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Roy forced to stay in five bedroom home

Roy Scott says he is being forced to stay in a five-bedroom house that a family should be living in because homes are not being built for those with disabilities.

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Shropshire hospital boss cancels meeting for baby unit talks

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All in a knight's work at Whittington Castle's anniversary celebration

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Oswestry rescue centre calling on Government to tackle number of animals being discarded by owners

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All in a knight's work at Whittington Castle's anniversary celebration

Medieval knights descended on Whittington Castle to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its restoration.

Netflix now showing Free Rein series filmed in Shropshire

Scenes for a major new Netflix series have been filmed in and around a Shropshire town.

Thousands set to flock to Ellesmere Food and Drink Festival

Final preparations are under way for a town’s annual culinary extravaganza.

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Impressive aerial view of the Old Oswestry Hillfort which is under threat

Overlooking the Cambrian Railway Societies museum and car park off Oswald Road in Oswestry, taken from the old railway station.

A spectacular sight as the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is lit up to mark the fourth anniversary of its World Heritage status

Oswestry market

Bailey Head in Oswestry

Cae Glas Park in Oswestry

The view from the top of St Oswald's Parish Church Tower in Oswestry

Shropshire's largest market town, Oswestry is well known for having a mixed English and Welsh heritage, being five miles from the Anglo-Welsh border. The town also boasts a host of vibrant independent stores, coffee shops and a high number of public houses per head of population - there are around 30. Oswestry is also home to one of the most spectacular and best preserved Iron Age hill forts in Britain - Old Oswestry.