Oswestry & Border Chronicle, January 7, 2016

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016 WWW.OSWESTRYCHRONICLE.COM 60P WHERE SOLD
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Heritage railway
town’s landmarks group planning to
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MESSAGE
OSWESTRY’Sheritagerailwayislook-
ingtostartthefirstmajorextensionof
itsrunningtrack–50yearsaftertheline
wasshutdownintheBeechingcutsof
the1960s.
Cambrian Heritage Railway, which
runsinOswestryandLlynclys,isbreak-
ingoutofitsshortrunatOswestrySta-
tiontoextenditsrunninglinetoWeston
Wharf,nexttotheStonehouseBrewery
FOR FIRMS andWestonPools.
RobWilliams,chairmanoftherailway,
saidtheexpansionislikelytobecom-
pletedbythestartofthe2018running
season,butpassengersshouldexpectto
seetrainsrunningoverlongersections
ofthetrackasworkisdonetowardsthe
newstop.
MrWilliamssaidoncethetrackreaches
WestonWharf,theplanistoworkwith
thebrewerytocreateatouristattrac-
tionwherepeoplecanridethetrainfrom
OswestrytoWeston,getoffandenjoy
atourofthebrewery,thenridebackto
ReportbySueAustin Oswestry.
November5,2016,willmark50years
OSWESTRYChamberofCommercebosseshavedeliveredanup- since the last passenger service from
beatNewYearmessageforthenext12months–andsayakeypri- OthsewaenstnriyvetrosaGroybyoewaernw.aMsraWgoilolidamtismseatido
orityremainsexploringthepossibilityofthetowncentrebecoming startpushingtheheritagerailwayfor-
aBusinessImprovementDistrict. wardmore.
Thestatuswill,throughalevyonbusinesses,allowotherchannelsoffunding “It’sparticularlyimportantthatwe’re
nowexpanding,50yearson,withthefirst
tobeopenedupforOswestrytowncentretoimprovefootfallandboosttrade. largechangetothelinereallysincewe
CrunchtalksovertheproposalwerepostponedinDecemberfollowingtheshockresig- startedrunning,”hesaid.
nationofShropshireCouncilLeaderKeithBarrow.ChamberchairmanJoolsPaynesaid
theorganisationwasstillkeentopursuetheBusinessImprovementDistrictproposaland AWARD
wouldalsobeworkingonotherpositiveinitiativesoverthenext12monthstoboosttrade.
MrsPaynesaid:“Atthestartofthenewmanagementteam’stermofofficebackin Aqueduct on list
Upbeat–JoolsPayne April,wesetourselvessomestrategicpriorities.Theseincludedgrowingthemember-
Company is Tickets are ship,increasingmemberengagementand for national prize
improvingourcommunicationouttomem-
bersandthewiderpublic.
“Ourmostambitiousgoalwastomean-
looking to snapped up ingfullyexplorewhethertheappetiteexists THEPontcysyllteAqueductnearOswest-
and,ifitsoproved,whetherthetimeand ryhasbeenshortlistedforthetitleofbest
conditionswererighttolookatdevelop- heritagesiteinBritain.
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andakeystrategicpriority.Development ofBritish–frombeachesandnaturere-
hasfalteredonlytemporarilywhilstthe servestogardensandpubs.
AHOMEandoutdoorschainwants TICKETStohearcolourfulcomedi- leadershipatShropshireCouncilstabilises Presenter, John Craven, who nom-
tobuildanewheadquartersandde- anandwriterRubyWaxinOswestry followingthesuddenresignationofKeith inated Whitby, Hadrian’s Wall and
potafterahugeriseinonlinesales. soldoutinjusttwoweeks,delighted Barrow.” Dunluce Castle, praised the merits of
CharliesStoresislookingtobuild organisershaverevealed. Mrs Payne praised the Oswestry and PontcysyllteAqueduct.
the headquarters and e-commerce ThecomicstarwillvisitOswestry BorderChronicle’sWeMeanBusinesscam- Hesaid:“Thisengineeringmasterpiece
fulfilmentcentreinWelshpool,safe- onThursdaynextweektolaunch paign.Shesaid:“Wehadfantasticsupport RosieEvansandJessTaylorfromBookaBookshopin wasBritain’slongest,highestaqueduct
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Christopher Salmon refuses to gratefultotheSecretaryofState
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system operated by Welshpool ruralMPsfromallsidesofthe
TownCouncil,eventhoughhis House.
officers on the ground regu- Iampleasedthatherecognis-
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receives not a penny from the How youth services are to19inOswestryliveinthemostde- system,whichseespoorer,old-
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