A new programme of landscape maintenance and volunteering at Old Oswestry hillfort will be the focus of an open meeting next month. Members of the…
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A group of Ellesmere College pupils have been welcomed to Wrexham Glyndŵr University for a creative media taster day. During the day, on Monday this…
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Holly Dempster-Edwards, 22, of Gobowen, has recently graduated from the University of Oxford with a First-Class Honours Degree in Modern Languages, achieving spoken Distinctions in…
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Could you provide some friendly warmth to help older people through the lonely winter months? Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin is currently looking to…
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Join walkers, runners, and fancy dress fundraisers at Derwen College sponsored walk and fun run on Sunday, 5th April. The college, near Oswestry, in Shropshire,…
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A drop-in service has been launched at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) to help ensure that family carers receive the emotional…
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Janet Jones, a trustee of the Ethos Group, outlined the work of the charity which is committed to helping people with life-changing physical disabilities to…
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An urgent appeal for volunteer van drivers has been put out by Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin. The local charity offers a free furniture…
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Members from St Johns Ambulance service today visited the Oswestry group of the ‘Crafty Knitters Club’. Tom Lander and Bradley Pritchard from St Johns Ambulance…
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Last year, it was the British Ironworks goal to help hospices all across the UK to raise an additional £1million in funding for their causes. …
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Ellesmere College swimmers feature strongly in the latest Swim England international squad for a prestigious competition in France viewed as a stepping stone to future…
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The “magic spells” they cast are all about friendship, having a laugh, sharing experiences, exchanging ideas, enjoying a natter. And they meet in Oswestry. So…
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On Saturday the 7th of December, nearly 500 guests braved the weather in their finest ball-worthy outfits to attend the official Macmillan Cancer Support Ball,…
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Concerns for vulnerable older people are mounting as reports of scams and telephone fraud escalate. Recent official crime figures show that an older person in…
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Moreton First Prep School in Weston Rhyn have raised a staggering £1,200 in sponsorship during their inaugural Santa Run, held within the 100 acre grounds…
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Eleven members of the Moreton Hall’s Show Choir were invited to experience life as professional recording artists when they were asked to perform the backing vocals…
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Summer 2019 and I was waiting to hear if I had been successful in applying to the Teenage Cancer Trust for a London Marathon spot.…
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Hope House are looking for energetic people to sign up to their sporting fundraising events as part of Team Hope House in 2020. The children’s…
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A dedicated charity worker who has made “a big difference” to the lives of people with physical disabilities is retiring after more than eight years…
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David Hayes, 56, from St Martins, has just successfully completed a 230 miles bike ride from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to Angkor Wat in…
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Students at Wrexham Glyndwr University have rowed the length of Wales to raise funds for charity – without leaving their student union. The charity fundraiser…
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A creative student from a specialist college has won a Christmas card competition to have her design featured on the Association of Colleges’ (AoC) official…
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It was a night of a thousand stars as surrounded by fairy lights and cradling candles, five choirs, an orchestra made up of musicians from…
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A smashing time was had by all when Shropshire’s Derwen College hosted its inaugural tennis festival. The specialist college for young adults with special educational…
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TEAMS of students from The Marches and Adcote Schools have won through the Local first round of the National Rotary ‘Youth Speaks – A Debate’…
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Digital skills workshops backed by Facebook have been held at Wrexham Glyndwr University as part of a Europe-wide series of training events. The skills workshops…
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On a rain-drenched day with darkness falling earlier and earlier, what better way to chase away the winter blues than curled up with a book…
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The Holroyd Community Theatre hosted Moreton’s home-grown production of Chicago. Ahead of its official opening and with temporary lighting and sound, the setting gave the…
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It will be a Christmas to remember for 441 residents from Ellesmere as their postcode sector SY12 0 shared a £3 million prize pot in…
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Although the streets are bustling, this is nothing compared with how things will be on Friday evening and Saturday morning. The streets will be filled…
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Christmas will come early this year for local primary school children as they come together for ‘Christmas at The Holroyd’, the opening event in The…
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Lucky People’s Postcode Lottery players from the Ellesmere area will be celebrating after it was announced today that they’ll be sharing a mega £3 million…
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Staff and supporters at a specialist Oswestry college have rallied together to achieve a county tennis award for their inclusive tennis programme. Derwen College, near…
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Local older people are invited to visit the TEC Hub in Riverside shopping centre, Shrewsbury, this festive season to try out new technology for the…
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A young lawyer who qualified as a solicitor in April 2018 with leading Shropshire and North Wales law firm GHP Legal has already gained accredited…
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Almost 120 walkers, who joined together to walk up Mount Snowdon, have between them raised more than £7,000 towards supporting a ground-breaking veterans’ orthopaedic service.…
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The first week of the Oswestry Cambrian Rotary Santa, sleigh route is now available below and on the @OswestrySantaSleigh Facebook page. The next route is…
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Hope House are looking for energetic people to sign up to their sporting fundraising events as part of Team Hope House in 2020. The children’s…
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The 20th anniversary of the Lower School at Ellesmere College was celebrated this month with a special tea and a letter of congratulations from the…
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Ian Davies, 59, of Oswestry, is to row the Atlantic this Christmas to raise funds for Myeloma UK following successful treatment for cancer. Ian is…
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Veteran patients at Shropshire’s specialist hospital now have a world of treatment options at their fingertips – thanks to the launch of an exciting new…
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At Moreton Hall we are passionate about empowering our students to make their voices heard and passionate about social responsibility and involvement in the wider…
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Moreton Hall Chamber Choir have been invited to sing at a dazzling Carol service in the heart of London for a third time. They will…
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Not only was the first ever Oswestry 10k a great success for the town, it was an over whelming success for local children’s hospice, Hope…
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Oswestry Rotary Club’s Tree of Light Appeal 2019 will be launched by the Switch On of the Christmas Tree lights by Oswestry Town Council’s Mayor…
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Moreton Hall, one of the UK’s top performing independent schools and based near Oswestry, has been shortlisted for the second year running in the prestigious…
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Moreton Hall invited Sixth Form prospective medical students from local schools to partake in their annual mini-multiple interview (MMI) event at the Robert Jones and…
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Festive fun is in the air at Derwen College, in Gobowen, on 13th December, where families can enjoy tea with Santa, a home-cooked Christmas dinner…
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Santa’s little helpers are being urged to make Christmas more magical for children with communication difficulties by learning some festive sign language at Oswestry Library…
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Ellesmere’s community arts group Fizzgigs joined forces with the town’s Age Concern group to launch lantern making for the winter festival parade on November 29th.…
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