverydifficult askedtoemailcharlotte@bhinspire.
timebutthetreatmentIreceivedfromthe combyJanuary29.
OSWESTRY’S Deputy Mayor Paul Germanclinicwasoutstanding. Event in support
Milner will be holding his regular “WhilethereIwasonantibioticintrave-
monthlysurgeryonSaturday. noustreatmentforeightweeks.Ireturned
ThecouncillorrepresentsVictoria totheUKinNovemberandslowlyI’m of annual party
WardonOswestryTownCounciland makinggoodprogress,inthatthetreat-
Morda with Sweeney on Oswestry mentiskeepingtheinfectionundercontrol
RuralParishCouncil. andIhaveeliminatedsomesymptoms. ACOFFEEmorningistakingplacein
ThesurgerywillbeheldatOswestry “Icannowwalkshortdistanceswith aidofanannualseniorcitizensNew
Librarybetween11amandnoon. theaidofawalkingstickandmyfatigueis Yearparty.
Ifrequestedallconversationscan moremanageable,aslongasIdon’toverdo The coffee morning will be held
beheldinconfidenceandinprivate things.” intheCornExchangeofWelshpool
surroundings. HavingreturnedhomeToniiscontin- TownHalltomorrow(Friday),from
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pointment Cllr Milner can be con- guidanceofthedoctorsattheBCAClinic Therewillalsobeavarietyofstalls
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on07581223599oremailinghimat followupappointments. heldaheadofthepartythatistaking
[email protected] Butshestressedthatwhilethetreatment place next Tuesday, at 2pm in the
hashelped,itwillnotcurehercondition. ToniKirkhamfromPantundergoingtreatmentinGermany townhall.
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employingstaffandhaveahugewage “Thebestbitofthejob,”saysTeresa,“is vationwavered”. a
bill,youneedtohaveenoughbums workingwiththecustomers,givingaper- Shortly before his resignation a ry
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haveanareaofcatchment,”hesaid. “Don’tforgetthecake,”sheadds.“Cakes hadfailedtodeclareaninterestwhile 1,
“Ourpracticalareais35,000peo- comeinallshapesandsizes,andabespoke Chance to try out 2
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oftherampatthemarket,hasoftenbeen nextweek.
to school alarm describedasanAladdin’scave. TheeventwilltakeplaceatThe
You’llfindhundredsofrollsofribbon, Centre,OakStreetinOswestryon
andstacksofcakeboardsineverycorner. Wednesday.
AFAULTYdetectorledtofirefighters Aswellascreatingtopperstoyourde- Therewillbetwodifferentsessions
beingcalledtoaschool. sign,sheisagreatresourceforcaketinand –oneforeachagegroup.
FirefightersfromBaschurchwere standhire,icing,marzipanandmore. Thesessionforthoseaged11to13
calledtoPackwoodHaughSchoolin Shesaid:“Customerserviceisthemost willtakeplacebetween5.15pmand
RuytonXITowns,nearOswestry,on importantthing.Youmaketimeforyour 5.45pm.
Saturday. customersandprovideaservicethatthey Andorganiserssaythesessionfor
won’tgetanywhereelse. thoseaged14to18willbeheldfrom
Theincidenthappenedjustafter “PeopletalkaboutCaeGlasParkbeing 5.45pmto6.30pm.
10amonSaturday. Oswestry’sJewelintheCrown,butIthink Tobookaspaceontheyogasessions
Noactionwasneededbythefire OswestryMarkettakesthathonour.” peopleareaskedtoemailyogajojo@
crew.Thefirefightersleftthescene ContactTeresaon07754150901orvisit mail.com
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