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MembersofVelo-osplan Members of the Mont- tostartpromotingthe20s gomeryshireAgainstPylons PlentyforUscampaignin (MAP)groupsaidthemoney Oswestrytostopmotorists raised will help pay for travellingtoofastontown expertwitnessestoattenda centreroads. publicinquiryinthesum- 20’s Plenty for Us is a mwienrdfianrtmostinhethebureilgdiionng. of nAaMmUesSIinCtfheesitnivdaulswtrhyitcohOasttwraecsttsrysisomgoeinogfuthnedebrigcogveesrt Lianne’s taking a leap wnaatniotsnaslpoeregdanliismaittieodnwinhiaclhl 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. 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Tribunal to MP Glyn Davies has been Theclubpavilion,builtsevenyearsago, Andorganiserssaythebigtopdeci- invitedtospeak. hasbecomeapopularvenueforcommunity sionisalsohelpingkeepcostsdownasa ●●Pylons–SeePage2 panosdaplsrifvoartaenevaedndtist.ioItnsaslufuccnecstsioisnbreohoimndtporboe- cthheeyapheardatoltebruniladtilvaesttyoeatrh.e structures ruleondeath Record sales built. “Theline-upiscomingtogethervery Workontheextensionattheclub’sMorda nicelyandwewillhavesomefantastic ATRIBUNALisexpectedto Road headquarters is expected to begin announcementstomakeonFebruary1. decidetomorrowwhethera forWynnstay snheocertslsyarayftfeurnpdlianngnwinergepseercmurisesdi.onandthe ye“aWrwitihllounnldyo5u,b0t0e0dltyicbkeeatssetollsoeultl.,”this fsauirlegdeotnoprforvoimdegOoosdwecslitnriy- GrantshavebeenobtainedfromShrop- calcaretoapatientwhodied AWreGyconRrnIdsCstUaaylLesTthaUnisRdAwprLeoefkitshgarasoiluaenpd swthhieitrhdeiffCufeonrudenrncaciiels.ianngdbOyswmeesmtrbyeTrsowmnaCkionugncuilp, buETyhatriislcykyebetuasryftothircetkrheeetswfewisllitliblvebaelj.uosnts8a0l0eeuanrtliyl LiannpeicYtouurnegdiwsibtheimngansapgoinnsgodreirdecbtyoCrNarigtreidlgPeasWsoarnltd.Pfoicrthuerre:pPareatcehruFtleemjummipch.S.heis dWuaLrriuwniggiciskuBsrhegilreceruyod.riee,d4d3u,rifnrgoma 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. 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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. 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MartinBennett,Shropshire CouncillorVinceHuntand ThetwomembersofstafffromtheOrthopaedicHos- members of Shropshire pitalinGobowenwillberunninginaidoftheOswestry Housing Alliance walked BoneCancerCentreAppealtobuilda£2millionunitat aroundthetownassessing thehospital. bySueAustin itsneeds. Theywilljoin29other Theyhavenowsentlet- tOraahulprlMepnthemhnriaoesalBpr.nwsaiageoggdrseskuircip4onp2fag,otnhrlhdietfaieMnsisgaestdpnitetochhnaweetl lPwtaraosuMttrshktrswsefixodarya2asH0CtCoaya-ertonrharircedsseoi,rnnhwaPoittasohptrihietthnaianestl ptatwrerroyrrTersamkhanoneiugwsdeetidsttehotawniftsdcathhoyele.oukrprcataohblgaueoennuOdcttsilhlowseremdkswsetearttpyoos IllustrationDepartment. theTumourUnit. joint economic board Hebeganlongdistance In 2011, with a col- secured £200,00 from an runningin2010withthe league, she climbed Kili- Empty Properties grant. @9#.?%> Lake Vyrnwy half manjaro for cancer Thereisalsofundingfrom marathon. charities. Her current theMarketTownInitiative. C5")C"C)5! 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FriankiChiliwhoracedintheSuperbike “If you raise your eyes 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 friend, who has already look at the internet site: theeventhastakenplaceraisingthousands outsofast.Moredetailsofbenefactorsand appearstobefullofgrass 222,(>9>-<#94,37,+* run six London www.justgiving.com/Oswe ofpoundsforcharity. sponsorscanvisitthewebsiteatwww.road- andweedscausingwatersto Marathons.” stry-bone-cancer-centre ThisyeartheeventwillseeCarlFogarty, racinglegends.org dripontopassersby.” Shrewsbury Sixth Form College Coming to Oswestry ~ Saturday 2nd February St Oswalds Parish Centre, Church St More info at admissions@ssfc.ac.uk or www.ssfc.ac.uk 55 Oswestry&BorderChronicle Thursday,January24,2013 OB www.oswestrychronicle.com 4 NEWS DIRECT BUY Pair jailed for 01691668094 EstablishedSince BLINDS 1988 Looking for location of church VerticalBlinds/ QualityMadetoMeasure ROLLERBLINDS WOODENBLINDS rollerblinds CONSERVATORY VERTICAL Fittedfrom BLINDS BLINDS £199 foiled break-in ROMANBLINDS VENETIAN BLINDS PLEATEDBLINDS PerfectFitBlinds VELUX FREEMEASURING ValueforMoney ANDFITTINGSERVICE FASTLocalService PPRROOFFEESSSSIIOONNAALLCCAARRPPEETTCCLLEEAANNIINNGG byJamesPugh MADETOMEASUREANDREADYMADECURTAINS TWOmenweretodaybehindbarsafterpolicefoiledanattempted break-inatahousenearOswestry. MONTGOMERY FABRICS JonathanLowe,aged32,andDavidNyari,25,targetedapropertyinOsbastonbutwere www.directblindsshropshire.co.uk snaredintheact.Officerstrackedthepairafterbeingalertedtoa‘reconnaissance’mission carriedoutinthedaysleadinguptotheflawedraid. 01691 670257 Lowewasjailedforfour-and-a-half-yearsanddisqualifiedfromdrivingforfiveyears, whileNyariwasjailedfor38months.Bothmenhadpreviousconvictionsforburglaryand TheSagarfamilyarekeentofindthelocationofthischurch. www.easyfitblinds.co.uk committedtheoffencewhiletheyhadbeenreleasedfromprisononlicence,Shrewsbury ForDomestic&CommercialPremises CrownCourtheard. Lowe,ofnofixedaddress,andNyari,of 6OswaldRoad,OswestrySY111RE 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. 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HEAVYsnowbroughtmisery Weekend snowstorms saw many tions at the weekend to take their temperatures dropped and parents beensledgingonSunday.Firefighters malonMondayafterthecountycoun- for many in Oswestry and minorroadsclosedwhilecouncilwork- sledgesontothehills,makesnowmen wereadvisedtocheckShropshireand were called to help the family, who cilreviewedtheweatherforecast. menbattledtokeepmainroutesopen, andenjoysnowballfights. PowysCouncilwebsitesfornewson became trapped behind the town’s Refuseandrecyclingcollectionsalso Welshpool this week while thoughtherewasgoodnewsforyoung- Closures schoolclosures. cemeteryinVictoriaRoadjustbefore resumedaftertheyweresuspendedon otherstookfulladvantageto stersintheareawithmanyschools InOswestry,amotherandhertwo at3.15pm. Friday,whichallowedthecrewstobe acrosstheregionclosed. Policeissuedwarningsaboutdriv- children got stuck when their car InPowysschooltransportwascan- divertedtocleantowncentrepave- enjoytheconditions. 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ChangeRiskAssessmentfor theareaduringthosedates,livestockmar- The shopper then Shesaid:“Theserviceis Wales report stated that SCHOOLS,organisationsandcharitiesare ketmanagerswhomayhavebeenusedto noticedthatherpursewas urgingeveryonetobeagood ‘tfhloaondirnisokthinerWUalKesciosuhnitgrhieers bweailnlginetnhceoTuroaugreisdtItnofourtmiliasteioancCoemnmtreu.nity smeallythhaevaeniinmfoarlmsaattiaouncotinonwhanodisarneyspononeswibhloe missingfromherpocket. ndoeigthhbeiorurbiatntdoekneseuprethtehmey- 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. rtsmhhieie“BonnRuvuicslieetdctcseteEhiramnasnntvsivdnefiwlrtsosooihoolnladommnccinetkeeitgveonhednitirnn.L”fMgaoWbritangohleiueastrst-. opLpexrlroagOpocyaamavnnlaeoiandrstredaettdthipiseoeuttvnsoblesahlnoisacafttivfnsseefderohautclrahhrsepeoafypirrureeeisatwsneirheiodsnmsr,tgkhhet.hnaeievntssepc,taeuhhcnsoeeetlrdtieoadiradtheyiatassos-., ivtsnoue““hsmrpPOiuceiofclrmfleiaiioccsblueeteorsaorlsprfsyefsaioaacirfcnseettriahausvecbirwtrgifyodiailnsilrtnsmbgoetpPiphnsroeetogoweavpcpyrioldpesemeianwartmgnoehuuadcosnpassmlipulteypaare.taokranlioinncclgyees wgrCthaiainnrtegeheGsogfqalfraunesiaden.rnbttelhbareecllketd,nibrgboetloachttcsjikao.cnSlkeheogetf- hrioanifcosj“cmkutiThdrreheiee.e”ednssuitenacrfitlvrtiiioocanmetdi’pvselefaacinfrtoohemtrosmmirnseudpnautainhctrdyeet 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. tactCentre@Dyfed-Powys.pnn.police.uk 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. 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