Park Hall Traveller Application refused
A planning application for up to 6 traveller pitches in Park Hall, Whittington has been refused by planning Committee, after they voted unanimously to reject the application. The application had … Continue reading
Campaign for Road improvements gathers momentum
Conservative Councillors from North Shropshire joined Owen Paterson MP and Minister for Transport John Hayes MP to make the case for dualling of the A5 Oswestry bypass and making improvements … Continue reading
Support for Oswestry BID
Last week saw the Oswestry BID present to the Town Council. The Oswestry Business Improvement District if established in the Town will bring definite benefits to the area. These benefits … Continue reading
Kerbside Cardboard is back
Great news for Oswestry residents, the much awaited kerbside collection of cardboard is being relaunched. In the next couple of weeks residents will be issued with a 75 litre blue … Continue reading
A New Year but the same challenges ahead
A New Year should bring new opportunities alongside some new challenges, from a Council perspective the challenges will be very much the same no doubt. Shropshire Council sent a delegation … Continue reading
Partnership working with Wales will benefit border towns in the future
The last month has been a relatively quiet month by comparison to the rest of year, only 30 meetings this month! One of the highlights for me saw the latest … Continue reading
Great to see that we have some Cllrs with common sense ideas!
Last weeks Oswestry Advertizer saw a huge focus on the Smithfield site and the best way to utilise the £4M windfall payment that Oswestry Town Council received from the ill … Continue reading
Mile End under discussion again
Mile End roundabout seems to be a recurring theme in the local news. As local residents will be aware, Highways England have spent a huge amount of public money allegedly … Continue reading
BT needs to sharpen up its game.
Following a discussion with The Oswestry Advertiser last week they have run a good piece on local broadband problems, see the link below. A resident had complained that he … Continue reading
Lets get Cross Street open, a call for Action!
Last week saw the latest in a series of meetings between, Oswestry and Shropshire Councils, various town stakeholders and experts in Townscape and design. Over the past months the group … Continue reading
Cllr Steve Charmley 