Oswestry & Border Chronicle, January 24, 2013

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MUSIC FESTIVAL TO
Cash call Cyclists in
launched campaign
to battle for20mph
turbines town zone
GO UNDER COVER
A FUNDRAISING appeal CYCLISTS are calling for
hasbeenlaunchedbycam- Oswestry town centre to
paigners battling against become a blanket 20mph
plansforwindfarmsinMid zone.
Wales. MembersofVelo-osplan
Members of the Mont- tostartpromotingthe20s
gomeryshireAgainstPylons PlentyforUscampaignin
(MAP)groupsaidthemoney Oswestrytostopmotorists
raised will help pay for travellingtoofastontown
expertwitnessestoattenda centreroads.
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Theinquiryintoproposed areasacrossthecountry.
windfarms at Llanbadarn forthefirsttimeinabidtoavoiddownpours–andalso TimRutherford,fromthe
Fynydd,Llaithddu,Llandi- hasanewname. towncyclegroup,saidthere
nam, Llanbrynmair and wasanumberofpeoplein
CarneddWeninMidWales OsfesthasbeenrenamedasOsfestBreakfortheBorder2013andorgan- thetownwhosupportedthe
willtakeplaceinJune. iserswillsetupabigtopoverthemainstageatOswestryShowgroundat idea.
MembersofMAPsaythe ParkHallforthisyear’sevent,whichwillbeheldfromMay24to27. Mr Rutherford said he
decisionofthepublicinqu- Itcomesafterlastyear’seventwashitbyheavyrainwhichturnedpartsofthe nowwantstopromotethe
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raisealotofmoney.” MsJacksonsaid:“Afternearlygetting willreallygetbehindit.
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tomorrow, Friday at 7pm dingsandotherfunctionstobeheldon Costs bedenied,”headded.
where Montgomeryshire matchdays. Tribunal to
MP Glyn Davies has been Theclubpavilion,builtsevenyearsago, Andorganiserssaythebigtopdeci-
invitedtospeak. hasbecomeapopularvenueforcommunity sionisalsohelpingkeepcostsdownasa
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Record sales built. “Theline-upiscomingtogethervery
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expansiondriveduring2012 ClubsecretaryHughRobertssaid:“The midnightonFebruary15. A LEGAL secretary with her eye on a “Thisisaverypersonalcharityformeand keyholesurgerykneeopera-
sawitsresultssoartoalmost mainfunctionroomintheclubhousehas MsJacksonsaid:“Whentheyaregone nationalbeautytitleistakingtotheskiesto Iwouldloveforeveryone’shelpandsupport tion when air entered his
£8 million thanks to an becomeamajorcommunityfacilityforthe theyaregone,sodon’tmissout.” raisemoneyforcharity. inraisingmoneytobackthecharity’samaz- bodyinOctober2009.
expansioninShropshire. people of Oswestry and district, and is Earlybuyticketsare£59.50forthe LianneYoung,whoworksatRobertMann ingwork. ProfessorJamesRichard-
TheLlansantffraid-based bookedregularlybyallsortsoforganisa- wholeweekend. SolicitorsinOswestryandisthecurrent “I’mterrifiedbutatthesametimelook- sonisallegedtohavemade
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centto£7.8million. cricketmatchesonsummerweekends.” theearlybuysystemandwillgoupto moneyforthecharityhavingrecentlyrecov- Lianne, who hopes to qualify for the allegedhisactionsincreased
Thegrowthwashelpedby Theclub,whichisavailabletohirefor £59.50. eredfromaseriousillnesswhichrequired nationalMissGalaxyfinals,isbeingbacked theriskofairembolism.The
new revenue from the functionsofupto120people,nowhasafull Formoreinformationabouttheevent surgerytoremoveakidney. byCartridgeWorldofOswestryandothers Medical Practitioners Tri-
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MEMBERSofaShropshireparishcouncil MembersofSelattynandGobowenParish goodmixofhousingincludingprovisionof fromthepublicsowehavetakenthatasthe
as tribute haveagreedhowaplanningcashpotpoten- Councilagreedattheirlatestmeetingtoset affordablehousing’. communitysayingtheyarehappywiththe Questiontimefor
tially worth hundreds of thousands of priorities on what the money should be OtherprioritiesincludeestablishingGob- prioritieswehaveset. countycricketers
poundsshouldbespenttoimprovetheir spenton.Fourmainprioritieswereidenti- owenPavilionandthenearbyplayingfield “Oneotherprioritywehavesetisthe
community. fiedbytheparishcouncil. asa‘focusforcommunitycohesion’and installationofazebracrossinginthevillage IT’S QUESTION time
to Martin Parish councillors in Gobowen say the Theyincludeamoveto‘consolidateGob- encouragingthedevelopmentofsmallbusi- afterwewereapproachedbythepublic.” again for the county’s
moneywillbeavailablefromtheGovern- owen’sstatusasamainvillagethroughsus- nessinthearea. Thecouncilwillnowusetheprioritiesto cricketers next month
ment’s new Community Infrastructure tainingtherangeofcommercialservices Councilclerk PennyO’Hagan saidthe helpdecidewhatinfrastructureimprove- when the Shropshire
Levywheredeveloperscouldhavetopayup providedandseekingtosecureandenhance parishcouncilhadalsoaskedthepublicto mentsaremadeoncethefundingbecomes Cricket Board stages its
A TOUGH challenge to to£8,000tothecommunityforeveryhouse itsimportanceasakeyaccesspointforroad sendintheirideasbeforethemeeting. availablefromdevelopersthroughtheCom- annualquiz.
climb the three highest tBheybuilod. y airlandirail’fandtot‘increeasethedprovisionoafa Sfhesatid:“Weedidnortgetahugheresponese muanityIndfrastruct-ureLeovyprognramme. Thisyear’seventwillbe
peaksinEngland,Scotland stagedonFebruary28,and
andWaleswillbetackledby will again be hosted by
staff at a company in Oswestry Cricket Club.
Oswestry,inmemoryofone Proceedswillgotojunior
oftheircolleagues. cricket development in
MartinThorpe,wholost Shropshire.
hisbattlewithcancerlast “Itwillbeaneveningof
year,aged58,waspartofthe friendly competition and
RigbyThorpeConstruction smash between car and van banter,aheadofthestart
Consultancyandcarriedout of the season,” said co-
sub-contractingworkforthe organiserMikeRobinson.
Pickstock group of compa- Entryfeeis£15ateam,
nies. to include food at half-
Now colleagues at the time. There will be 10
Pickstock group have rounds:fiveofsportand
fundraisingeventsplanned fiveofgeneralknowledge.
inhisnameforMarieCurie Any club interested in
CancerCare. enteringshouldcallMike
PeTakhseychianlclleundgee oaveTrhtrheee ANEIGHT-year-oldboywasairliftedtohospitalwithheadinjuriesfol- 5R5o9b6i5n7s.on on 07971
weekend of June 1 and 2 lowingahead-onsmashonabusyOswestryroad. Bed-pushersare
when 22 members of the TheboywasflowntotheRoyalShrewsburyHospitalfollowingacollisionbetweenablue neededatchapel
group,whichincludesEle- FiatPuntoandaFordTransitvanatthejunctionofShrewsburyRoadandMaes-Y-Clawdd
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buildings
COUNCILLORS and offi-
cials took part in a walk
ANDREWBIGGSandEllenHarrison about around Oswestry’s
areputtingtheirdedicationtotheir town centre to see how it
couldbeimproved.
worktothetestlaterthisyear–by Shropshire Councillor
takingpartintheLondonMarathon. MartinBennett,Shropshire
CouncillorVinceHuntand
ThetwomembersofstafffromtheOrthopaedicHos- members of Shropshire
pitalinGobowenwillberunninginaidoftheOswestry Housing Alliance walked
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thehospital. bySueAustin itsneeds.
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goalwhichistoruninitin beespeciallyusefulforour RoadRacingLegendswilltakeplaceat WorldChampionship. abovestreetlevelthereare
less than four hours, a youngeradults.” Oswestry’s The Wynnstay, in Church PhilMorris,aspokespersonfortheevent windows broken,” he said.
)5’&’’5A$$$ wager with a running Todonatetotheappeal Street,onFebruary15.Itistheeighthyear saidhewasdelightedthattheticketssold “Thereisalsogutteringthat
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TWOmenweretodaybehindbarsafterpolicefoiledanattempted
break-inatahousenearOswestry. MONTGOMERY FABRICS
JonathanLowe,aged32,andDavidNyari,25,targetedapropertyinOsbastonbutwere www.directblindsshropshire.co.uk
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whileNyariwasjailedfor38months.Bothmenhadpreviousconvictionsforburglaryand TheSagarfamilyarekeentofindthelocationofthischurch. www.easyfitblinds.co.uk
committedtheoffencewhiletheyhadbeenreleasedfromprisononlicence,Shrewsbury ForDomestic&CommercialPremises
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BreretonRoad,Willenhall,WestMidlands,
admitted attempted burglary when they
appearedatcourtthisweek.Theyhadini-
tiallydeniedtheoffence,onJuly23lastyear.
MrNicholasBurn,prosecuting,saidthe
police intervened and arrested the men
beforetheycouldburgletheproperty.
“Thiswasaplannedandorganisedevent
whichincludedreconnaissance,theselec-
tionofaruraltargetandthedisablingand
JonathanLowe DavidNyari leaving behind of mobile phones which
Council using wouldhavegivenatrace,”hesaid.“OnJuly
19thedefendant,MrLowe,wasseeninthe
vicinityofthetargetpremises.”
social media Mr Danny Smith, for Lowe, said: “He
camefromadecentfamily.Sadlythatwas
shatteredwhenhismotherdied.MrLowe
startedtoassociatewithcriminalpeers.
APARISHcouncilisusingsocialmediafor “Heknowsheneedstostopoffending.He
tthouecfhirwstitthimtheetopuebnlsiuc.recouncillorskeepin neMedrsOholipvee.r”Woolhouse,forNyari,toldthe Insidethemysterychurch.
Selattyn and Gobowen Parish Council courthisclientwasarelativelyyoungman ACHIRKcouplearekeentotrackdownthe beofLlangedwynChurch,whichwasclose
hassetupaFacebooksiteonatrialbasisto whocouldstillhaveagoodfutureaheadof identityofphotographsofaruralchurch totheMrsSagar’sfamilyhome.Buttheir
seeifithelpsimprovecommunicationwith him. thathavebeenintheirfamilyfornearlya recent visit to the church proved their
thepublic. RecorderThomasRochfordsaid:“Itwasa century. thoughtswerewrong.
ParishclerkPennyO’Hagansaid:“Mem- substantialpropertyinthecountryside.You AlanandAnnSagar,ofLodgevale,Chirk, “Thepictureshavebeeninthefamilyfor
bersfeltitwasagoodwaytoimprovecom- expecteditwouldproviderichpickingsfor say the framed photographs taken by J. wellover80years,”saidMrsSagar.
municationanditissomethingwehavenot you. Maclardy,ofOswestry,werepasseddownto Anyone who can identify the pictures
triedbefore.Thereisnotmuchonitatthe “Therewasasignificantdegreeofplan- thembyalateuncle. should contact Graham Breeze at the
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AwintersceneatTrewern,nearWelshpool.
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HEAVYsnowbroughtmisery Weekend snowstorms saw many tions at the weekend to take their temperatures dropped and parents beensledgingonSunday.Firefighters malonMondayafterthecountycoun-
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menbattledtokeepmainroutesopen, andenjoysnowballfights. PowysCouncilwebsitesfornewson became trapped behind the town’s Refuseandrecyclingcollectionsalso
Welshpool this week while thoughtherewasgoodnewsforyoung- Closures schoolclosures. cemeteryinVictoriaRoadjustbefore resumedaftertheyweresuspendedon
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lionfundingboostforWales, POLICEintheWelshpoolareaarewarningfarmerstobeonguardfol- CCTV bid to trace purse thief services in Mid Wales to
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Russell George, Mont- Thelatesttheftsaw76pregnantTexelcrossewesandtwoTexelramsworthmorethan fortheirneighbours.
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had upped its flooding markedwiththeinitials‘BJ’writteninred The incident happened neighboursandfamilymem-
investmentto£150million Wallisperfect pitchontheirrightflanks. atabout12.40pmonMon- bers.
tohelpthoseatrisk. “Wewouldparticularlyliketohearfrom day last week when the BeverleyDavies,commu-
AccordingtotheEnviron- any farmers who have, since January 6, shopper was leaving the nitysafetysupportmanager,
smixenptroApgeernticeys,aarbeouattroinsekionf forexhibitions bcroousgshetwaes,coenitshiegrnmpreivnatteolfyporreagtnaauncttiTonex.el tshuepermwoamrkaent, fwolhloowedthebny iissraulsnoniunrggtinhgesecvheermyoen,eantdo
floodinginWales. “Alsolivestockhaulierswhohavetrans- ‘bumped’ into her, before ensuretheirsmokealarms
LastyearaUKClimate portedpregnantewesto,orfrom,landin runningoff. areworking.
ChangeRiskAssessmentfor theareaduringthosedates,livestockmar- The shopper then Shesaid:“Theserviceis
Wales report stated that SCHOOLS,organisationsandcharitiesare ketmanagerswhomayhavebeenusedto noticedthatherpursewas urgingeveryonetobeagood
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intermsoftheproportionof Thedisplayboardsarefixedtothewall oronthewhereaboutsoftheanimals.” Canyouhelp? selves,theirfamilyandcom-
people,propertyandinfra- andcanbeseenbythethousandsofpeople Dyfed-Powys Police Communities and Thesuspectisdescribed munitysafefromfire.Italso
structureatriskofflooding’. travelling through the centre each year. PartnershipsSergeantKelvinBriggsadded: as white, very slim, aimstoinformthepublicof
MrGeorgesaid:“Losing Previously,schoolsandcommunitygroups “Theseareseriousoffenceswhichcanhave between5ft2inand5ft4in theimportanceofhavinga
yourhometofloodingisone haveheldexhibitionsofworkanddetailsof asignificantimpactonthelivelihoodofthe tall. properlyfittedandworking
ofthemostdistressingexpe- projects being carried out, whilst other victimsandtheruralcommunityatlarge. Shewaswearingagreen, smokealarm.
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terJohnGriffithssaid:“The National Express Coach tickets, fishing asallmatterswillbefullyinvestigated.” Officers would particu- Neil Evans, community
extramoneywillenablecon- licensesandlocalcraftsaswellastheusual TheforcesaidFarmwatchschemesare larlyliketospeaktotwo safety manager for Powys,
struction work on flood TouristInformationCentreservices. operatedacrossthearea.FordetailsCon- membersofthepublicwho added:“Thepeoplewewant
defence schemes to begin Staffcanbecontactedon01938552043. [email protected] thesuspectranpastinthe totargetarethemostvul-
earlierthanplanned,which Theyholdadiaryandareabletotakebook- Anyone with information can contact carparkatTesco. nerablepeopleinourcom-
isgreatnewsfortheaffected ingsforaminimumoftwoweeksatatime, policeatWelshpoolpolicestationon0845 ThisisthewomanpoliceinMidWaleswanttospeakto Do you know this girl? munitiessuchastheelderly,
residentsandthelocalcon- althoughlongerperiodscanbearranged, 3302000 or call Crimestoppers anony- inrelationtoapursetheftatasupermarket. Callpolicenowon101. disabled,peoplelivingalone
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