Sport

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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An Oswestry social walking group are celebrating their twentieth anniversary this month. Border Outdoor Dabblers or BODS for short, was founded in 1999 by Malcolm…
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A crucial Wales match which sees Ryan Giggs’ side pitted against Trinidad and Tobago will be the focus of performance analysis by Wrexham Glyndwr University…
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On 12th April 2019, three local men will be setting off on the adventure of a lifetime!  Grant Edwards from GTE Golf, his brother Scott…
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The Moreton Hall Under 14s Lacrosse team are celebrating having been crowned National Champions at the prestigious 2019 National Schools Lacrosse Tournament held at Aldershot.…
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Hope House are thrilled to have being chosen as the official charity for the very first Oswestry 10k.  Fundraising Team Leader Lynsey Kilvert said: “Each…
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Akaash Das a student of Oswestry School and a Member of Oswestry Otters ASC is Shropshire’s youngest Classified Para-Swimmer at the age of 10. After…
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Oswestry Team Tennis – OTT which is a junior priority LTA affiliated  tennis club based in Cae Glas Park, Oswestry with around 160 members, presented…
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On Monday 25th February 2019, 450 educational facilitators, teachers and senior leaders descended on the spectacular International Conference Centre in Telford. The continued professional learning…
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Fundraisers in Trefonen have announced plans for their annual Hill Walk. The popular multi-activity event, which takes place over May bank holiday will raise money…
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It may look like a van with windows but the new Peugeot Rifter will always a hold a special place in my heart as it…
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An Oswestry man has set up his own business as a personal trainer. Luke Smith, 28, who until recently worked for Evolution Gym, has started…
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The John Beswick International Award is in memory of John Beswick, a former lecturer at Loughborough Physical Education College and then Shropshire PE adviser between…
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Staff from a Oswestry builders’ merchants division are putting their best feet forward to raise vital cash for charity. The ten employees from Tudor Griffiths…
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Entries are coming in for the Montgomery Canal Triathlon to be held on Saturday 18 May 2019. This popular event is organised by the Friends…
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Colin Jackson has today been officially installed as Wrexham Glyndwr University’s new Chancellor. After formally accepting the post of Chancellor, Mr Jackson – one of…
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Matt Burton, star of the Channel 4 documentary, Educating Yorkshire, has been announced as a keynote speaker at this year’s professional learning conference held at…
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Captain’s Drive-In – Saturday 5th January 2019 Over 100 members turned out on a thankfully dry January morning to watch Oswestry Golf Clubs new Men’s…
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Students were treated this week as Rob Hughes, a former student and World Champion Fisherman, visited the Marches School. Rob was a student at the…
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It’s been quite a year for Moreton Hall Sixth Former and International sportswoman, Milly Home, and it looks as if 2019 is going to be…
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Henley Wood Park run, Oswestry is a FREE weekly 5km event for runners, joggers, walkers or volunteers which takes place every Saturday at 9:00am in…
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Students and staff at both the Marches and Sir John Talbot’s took part in the first ever cross-trust varsity sporting tournament which took place on…
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An Oswestry martial arts club is celebrating after a collecting a total of 21 medals in 2018. The five gold, four silver and 12 bronze…
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Teenage mountain bike racer Ellie Jones from Ebnal near Gobowen has a dream: to be the fastest girl in the world on her bike and…
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Packwood School in Ruyton-XI-Towns, Shrewsbury has been announced as one of the top50 schools in the country for Cricket. The school strives to help children…
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If you happen to see a big yellow rickshaw travelling through our area tomorrow, make sure you give it a wave as it embarks on…
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Oswestry Golf Club ladies section held their annual presentation evening on the 2nd November and as has become the norm the event was incredibly well…
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Clive Smith, captain of the wheelchair rugby team has taken a silver medal with his team at the Invictus Games. Clive was one of a…
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Night golf is nothing new, but this is the first time it’s been hosted in the Oswestry area and the members of Oswestry Golf Club…
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A lawyer from one of the region’s largest independent law firms has helped raise more than £1000 for the British Heart Foundation in a gruelling…
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Woodheads Sales and Lettings were delighted to be able to offer their support to Oswestry Boys and Girls Club, by sponsoring their Under 8 Blue…
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Kelda Wood is about to embark on a rather epic challenge to raise awareness and funds for the Climbing Out charity aimed at raising hope…
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The Under 19 Netball side at the Marches School have made history, as they became North Shropshire Netball Champions for the first time. Ellesmere College…
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