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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2018 WWW.OSWESTRYCHRONICLE.COM 70P WHERE SOLD MAJOR FIRMS IN TOURISM Heritage railway is given a £120,000 boost from council BUSINESS PLEA PLANStodevelopaheritagetouristrail- wayhavereceivedamajorboostwitha £120,000grant. OswestryTownCouncilistogivethe fundstotheCambrianHeritageRailways Ltdtodevelopatouristrailwaybetween thetowncentrestationandWeston. Theretherailwaywoulddevelopavis- itor centre connecting to the adjacent Stonehouse Brewery. Passengers could alsovisitotherplacesinthearea. Railwaybossessaytheattractionwould ReportbySueAustin Couple ask us all to tread lightly on the planet bringin20,000visitorsayearandanextra £1.28milliontotheeconomy.Trusteessay MAJOR Oswestry firms say thefigurecouldbeevenhigherasmost they are backing ambitions to peoplewouldaccessandleavetherailway viathestationbuildinginOswaldRoad transformthetownintoaBusi- which,comparedtosometouristrailways, ness Improvement District isalotclosertothetownitserves. Work is dependent on structural im- – and are urging other busi- provements to the Salop Road bridge, nessestosupporttheplansin workthatShropshireCouncilhaspledged tocarryout.MayorVinceHuntsaid:“The a key vote which opens today Cambrianwasoutlinedasamust-dopro- (Thursday). jectabouteightyearsagoandthisishelp- ingtodeliverthatandextendthetrack Themovehasthepotentialtolever oneandthreequartermilestothebrewery inanextra£1.5millionoffundingto atWeston.” improve the town but the proposal CambrianHeritageRailwayschairman RobWilliamssaidthegroupwasextremely must be given the go-ahead in a ref- gratefultothecouncilforthesupport. erendumwhichclosesonFebruary22. Thelaunchofthefive-yearBIDbusinessplan TRANSPORT washeldatNorthShropshireCollegelastweek andwasattendedbymorethan100people. Station could be Theproposalhaswonthesupportofmany ofOswestry’ssmallerindependentfirms–and manyofthetown’skeyretail in line for revamp chainshaverevealedtheyare onboardtoo.BossesatSains- bury’s, Boots and Marks PLANSarebeingdrawnupformajorim- & Spencer are backing the provementsatWelshpoolrailwaystation. moveandarehopingallfirms Themovehasbeenpromptedbya127 takingpartinthepostalref- percentincreaseinpassengersusingthe erendumwillvoteyes. station. Allister Moutrie, man- Passengernumbershaveincreasedsig- ager of Sainsbury’s, said: nificantly following the introduction of AllisterMoutrie “toOwsnwewsittrhyaislotagowinogndfoerrfiutl. moTrheerpalialnsesrcvoiucelds.seeanewbuildingbeing Butitcannotbedeniedthat constructedaswellasimprovedticketand itneedsalittlepushatthemomentandIbe- lieveBIDcandojustthat.BIDwillbegoodfor informationservicesbeingprovided. thetown’seconomy.Weseerealopportunities lImprovements–SeePage8 heretoraisethegameforOswestryasawhole.” Adam Shillcock from Boots said: “I’m ex- INSIDE citedaboutthepotentialofbringingtogether Oswestry’sbusinesscommunityinshapinga neweconomicfuturefullofinnovationandcre- Cold snap hits ativeenterprisewhichreallyinspiresanddeliv- ersrealpurposeandpromisetothepeopleof Oswestry.” motorists hard BIDbossesarelookingfora1.75percentlevy frombusinessestosupporttheprogrammeand, ifthemajorityvoteyes,eachbusinesswitha DianaBaureventakesherowngreaseproofpapertoHartshornButchersinOswestrytowraphermeatinaspartofherplastic-freedrive rateablevalueof£12,000andabovewillhave ACOUPLEwhohavespentthelasttwoyears Bothsemi-retired,theysaytheyhavemore clothes,heeledourshoesandgrewvegetables topaythelevy.Propertieswitharateablevalue oflessthan£12,000willnotbesubjecttoaBID workingtocutplasticandwastefromtheir time that most people to find ways to be inthefrontgarden. levyandthereforenothaveavote. livestocreatethesmallestfootprinttheycan greener. “IbeganbytakingpaperbagstotheChirk However,IanFollington,BIDchairman,said ontheenvironmentareurgingotherstodo ArtistDiana,whohassetupaFacebook greengrocer and only bought unwrapped allbusinessesbelowthisthresholdandthose thesame. page,TreadingLightly,calledongrandpar- fruitandvegetables.Itakeare-usablelidded outsidetheBIDareawillbewelcomedanden- DianaandRobBaur,wholiveintheCeiriog entstoleadthechange. box,plasticyesbutit’snotinthesea,tothe couragedtobecomeinvolved. ValleynearOswestry,havemadedozensof “Manyofushavethehealth,timeandre- butcher on Oswestry market andaskthat He said: “We have some big companies in changestotheirlives,fromusingrecycled sourcestochangethewaywelive,”shesaid. themeatbewrappedinmyowngreaseproof OswestryonboardwithBIDandwealsohave glassjarsforfoodstoragetomakingtheirown “Wearetheoneswhocanrememberhow papertotakehomeinthebox. manyindependent,smallerbusinesses.BIDwill toothpasteandshampoo. ourparentsmanagedwithoutacaroran- “Itisonesmallstepatatime,keepexisting berunbybusinessesforbusinesses.” Andtheysayitisuptopeopleoftheirgen- ythingplastic,howtheysavedeveryscrap plasticcontainersandre-usethem,justdon’t PAGE18 lBoost–SeePage5 erationtoleadthewayinsavingtheplanet. ofpaper,neverwastedfood,andmadeour binthem.” E C HOLLYWELL 27-41 Beatrice Street, Oswestry 01691 653449 FREE 0% FINANCE SALE NOW ON AVAILABLE DELIVERY (cid:86)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:35)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:17)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:17)(cid:88)(cid:78) • COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS • CARPET SPECIALISTS - EST 1957 (cid:90)(cid:90)(cid:90)(cid:17)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:17)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:17)(cid:88)(cid:78) Police: Report thefts from 2 8 1 20 CONTACT US 5, cars and we will take action 2 y ar u Associate Editor: Iain St John: n a 01691 668094 ay, J nReewposr@toesr:w Seuset rAyucshtrionn: i0c1le6.9c1o .6u6k8099 d [email protected] s ur Reporter: Jonny Drury 01691 668098 Report by Jonny Drury h [email protected] Freemasons do their bit for foodbank e T Sdapvoert.:c Dooapveer C@oshorpoeprs: h0i1r9e5st2a 2r.4c1o4.u7k5 CAR owners are being urged to cl Photographic: 01691 668094 contact police about all attempt- ni Regional advertising sales manager: ed thefts from vehicles – and not o Alison Jukes: 01743 283330 just post about them on social hr [email protected] media – so officers can tackle C Advertising supervisor: the problem and catch the of- r Beverley Thompson: 01691 668092 fenders. de [email protected] Several reports have been made in or Sales representatives: and around the Oswestry area since B Connor Harris: 01691 668090 the turn of the year. & [email protected] A van was broken into in Llanforda Rise ry Ggaarryy. tTssaanngg@:s 0h1r6o9p1sh 6ir6e8s0t9a1r.co.uk recMeneatlnyw.hile, a car had bottles of Lucozade est Dp.ijsotnriebsu@teioxnp:r 0e1s9sa0n2d 3s1t9a5r.3c7o.uk wstaoyle inn tfroo tmhe i nvseihdiec laef.t er thieves broke their w The thefts have been reported on social s 14 Salop Road, Oswestry media platforms and community Facebook O SY11 2NU pages. But Tracey Ryan, policing inspector for www.oswestrychronicle.com Oswestry, said it was important the police were also informed. Case THE CHRONICLE’S The officer said the police force wanted to hear about all incidents so action could CODE OF PRACTICE be taken. She said although priorities had to be made, officers wanted to know about all incidents of crime. She said: “What could be the case is the incidents are happening but people aren’t The Chronicle’s policy is to correct errors as soon as we can. reporting them to the police. Please contact us if you are unhappy with the accuracy of any “Since the new year we have had 12 re- story. The Chronicle adheres to the Editors’ Code of Practice, ports of theft in the area, but they are very which can be seen at www.ipso.co.uk random and not specifically related to cars. We are regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organi- “We are on patrol but we have to prior- sation (Ipso). Complaints about stories should be referred firstly itise incidents that are of the highest risk to us at [email protected] or by post to Iain St and these types of thefts are not one of Freemason David Towers hands over the cheque for £1,000 to Liz Jermy of Oswestry Foodbank to help families in need JcoRohonnat,ad Ac,H tsO Iaspsolwtscooeina sa tHtetr o cyEu,o dSsmietYop,1 rl2,a1 0Oi n2-s2tNws3@Ue H.s iIotpfrl ysbw oo&e.rc ncBo,a .oLunroknd noeodtrr o rCbenyha ErcpoChon1 siaNct lra e2et, sJ I1opD4lsu oSt,i aocnl/oo,p ttpthhheei“eonm Wpnkl.e eea w hlnl a oytvtehe aenrrye’, t pw aohnirladltd i gn meagtsa yitmshb eeaa mn tcyhr iabrmtee cepia sor uredtsfosee w rstenihnn ecctyoee cBgaeIuTtGhsh-eeHers .EttohA drReoTenE aFtDer eFteorm eoenameso aonsf o tnlhosed ihgra etvso ew bcnao’smse gdeo toiond- pwsuoesi rtwbhsyeo o ngtth ihovaerinnr k fgaa tgtmhheeinel ycFgi ireifenste . wmcrhaisosi osind isen nf otcirof yltlh atibhnoekr inantegieo odnf, nSscootannrteit,o eatntch,t edek drisi cvetkhceer edle ao ttoatehfr fyel ar tso hltfoe d ytihgedaeeesr a .la oBondfedg ra etn ,h faseerasydit driTve: eoa“ wdWdinolye-- number. Oswestry banded together to organise a “The Oswestry Foodbank would like to agreed to support the initiative. As far as I “You need to report the incidents so we donation drive over the festive period, en- take this opportunity to thank all their am aware, this was the first time that the can take action.” couraging members to put their hands in donors – many of whom prefer to remain lodges have come together in this way, al- Inspector Ryan said there had been a their pockets for the Oswestry and Borders anonymous – who so faithfully give food though we are all regular supporters of local spike in thefts from cars during the run-up Foodbank. and money throughout the year, which can charities in the Oswestry area in our own to Christmas but the individual involved Liz Jermy, manager of the foodbank, then be put to good use in helping the com- right. The generosity of the members has had been arrested, which had led to drop in said: “We are always very grateful for munity.” exceeded expectations, and we are delighted such incidents being reported. money donations as we can directly help a The Lodge of St Oswald, based on Roft to have been able to assist.” GAS FIRE & BOILER SERVICING & REPAIRS LANDLORD CERTIFICATES NAT GAS & LPG REPAIRS TO GAS & ELECTRIC COOKERS & BUILT-IN OVENS Diner worker jailed for Revamp of NEWS IN BRIEF 3 alleyway is Quiz will raise O s w given the over 27 years for murder money for RNLI e s t r AN annual quiz in aid of the RNLI y will be held in Oswestry on February & go-ahead 15. B It takes place at 7.30pm in the o Wynnstay Hotel. r There are three team prizes to be d e csPheLnoAtprNpeiS np gat osa strarcgaaendwsefa ohyra mivne aO nbse weeynees sgtorirvyee i nnto ttwoh nae Report by Andrew Morris Crews called to tackle bedroom fire wmoeFnai.lrss.t prize is a £120 voucher for r Ch gCtioohT-nuahahrlece chafh doaS.ritmnr eemerto Gvcerldoe sginegdtso wrperhseetmnau istrehasen n tne xiant- deAre rKfeoIdrT ChaHi sE SlNhifr eo wpsosahrvkiirneegr sc wahhfaeos obmweuenrn-- eoarfv sSEaw eianilcnnatoberdn.yl edt h pfferor otrizhmmeir sidK s ept£vor4i i0nz te ih Tnies hM fooqm&uuSari szbv,e oo Ltutaaclrnhees-- ronicle dolodNo rbo.uwi lad ipnlga nanndin igt sa apdpjlaiccaetniot np afossra tghee- jhaiBsil eeeldkm afprol Sro iymnegroh r,Se 5a 8tt,nh saatmrnu 2cSk7i nayngehda srtBsal.bubgehd- yO6o6sn3w4 e4Bs1ot.wryd,l ero,r 39b/y4 1c aClhliunrgc h (0S1tr6e9e1t), Thu way has been approved by Shropshire er, 67, more than 50 times at Tony’s Lib Dem leader rs COtoovwKuennnn co”ciw el.pnnat rslesoa cwgaeiltwlhya Eya nsigt lticshohen Wn“eaBcltalssk eatrnh’des Diner on thebW Aeet4lws5he8ep anoto SlH,h arolefnww sabJyuu Hrnyeo uasn2ed5, Vince is to visit day, Ja the Central Car Park, the town cen- last year, using a pan and n tre’s main car park. knives. LIBERAL Democrat leader Sir Vince ua deTvehleo pammebnitt ioofu fso uprl arnetsa iwl iulln istese w tihthe keHyse athnedn w toenokt Mtor h Bislu lgohcekre’ds Cdaayb.le will visit Welshpool on Satur- ry 2 Victorian type shop fronts opening bedroom where his life sav- Sir Vince will join recently elected 5 onto the passageway ings were kept and stole Welsh Lib Dem leader Jane Dodds , 2 tauTrhaen pt loapnesn winigll oanlstoo sCeheu ar clahr Sgetrre reets. - Belkar Singhe£l4le7r,0y0 b0e laolnognign gw titoh t hgeo lfda mjeiwly- fEoxrc ah apnugbeli cin q uWeesltsihonp otoiml Te oiwn nth He aClol rant 018 The development will also see the before fleeing the area. noon. first floor of the building converted The illegal immigrant was Mrs Dodds said: “In these uncertain into three flats. found guilty by a jury in an times I am delighted that someone Oswestry Town Council welcomed unanimous verdict following of Vince’s experience and calibre is the application saying the building a six-week trial at Stafford leader of the Liberal Democrats.” was in desperate need of improve- Crown Court. Pub reopens after ment. Judge Michael Chambers “The plans will improve the appear- sentenced Singh to a mini- ance of Church Street and bring an Mr Blugher mum term of 27 years and blaze in chimney historic Oswestry building back into 127 days imprisonment for use,” councillors said. the killing and said he was satisfied that it “The mix of residential and retail was a “premeditated, planned murder for A PUB was forced to close for more units should be encouraged in other gain”. than 24 hours because of a chimney town centre sites.” The judge said: “The evidence which im- fire. plicates you is overwhelming.” The Bridge Inn, in Chirk Bank near Society to offer He told Singh that the loss of Mr Blugher, Oswestry, reopened on Saturday fol- known locally as Mr B, to his family was Crews from Oswestry and Ellesmere were called out to the house fire in Caer Road lowing the drama. Two crews from alternative view traTghice ajunddg uen snaeidce: s“sTahrye. reality was that he AN investigation is underway to under control in 20 minutes by the He said: “The fire began in the 1O0s.w55eastmry o nw Terheu rcsadllaeyd. to the pub at and his son showed you particular kind- discover what caused a first-floor crews after the fire began in an up- upstairs bedroom and the fire dam- A statement on the pub’s Facebook OfoSrwWaErdS TaRnY a lCteirvnica tSivoeci efutytu irse pfuort ttinhge nane“sdTs ,h heeeslypp eeocdif afyelolryue y dto ouy ao atust eabnnod ai lraledpg paaolni indmt mmloeidgngrtiasnn gitns. fhrooSumhse rO ofipsrsweh eiisnrte rO Fys iwarene dast nErdyl. lResemsceuree c wreewres sthtaeSi mrrsoo obkmeed. firolloemd ocathuesrin agr deaasm aogf et htoe eavg“eerO w snames ockmoena fifinnl leewdda ttsoh etd hheaaotul trs oeow.mit,h h ofwor- dTpaahyge.e Tsaraidp: w“Dilul eb eto c hlousgeed cuhnimtiln Seya tfiurre- town and what it could look like in Birmingham. called to the blaze at a property on house but the fire damage was con- smoke inhalation by ambulance “It has caused minor smoke damage 2050. “In June of last year you decided to kill Caer Road shortly after midday on fined to the bedroom, according to crews, however it was not serious. downstairs and the whole place will It is calling on people who would him for his money with the intention of dis- Wednesday last week. fire service spokesman Malcolm Ste- Jamie Arrowsmith, of West Mid- have to be cleaned, will do my very like to influence the way the town de- appearing and starting a new life.” When arriving at the scene, all venson. land Ambulance Service, said: “We best to get it sorted as soon as possi- velops to attend a public meeting this Singh, of Booth Street, Handsworth, Bir- people in the house were accounted He also confirmed that an inves- received a call at 12.06pm to a house ble.” evening (Thursday) at Holy Trinity mingham, repeatedly denied murdering the for, and one male was treated by tigation was under way but there fire in Caer Road. One male was A further statement on Friday con- Church in Roft Street. The meeting grandfather of four and claimed two other an ambulance crew for breathing was nothing to suggest the fire was treated for smoke inhalation and firmed industrial cleaners were help- starts at 7pm. men were responsible. in smoke. The flames were brought anything but an accident. was discharged at the scene.” ing and the pub would reopen. 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And he revealed experts were working with Highways Eng- •FamilyRunBusiness Pub doors shut land to ensure that any work can be dove- tailed over the England and Wales border. •Available24hoursaday7daysaweek Mr Skates, whose constituency borders Shropshire, regularly drives along the A5 •PrivateChapelofRest for the moment on his way to the Senedd in Cardiff. He said: “That is my route of choice and I know just how dangerous it can be. I have •ProvidingFuneralServicestoNorth seen the single carriageway road being used THE doors of Oswestry’s oldest established as a dual carriageway – cars overtaking in WalesandShropshire inn have closed while a brewery searches both directions at the same time. I have for new occupants. even seen a car overtaking a car that was Borderfor120years The current landlady at The Bell Inn in overtaking.” Church Street stepped down from her role The minister said the road was con- •GoldenCharterFuneral last week. A spokeswoman for Punch Tav- stantly congested. “The 28 miles of single erns said it was working to get the doors carriageway between Shrewsbury and Ru- PlansAvailable open again as soon as possible. abon is not good for the economy on either She said: “We can confirm that the Bell side of the border,” he said. Inn is currently closed and the previous “The route between England and Wales The panto stars hand over more than £7,000 to Hope House Children’s Hospice Tel: (01978) 810 884 landlady has left the site. along the A5 and A55 has the highest pro- THE curtains may have closed on Theatre Vanessa Thomas from Hope House said it “We are currently recruiting for a new portion of freight vehicles in Wales. Severn’s pantomime run of Snow White was a “staggering” sum to have raised and 10 Crane Street, Cefn Mawr, Wrexham LL14 3AB ptruabdliincagn a at nthde h eoaprel iteos th aovpep othrteu pnuitby o. pen and sh“irIe h MavPe bOewene nw Poraktienrgs owni ttho Ngeotr tihm Sphrorovpe-- alansdti nthg e leSgeavceyn aDt wHarofpse, bHuot uist ew Cilhl illedarveen ’as thhoastp itchee. 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T Oswestry companies are being balloted over whether the area should be a BID town. h u Call for the If they vote yes it would mean each trader rs with a rateable value of over £12,000 would d pay 1.75 per cent extra on their rates, ay lowering of bimripnrgoivnegm ienn t£ 1p.r5o jmecitlsl.ion in five years for , Ja More than 100 people attended a meeting n at North Shropshire College last week to ua hear details from those behind the initia- ry levy cut-off btiuvsei.n Ieasns cFoonllsiunlgttaonnt, awnhdo c hisa iar mpraonf eosfs iBonIDal, 25 said Oswestry needed a helping hand. , 2 He said: “The area has lost 400 jobs since 0 2010, a six per cent drop. That is against 18 the run of the rest of the county which has LOWERING the cut-off for those eligible seen a three per cent increase in jobs. to contribute to a proposed Business Im- “Yet we are in a prime location on the provement District would be a fairer sys- junction with the A5 and the A483, which tem, says an Oswestry businessman. should be a strong selling point to attract Commercial properties with a rateable new businesses and to attract investment value of £12,000 or more in Oswestry town in existing businesses. centre or the industrial estate will pay a “We want to put Oswestry on the map 1.75 per cent levy on their annual rates and make the most of our prime location, bill to go to the BID funding pot if the ini- the main route into Wales. We are not try- tiative goes ahead. It should bring in £1.5 ing to turn Oswestry into a Telford but in- million to spend on improving the town stead build on the pluses that we already over five years. Yossi Gliksman, who runs have. the Upstairs Downstairs store, praised the “We want to attract some big names but hard work of volunteers who have launched also we want to see the town as a place Site operatives Richard Oakley and Francis Williams with the cheque and money plans for the BID. He is calling for everyone for starter businesses and entrepreneurs, A TEAM of workers at one of Veolia’s throughout the county.” In the last year with a business in town to be asked to make whether young people setting up their household waste recycling centres has alone the hospice cared for more than 130 a pro rata contribution if a ballot vote is in first project or someone growing a farm or raised £1,000 to help a hospice in Shrop- patients from Oswestry, bosses said. favour of the initiative. kitchen table business.” shire. Lucy Ruff, fundraising manager for Sev- He said: “My concern is that not every- The meeting was told the result of ex- The donation of £1,000 has been pre- ern Hospice, said: “We are so grateful to the one will be on board with this because of tensive surveys and workshops that have sented to Severn Hospice by the team at crew at Oswestry Household Recycling Cen- the £12,000 cut-off. Anyone who has a ra- asked the local traders and companies their Veolia’s Oswestry centre. tre for their generous donation. teable value on their property of less than views on what is needed for the town. Traf- The hospice provides specialist care and “The funds they have raised will go to- that amount will not have to pay. They are fic was one main sticking point. support free of charge to families across wards caring for our patients and those who the majority of business properties in the “If someone digs a hole in the road or Shropshire and north Powys who are living love them 365 days a year on our wards and town centre. Yes, they might make a vol- it rains, then the whole town gets snarled with an incurable illness. in the community. untary contribution but, if they had to pay up,” Mr Follington said. The ballot opens John Welsby, supervisor for Veolia, said “In the last year alone we have cared for just a small sum, they would make them today (Thursday). Ballot papers will be is- “We have a fantastic team here at Oswestry 136 patients from Oswestry and with sup- much more likely to want to get involved sued to eligible businesses to be returned Household Recycling Centre and they are port from companies like Veolia, we can and have their say in how BID spends the by post. Votes must be received by 5pm on incredibly generous. continue to be there when families need us money.” February 22 to be counted. “Severn Hospice do wonderful work the most.” E L N A O S W O N Features & Comment 6 8 01 BREEZE WORKING 2 5, ABOUT TOWN FOR YOU 2 y ar u an Talk of relocating Welshpool’s The National Health Service is J market from the town hall to a struggling to cope with this win- y, car park has stirred up a hornet’s ter’s pressures. This is inevitable. a test of protest this week with all It will never be possible for the d s the tenants signing up to an on- NHS to meet the demands of a ur line petition. growing population, an aging h The town council owns the population, and the advance of e T ktoewt nw hhiaclhl aisn do poepne rfoatre ssi xt hdea ymsa or-f celnineidc awl hsecnie nthcee . cTohstis oifs hewaoltrhs-- cl the week and it was the council care is combined with the cost roni cfwehhwaic nyhge eacsra srt rboie adtch ke.o Eumtv aecrnko etnhtt eros Qvtaeulrlesse ianal HThoe blazes at thep hospitail 70t yearsa ago l fiThe blazre deveastate d thie homspital at GoabowengeThse com musnity rahllied rouond to hwelp otghfr eo swsoiancmgia el ercexaaprseeoc nt–as t ii–no cnpr leutashs atinot gd a‘tfyho’esr h popped in for a look when she State’ should take responsibility C visited the town. Now the plan is for the frail elderly rather than r to line one side of Church Street it be a family responsibility. We e Car Park with “hut style” market must be realistic about what is rd stalls which councillors claim will possible. o increase trade and attract more Let’s try to understand why B people to visit the town centre funding the NHS has become & when they shop at the Tesco, race to save patients such a challenge in recent years. ry AldTai alknsd Bw&iMth stoProews.ys County Tyehaer sN aHgSo . wFraosm e1s9ta4b7l istoh e2d0 1700, t Council about the proposal are the NHS budget increased by an s e at a very early stage with any de- average of four per cent per year w velopment hinging on the county – in real terms. From 2010, the s authority agreeing to the car park budget has continued to increase O being utilised, but the real ques- in real terms, but only marginally. tion is whether the idea is a good Because of the reasons above one or not. creating new financial pressures, I have never found the current there is an inevitability that diffi- market an inviting location and TOBY NEAL reports on a Oswestry, and as soon as that organisa- culties meeting the exponentially many have criticised the layout. tion was completed bands of soldiers and growing demand would emerge. And while the town council has fire 70 years ago which civilians aided nurses to push the beds, That’s where we are now, and managed to keep the stalls oc- with their patients in them, about half where we will be next year as cupied there is no doubt that devastated the county’s a mile along the road in the darkness well, despite evermore Govern- accerpots osf tmhea rckoeutsn itsry f athdein vge. rMy acrokne-t orthopaedic hospital twoe trhe ea ccocollmegme oadnadt etdh efo cra tmhpe ,n wighhetr.e they meWnht aintj edcetieopnl yo ff mruostrrea mteos naelyl .of life may very soon be a thing of “Fortunately all the patients were us is wasted spending. Over re- the past. SEVENTY years ago this month saved unhurt. cent days, we have seen much of Etmhep tytoinwgn thhaell wgroouuldn dp roflboao-r a Shropshire hospital went up th“e Thhoes phietarol isct awffosr kw aosf tthhee nadumrsiersa tainond wtwreitetenn tahbeo uptu bplaicrt naenrsdh ippsr ivbaete- bly create enough space to re- in flames and a desperate race of all, and they toiled unceasingly until sector to deliver new capital pro- house the council’s own offices began to save the patients. all patients were accommodated for jects. 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Councillors discussed the proposed plans little local interest from their failing Welsh firms, and that impact O WipstirsceGe alvslsupi hodirpluiisrnosfelogicyel t ,clt odohhrn ae, c sPSce hsiarntotua gilurr e’tWnsred sdaa,e rc rrdc eboeihtmlalses, pa enwradesnh waiolsn s tmw e.f aaousrr- flsaaotnasrMH t gea eearw s . rstRelaayeoit kdsbio t:ia ann“hg sTbeeou.hanide liyd no iansf irgmse ta eoatdv ta in atph glvea eo nprnnyl ai tnenoags r t mlhwyeee serntteaie ngxagett 1athhn2oMBe5mdi, ur0adet n0 r,tpa0 doojm ywuts,ias ntmOts t o eseafshwa Oacaefhvensswetewdr r eyc,bw s osSetuaerecienynhdk.t o issons hhlgl’easa. thraeearrdst, iciWismnh vab“apleeDirensiosnetsv seg.fi epd k ri ptmebereo ysn c slauuyWr rbfeeees mlltstsat hewinnl ltit Gti mhaooliuin vstse slcuroionnmcmagmsl e oessbuun, etptM ipnotilndgyo This leaves the choir searching for at the moment, but we have had some plans been amazed by the response millions of pounds at both a Welsh a replacement for him for rehearsals and designs drawn up. following their visit to the beach Government and local authority level. and some concerts. “It actually came from a comment in the on the Abersoch coast. And her “We need to see a meaningful uplift The mixed choir of around 40-50 town plan, and Network Rail told us if we campaign has been taken on by when the next figures are published. people meet every Thursday at Guils- wanted something, go away and draw some her pupils, who have been made “Small and medium enterprises are field Old School and performs four to plans up. aware of the issue and have even the lifeblood of the Welsh economy, six times a year in Welshpool, Guils- “The plans centre around a possible sta- set about collecting discarded and they are being failed by the Welsh field, and the surrounding area. tion building that would give people a facil- plastic from the streets of their Government.” The choir’s repertoire includes ity to get their tickets, and various pieces of town. She said: “If everyone He said the key figures included less music from the 16th to 21st centuries, information about train times, and disabled started to pick a bit up a little than 50 per cent of all local authority sacred and secular, serious and light- access.” bit of plastic when they went for spending on goods and services being hearted, folk songs and spirituals, The plans have also been passed on to the a walk, these small steps could won by Welsh firms and said only 52 cantatas and carols, requiems, and Shrewsbury Aberystwyth Rail Passengers escalate into a positive planet per cent of Welsh Government spend medleys from musicals. Association. Back in 2015, an investment saver. People may not do it for on goods and services went to Welsh- More information is available on of over £30,000 was made at the station to us but they might do it for Sir based firms with £197,239,813 leaking [email protected] increase the car parking available. Mandy Price with pupils Jac Herbert, Scarlett Vaughan and Isabella Morris David Attenborough.” out of the Welsh economy. 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Son racked up £2,853 Warning is NEWS IN BRIEF 9 issued to College to host O s w council over on his mother’s card careers event e s t r its service NinOg RtoT hHo sSth ar ocpasrheeirres Cevoellnetg.e is prepar- y & It will take place on Wednesday B next week at the Oswestry Campus o dAsur FPeendRo ’wEsto ySs seHa r Cv cwoiocuauernnsn.ctiiynl goC vnoeuortn iiccteisl hfmaaiseli tbn egWe cnehl isislh-- Report by Deborah Hardiman Students secure Oxbridge places aW6nnpoaBm dlno f oeotarhenndd d eTC tvahoaer munepr ptrsoseudp -sabwe,y noni ol enltk aoe.rr xu eTtBvn haew esrfe cyreheoovkunme rena c, htt2w .phtimhtahes- rder Ch Gwwadahodrvernreeeirsn nstg mht aheenyend cwt ow enhmrceaei trng nniivssee.teendr ssd t eotl abaieslt sd oownf eet ehtkoe A£3 ,M00A0N inw hdoe brta cokne dh isu pm oaltmheors’st aaexnlrhdei abEdintyoe rarsgt tiirznaecc,l utaedndid na gh goArpreelaast , tCno uagtmievrbepe isrltl auorf- ronic ab edTra hbmey n ftoinhllgeo wrCe-auproper wta anprudnb iSlniosgch iceaodlm Sinees r Ovaicfctteeosr- eecddreg jdaeii tlh tacesar mrbde feownri tfghraiovuuedtn . hae sru skpneonwdl-- HcFeOalelUlb RrSa cthsintougod la enfnteteasr r s ferOocsumwr ienMsgtor oyrfe ftaeorrnes odompfe onptrothesre ,ta usbpenouciubottinlei dcfsu a. trrBhtyheu p escurihn psaeitlsnussc d aedyn e tdavo nem ldfioe npcmdam broeeenuersrtt le Th Ifrtaoonissu kTskrnpehe dbedcec y t tti fcffhooayorrai u alttmi tnhnceocegh ir sWlipe li drsnfaoruel betetnnhl sdea e mih (sndCiasgded S.pea Sa bnIr£edWt4e mnh )m ea pwnsiu tlhn.ltii oocawhnt fOiotav smAetwroni el daysgr ’ttoserw wyh,so o ht-mmoOoopeowkp ni einttnnhh Pg,e pe Moarerfnr& yido GSR d bo.coubaayroddiw,n afegrnn od pm eun tsterheaoderl lMrufaranonanSimidvegne,li winrnGsOgaai ertx ifiofSenrrosocggr.mh diwno eaihlal llin Lesstdsato, un rAdgyCy laia tcmsoniu adbbm rjHiLeedcdoigltilyes-- omfseSatxpuiahprundio beairsnisgtt uteoasrtnrn sai Jta neaoixedn sWic dt ehna fihlvelniea tpandeiult aos bbbuwalliiteacd im y:ttl ooo“f i Troetentrhh geaebyamb ocgot .aeu”hr‘ tw e ioteihutsrhesr ursday, Ja prTovheem ecnotu pnlcainl bsuutb mthiet tMedin iastne r ifmor- ruTmhbele 3d9 w-yheaenr- ohlids, mwohtoh wera sr eocne ilviceedn hcee,r wbailsl cinSeu.pported by Moreton Hall’s nua Children and Social Care, Huw Irran- totalling £2,853, and reported the crime to head of Oxbridge enrichment, a major priority’ ry ca-Davies said further improvements the police. Matthew Dennison, and subject 2 are needed. The fresh warning comes Owen, who has long standing drug issues teachers, the girls undertook 5 after the CSSIW returned to the de- from age 17, was temporarily returned to a rigorous process of college PLAID Cymru has pledged to put , 2 partment for a monitoring visit in De- prison following the latest arrest. exams and interviews. sustainability at the heart of Powys 0 cember. Mr Irranca-Davies said there Trevor Meegan, prosecuting barrister, Having secured A level grades County Council in 2018. 18 were early signs of improvement, said: “The defendant took the card and last year, Selina will take her The group gained its first seat on some improved practice, and areas made a number of transactions between place at Somerville College to the council in 2017 and joined with where new arrangements had been July and August by cash withdrawals, read history while Alicia will the Green Party to tackle issues relat- put in place, but they had not yet be- shopping at stores in the Oswestry area.” embark on archaeology and an- ing to Powys. Group leader Councillor come fully embedded. Having previously denied an offence of thropology at St Hugh’s. Elwyn Vaughan has called for commu- Powys County Council’s Leader, fraud by false representation between June Georgina is one of only seven nities to be made sustainable in 2018. councillor Rosemarie Harris said: 30 and September 1, 2017, Owen changed candidates to be offered a place He said: “During 2018 we want the “The improvement plan forms the his plea to guilty ahead of his trial on De- on the prestigious and com- council to send a clear message that basis of a three-year programme of cember 1. petitive computer science and they place the principle of sustaina- change. Our goal is to move Powys The painter and decorator has previous philosophy course at Hertford bility at the heart of its activities and from its current position to one of real convictions dating to the 1990s including College. vision for the future. strength and exemplary performance. ones for drug offences and burglary. Lily has achieved her long We realise this will require consider- Jasvir Mann, mitigating, said: “He held ambition of studying med- “We are well aware that the coun- able effort and we are realistic about should have pleaded guilty earlier. He tells icine at Cambridge. cil faces challenges, the need for clear the challenge ahead. me he is now sober and clean.” Principal Jonathan Forster values and principles are therefore as re-“sIht awpiel lc thaiklder etinm’se saenrdv icreesso aunrdce tsh tios su sOpewnedne dw afosr s1en8 tmenocnetdh sto a 3t 0S hwreeewkssb juarily, spaaisds:i o“nT hfeo rg itrhlse’i rh asrudb wjeocrtks ahnads ifmorp tohret afunttu arse .”ever as the foundation programme will be reflected in our Crown Court. He must attend drug reha- been rewarded. He also called for reducing waste second improvement plan, which will bilitation for nine months, carry out 100 “This is a magnificent achieve- and plastic in schools and offices, and be submitted to inspectors on Febru- hours unpaid work in the community and ment and I commend the girls working towards the Welsh Govern- ary 7.” complete a 20-day activity programme. Lily Mainwaring and Georgina Lang are among the four Oxbridge students on their success.” ment goal of having a million Welsh speakers by 2050. SPRING OPEN EVENTS VISIT US AT OUR OPEN EVENTS FOR 2018 Walford Careers Fair - Thur 1st February 2018 OPEN EVENT Walford Campus, near Baschurch - Sat 10th February 2018 - 10am-2pm SPRING LAMBING DAY Walford Campus - Sun 25th March 2018 - 10.30am-4pm Your Local German Electric Heating Specialist WWW.NSC.AC.UK 01691 688 000 Welshpool 10 Council does its bit to 8 Farmer in 1 NEWS IN BRIEF 0 2 y 25, Last chance plea over ar u an for tickets help re-settle refugees opinion on J y, da bovine TB s THE last few remaining tickets for ur the annual senior citizens new year h party at Welshpool Town Hall are e T Favlaauilnabt lIet fcraormd sWheolps.hpool Jewellers or A FARMER believes public opinion hronicl rtwhoiueITtth nha dwgdeie oinpl oolga rf brs v6 teio0yl lph afeiergsnole d mosa .pot Wen1n .e3T lt0suohpe mpasodn.oaylyo a nanetd o2svpuemrr- RPOepWorYt Sb yC Joounnntyy DCruoruyncil took in Concerns voiced over care blueprint inftnyoelwgPel idnebnsta, eadthrnoga decLsr h eabsaw efndeaiugsnre,em s awtpeo hrec baeookonunvi n inittcngh ice leoal oTmfetrdBee gri.sne tfi oogL fcul utarhnleles-- C Three top acts will make up the the third highest number of ref- showed that around 20 per cent of er star studded entertainment including ugees out of all Welsh councils A NEW blueprint to improve bWaedlgsher bso rpdicekr ehda vuep T oBn. the English/ d celebrity guests hosted by local per- last year with a further six fam- social care for vulnerable people He said the majority of public opin- y & Bor FrsboaynfT uflaahe lei.snt uyenm Adtpleatrnurta oCiaunrsmo iwbesuen.ftfe ewti rlal n bdew fboullimolwpleedr irllaeiseN-hts eoy wmse eafiertdg, tuwaor i ettbosh te hao alrn veoley-f hs3Cho2ao mrrwmeenfaud rtg.htehaeetsn Pisnoh witrhyees, imtFneomo MrnPu,ae omirywti ohyWi ssaK asprw lbueeiefsmlt,le , np wfte ahhcdiellia c icihunmh ntareoleied rpst. roshe fe sm Cesaonyrrtsees- fildnoiaoevnrneim ndw’tges a d rsaa e atnnaogdld ia scicethnao asttwtnth lnbgeeaes , d.i msagHonep redap c cusuotab ltillThdsic,e:B ar “o nhPppdaeil nsato hicpooealnnest tr 51, and Swansea 33, re-homing more. hundreds of private providers, needs to change, that is one of the wes back 1940s event thoRreiftuiegse wese rtea kfreonm in S y2r0i ao,f Ltehbea 2n2o nlo, cEagl yaput-, slipcoaktieo no uotf ftohlelo wPianrgli atmhee nptuarby- pr“oAblreomusn.d one in five badgers picked Sudan, Turkey, Afghanistan and Somalia, Review of Health and Social up on the border have the disease. Os AS a fund raiser towards this year’s wthieth o nMlye rttwhoy rc oTuyndcfiills a nnodt Ntoe aactche Ppto rrte fTuaglebeost. Couatr e tihne Wgaolvees.r nTmhee nrte’pso rvti ssieotns av“eCnuuellss ndeoe dw toor kb,e alonodk emda aytb esu octhh aesr Welshpool 1940s Weekend, the organ- The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Reloca- for the future provision of ser- vaccinations, but the way the public isers are holding a 1940s Evening at tion Scheme that was set up with funding vices against a background of views culling needs to be changed.” the Church House in Welshpool on from the Home Office, saw 12 families rising demand and increasing The area on the English/Welsh bor- Saturday, February 3. successfully re-homed in Newtown and public expectations. Mr Kreft der and the South West Wales area Featuring vintage vocal trio the Ystradgynlais. welcomed the overall findings are two parts of Wales where there is Bluebird Belles, the evening will also An evaluation of the scheme found that of the review but was concerned a high level of bovine TB. include archive film clips, a spitfire families felt safe in their homes, and had its remit excluded funding and Councillor Lewis’s comments come fund tombola and much more. progressed well, learning English, with ref- “failure to properly address the after it was confirmed almost 20,000 Tickets are £10 in advance or £12 ugees in Newtown putting on a feast at the fundamentally important issue badgers had been culled in England on the door. town’s food festival in September. of funding” would prevent the last year to prevent the spread of the The cost of the tickets include a Kirsty-Davies Warner, head of Oxfam recommendations being put into disease. winter warmer supper plus puddings. Cymru said the charity is pleased with the practice. He said: “There are 10 Culling is part of the government’s Tickets are available from Welsh- way Wales has responded to the refugee key recommendations in the re- 25-year strategy to eradicate the dis- pool Jewellers or by calling 07782 crisis. port and I believe the most im- ease, but people against the culls say 166342. She said: “Since 2015, when we first portant of these is a new model there is no evidence it works. Claire A spokesman for the organisers said called on Wales to resettle Syrian refugees, of care offering a holistic system Bass of the Humane Society Interna- “For those who are not sure what to each local authority has done so. The ma- and seamless service focusing on tional UK claimed it was cruel and expect from a 40s night this one prom- jority of which had no previous experience the individual receiving care. pointless to massacre the animals, ises to be an ideal introduction”. of resettlement and have since gone above “This means health and social with the badger trust calling on con- Vintage dress civilian or military is and beyond, taking in more people than services working together rather clusive evidence to show the cull was encouraged but not compulsory. they originally pledged to resettle.” Mario Kreft has voiced concerns about a blueprint for care in Wales than separately as at present.” reducing the level of bovine TB. 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