Oswestry & Border Chronicle, January 26, 2012

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DEMAND GROWS
Balaclava Plans for
burglars improved
strike at access to
village pub be shown
FOR MARSHALLS
THREE MASKED men PROPOSALS to improve
raided a village pub while access to Welshpool’s New
peoplewereasleepinside. Streetaretoberevealedon
The burglars broke into Tuesday.
the Plough Inn in Weston Peoplearebeinginvitedto
Rhyn, near Oswestry, on commentonproposalstobe
Sunday. carried out as part of a
Theyforcedopengaming multi-millionpoundregen-
machinesbeforefleeingwith erationprogramme.
cash. Adrop-insessionisbeing
Police say the three heldatthetown’sEvangeli-
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through Weston Rhyn at ThemarshallswereusedtohelpOswestry’snightrevellersgetintotaxisand marked for development
6am. outofthetownquicklyandsafely,includingkeepinganeyeoutforunlicensed under the Severn Valley
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theoccupantswhohadbeen byGrahamBreeze ofthetown. centralshoppingandmar-
asleepinthebuilding. CouncillorPaulMilnersaidmarshalls ketareasandtheBerriew
spRokicehsmaradnforEWwesetlsM,erciaa Car seizure hweerweaan‘tneedcethsseamrytosebrevirceet’uforrnethdeatsoswononanads StrCelelrtcWarynpnaerkJ.ones,Powys
Police,saidthemengained possible. County Council’s Cabinet
entry to the building Hehasaskedforthemattertobeputon Member for Regeneration
through a door. He said a thenexttowncouncil’samenitiesmeeting andCulture,said:“Within
quantityofcashwasstolen warning for agenda. Welshpooltowncentrethe
fromgamingmachinesanda Hesaid:“Itisgoingtogoontheagenda fundingisbeingmadeavail-
pool table but it was not forustodiscussandhopefullywecanwrite abletoincreaseitsattrac-
knownexactlyhowmuch. aletterofconcernaskingformoreinfor- tiveness to businesses,
ca“rTphaerrkeecdouslodmheavdeisbteaenncae noisy drivers ma“tIiothni.nkitwasaverygoodideatohave res“iWdeonrtksandwtiolluristisn.clude
awayfromthepremises,”he themarshallsinOswestry. enhancements to footway
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one-way system. There have also been Councillor Steve Charmley, cabinet
Telephone reportsofmopedsdoingwheelies. member for licensing, said: “We were Skystarwill
SinceSeptember27,morethan20com- pleasedtosecurefundingtorunthetaxi
plaintshavebeenlogged.Policearenow marshalling schemes in Oswestry and
scam alert urgingthedriverstoshowmoreconsidera- Shrewsburyforthelatterhalfof2011. donPoolkit
tion. “Thisislatenightnoisewhichisdis- “Butbothoftheseschemescametoan
turbingpeoplelivingnearby,”saidCSO endattheendof2011asthefundinghas
POLICEAREwarningpeo- HannahBishopfromtheOswestryTown nowrunitscourse. MYSTERY still surrounds
pleintheWelshpoolareato WestLocalPolicingTeam. “Soweareactivelylookingforalterna- the identity of the Sky
beawareofa‘sophisticated’ “It’snotjustweekends. Thisishappen- tivesourcesoffundingtoruntheschemes broadcasterandformerPre-
telephonescam. ingonvariousdaysoftheweek,usually againinthefuture. mierLeaguefootballerwho
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Doctor’ are offering to Responseofficerswouldbemonitoringthe hopeweareabletofindawayofcontinuing Skywillhaveafilmcrew
remove any unwanted or situation,takingtoughactionwhereneces- inthefuture.” on hand as the mystery
corruptedfilesoncomput- sary. MarkHigginnsfromtheOswestryTaxi playermakeshisSparMid
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ings.Call08453302000. ReformAct.” requestedtheirreturn.” atthecheckouts.InthebinisproduceassistantMattWoolfenden. ●●Fullstory–Page96
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CONTENTS
Comment 8 assaulted
Letters 9
system has hit trade in store’s
Welshpool 10,11,12
car park
Property 19-78
DownYourStreet 83 POLICE are seeking wit-
nesses after a man was
Artsandgigguide 84 byGrahamBreeze Bookshop rated among best amsasarkuelttedcainrtphaerTkesincosWuhpaerrf-
Road,Ellesmere.
WomenofSubstance 85 The incident happened
NINETYPERcentoftowncentrebusinesses between10.50amand11am
OnTheWildSide 86 hinaWsehlasdhpaonoelgsaaytivtheeimtopwanc’tsoonnetr-awdaey,sfiygsutreems onATmueasndapyu.lledupinacar,
showedthisweek. believedtobeablueFord
Markets 88 Atotalof54ofthe60towncentrebusinessesquizzedin 2F2o-cyuesa,ra-onlddvaipctpirmoaacshhedewthaes
asurveybyresidentsandformerWelshpoolTownCouncil abouttoenterthestore.
Sport 93-96 employeesJohnEvansandDaveBrownsaytheyfeelthe He grabbed him by the
Volunteers syyesatreomld–anwdhuinchdeirsrneveiaerwlybay tohnrtooattheanbdonfnoertceodfahpisarfkaecde
CONTACT US PowysCountyCouncil–had car, shouting abuse before
are creating atownnegaantdivteheiimrpbuacstineosnsetsh.e retTuhrenivneghtioclheisisctahr.oughtto
News:GrahamBreeze Threebusinessesthought have also contained a
Tel:[phone]E-mail:[email protected] town’s first iwthhileadafaurpthoesrittivhereeimsapiadcitt, woPmolainceanardechuirlgdi.nganyone
Sports:AlexJames hadmadenodifference. whosawtheincidenttocon-
Tel:[phone]E-mail:[email protected] museum sysIntema,f4u5rtohfetrhbel6o0wstaoytthhee tpaoclticeEllsetsamtioernesoornOtshwees1t0r1y
Oswestryphotographic townshouldrevertbackthe non-emergencynumber.
Tel:[phone]E-mail:[email protected] formertrafficsystemand54 Themanwasseenbya
VOLUNTEERS are begin- outof60saidtheone-way doctor for bruising to his
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totransformtheroomswith hadthemcheckedanddou- station for interview sus-
displaysandartefacts. ble checked and they are pectedofbreakingintoCob-
Thetownhasneverhada quiteeye-opening. bles Cafe in Castle Court,
14SalopRoad dedicatedmuseumanditis “While54outof60feelit BaileyStreetonJanuary15
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OswestrySY112NU willbeabletoopenthisone quiteahighnumber,acou- tronic till with a small
onMarch1. pleareadamantthatitisa amountofloosechange.
OpenMondaytoFriday9am-1pm David Adams, from the goodthing. He is also suspected of
and2pm-5pm museumgrouphassaidthey “Wewillbehandingthem breaking into a home in
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Concerns Tributes paid to air tragedy pair
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inbrief
THE TWO men who died in last expectedtobemanymonthsbefore andfriendsaredevastatedbythenews.
Wednesday’s plane crash on Long thiswillbecompleted.Themen’sfam- Hewasloved,andwillbemissed,so Railwayupdate
warning MountainnearWelshpoolwerenamed iliesthisweekpaidtributetothem. much. Words are inadequate to
onMondayafterformalidentification. InastatementMrJones’familysaid describehismanyqualities.” attownmeeting
is failure edNAJneoioBrtwgrpiopntnobhirelootJnptWaolttSanahnteWleeeseve,shtel,6ishlh0Cldes,pyiaiedoorwdoewr,.len5wraee5nhr,dfelofynfrfoionrMmtmghideieRnruWtcetwaahamislinenyes--, tbhsibnhiaeioseynnyotddahne,wteadefate,”hprtMhe.itl“ehio‘drBsethoasaWobntncadawdktlefeaewrmdssiaeeaasncnnmdomtd.musuHascmcahiehdd-u.wldroneaevinsstepyedaedhcp’atuanbessddy-- hoianuregeMHtasoaerk,pgciJleroioonvtminseendedmogsfateMrWolrelcisaedhicllahiislssWhoealpoadiilforlehelpoosiolisc.nraAdtltrilihryenpeaa1omWn9rdt9eo1lbfosebnhwcupohitomlehdone--l AnabbOnereNsihxnwntiuUngemadsPlbtogDtranheyActnekhTewprEwlaiaalhllonremnsanbiehpelaewoltalggiadnnriyssovguietittnnpoos
BETTER FLOOD preven- Aninvestigationisnowunderway Mr Carr’s family also released a ingafarmerinTreheligjustoutside thetown.
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workersata24-hourcontact majorrailwayworks.
centre would have been ANEWcampaigngroupcallingforamulti-millionpoundbypasson The group has been
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Powys county councillor MikeCattfromthegroupsaid:“Itisgreatthattheyarecomingtolistentousandwe beengivenagrantof£500. THE FIRST ever
Peter Lewis said: “We are byGrahamBreeze securedthismeetinginsuchashortspaceof The Bike Doctor Racing National Libraries Day
lookingathowithappened time. They will be told that enough is Teamhasbeenlaunchedby willbecelebratedinstyle
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preliminary investigations “Thisgivesourcampaignfreshmomen- country training team to chance of winning free
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workdisplayandabeaconwillbesomeofthe Model idea for recycling scrap willbebetterthanever–
withsixnewawardslined
highlights of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee up during the four-day
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studentsinyear11atthe Councillor Cynthia Hawk- OswestryCattleAuctions
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HMRCdebtsunworkable? assCilsatiarnetCaatsst,hkeesycshtoaogle,fsoauidr ttoagnetthfoerraOssawceosmtrmyutnoitcyo.me SteveandJimSharmanwithART2,theirversionofR2D2fromStarWars. phearvpeetaulasol sphrieesldenstfeodrttwhoe
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Discrete,quickandprofessional possiblewithouttheRotari- tomakethecelebrationsas sevenyearsagoaftermorethan25years businessafewmonthsago.“Werelyonpeo- sionsections.
ans.Shesaid:“Itisagreat vibrantandvariedaspossi- aparthavesetupabusinessturningwaste pletodonatescrapmetal,whichcanbeany- Thefestivalwillrunfrom
CallortextMatthewWoodhead epxraecrtciicseecotomphleetlpingstaupdpelinctas- baslebaesntdastopoustsiliibslee.”resources maStteerviea,ls5i9n,taonvdaJluimedSghoaordms.an,36,haveset ftehnincginfgr,omoldungwaasnbteodttllaews,namnyotwheirnsg,bmitestoafl MChaurcrhch1toan4dusiOngswCehsrtirsyt
01691 610987 tionformsanddevelopcon- David Clough, events upTheUpcycler’satTheFoxComplexin related,”hesaid.“Wehavesomanyideaswe Methodist Church prem-
fidenceininterviews.” managerforOswestryTown Welshpoolmakingportablebarbecuesfrom wanttoconvertwastematerialintonew ises. Admission to all the
07805 254357 She said the school was Council,saidhehopedother beerkegs,flowerpotsfromCDracks,and materialsorproducts.Alotofpeopledon’t classesisfree,andthefinal
grateful for the ‘real life’ peoplewouldcomeupwith woodburnersfromoldgasbottles.They realisewhatcanbedonewithscrapmetal.” competitions will be on
opportunitiestheinterviews moreideastocelebratethe haveevenmadea7ftrobotandamodelof Hesaidthebusinesswouldbere-locating March4at2pmatChrist
(BusinessOnly) offer. diamondjubilee. StarWarsrobotR2D2outofcarparts. toabiggerpremisesnextmonth. Church.
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Traders’ delight as street is
re-opened one week earlier
ONEOFOswestry’sbusiestroads,whichwasclosedfortwoweeks Plaque honour for club hero
whileroadworkstookplace,reopenedaweekearlyonMonday–to
thedelightoftraderswhoclaimedtheirbusinesseshadbeenhitby
thework.
WillowStreethasbeenclosedforvitalgasworkssinceJanuary9withtradersclaiming TEGWYNEVANS,theman
theirbusinesshadplummetedsincetheworkbegan.Theroadhadnotbeenduetoreopen known as ‘Mr Welshpool
untilnextMonday. Football Club’, has been
ButWalesandWestUtilitiesconfirmedthemainpartoftheworkhadbeencompleted recognised for his services
Chamber to get eaCrloynatnradctthoersrowaidllhraedmraeionpoennesditteodcaaryr.ying wpliatqhuet.he unveiling of a
outworkaspartoftheschemeuntiltheend The 84-year-old former
ofMarch.TheworkispartofWalesand presidentoftheWelshFoot-
deputy in April pWreosgtrUamtimliteietso’mreuplltaic-emoillldiomneptoaulnpdip3e0s-wyeitahr hbaolnloAursesdociabtyionthheasTboewenn 4
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isthefirstof2012,willbeheldonWednes- KenKapal,ofKMKWeddingRings& served as chairman, secre- ANDFITTINGSERVICE FASTLocalService
dayfrom6pmattheWynnstayHotel. FineJewellery,said:“Theclosurehasreally tary and chairman. He is PPRROOFFEESSSSIIOONNAALLCCAARRPPEETTCCLLEEAANNIINNGG
Itisopentomembersandnon-members affectedthebusiness.” alsochairmanoftheCentral
withabusinessinterestinthetown. AspokesmanforWalesandWestUtilities WalesFA.Hesaid:“Ihave
During the evening David Preston, said:“Forthesafetyofroadusers,pedestri- beeninvolvedwiththeclub MADETOMEASUREANDREADYMADECURTAINS
OswestryTowncouncilclerk,willbetalk- ansandtheworkforceinvolvedintheproj- since1946.Myfatherwasa
ingaboutplansthecouncilhasfor2012 ect,itwasnecessarytointroducearoad bigclubsupporterandthat’s MONTGOMERY FABRICS
includingthearrivaloftheOlympictorch. closure. howIgotinvolved.” www.directblindsshropshire.co.uk
haMveraAnnimdeprascotnonsabidu:si“nTeshseesseinpltahnestowwinll ev“eTnihnagnskasndtoweoeukrenednsgiwneeemrsanwaogrekdintgo ofCWoeulnshcipllooorlJToohwnnCCoorufnieclidl 01691 670257
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Detailswww.oswestrychamber.org.uk completedbytheendofMarch.” BleivasandTegwynEvansunveilingtheplaque. club. ForDomestic&CommercialPremises
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A FORMER councillor
whowasamineronthe lighting
lastshiftatacoalminein
Shropshirehasdied.
Bill Jenkins, from St
Martins, near Oswestry,
had been a Labour stal- WHITE GOLD and red
wart throughout his life lightscouldshineoutacross
ahnisdwsearsvgicievsentaontahwearpdarfotyr TAoRwEnVCIEoWunIScitloabmeidlaufenacrhsecdaisnhtosgertaanstsidaenfdodrocnhaatriiotinessfraonmdOvoslwunetsatrryy Shop finds new home OasrwaedsictraylnneexwtClohorkistfmorasthine
twoyearsago. groupscouldrundryquickly. town’swinterilluminations.
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community, including byChrissySymmons togetherwithothergrantsfundingbodies itsuniquerangeofchil- latterly Shropshire Town
WestonRhyn,inhislifeas availabletopeopleinthetown,including dren’sshoes,clothesfor Council.
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willincludeacharitydin- Healsosaidtheforcehelicopter,which applicationitstateditcurrentlypays£5,752 openedshopisshowcas- increased the potential
ner and an auction. To covershundredsofsquaremilesspanning peryear.Councillorssaidtheorganisation ing a range of Startrite budgetithasforChristmas
helpcall(01691)659794. LlanfyllininthenortheasttoStDavid’sin wasprovidingagoodserviceinthetown. Shoesasthetown’sonly lightingto£40,000.Itwill
Counciltomeet theHSaovuintghWopeesrta,tceodulidnbtehemfootrhcbealalreeda.since froCmousunrcriolluonrdBinegnanreetatscnaomteedtoytohuentogwstnertos sfutollcmkiestascuorminpglesteervwicieth. a rsehcierieveC£o6u,7n0c0il,frotmheShlorocpa-l
THE NEXT meeting of 1991,itiscreditedwithsavingthousandsof makeuseofthecafe. The store also stocks authority’s final contribu-
WestFeltonParishCoun- manhours,savinglivesandhelpingdetect Hesaid:“Myimpressionistheyouthcafé GeoxandLelliKellychil- tiontothetown’sdecorative
cilwillbeheldtonight.It multi-millionpounddrugscrimes. doesprovideactivitiesforyoungstersthat dren’sshoesalongsidea lightingscheme.
startsat7.30pmatWest The bleak picture was painted as Mr comefromotherareas.Inwhichcaseshould widerangeofmaternity “Wewouldalsoliketosee
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mabeoeuttinspgeetdoindgimscoutsosrisftesa.rs ABIDTOtransformafarmnearOswestryintoaluxuryholidayand Potter down to workshops sCtoaurtncuipl haabvreoaadgprleaecdetino
Themeetingwillbeheld leisurecentrehasbeenlodgedwithplanners. Gobowen Pavilion, in St
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Castle Court COMMENT & FEATURES
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Quilter Loss of visionary businessman is keenly felt
FirstFloor,CastleCourt,CastleStreet,
Whittington,NrOswestry,ShropshireSY14DF
NOWTHATthedusthassettledonlast InsteadBobwasstrippedtothewaistand Withcomplaintsloggedandthepromise
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that the area has lost one of its most cuttingoperationbyexampleandwejoked placeIwasattheveryleastexpectingan
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Antique
TheremainsoftheCivicAntiquesbuildinginBeatriceStreet. Thedemolitionofoneoftheborough’slastremainingairraid SparksflyingatOswestryGas
Flea Market Thedemolitioncameafterafiredamagedthepremises. sheltersinAugust1984 Worksduringdemolition
THISWEEKwe’resmashingthingsupand ReportbyTobyNeal ersonaNacrocommunityprogrammescheme,”thestory
knockingthingsdown,havingalookatone atthetimesaid.HerethephotographerwasMacOzanne,
whoalsotookourlastoffering,datingfromJuly1989.
ortwothingsinOswestryandthesurround- useofexplosives.Retainedforstorageusearetwolargegas “The remains of the Civic Antiques building in
ingareathathavedisappearedforever. holdersandthenewstoragedepot,”saidthecaptionback Oswestry’sBeatriceStreetwhichhasnowbeencompletely
We’llstartourdestructivetripdownmemorylaneatthe then. demolishedafterafireseverelydamagedthepremiseslast
oldOswestryGasWorks,wheresparkswereflyingbackin ThephotographerwasJohnTibbott,whosomeolder month.Thesite,oncecleared,willberedeveloped,”saidthe
COUNTRYCRAFTSANDCARBOOT thesummerof1970,althoughtherewasnodangerfrom readersmayremember. originalcaption.
theacetylenecuttersastheworksweredisusedandbeing Demolition ThatfireatCivicAntiquesincidentally,leftthreefire-
WelshpoolLivestockMarketSY218SR demolished. MovingforwardintimeoveradecadebringsustoAugust fightersinjuredwhilepeoplenearbyhadtobeevacuated.
Saturday3rdMarch TheworkhadstartedinJuly1970,althoughour 28,1984,whenalittlebitofhistorywasvanishingfromthe Amansubsequentlyappearedincourtaccusedofarson
photodatesfromAugust17,whenitwasestimatedthat Oswestryarea,withthedemolitionofoneoftheborough’s atBooksGaloreinBeatriceStreet,atCivicAntiques,andat
Allstallsundercover itwouldtakeanotherfourmonthstocomplete. lastremainingairraidshelters. theW.H.ThomastimberyardinSalopRoad.
“Thetallbuildingandthe80ftchimneyaretocome “Theshelter,whichisatthebackoftheOldSchool,St You’reprobablywonderingwhathappenedinthecase.
Bookingandinfocall07852122546 downbrickbybrick,becausesafetyreasonspreventthe Martins,isbeingpulleddownbya13-strongteamofwork- Soarewe.
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Property Donation
Advice when installing renewable energy
buyers to pledges
WHEN CONSIDERING renewable sideredandtakingWalesasanexam- monthsapproachingthewintersol-
energyforhomeusagesuchassolaror ple,panelsfittedinDale(reputedly sticewhenthesunislowinthesky
pay duty wind,therereallyisnocontestand the sunniest spot in Wales), will andthedaysareveryshort–power will keep
onlyaverysillypersonwouldbefool- behavequitedifferentlytopanelsona only being generated for a total of
ishenoughtoputanineffectiveand rooffittedinCapelCuriginSnowdo- roughlyeighthoursaday.
noisywindgeneratorontheroofof nia.Iknowofa10-panel(250Wper Thedaysapproachingthesummer
once more theirhouse. panel) system in North Shropshire solsticeshouldgivesomethingofthe club open
SolarPVpanelsareattractivebut thathasgenerated230kWhbetween orderof16hoursofmoreintenseradi-
onlyiftherequirementsareright.So October5andDecember4,2011,and ation,andthereforewillproduceasig-
beware,astherearealotofoverzeal- theFeed-in-Tariffpaid£99.61(43.3p nificantly greater amount of
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teirminegbubuyeyrinsgwhporoapreerctyontshidis- Picture from the Past 1968 mtheenetnfdunofdiMngartcahk.enawayat
yearcouldsufferasubstan- Childrenagednineto15
tialfinancialimpactontheir canattendthetwo-hourses-
transactioniftheymissthe sions after school where
March25deadlineandfind theynotonlyhaveaccessto
themselves paying stamp computersandotherequip-
duty. mentbutarealsosupported
Mr Lloyd, partner and byfullyqualifiedco-ordina-
head of property at the torsandreceivementoring
Oswestry office of GHP andemotionalsupport.
Legalsaid:“SinceMarch25, Organisersarenowtrying
2010,firsttimebuyershave tofindjustover£3,000to
been exempt from paying keeptheclub–runbystaff
stampdutylandtaxonprop- fromShropshireCouncil–
erties purchased for open.
£250,000orless. ThisweekOswestryTown
“Butstampdutylandtax Councilagreedadonationof
reliefforfirsttimebuyers £1,000 for the next 12
will expire on March 24, months. Thetown’sRotary
2012, with no transitional Clubhasalsopledged£500
provisions.“Thismeansany and the area’s local joint
transactionfromMarch25 committee has also been
cannot benefit from relief, approachedforhelp.
irrespective of the date of Councillor Saffron
anycontractoragreement. Rainey, from Oswestry
“I would therefore urge TownCouncil,said:“Thisis
first-timebuyersinthearea abrilliantinitiative.Ithelps
toconsidermakingadeci- the youngsters whom for
siononapotentialproperty whateverreasondon’thave
purchaseimmediately. the support from home.
“For those people who Theymaynothavecomput-
already have a purchase HowmuchdoyouthinkthatAstonHall,nearOswestry,wouldhavesetyoubackinJune1968,whenthisphoto ersathomeorthehelpmay
underwaytheyshouldrally wastaken?Ifyouguessedat£25,000,thennicetryingrabbingyourselfabargain,butAstonHallwas notbethere.”
all parties in the deal to withdrawnfromsalewiththebiddingendingatthatamount.Andthecompleteestateof15lotswaswithdrawn Other councillors said it
ensure completion takes withbiddingreaching£135,000.Justshowsyouhowmuchpriceshavemovedonsincethen. helpedyoungpeopletogoon
placebyMarch24.” to further education then
Marriage under return to Oswestry to put
Panto fun LETTERS somethingbackintosociety.
totheEditor Mrs Pam Parrish, who
helps run the club, said:
for pupils scrutiny for TV POST FAX E-MAIL “The benefits of library
homework clubs are well
documented.”
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Ramblers limber up for seven-mile walk
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Running From: CODSALL (around 7.15am), TELFORD (around 7.30am), WELLINGTON
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