A tounf-up of Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures for the week ending Saturday, March 20.
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Funds given in man’s memory disappear
Money donated to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in memory of a man who lost his battle against cancer has gone missing.
Traffic light problems snare 999 crews
Emergency services are being snarled up in traffic jams in Newtown due to ongoing problems with a new set of traffic lights in the town.
Dad’s concerns after son ’scalded by McDonald’s drink’
An urgent investigation has been launched by fast food giant McDonald’s after a Shropshire teenager was scalded by a cup of tea.
Town’s gridlock chaos came as no surprise
What do you get if you mix new traffic lights in Newtown with an unfinished computer system? asks Lembit Opik MP. Gridlock. That’s what happened when the power was turned on for the “new improved” traffic management system in parallel with the opening of the new Tesco.
Tesco blamed for road chaos over lights test
Increased traffic chaos in Newtown has been blamed on Tesco opening its superstore before “vital signal work” on the testing or synchronising of a new set of traffic lights was finished.
Workers offered job loss reprieve
Up to 180 workers facing redundancy from a closure-threatened call centre in Powys have been given a reprieve until the end of the year, it emerged today.
MP calls for action over job cuts at call centre
Montgomeryshire MP Lembit Opik has called on the Government to intervene and save the jobs of 180 workers at a closure-threatened call centre in Mid Wales.
Opening date set for Tesco
Work on Newtown’s long-awaited Tesco superstore will be completed for a February 22 opening.
Firm left me in dark, claims axed worker
A Mid Wales businessman who suffered a stroke shortly after being told he was to lose his job told an employment tribunal the company that employed him had given him a lack of information about his role and the state of the firm.
Daily diet of beer – what a lucky cow
This cow could provide some of the most expensive beef in the world after being bred on a special diet of four pints of beer a day.
Window cleaner airlifted after fall
A window cleaner had to be airlifted to hospital after he fell off his ladder in a Powys village.
Steelmen provide TNS with tricky tie
The New Saints, chasing a treble this season, face a tricky home tie with old adversaries Port Talbot in the quarter-finals of the Welsh Cup.
Shopping group to cut 1,500 workers
Home shopping group Shop Direct – which has a call centre in Newtown – is to cut 1,500 jobs, union leaders said today.
Meetings to discuss fears over schools closure plan
Parents’ fears over controversial proposals which could see up to five Powys secondary schools closed will be aired at a series of public meetings.
Schools axe plan hits staff morale
Pupils have been left devastated and staff morale at five Powys high schools threatened with closure has sunk to an all time low, it has been claimed.
Pilot dies as ‘icy’ aircraft hits river
A veteran pilot from Mid Wales has been killed after the plane he was flying crashed into a partially-frozen river in the United States.
New open date hope for store
Newtown’s long-awaited Tesco superstore could open next month.
Charity embraces social media trends
As well as the colourful mix of businesses and individuals making expert use of Twitter, charities are increasingly turning to social media too. We talk to Lucy Proctor from Severn Hospice to discover about how she’s using Twitter to spread the word.
Blog: My hometown
Bruce Springsteen once sang about a small town being all “whitewashed windows and vacant stores”. He could have been singing about many of our market towns.
Ambulance cover to be extended for trial period
North Powys is to get extra ambulance cover for a trial period. A rapid response vehicle will be based at Newtown Ambulance Station for 12 hours each day.
Digital signals for TV go live
The final stage of digital TV switchover in parts of Mid Wales was on course to be completed today.
Santa Run still taking entrants
Organisers of Newtown’s Santa Run are urging people to turn up for the event tomorrow to swell the number of competitors.
Tributes to truck driver
Tributes have been paid to a truck driver who tragically died after being trapped under a tree in Powys.
Respects paid to river death pensioner
Tributes have been paid to an elderly woman who was found dead in the River Severn at Newtown.
Worker dies in tree accident
A worker has died after being trapped under a tree on the back of a lorry close to the Powys and Shropshire border.
Inquest to open on river victim
An inquest on an 85-year-old woman found dead in the River Severn at Newtown is likely to open tomorrow.
Body found in Severn
The body of an 85-year-old woman has been found in the River Severn at Newtown.
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