Shropshire’s acute hospitals have secured almost £50,000 from NHS Charities Together to support a ‘social inclusion’ project aimed at addressing health inequalities in the diverse…
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Having your loved ones live half way across the world is challenging at any time – but particularly while you’re in hospital. The family of…
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Oswestry Community Action (Qube) is set to launch its annual Open Art Exhibition and the online preview is set for Friday 7th August. Friday marks…
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Intrepid teams of Derwen College students, staff and supporters have signed up to a virtual walk which covers the length of Britain in just one…
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Coronation Street’s Geoff Metcalfe, actor Ian Bartholomew, joins stars of stage and screen who have generously offered their time to take part in ‘Shropshire’s Got…
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Have you been missing a bit of culture in recent weeks? The Sweeney Hall Hotel is delighted to present a summer art exhibition to showcase…
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The latest BTEC Diploma results have been released and Ellesmere College students and teachers are celebrating with a 100% pass rate. Six Ellesmere College students…
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Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) Rich Evans has been announced as the latest winner of the Health Hero Award at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt…
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A caring Social Work student at Wrexham Glyndwr University has taken her voluntary work fundraising for charity online – with a week of social media…
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The annual Borderland Rotary presidential handover was, for obvious reasons, delayed from June and finally happened the other day at The Sweeney Hall Hotel at…
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Oswestry’s Derwen College has been shortlisted for a prestigious building award for its innovative new hydrotherapy centre. The specialist further education college’s Bradbury Hydrotherapy Pool…
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Borderland Rotary, like everyone else has seen its fundraising events cancelled so David Kendal, the outgoing President, his wife Lyn and daughter Laura have been…
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Staff, students and graduates at Wrexham Glyndwr University are celebrating after two national surveys showed strong performances in both student satisfaction and employment prospects. The…
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Angie Mills and the Crafty Knitters spent lockdown knitting an array of imaginative displays to raise vital funds for the Oswestry Rheumatology Association (ORA), a…
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The Housekeeping team at Shropshire’s specialist orthopaedic hospital are celebrating after the wards were highlighted in a national patient survey as the cleanest in the…
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Shropshire Festivals want you to dust off your shell suits and bucket hats for their 90’s Revival Night on the 1st August at the West…
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Local care assistant, Pamela Howell, (affectionately called “Pam”) of Bluebird Care Shropshire, based in Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Church Stretton, has scooped up an award for…
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Borderland Rotary are getting back into the swing of having speakers at their meetings and the first was David Coull, Chief Executive of Coverage Care…
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This year would have been the 133rd Shrewsbury Flower Show, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it, like most other events, has been cancelled. But…
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Families who lose a loved one at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) are set to receive special memory boxes to bring…
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The international festival summer school PIANO WEEK may have had to postpone its Beethoven chamber music festival at The Holroyd Community Theatre until 2021 as…
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An Oswestry charity is appealing for volunteers to step forward as board members and supporters as it starts to rebuild its work in the “new…
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As COVID-19 lockdown restrictions ease, solicitor warns of potential road accidents After reporting a significant fall in the number of injury claims arising from road…
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Moreton Hall’s Year 9 chemistry student Jennabai Kassam has won the school’s Sculpture Prize in this year’s competition sponsored by The British Ironwork Centre. Second…
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Moreton Hall’s Sixth Form Art students have scooped both first place and runner-up prize in the prestigious Falmouth School of Art ‘Where there’s still life,…
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A Derwen College teacher is determined to lose more than four stones in a charity weight loss challenge, despite being surrounded by delicious home-made food…
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Inpatients at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital are to be allowed a “named visitor” under new rules giving them greater contact with…
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NHS, care and emergency workers and their families are to be given free entry to the Ironbridge Gorge museums as a special thank you for…
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Aico’s acquisition of Homelync represents a significant milestone for social landlords looking to procure connected solutions. Bristol-based Homelync are an award-winning, innovative technology firm that…
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Derwen College Garden Centre and Gift Shop, near Oswestry, is delighted to welcome back customers from the 20th July. Safety measures have been put in…
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The new Holroyd Community Theatre, near Oswestry, designed by Gareth Edwards of local Architectural practice DPA Design and constructed by builders Jones Brothers using many…
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Title: Y Chwaer Hynaf – Hanes Eisteddfod Cymrodoriaeth Talaith a Chadair Powys 1820-2020 Author: Huw Ceiriog Publication date: June 2020 Eisteddfod Powys is older than…
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It was a testing time for students at Oswestry’s Derwen College when they competed in skills competitions against Sheffield-based Landmarks Specialist College this week. Students…
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The League of Friends at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) are set to reopen their main entrance Coffee Shop on Monday…
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The Head of Property at one of the region’s leading law firms has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement of a temporary COVID-19 suspension of the Stamp…
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The Catering team at Shropshire’s specialist orthopaedic hospital are celebrating after the food they produce and serve has once again been highlighted in a national…
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Age UK Shropshire Telford and Wrekin will be reopening their charity furniture shop opposite Red Square in Oswestry on Monday 13 July. The local charity…
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Founded over a decade ago by entrepreneurial director Dave Wyatt, 3pluk based at Kinnerley are specialists in ecommerce fulfilment and integrated ecommerce technology solutions. The…
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The winners of Shropshire’s first ever ‘virtual’ primary school games have been revealed. The six-week event, organised by Shrewsbury-based active partnership Energize, was adapted for…
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Oswestry based Woodhead Sales and Lettings has been recognised for delivering outstanding customer service to its clients, winning the ‘Best in County’ award at The…
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An Oswestry pensioner has stepped up to raise funds for Derwen College Charity after embarking on her own sponsored walk after the college’s official walk…
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Overall patient experience at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) is the best in the country – according to the findings of…
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A 7.5 tonne lorry arrived earlier this week at the British Ironwork Centre near Oswestry to deliver thousands of weapons – including knives and guns…
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Pod Children’s Charity has been bringing a touch magic to the paediatric ward at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) since 1992,…
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An exciting new online event celebrating the best of Shropshire and raising money for local good causes is taking place this summer. The Shropshire Virtual…
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A mother and daughter have been reunited for the first time in nearly 16 weeks as Shropshire’s largest care provider eases its visiting restrictions. Joyce…
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Oswestry Charity Qube are putting out a final call for artists to enter their annual Open Art Exhibition which is taking part despite Covid19. This…
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Oswestry Community Action (Qube) is delighted to announce it has been awarded Arts Council Emergency Funding in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has been…
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Between 1st and 31st July, the RSPB is inviting people from Oswestry and across the UK to share the new things they have noticed that’s…
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The reopening of Shropshire’s leading museum will give families the chance to enjoy a fantastic educational day out – and shake off lockdown lethargy with…
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