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October 18, 2024

Supporting image for story: Sea of lanterns to light up the streets of city in aid of charity

Sea of lanterns to light up the streets of city in aid of charity

October 17, 2024

Supporting image for story: Council calls on government to fund staff pay rises

Council calls on government to fund staff pay rises

Supporting image for story: Oswestry pub named among top four in the country after reaching finals of prestigious awards

Oswestry pub named among top four in the country after reaching finals of prestigious awards

Supporting image for story: Oswestry museum needs you! Volunteers wanted to bring history to life

Oswestry museum needs you! Volunteers wanted to bring history to life

October 16, 2024

Supporting image for story: Oswestry recording studio, which has welcomed likes of Marillion and acclaimed choir, is up for sale

Oswestry recording studio, which has welcomed likes of Marillion and acclaimed choir, is up for sale

Supporting image for story: Flash floods hit Shropshire roads and railways as weather warning extended for another nine hours

Flash floods hit Shropshire roads and railways as weather warning extended for another nine hours

Supporting image for story: 91-year-old former British Army rugby player named honorary guest at Oswestry Rugby Club

91-year-old former British Army rugby player named honorary guest at Oswestry Rugby Club

October 15, 2024

Supporting image for story: Work starts to re-instate Oswestry fountain hit and badly damaged by van last year

Work starts to re-instate Oswestry fountain hit and badly damaged by van last year

Supporting image for story: Untaxed vehicle seized by police in Shropshire border town after man suspected driving without insurance

Untaxed vehicle seized by police in Shropshire border town after man suspected driving without insurance

October 14, 2024

Supporting image for story: Rural holiday homes 'shorter than caravans' rejected over size concerns

Rural holiday homes 'shorter than caravans' rejected over size concerns

October 13, 2024

Supporting image for story: Arrest made after member of the public in Oswestry town centre 'threatened' by person with weapon

Arrest made after member of the public in Oswestry town centre 'threatened' by person with weapon

Supporting image for story: Oswestry man charged with string of sexual offences 'in presence of child'

Oswestry man charged with string of sexual offences 'in presence of child'

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Council cuts among worst in the country as authority's finances sit on a knife edge

Shropshire Council cuts among worst in the country as authority's finances sit on a knife edge

Supporting image for story: 28 nostalgic photos of Shropshire in the 1970s - from the happy to the angry

28 nostalgic photos of Shropshire in the 1970s - from the happy to the angry

October 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'I have loved every bit of it': GP receptionist retires after 37 years at same practice

'I have loved every bit of it': GP receptionist retires after 37 years at same practice

Supporting image for story: Two people taken to hospital after VW Golf and lorry crash and end up in hedge

Two people taken to hospital after VW Golf and lorry crash and end up in hedge

Supporting image for story: Town council to press ahead with improvements to alleyway 'not reflecting the standards of the Oswestry'

Town council to press ahead with improvements to alleyway 'not reflecting the standards of the Oswestry'

October 10, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'I'm not prepared to wait while people are possibly freezing to death': Councillors discuss grants for pensioners

'I'm not prepared to wait while people are possibly freezing to death': Councillors discuss grants for pensioners

Supporting image for story: 'Significantly corroded' bridge over the River Severn to shut for urgent repairs

'Significantly corroded' bridge over the River Severn to shut for urgent repairs

Supporting image for story: Air ambulance and firefighters come to aid of tree cutter stuck under tree near Oswestry

Air ambulance and firefighters come to aid of tree cutter stuck under tree near Oswestry

October 8, 2024

Supporting image for story: Failure to provide blue badge answers lands woman with £3k court bill

Failure to provide blue badge answers lands woman with £3k court bill

Supporting image for story: Housing associations set for merger to create £250m organisation

Housing associations set for merger to create £250m organisation

October 7, 2024

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Council says it is not to blame over peeling garden waste stickers

Shropshire Council says it is not to blame over peeling garden waste stickers

Supporting image for story: Calls for more 20mph zones in Oswestry to end 'inconsistent approach'

Calls for more 20mph zones in Oswestry to end 'inconsistent approach'

Supporting image for story: Full list of Shropshire schools where parents have signed ‘Smartphone-free childhood’ pact

Full list of Shropshire schools where parents have signed ‘Smartphone-free childhood’ pact

Supporting image for story: Five days of daytime closures while road is improved to start this week

Five days of daytime closures while road is improved to start this week

October 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: Ellesmere runner sets UK's fastest Parkrun time on 20th anniversary weekend

Ellesmere runner sets UK's fastest Parkrun time on 20th anniversary weekend

Supporting image for story: 11 of the best places to go pumpkin picking in Shropshire for this spooky season

11 of the best places to go pumpkin picking in Shropshire for this spooky season

October 5, 2024

Supporting image for story: Huge cost of Shropshire potholes revealed – but council criticises 'marketing campaign' behind the data

Huge cost of Shropshire potholes revealed – but council criticises 'marketing campaign' behind the data

Supporting image for story: How the Shropshire Star came into being 60 years ago today

How the Shropshire Star came into being 60 years ago today

October 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: Hospice's Christmas raffle backed by woman who thanks charity for caring for her partner

Hospice's Christmas raffle backed by woman who thanks charity for caring for her partner

Supporting image for story: Crunch time as Apple Day is set to fill Oswestry streets and close roads in homage to the humble fruit

Crunch time as Apple Day is set to fill Oswestry streets and close roads in homage to the humble fruit

Supporting image for story: Oswestry celebrates its bloomin' success with an awards ceremony for green fingered residents and businesses

Oswestry celebrates its bloomin' success with an awards ceremony for green fingered residents and businesses

October 3, 2024

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Council offers advice to residents over 'almost impossible to remove' green bin stickers

Shropshire Council offers advice to residents over 'almost impossible to remove' green bin stickers

Supporting image for story: Young footballing fundraisers gearing up for dark run event

Young footballing fundraisers gearing up for dark run event

Supporting image for story: Rail union balloting members at firm with trains serving Shropshire and the borders on industrial action

Rail union balloting members at firm with trains serving Shropshire and the borders on industrial action

Supporting image for story: Campaigners win right to go to judicial review over plans for massive chicken farm in Shropshire

Campaigners win right to go to judicial review over plans for massive chicken farm in Shropshire

October 2, 2024

Supporting image for story: Historic Ellesmere pub on the market again almost two years after last pint pulled

Historic Ellesmere pub on the market again almost two years after last pint pulled

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Council's garden waste plans labelled a 'farce' after sticker shortage

Shropshire Council's garden waste plans labelled a 'farce' after sticker shortage

October 1, 2024

Supporting image for story: Senior Shropshire fire officer at centre of 'inappropriate WhatsApp messages' investigation resigns

Senior Shropshire fire officer at centre of 'inappropriate WhatsApp messages' investigation resigns

Supporting image for story: Toasted marshmallows as hospice celebrates opening of new forest school

Toasted marshmallows as hospice celebrates opening of new forest school

Supporting image for story: Shropshire flood alerts remain in place after another night of wet weather

Shropshire flood alerts remain in place after another night of wet weather

Supporting image for story: Plans to cut amount of rubbish thrown away could save Shropshire Council £1 million - report

Plans to cut amount of rubbish thrown away could save Shropshire Council £1 million - report

Supporting image for story: Drug dealer ordered to pay thousands after being caught red-handed with crack, heroin and tick lists

Drug dealer ordered to pay thousands after being caught red-handed with crack, heroin and tick lists

Supporting image for story: I went to see border based Welsh male choir and it stirred something deep in my DNA

I went to see border based Welsh male choir and it stirred something deep in my DNA

September 30, 2024

Supporting image for story: Oswestry crash causes fuel spill - police and firefighters on the scene

Oswestry crash causes fuel spill - police and firefighters on the scene

Supporting image for story: 'Thank you for always bringing your best self to work': Touching farewell for firefighter retiring after 17 years

'Thank you for always bringing your best self to work': Touching farewell for firefighter retiring after 17 years

Supporting image for story: Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton train disruption set to last days after further flooding problems

Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton train disruption set to last days after further flooding problems

Supporting image for story: Upcoming road closures around Shropshire - including one set to last 19 days

Upcoming road closures around Shropshire - including one set to last 19 days

Supporting image for story: 'They’re worried sick': Shropshire councillors clash over winter fuel plan as Tories call for rethink

'They’re worried sick': Shropshire councillors clash over winter fuel plan as Tories call for rethink

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