Oswestry Life

The Theatres Department at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital have recently had two new additions to their leadership team. Claire Heathfield and…
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Bookings are coming in rapidly for this year’s Montgomery Canal Triathlon on Saturday 18th May.  Last year nearly 250 entrants joined this popular event, most…
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A group of theatre students from Wrexham Glyndwr University have helped entertain an audience of toddlers as part of their Theatre in Education work. The…
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A popular development of nine bungalows by Morris and Co Homes at Beresford Gardens in Oswestry has all sold. The two-bedroom homes are within a…
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The Golden Ticket Charity Ball, organised by local business lady Sally Rogers, took place on Saturday 9th March at Park Hall Pavillion, Oswestry. The evening…
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Spring has arrived, and there are lots going on at Oswestry Markets.  This Friday (19th April) Oswestry Market and Churches Together are organising the annual…
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Staff from a Oswestry builders’ merchants division have beaten their ambitious fundraising target thanks to generous donations. The ten employees from Tudor Griffiths Group took…
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Over 50 participants took part in the 2019 5k Bunny Run within the grounds of Moreton Hall School and raised £530 for Hector’s Greyhound Rescue. Joint…
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A Legal 500 Top Tier law firm in Oswestry has expanded the corporate division of its business and procured new prestigious office premises in the…
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A brother and sister from Oswestry have brought Easter to a local children’s hospice early, after winning 65 chocolate eggs in a national competition. Bailey…
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On Sunday 28th April, staff from DRE & Co will be running the London Marathon in aid of The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic…
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NEARLY half of the dozen local charities to benefit from the £6,000 raised by the Rotary Club of Oswestry’s Tree of Light Appeal 2018 have…
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An independent business telecoms provider from Oswestry has won a prestigious industry award from one of its suppliers. Ocean Telecom, based on Mile Oak Industrial…
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A Physiotherapist at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopadic is on a mission to persuade adventurous patients, colleagues – and anyone wanting to lend…
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Oswestry knitting group The Crafty Knitters have celebrated their first birthday with a party including entertainment from singer and guitarist Geoff Dodd and a specially…
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Recently South Eastern Regional College, CITB and Aico worked in partnership to host the first Northern Ireland Fire Forum at the College’s Professional Skills Centre…
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Primary school children from all over Shropshire have been making the most of a unique learning opportunity thanks to a partnership project. Tudor Griffiths Group,…
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The 30th December 2018 was a sad day for the Windsor family when the well-known sound of Jim Windsor’s laughter was heard for the last…
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Fans of the ever-popular Shrewsbury Flower Show can now get their hands on tickets to this year’s extravaganza. Organisers of the historic event, which will…
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Staff from a Shropshire firm have given up their free time to help a colleague prepare for a mammoth charity rally challenge. Jack Thomas is…
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Dave Andrews tells us how his cancer diagnosis led to the creation of the 33-mile walking challenge. It was a shock, as you’d expect, to…
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Oswestry Team Tennis handed over a cheque for £1046.42 to Cancer Research UK after eight months of fundraising. The fundraising was in memory of head…
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The Sixth Form Football Team at The Marches School, Oswestry, received their smart new football kit this week. RAM Leisure, who already supply the school…
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Oswestry 10K has hit a milestone number of runners, signing up 400 people so far. Entries are coming in from all over the UK. Each…
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Irene Constable discusses life with a stoma and Oswestry support group B.O.Ts I am told I have a disability, it’s called a stoma and –…
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A special free roadshow designed to help small and medium sized businesses grow and reach their potential is proving to be a big hit, and…
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Oswestry Bunny Run 2019 April 14th Registration 9am Moreton Hall School With just over a week to go bunnies are well and truly gearing up…
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Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership, funded by Shropshire Council, which sees five voluntary sector organisations come…
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An Oswestry home care company has said a fond farewell to one of its directors, Trevor Upshall. Trevor joined Allenby Douglas in 2002, alongside his…
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Oswestry Film Society’s new season starts on May 7th and features some of the most critically acclaimed films of the last few years, plus a…
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Moreton Hall invited over 100 students from Weston Rhyn Primary School, Woodside Primary School and Bwlchgwyn Primary School to take part in a range of…
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Thursday 4th April sees the popular TV Antiques Roadshow presenter Christina Trevanion and her business partner Aaron Dean at the College hosting an evaluation evening…
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A world-renowned celebrity gardening guru has been announced as the star of this year’s prestigious Shrewsbury Flower Show. David Domoney has been the resident gardener…
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‘Let’s Talk Local’ is provided by Shropshire Council and aims to provide an easy and convenient way of accessing information and support relating to your…
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The Holroyd Community Theatre, near Oswestry, came a step closer to curtain up this week with the laying of the first of the 42,000 bricks.…
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Organisers of the prestigious Shrewsbury Flower Show have commissioned an app to make it easier for visitors to plan and enjoy their day. The newly…
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YOUTH Speaks is a Rotary public speaking competition for secondary school students to allow them to challenge their abilities to perform, persuade and entertain an…
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Preparations are stepping up for the annual Derwen Sponsored walk and Fun Run which takes place near Oswestry this Sunday (31st March) Students and staff…
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Oswestry Rugby Club has recently welcomed Sam Warburton as guest of honour at their annual Sportsman’s Dinner. Sam met with several of Oswestry Rugby Clubs…
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A new PR and branding course will be hosted in Oswestry next week for the first time in a bid to help town businesses boost…
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At just sixteen years old Moreton Hall School student, Coco Harpin has been selected to play for the Under 19 England Lacrosse Team and will…
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It was back to his roots for Sir Malcolm Walker CBE, Founder and Executive Chairman of Iceland Foods who was the keynote speaker at the…
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Staff from Oswestry based company, Aico, have signed up to multiple fundraising challenges and are organising a series of events, throughout 2019, to raise money…
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The Ryman National Enterprise Challenge is part of The Inspirational Learning Group, whose aim is to provide innovative and enterprising off-timetable events for schools, colleges…
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On Sunday six Packwood pupils travelled to Stockport joining two team mates from Lucton and five from Moreton school to represent Shropshire in the U13…
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Holy Trinity Church, Oswestry is the venue on Thursday 2nd May at 7.30pm for a welcome return by clarinettist Emma Johnson and the European Union…
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Wilfred Owen, arguably the most important anti-war poet, born in Oswestry on 18 March 1893, had his recent birthday anniversary marked by Oswestry School pupils.…
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A group of students from TAGB Tae Kwon Do in Oswestry have achieved a 100% pass rate obtaining their new belts. Twenty-three students performed a…
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St Kilda’s hotel has been confirmed as the destination for Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin’s Llandudno holiday in 2020. Sitting at the very centre…
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Oswestry marathon runner who has raised £30,000 for Severn Hospice is urging people to join the charity’s newest event – a sponsored walk. Shrewsbury’s The…
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