Mid Wales Journal - 24-Nov-2022

Move couldbe firststeponchangeofstatusfor St David’s celebrations in Wales

karen.compton@mnamedia.co.uk

ABillhas been tabledto give theWelsh Govern ment thepower to create bank holidays –which couldleadtoStDavid’s Daybeing declared a public holidayinWales.

TheLiberal Democrats’ Lords Spokesperson forWales Baroness ChristineHumphreys introduced theBill on Wednesday

It is apower that is alreadyheld by Scotland.The ScottishParliament declared St Andrew’s Daya bank holidayin2006.And theUK Governmenthas alreadydeclared St Patrick’sDay in Northern Ireland adesignatedbankholiday If thelegislation makesitthrough theHousesofParliament, it would allow theWelsh Governmentto make thedecision on whetherto designateStDavid’s Dayabank holiday. Baroness Humphreyssaid: “Itisdeeplyunjustthatthe people of Walescannot celebrateour nation’s culture, heritage andsta tusasthe people of Scotland and Northern Irelandcan.”

WelshLiberal Democrat leader Jane DoddsMSsaid: “St David’s Dayisthe dayweall come togeth er to celebratethe huge tapestry of Welshculture andremember ourcollective history. It is only righttherefore that St David’sDay, Wales’snationalday,ismadeapub licholiday,justlikeStAndrew’s DayinScotlandand St Patrick’s DayinIreland.The UK Government needs to back this Bill and give theSeneddthe powertolegis late forthistohappen.”

Charities givenfunds boostfromstore scheme

Thelatestperiodinthe Co-op’s Local CommunityFundnational initiative came to averysuccessful conclusion at theend of October.

2016,£117million hasbeenraised. Thethree causes chosen by the Builth WellsCo-opstore were The BrackenCancerTrust,Pontfaen YoungFarmers andThe Albert Hall in LlandrindodWells.The grandtotal raisedfromCo-opshoppers was£8,215.

Allthe causes geta slightlydif ferent shareofthatamount, de pendingonhow many people chose them in thescheme. HelenTuite,

member pioneer forthe Co-opin Builth Wells, said:“We aredelighted that so much wasraisedfromour members’ contributions. Those pennies really do addup.

“I thinkmostofour customers have gotmembers’cards now, butif they haven’t,theyjustneed to pay a£1 one-offpayment andchoose whichcause they’d liketosupport

“Wewillbeannouncingthe next threelocal causes soon.”

Recyclingsuccess revealed in figures

Powyshas once againexceeded the WelshGovernmentstatutory recy clingtargetof64per cent,witha recyclingrateof66.8per cent for 2021/22

“Already recyclingabove thenational average,Powys people areup therewiththe best of them when it comestorecycling,withcounty-widerates continuing to rise each year,” said Councillor Jack ie Charlton,cabinet member fora greenerPowys

“These official figureshavecon firmed that thehardworkand com mitmentofour residents andcrews is paying off.”

Fair will helpspread theChristmas spirit

Builth Fest is presentingits Christ masfairtomorrow (Saturday)

Thefairwill be held at theStrand Hall in Builth Wellsfrom10amuntil4pm

Therewillbemorethan30stalls on offeraswellasrefreshments, choirs singingfestive carols and songsand thechancefor children to meet Santafrom1pm

Many of thestallholderswill be localsmall businesses offering a wide rangeofproducts from steak andsausages to Christmas wreaths andtrees

Entryis£1which will includerefreshments

Shoppersare

urged to stay safe online

Powysconsumers arebeing urged by thecountycouncil to keep them selves safewhile shopping online as thepre-Christmas salesbegin

Councillor RichardChurch, cabi netmember forasafer Powys, said: “Acrossthe county, pursestrings aretighteningand financialpres sures areincreasingeveryday

“It’svital we recognise thered flags when trying to baga bargain in therun-uptothe holidays.”

He said anyone worried that somethingtheyhaveseenonline mightbeascamshouldcallCitizensAdvice’sconsumerhelplineon 0808 2231133.

KARENCOMPTON

Trustsingersto give performance

This year TheBracken TrustSingerswill be presenting their10th Christmas concert.

It will take placeatStPadarn’s Church at Crossgates

Theconcert will be held on De cember 3.

Those interested arewarmly invitedtogoalong andenjoy the sounds of Christmas,withseasonal songsand carols foreveryone to join in with

Theperformance will be followed by mulled wine andamince pie

Thecollectionwill be forThe BrackenTrust andStPadarn’s Church

Councillorsstill call for a40mph limitonroad

Authoritymembersrespond to formal consultationoverroute

KARENCOMPTON karen.compton@mnamedia.co.uk

Crib will be on itstravels again

Kington’stravelling crib will take placeagain this year duringadvent.

Oneofthe innovations at St Mary’s Church last year was therevival of thecustomofthe travelling crib

The figuresofMary, Joseph andthe donkey,which arecen tral to theChristmas crib in the town’s church, spentthe four weeksbeforeChristmas moving from shop to shop andthe local schoolsand LittleOrchard’s Nursery.The same thingwill happen againthisyear.

HarpistCatrinis to play at venue Wildlife group holdingatalk

TheKington branch of Here fordshireWildlifeTrust is hold ingatalk.

Author andphotographerArchie Mileswill present an illus trated talk calledThe AshTree at KingswoodVillageHallon Tuesday at 7.30pm

Admissionis£5and allare welcome to attend

Localbranchgroupsoffer people achancetoengagewith wildlifewithintheir localcom munity in asocialsetting

Most branches runapro gramme of regular talks

Expansionwill bringjobsboost

Up to 20 jobs will be created if plans forabuildingtohelpexpandashopping complex in MidWales come to fruition

An applicationhas been lodged with PowysCountyCouncilplanners by ChristopherLloyd who wantstobuildacommercialworkshop, showroom andassociated works at Charlies Stores,Coed-yDinas.

AgentRichard CorbettofRoger Parryand Partners said:“Thepro posedcommercialbuildingisset to create 20 newjobsand will allow theexistingsuccessfulbusinessto expand.”

re ducedto40mph.

They were responding to afor malconsultationonaproposed 50mphspeed limitand associated road safety improvementworks on theA44 Kingtonbypass. They also want thespeedreduction to be the same from thedoctor’ssurgery on OldEardisley Road throughto Floodgates.Membersbelieve the currentmultiplechanges in speed limits overashortspace is inconsistentand confusingfor motorists, so arelikelytobeignored

HerefordshireCouncil haspro posedreducingthe limitonthe A44 to 50mphfrom60mph,and it will also be accompaniedby various road safety improvements

It hassaida 40mphlimit is not suitable forthe stretchofroad. Thecouncil hassaiditisunlikely to garner supportfromthe police andthe roadside environmentdoes not meet Department of Transport guidance

It said fundinghas been provided forthe sectionofroad, so anyadditional requests wouldneedtobe made underanew separate Transport Review Order to thecouncil.

Town councillorssaidtheywel comedany reductionin speedbut they wouldlikeitreduced to 40mph andfor it to be consistent.

County Councillor TerryJames saidthere also needstobeaproper pedestriancrossingfor theOffa’s Dyke path whichcrossesthe road

KingtonMayor Councillor David Redmayne said agap in thespeed limitwould confuse people and Councillor Jon Cookesaiditwas ridiculoustohavesomanyspeed limits in ashortspace

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Victimsfacing courtbacklog

Victimsofcrime arebeing forced to wait alongtimefor justiceinthe area as thecourt system faces“the worst backlog”inthe region

Shrewsbury CrownCourt is now holding sessionsatTelford MagistratesCourt to ease thepressure in thesystem. Thesituationwas exacerbated by therecentbarrister strikes, butthe courtsystemwas alreadystrugglingtodealwiththe case load, with theCovid pandemic asignificant factor Judge PeterBarriebemoanedthe circumstancesasheadjourned the sentencesofthree people involved in aserious County Linesdrugs caseatShrewsburyCrown Court last week.“We have by farthe larg estbacklog of anycourt centre in theregion,”Judge Barrie said,explaining whythe case hadtaken so long to get to court.

He added: “Wewill re-listitas soonas possible.”

AMinistryofJustice spokeswoman said acrown courtisrunningat TelfordMagistratesto“assist with recovery”, relating to thebacklog Thecourt system wasalready

struggling to deal with thecase load beforethe barristerstrikes, whichstarted on June 27

Legaladvocates took action after yearsofcomplaintsthatthe system of legalaid,which makesupthe bulk of theirpay,had beenslashed, resultingincutstotheir income of 35 per cent in thelastdecade.

Barristers voted to endthe strikesonOctober 17 afteradeal wasstruckfor them to accept a15 percentpay rise

ThemostrecentMinistryof Justicedatashowsthere were 547 outstandingcases at Shrewsbury CrownCourt at theend of June

That wasupfrom521 at theend of March,and 515atthe same point in 2021.Uncompleted case numbers are90per cent higher than they were priortothe coronaviruspan demic– in June 2019, therewere 288 cases outstandingat Shrews bury CrownCourt

Of thecases outstandingatthe endofJune, 143–26per cent,relat ed to alleged violentattacks,and 75 –14per cent,werefor sexoffences, including17alleged rapes

Harpistand composer Catrin Finch will be performing at theWyeside Arts Centre in Builth WellsonFri daynextweekat7.30pm

Aspokespersonsaid: “Having presentedThe Harp’s Journey, a three-part series forBBC Radio3 in 2021,Catrindecidedtotakeher 35 year career on thepost-Covidroad in TheStory So Far, an 80-minute trip throughthe musicallifeofone of theworld’s finest andmostfear less harpists.JoinCatrinasshe journeys throughthe adventures andsoundsofthe musicthat’smost importanttoher.”

Visitwyeside.co.uk fortickets

Golfmovie is latest offering

ThePhantom of theOpen(PG) will be thenext film shownata villagenearKington

It is the true storyofMaurice Flitcroft, acrane operator and optimistic dreamerfromBar row-in-Furness whomanaged to gain entrytothe 1976 British Open,despite neverplaying a round of golf before

It will be shownat Brilley and Michaelchurch VillageHallon Thursday next week,withdoors open from 7pm. Film-goers can take alongtheir ownrefresh ments. Ticketsare £5 in ad vanceonly, viapay-brilley.co.uk

MembersofKington Town Councilhavetold aformalconsultation they still want thespeed limitonakey road

ShrewsburyCrown Courtisnow holding sessions atTelfordMagistrates Courttotry to easethe pressure in theregion’s judicial system

Church will stageChristmas tree festival forcommunity

KARENCOMPTON karen.compton@mnamedia.co.uk

ALlandrindodWells church is holdingacommunity Christmastree festival againthisyear.

Holy Trinity Church’s eventisreturningbypopular demand andit will take placefromDecember 12 untilJanuary 2.

Organisers said they arekeen forittobeanevent celebratingthe many differentorganisations in the town andtheyhaveinvited many to take part

LlandrindodWells Town Council will be having atreeatthe festival Thememorytreeitcreated last year wassopopular that it will be doingitagain

Eachorganisationwill be respon siblefor providingand decorating an artificialtreeupto5ft tall with abaseand cover

Thechurchwill be manned throughout andifthere aresuffi cientvolunteers to hand,lightrefreshments will be available.

Thetreefestivalwill be open from 10am until4pm Monday to Saturday and2pm to 4pmonSun days butthe church will have to close during services,funerals, es sentialcleaningand sometimesfor otherreasons

Trust’sworkisboosted by fundraisingevent

KARENCOMPTON

karen.compton@mnamedia.co.uk

Membersofthe HundredHouse Show committee ranaverysuc cessfulcharity fundraisingevent at theStrandHallin Builth Wells.

Around 80 people attended the fundraisingevent at thevenue

They enjoyed apicnic-style supperwhile beingentertained by Ceri Bevan, alocal up-and-coming comedian,and Builth Wellsband Midway featuringBod, Ed and Chris.

Thecharity chosen to benefit from theevent wasThe Bracken Trust.The trustisbased in Llandrindod Wellsand provides support to cancer sufferersand their families.Aspokespersonsaid:

“The charityisone well-known in theareaand provides an excellent rangeofservicesand is very de servingofsupport.”

Themoneyraisedamountedto £720

Apresentationwas madeby show chairman Sharon Davies and show co-ordinatorTricia Evansto BrackenTrust fundraisingmanag er JayneGriffithsand nurse Deb bieBufton.

Fossils find ‘could be a firstfor Europe’

Twofossils foundinMid Wales couldbethe firstoftheir kind to be discovered outsideofNorth America, expertshavesaid.

Museum Walesresearchers unearthedthe fossilsinrocks in LlandrindodWells

Theexperts saytheywerelaid down underthe seamorethan 460 million yearsago

Thedepositwas locatedin a sheep fieldduringthe Covidpan demicbyDrJosephBotting and Dr Lucy Muir,honoraryresearch fellowsatAmgueddfa Cymru.

Thespecimensare believed to either be the firstspecies of opa binidtobefound in Europe,or to represent adistinctgroup of animalskey to understanding the evolutionofarthropods–the groupofanimals includingcrabs andinsects.

Opabinidslived in thesea and were soft-bodied,witha long narrow trunkwhich hadarow

of flapsalong each side,thought to have been usedfor swimming, andpairs of stumpy triangular legs on theunderside

Thelargerofthe twofossils is 13mm long, includinga3mm long proboscis.

Thesmaller oneisjust3mm, with itsproboscismakingupjust underathirdofits totallength.

Dr Lucy McCobb, senior cura torfor AmgueddfaCymru,said: “Thisisafantastic discoveryby ourresearchers

“Joe andLucyare working with otherpaleontologists from around theworld to studythe fossils anddecipher what they can tell us about lifeinWales’s seas over 460million yearsago.”

Sheadded: “Whether theWelsh fossilsrepresent true cousins that belong in thesamefamilyas the NorthAmericancreatures is un certain.

“Buttheycertainly reveal that strangeopabiniid-likeanimals livedin theseasfor much longer than previously thoughtand had awider geographicalrange

“Welookforward to finding outmoreabout these Welshwon ders.”

Youngfarmersrepeating bright idea to raisecash

An after-dark tractor runwill lightupa Radnorshiretown again.

Penybont YoungFarmers Club organisedthe eventlastyear.

Atotal of 91 tractorstookpart from Radnorshireand theHer efordshireborder, bringing joy andfestive lights to Penybont, Crossgates andLlandrindod Wells.

Therun raisedmorethan £5,500 forthe club andthe Mo torNeurone DiseaseAssociation It wassuchahugehit that the young farmershavedecidedto putitonagain this year

Thespectacular sightoftractors dressedintwinkling Christmaslights will be held on December18. Everyone wishingtotake part should meet at 3pmand

they will setoff at 4.30pm from Crossgates PrimarySchool.

Thecostis£10 pertractor and therewill be aprize forthe best dressedtractor on theday Refreshments will be availa blefromAnnie’s mobile catering andall proceedsfromthisyear’s eventwill go to theTeenage CancerTrust andBirmingham Chil dren’s Hospital

Market will have somethingfor all

ThenextKington artand craft Christmas market will take place tomorrow (Saturday)

It will take placeatKington Market Hall andPlace De Marinesfrom 9.30am until3.30pm.

Themarketwill featurelocal artistsand craftspeople andthere will be somethingfor everyone and itemstosuitall pockets, tastes and ages

Thestallswill featuregenuinely hand-craftedproductsincluding cardsfor alloccasions, pottery, ironware,basketweaving,alpaca products, woodturning, art,felting, papercrafts, knitted andcrocheted garments, sewn products, pinloom weaving andwax melts.

Dr Phil is setto give Double Bill

NHSdoctor, comedian and broadcasterDrPhilHammond is returningtothe Wyeside Arts Centre in Builth Wellstonight (Friday) at 7.30pm

Called DoubleBill,DrPhil’s latest stand-up show is divided into twoparts, Dr Hammond’s CovidInquiryand How IRuined Medicine

He hasbeenanNHS doctor for32years, acomedian for23 years, aBBC broadcasterfor 29 yearsand PrivateEye’s medical correspondentfor 27 years.

Ticketspricedat£15 are availablefrom01982 552555 or viawyeside.co.uk

From left,SharonDavies, TriciaEvans,Jayne Griffiths, andDebbie Bufton

Joeand Lucy with thefossiltypes

Packed schedule forbig festival

Ludlow Winter Festival weekend kicksoff today(Friday)and is bringing threedaysofseasonalfun

Thereisawhole host of attractionsplanned overthe weekendto geteveryone into thefestive spirit

Amongthe events will be festive marketsthroughoutthe threedays andyoung farmerswill be lighting up theirvehiclesfor atractor runat 7.30pm this evening.

Therewillbeplentyofactivities goingonatStLaurence’sChurch tomorrow,and therewill be a Christmas Makers Market held in side Ludlow Castle from 1pm-9pm. ASanta’s grotto will be setupon Market Square in theafternoon andthe Christmas lights will be switched on at 5pm. Afestivalof lighteventwillrun at Ludlow Castletomorrowevening

Oneofthe highlights on Sunday will be acomedy nightfeaturing Alistair McGowanat Ludlow Brew ery.

Tree of Lightto be illuminated

Ludlow Rotary Tree of Light will give people thechanceto celebrateChristmas with aded icationtoalovedone,orthank apersonororganisation, commemorate an anniversary,a grandchildorsendgreetings to friendsand family.

Thetreewill be at Castle GardensatCastleSquarewith thelights switched on from to morrow (Saturday)toJanuary 5. Dedications canbemadeby making a£5donation, with all profits this year goingtoLud low Rotary Cares. Over thelast seven years theRotaryClubof Ludlow hasinvested morethan £30,000 in 60 localcommunity projects

Dedicationforms canbe pickedup from St Laurence’s Church or Nock Deighton.

People candownloada form from ludlowrotaryclub.org.uk

Kaiser Chiefs to play at castle

Indierockers KaiserChiefs will be playinga summer gigat Ludlow Castle next year

Thebandare famedfor theirhits IPredict aRiot andnumberone song Ruby

Bosses at Ludlow Castle an nouncedthe gigwill take placeon July 21

Residents of Ludlow andsur rounding areaswithpostcodesSY7, SY8&HR6 hadaccess to an exclusive 48-hourprioritypre-saleon Tuesday this week

Generaladmissionticketswent on sale from yesterday(Thursday) viaseetickets.com

Formoredetails abouttickets andthe gig, peoplecan visitLudlow Castle’s Facebook page

Popularindie-pop band Bastille arealsotakingpart in theWithin theWalls series taking placeat Ludlow Castle next summer Theirgig is duetotakeplace on July 23 at thecastle.

Drink anddrugmotorists warned

As theWorld Cupkicks off, West Mercia Police aretacklingdan gerous driverswho getbehindthe wheelafterdrinking.

Withpeopleperhaps temptedto drinkmorethanusual, thepolice arereminding driversthere is no safe amount of alcohol or drugs to consumebeforedriving.Over thepast five years28peoplehave died on theroads in West Mercia

wherealcohol wasacontributory factor

Supt StephBrightonsaid: “It’s extremely frustratingsome mo toristsstill selfishly choose to driveunder theinfluenceofdrink or drugsinthe knowledgethat theiractions couldkillorserious ly injure themselves or others

“Drink or drug drivingiscom pletely unacceptable.”

Domesticabuse campaign launched

West Mercia Police have launched a campaign tackling domestic abuse during theWorld Cup.

Thecampaigntargetingdomesticviolencefollows freshdatathat showed callstoNSPCC helplines soared by athird during the2018 WorldCup.The charitywarned “hundreds of thousandsofchildren couldbeatrisk” as theQatar World Cupkicks off. It said emotional stress,alcohol andbetting on foot

ball matchescould allact as trig gers to incidents at home

West Mercia Detective Supt Jon Robertssaid: “I want to be really clear; domestic abuseisaforce-wide priority allyearround butsadly we do know that thereisanincrease in domestic incidents during major football tournaments.

“Ifyou’reasurvivor of domestic abuse,wehearyou.You arenot alone.”

Chancellor ‘not shying away’ from hard decisions, says MP

DOMINICROBERTSON ChiefReporter

Ludlow MP Philip DunnesaidChancellor

Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statementshowedheis nottryingto“shyaway” from theeconomicreali tythe countryfaces.

Pensioners appeared to be among the winners following last week’s Autumn Statement that also prom isedextra devolved powers and fundingfor theWestMidlands.

Thestate pensionwill rise by 10.1 percent, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced

Butfor thoseatwork, thefreez ingoftax andNationalInsurance thresholds mean less in thepay packet.And with inflationstill ex pected to be above sevenper cent next year,itmeans abig squeezeon family budgets.

Mr Hunt said he hadtomake difficult decisions nowtoensurea “shallower downturn”, butadmittedthe economywas in recession andwas expected to shrink by 1.4 percentin2023.

Mr Hunt also said therewould be asecondwave of levelling up money, whichisexpected to benefitprojects in theregion. Andhepledged extra moneyfor theNHS, socialcareand education.

TheUK’sminimum wage forpeo pleagedover 23 will rise from £9.50 to £10.42 an hour.Helpwillcontinue forhouseholdsonenergybills.

Butdutyonunleadedand diesel will rise next year,leading to higher prices at thepumps

ConservativeMPPhilipDunne said:“Thenew Chancellor has madenoattempt to shyawayfrom theeconomicreality we face

“Economies around theworld are currentlyin, or aredue to enter, a recessionmadein Russia.

“The statement hasshownthat Jeremy Hunt understandsthe need to renewmarketstability andtake thedifficultdecisionsneededto reduce inflation, supportfamilies through thecostoflivingpressures this winter andreturnthe economy to growth as soonas practicable.

“Hehas been clearthathehas hadto find £55billion to balance thebooks,but hasdonesoroughly half from taxchanges andhalffrom spending decisions.

“The Autumn Statement hasa wide rangingpackageof£12 billion supportfor thosemostinneed,but also ensured that allhouseholds aresupported through theperiodof higher energy billsbyextending the Energy PriceGuarantee foranother year to April2024.

“Those in SouthShropshirereliantonalternative energy sources such as LPGand heatingoil will see theirsupport doubled to £200.”

WhileMrHunt’sstatement was welcomedbyConservativeMPs in Shropshire, it wascriticisedbyLib eral Democrat HelenMorgan, MP forNorth Shropshire Shrewsbury &AtchamConserv ativeMPDanielKawczynskisaid: “Inthe Autumn Statement,the Chancellor of theExchequer has madetough butfairdecisionstorestoreeconomicstability andtackle

inflation.”Telford Tory MP Lucy Allansaidshe welcomedanumber of measures,but wasconcerned aboutthe taxburden on working families.

Wrekin ConservativeMPMark Pritchardsaid: “Thiswas abal ancedstatement,which will reduce thedeficitwhilst not dampening growth.Itisgoodnewsthatboth educationand health budgetswill notonlyprotectedbut seerealincreases.”

However,Lib DemMPHelen Morganpulled no puncheswhenshe said:“This is thecostofConservative chaosbudget. TheChancellor hasmadeclear that ordinary peoplewill be paying forthe Conserv atives’mistakesfor yearstocome

“The Tories have trashed our economy, broken theNHS and stripped back services.

“The Government’sfailureshave alreadyinflicted huge costsonfam ilies andnow they aredoubling down on thedamagebyhikingup taxes.

“Had Ministersspent 2022 listening to LibDem policies instead of experimentingwiththe economy we would notbein such amess.

“The Conservatives have created theworst ambulanceand hospital delays in NHShistory andnow are forcingtaxpayers to fork outjust to stop theproblemsgetting even worse

“These areproblemsthatare at theirworst in places likeNorth Shropshirebut once again aCon servativeChancellor hasshownhe does notcareabout ruralBritain.”

Patients speakout over long waitsfor treatment

Patients in Shropshirehavespo kenout afterbeing given hospitalappointmentsfor June 2025 nearly threeyearsaway.

Andrew JonesfromDittonPri orssaidhewas “gobsmacked” when he looked at thedateofhis urologyappointment with Shrews bury &Telford NHSTrust (SaTH) It comesafter it wasrevealeda 16-year-oldboy hadalso been given an appointmentfor June 2025 Mr Jonessaidwhenhis letter ar rivedonSaturdayhethought the date wasamistake, butlater read aShropshireStarreportdetailing thesimilar wait forthe 16-year-old at thesamedepartment.

He said:“It is beyond belief,really.Iknewthe NHSisinastate butIdid not thinkitwas that bad.”

The16-year-old boy’sfather also spokeofhis family’s disappointmentatthe wait.Hesaid: “I thoughtitwas atypoand wasgoingtoask ‘doyou mean 2023?’.”

Referringtothe boy’scase, Shei la Fryer,interim deputy chiefoperatingofficeratSaTH, said:“We wouldliketoapologise forthe wait foraurology appointment. This length of delayisrareand we would liketoreassureyou that we aredoingeverything we can, alongside partners, to reduce theamountof time patients arewaiting foran

appointment. Recruitmentchallenges in urologyand thesignifi cant pressure duetothe continued impact of Covidhaveled to thedelays.Weare working to recover as quicklyaswecan –weare in the processofcontactingpatientswho have been waitinga long time for aurology appointment. This is to ensure ourlists areasaccurateas possibleand we canavoid offering appointments that areno longer required.Weare also working with otherhealthcareproviders to seeif they cansupport thereduction of waitingtimes at SaTH.Werecog nise that thecurrent waitsare not acceptable.”

Chancellor JeremyHunt outlined financial plansinhis Autumn Statement

Thefamilyoutsidetheir newhome

Ukrainianfamily have newplace to call home

SUESMITH newsroom@mnamedia.co.uk

People in theShropshirecountryside have helped aUkrainian family relocate into thelocal community.

IrynaSotnyk, 35,husband Vitalii,41, theirtwo year-old sonOleksandr,and hisgrandmother Yuli ia,aged59, left behind ashelled home in Ukraine’s Donetskregionand have now settled safely in Stiperstones.Theyhavebeenoverwhelmedbythe friend ship showntothemsince theirarrival on September 15.The familyare nowlivinginthe Stiperstones MethodistChapel, whichhas been transformedinto theirnew home

TheRea Valley MethodistChurches –agroup of eightchapels,including Stiperstones– foundthat help,both financiallyand physically, flooded into the project. Irynasaidthe family thoughtthe Shropshirecountryside was“beautiful”.She said:“We like this placeand thepeoplewho aresofriendly. Lifeis verydifferent in Ukraineinall ways

“Inthiscountry theGovernmentthinksabout peopleand theirneeds.

“Over here it is so beautifuland people arefriendly andhappy.Somanypeoplehavebeentakingcare of us andeveryonesayshello andaskshow we are. It is really great.”

TheRev RichardHallsaid: “Wehaveshownwhat canhappenwhenpeoplecommitthemselvestopray andworktogethertomakethe world alittlebit betterthanitwas before.Weare delighted to have been able to provideasafehaven fora familyin desperate need.”

Youthclub is liningupa Christmasmovie treat

KnightonYouth

It will be runningElf on December 7and it is open to youth club membersand otherchildrenin thetown. Mums anddadsare welcome foradonation of £2 perperson. Councillor BobAndrews said theclubishoping to getsome sponsorshipsoitcan providepopcorn andsweetsfor allthe children

He said at theend of September it used most of itsUKRenewal Fund moneyand hasstarted to useaNationalFarmer’sUnion grant.

Councillor Andrewssaidthere is enough money to runthe club forabout four months.

SantaClaus to join fun as lightsare switched on

Kington’sChristmas lights switch-onevent will take placeonThursday next week

Thecelebration includes musicfromthe communitychoir,festive food anddrink ar ranged by KingtonChamber of Tradeand an appearance by Father Christmas.

Thefun will take placeatthe Market Hall andPlace De Marine from 5pm.

Santawill be therefrom5pm until 6.15pm.There will be carols from 5pm, drinks andwood firedpizzasavailable from 5pmuntil 7pmand thelights switch-onat 6.30pm

It will be thestart of afestive weekend with Kington’sfood anddrink festival takingplace on December 3.

Businesses ‘need more clarityregardingsupport’ Opportunity giventolearn howtomakeawreath

Residents can find outhow to make a Christmas wreath at an eventnearLudlow.

Attendeeswillalso be abletogoona shortguidedwalkand find outabout win terplant identification with KimRalph, akaThe Ludlow Flower Farmer

Saturday’s eventat Whitcliffe is beingorganisedbythe FriendsofMortimerForest whowillgiveprioritybooking to signed up members. Spaces forthe 10am to 1.30pm eventare limited to 20.There is a£10 price forthe class. Attendees will have to bring theirown secateurs, abag or basket forfor aging, anda flaskofhot drink

Emailinfo@friends-of-mortimer-forest org.uktoreserveyourplace

Shropshire’s ChamberofCommercesays businesses need more clarityonwhatsup port they will getover rising costsdespite hopes theAutumn Statement will inject a ‘periodofstability’intothe economy.

RichardSheehan,chief executiveof Shropshire Chamber, said:“Afterall the chaos anduncertainty of this summer, we desperatelyneedaperiodofstability Shropshire businesses requireaclear plan to boostinvestmentand growth, andtar geted measures that ease thespecificcaus es of inflation.”

Mr Sheehanadded: “Recession, coupled with runawayinflation, is alethalcombi nation.”

Club membersand otheryoung sterswill have afestive treat when theFlicksin theSticksteamputsona film

Festivefairhas plenty on offer

ALlandrindod Wellshotel will pres entits Christmas fair this weekend.

TheMetropole Hoteland Spa’s “Miracle on Temple Street”show case will have more than 50 stalls full of hand-crafted andtasty gifts andliveentertainmentthrough tomorrow (Saturday) andSunday from 10am until4pm onbothdays.

Therewill be aspecial visitor arriving to welcome children to Santa’sgrottofrom10.30amuntil 12.30pm and1.30pm until3.30pm on both days.Tickets priced at £4.50can be purchasedfromthe receptiondeskonthe day.

TheBrackenTrust Singerswillbe performing Christmassongs during both days from 1pmuntil 1.45pm HollyRichardswill sing from 12pm until12.45pm tomorrow andMeg an Rees will sing from 12pm until 12.45pmonSunday. Therewill be mulled wine andgin andpeoplecan enjoyafamousMetropole special Santahot chocolate.

Snowdon back to Welshname

Visitors to Wales’shighest mountain will have to getused to calling it by anew name

ForSnowdon is to nowbe knownbyits Welshname, Yr Wyddfa,and theSnowdonia re gion by Eryri.

About400,000 people ayear visitthe area to walk or climb the3,560ft mountain –many from Shropshireand theMid landsaswellasacrossthe world

Thedecision to revert to the Welshnames,pronounced“Er Withva”and “Eh-Ruh-Re” was takenbythe SnowdoniaNational Park Authorityafter 5,000 people signed apetitioncalling forthe change

NaomiJones,the park’s head of cultural heritage,saidWelsh placenames were part of Eryri’s “special qualities”.The park has startedusing theWelsh names online andin itspublications.

Bank protesters arrested in city

Extinction Rebellion activistsfrom Shropshireand MidWales were ar rested afterbeing chainedupinside abank.

Thegroup carried outthe demonstration at BarclaysbankinCardiff city centre

Thecampaigners saidtheywere protesting againstthe firm’s invest mentsinfossilfuels

Seven people have been charged with aggravated trespass in rela tion to theincidentonMondaylast week

Thefourmen andthree wom en,who areonbailtoappearat CardiffMagistrates’ CourtonDecember 16,are:PamelaWilliams, aged 74,fromLlanidloes; Sarah Wilding, aged 55,fromKnighton; ChristineWelch,aged 69,fromBro seley; Mark Stokes,aged62, from Oswestry;Jamie Russell, aged 48, from Shrewsbury;Dougall Purce, aged 59,fromShrewsbury; Michael Bastow,aged 54, from Oswestry

Roadshow is making a finalstop

Shropshire’s finalBusiness Growth Roadshow of theyearwill take placenextweek.

ShropshireChamber of Commercehas joined forces with Aico to sharebestpractice.

Thefreeevent hasalready stoppedoff in Oswestry,Lud low, Whitchurch, Telford, and Bridgnorth, andwill endat Shrewsbury Town FC at 8amon

Tuesday. Homesafetycompany Aico,the reigning Shropshire companyofthe year,will be outlininghow itscoreculturesand values areatthe heartofcontinuedmulti-million poundgrowth.

Theroadshowwill also bring together otherexperts on various topics.

Fordetails, visitshrop shire-chamber.co.uk

Motorist is injuredafter carleftroad

Adriver wastaken to hospital with suspected seriousinjuriesaftera crashonaMid Walesroad.

Officers from Dyfed-PowysPo lice attended thesingle-vehicle road collision on theA470nearStorey Arms, Brecon,atabout 1.15pm on Sunday.

Thepolicesaidared Ford Fiesta left theroadand travelleddownan embankment.

Theforce said themaledriver

wastaken to hospital fortreatment with what were believed to be seri ousinjuries.

Theroadwas closed followingthe incident

It wasfully reopened at about 9.50pm.

Anyone whowitnessed theincidentoranyonewithinformation that couldhelpofficers with their investigationisasked to report it online at bit.ly/DPPContactOnline

Plansfor newvillage hall areto be boosted by university’s help

KARENCOMPTON karen.compton@mnamedia.co.uk

Universitystudentsand lecturerswillbeworkingona plan foranew hall fora villagetomor row(Saturday).

Agroup of finalyearstudents, twolecturers andthe head of the LiverpoolUniversity School of Ar chitecture OlaUduku will be in Bucknell near Knightontostart workonareplacement memorial hall

Membersofthe Bucknell Memo rial Hall andRecreation Ground Charity(BMHC)saidtheyare honouredtohavethe supportofthe university

They expect to be in aposition to submit aplanningapplication to ShropshireCouncilinthe spring

Barracks

Bucknell’s existing villagehall served as an army barracks in the FirstWorld War.

Afterthe endofthatconflict, the redundantbuildingwas purchased by thevillage,dismantledand transportedtothe villagewhere it wasre-erected andwhere it hasremained forthe last 100years

It wasdedicated as theBucknell MemorialHallinmemoryofthe 16 localmen killed in thewar Leadersofthe charitysaidthe hall is well-supported by organisa tionsbut it is becoming increasing ly expensivetoheatand maintain

Formorethan25years the char ityhas triedto find ways to replace thehall.

Firstthere wasthe lack of asuita bleand affordable site,thenwhena site wasfound andplanningpermission wassecured,there wasalack of money Back in 2006,asurveyor’s report concluded‘considerable expenditure’was needed on thebuilding anda‘specificallydesignedbuild ing’ wasthe most economicalway to progress

Variousattemptstosecurefundinghaveprovedfruitless andthe outbreakofCovid broughtongoing worktoahalt.

Butproject co-ordinatorMichael Alderton said:“This turn of events

hasgiven theBMHCopportunityto review andrethink itsproposals for areplacement to itsMemorialHall.

“The planning permission fora replacementbuildingwas granted in March2008and hasnow expired.

“Whilst theoriginalplanswould have givena fine building,the cost at morethan£850,000 is prohibitive andwould have featured few or none of thesustainable design features incorporated in amodern building

“The BMHC wantstopress ahead with itsplans to replacethe existinghallbut to look at anew design whichminimisesits carbon foot printand incorporates energy-sav ingfeatureswherever possible

“The aimistobuildanew village

hall of some 432sqmetrestoincludeamulti-purpose hall with ad jacent stagetogetherwithameetingand communityroom, entrance foyer, kitchenwithloungearea, toilets andstorage

“The budget cost is estimatedat £546,000

Character

“Itwillvalue thecharacter of the newsite, be economical to runand fitwellwiththe needs of thecom munity.”

Supporters saythe hall makesa huge contribution to thesociallife of thevillageasavenue forvarious groups andfor hostingfunctions itself.But thesub-standardcondi tion of thehallishavinganadverse effect on income from lettingsand this reducesthe amount available to spendonrepairs

This is becoming adownward spiral andthe BMHC wantstoreverse it by improvingthe available facilities andtocreatea welcoming atmosphere andanopportunity to socialise andfeelpart of thecom munity

TheBMHChas alreadyset aside alaunchfundofnearly£35,000 to wardsthe cost of thenew hall and will continue with itsfundraising activities

Thenextone is thepopular Christmas concertonDecember 3 featuringthe KnightonTownSil ver Band

Butthe supporters need an ap provedschemeand possibly plan ning consent before seriouslyaddressing thefunding issue.

Historic musical instrument featured on TV show

AWelsh tripleharpthatresides at aPowys County Councilmuseum hasappearedona populardaytime television programme.

Thespecial item,which canbe foundatthe RadnorshireMuseum in LlandrindodWells,featuredon an episodeofBBC One’sBargain Hunt

Theepisodewas broadcaston November7 andcan be stillviewed on BBCiPlayer

As part of thevisit,staff at RadnorshireMuseumand Bargain Hunt presenter Natasha Raskin-Sharp were treated to a performancebyaward-winning Welshtripleharpist Gareth Swin dail-Parry Presenter Natashathenspoke to RadnorshireMuseumcurator Lorna Steelabout theharp.

held at theRoyal WelshShow ground in Llanelwedd

Councillor DavidSelby, cabinet member foraProsperous Powys, said:“We were delightedtobe askedtosee this specialitemfea ture in BargainHunt. The film crew were very professional and everyone wasinawe of Gareth’s performance.

Gareth Swindail-Parryand NatashaRaskin-Sharp

Thepopular programme, which sees twopairs of contestantsbuy ingantiquesfromshops or afair andthensellthemin an auction forprofit, visitedthe museum to film theharp.

Theharpbelongedtoprominent VictorianmusicianJohnRoberts It waspresented to themuseum by hisfamilyinthe 1950s. Filmingofthe episodetookplace in May.

Theprogramme took contestants to theantiquesfairthatwas

“Itisgreat to have oneofour museumsfeatured on Bargain Hunt andtosee part of ourWelsh cultural heritage promotedonnational television.”

Theepisodecan still be viewed on BBCiPlayerbysearchingBar gain Hunt

Theproposed site of thereplacement hallfor thecommunityofBucknell

CarysGittins andAlisHuwswillperform

Greatmusical talent to appear at charityshow

DOMINIC ROBERTSON dominic.robertson@mnamedia.co.uk

Theofficial royalharpist will lead a star-studded line-upoflocal musical talent at this year’s Lingen Davies CarolConcert.

Alis Huws,previouslyknown as royalharpist to thePrinceofWales,and nowofficialroyal harpist, will be accompaniedby fluteplayerCarys Gittinsat thefestive extravaganzabeing held at Shrewsbury Abbey. Closing outa packed year of events forthe charity, guests will also be treated to performances by KeyChangeChoir ledbyformerWestEnd star Lucy Key, andthe Shrewsbury LightOrchestra

Theconcert is beingheldonDecember 3at 6pmto raise fundsfor Lingen Davies Cancer Fund,which supports cancer patients andraises awarenessabout cancer throughout Shropshire andMid Wales.

LizzyColeman,eventsand fundraisingofficerfor thecharity,saidthe concertwould be a fitting wayto mark thefestive season

Shesaid: “The carolconcert will be an excellent waytoeaseyourselfintothe festiveseason, listen ingtosome beautifulmusic and, of course,enjoying mincepiesand mulled wine.”

MichaelJenkins, head of musicatMoreton Hall School,willbethe comperefor theevening.There will also beaChristmas readingfromDeputyLord Lieutenant Ashley Fraser.Tickets forthe concert arepriced at £15for adults, £8 forunder 12sand under5sgofree.

To book,visit lingendavies.co.uk/events

Tractorrun

Last year theevent

Driverswillenjoy food anddrinksbeforesetting offinconvoyat5pm

Region’solder workers tell of ageism concerns

Astudy foundtwo-thirdsofworkers over 50 yearsold in theMidlandsbelieve they have experienced ageism in theworkplace

TheUnretirementUprisingreportby ageactivismplatform55/Redefinedand re cruitmentcompany Reed Talent Solutions looked at theexperiences of more than 4,000 over-50s across theUK.

In theWestMidlands, 56 percentsaid theircurrent employer supports their ca reer advancement with training.

Butdespite therebeing 1.2million job advertsbetween July andSeptember alone, two-thirds of over-50s nationally believe theirage wouldworkagainst them when lookingtostart anew role

Festive fairraisedover £400 foragoodcause

AChristmas fair in Shropshire raisedmore than £400 forcharity

Organisersofthe CrossHousesChristmasFairhavehailedthe eventa ‘hugesuc cess’withmorethan250 people attending.

Thefairsaw £426 raisedonthe dayfor theSANDS charity.

Theevent featured more than25stalls full of Christmasgiftsand ideas.

Brompton CookerySchoolprovidedfood with pulled pork baps, home made fudge brownies,scotcheggsand more,all cooked by chef Marcus Bean

TheShrewsbury Male VoiceChoir performed andthe eventwill return next year on November19.

Keep moving to keep warm is winter message

Bosses at aShropshirecharity have launched acampaigntohighlightthe im portance of stayingactive throughout the winter months

CommunityResourceisurgingpeopleto ‘KeepMoving, Keep Warm’to fightoff the winter gloomand maintain theirstrength and fitnessthroughoutthe year

CommunityResourcerunsevents across thecountytohelppeoplewiththeir fitness andwellbeing

It also supports theAssociation of ShropshireExerciseTeachers, agroup of teacherswho deliverclasses forolder peopleand forthose whoneed additional guidance due to mobility issues.

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fora year. No deposit. Interest free.

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FAYJONES

Tourismtax is causinggreat concernfor Brecon andRadnor shirebusiness owners

It raises uncertaintyabout their future andprofitability.The tourismsectorisalready facing cost of living challenges,higher utility billsand staffshortages.

In addition to this triadofobstacles, business ratesinWales arehigherthaninother partsof theUK, adding increased finan cialpressures

Raising theincreased occupancy thresholdfor self-catering holidayletsto182 days,aspro posedbythe WelshLabour Gov ernment, is anotherhit on the tourismsectorand couldgreat ly impact ourvisitor numbers.

Many of ourholidaysletsare seasonal,running alongside familybusinessesand are thereforeunabletooperate on a 12-monthbasis

Theseownersare nowincredi blyconcerned that they won’t be able to stay open,and selling is notalwaysanoptionasthese properties frequently form part of thehomestead.

Aplanned holidayfor many fam ilies duetoadditionalhousehold costsin Walesmay alreadybe cancelled.

By living in Powys, we arecon stantlyremindedofcross-bor derrelationships with England. Healthycompetition makesfor acompetitive tourismsector.

We risk handingEngland our competitiveedgebyenforcing increasedoccupancy threshold rather than supporting holiday lets throughthese challenging times.

Forthose familieswho will still be taking astaycation, the Welshtourism sector will poten tially be more expensive

HayonWye,alocal tourism bolthole,attractsthousands of visitors ayear. It couldpoten tially face significantly less foot fall duetoaccommodation in England,justafew shortmiles away,being more affordable Localbusinesses fear ahuge knock-on effect,not only forac commodationproviders,but for localpubs, shopsand touristat tractions

We need to encouragetourists to visitWales andnot taxthem. TheWelsh Government public consultationcan be foundat gov.wales.The closing dateis December 13

Deadlydangers to be found on ruralroads

“We’re living alife sentence,” says John McSherry.

“Every time Igointomy kitchen, Ithink what wouldhavehappened if Ihad turned left,insteadofturn ingright,whenIwenttoget that takeaway.”

Mr McSherry,70, andhis wife Michelle,58, sawtheir liveschange forever in 2009 when they were involved in acrash on thebusy countryroadclose to theirhome in Claverley, near Bridgnorth

Thecrash left them both depend entoncrutchestowalk, sometimes they need awheelchair.

They hadtoclose therestaurant they hadbeenrunningfor thepast four years, andneed help forbasic household chores

“I have to have somebody in to help with thegardening, whichI usedtolove,” he says.

It comesaslittlesurprise to Mr McSherry that newresearchshows therewere78per cent more deaths on ruralroads inthe Midlands com paredtourban highways

Areportpublished this week by insurerNFU Mutualreveals there were 71 fatalitiesonrural roads acrossthe West Midlands last year

Increase

Thenumberoffatalitiesshowed a37per cent increase compared to 2020,withthe number of seriousin juries also increasing by seven per cent

Theinsurer foundthat23per cent of people hadbeeninvolved in acollision or accidentona rural road

Jade Devlin,rural roads special ist at NFU Mutual, says: “These latest figuresconfirm ourfears that an increase in ruralroadtraffichas resulted inanincreaseinthe num beroffatalitiesand casualtieson countryside roads–withvulnerable road usersgenerally bearingthe bruntofit.

“NFU Mutualanalysisalso showsthatinthe past four years, over 4,000 people have been killed on ruralroads,comparedtojustun der2,500 on urbanroads.”

It is asimilar picture across the country.

Nationally,there were more than 10,471 fatalities or seriousinjuries on ruralroads in 2021,upbymore than 1,000–or12per cent –com paredtothe previous year

Within that figure,the number killed hadseenaseven percentin crease to 981, more than two-thirds higher than thosekilled on urban roadsduringthe same period

This wasdespite atypical rural road seeing just11,700vehiclesin a24-hour period, 38 percentfew er than the18,100seenonurban roadseachday.

Ironically,MrMcSherryhad been campaigningfor road safety

improvements in theareaaround hishome forthree yearsbefore thefateful nighthewenttonearby Worfieldtocollect atakeawaymeal in July 2009

Before thecrash, theMcSherrys’ Poplar TeaRooms business had just turned aprofitfor the firsttime sincetheystarted outfouryears earlier.

Mr McSherry hadpreviously workedasanentertainer at Pon tin’sholiday camps, andhad built up afollowing with hisentertain ment,which included impersona tionsoftelevisioncharacter Frank Spencer.

theirmum anddad were goingto die, andithas also badlyaffected thefamilyofthe otherguy whowas killed,” he says.

Five months before thecolli sion,MrMcSherryhad present ed a1,000-signature petition to ShropshireCouncil andMPPhilip Dunne.

It called forsafetymeasures alongthe B4176‘Rabbit Run’ from TelfordtoDudley, whichpasseshis home

Theroadhas been thesubject of seven deaths over thepast18 years, themostrecent beingfatherand sonPhil andJakeTaylor, whowere killed on Bank HolidayMondayin August Phil,60, andJake, 28,diedafter theirFordFiestacollidedwitha whiteSkoda on theB4176 near Up perAston.Fourchildrenwerealso takentohospitalasa result of the collision

PHILIP DUNNE

TheUKeconomyisentering recession, butthere is politi caldisagreementonits cause TheLabourPartyclaim that theeconomiccrisiswas ‘made in Downing Street’,attribut ingittothe nowinfamousmini-budget,addingthatConserv atives have been in powerfor 12 years.

Theunfundedtax measures were toorapid adashfor growth, whichthe newChan cellor Jeremy Hunt quickly corrected.Onlyopposition pol iticians purporttobelieve it wasthe causeofthe current crisis.The Governmentacted decisively to restorecalm, and theBankofEngland’s Gover nor wasunequivocal last week: themini-budgethad no lasting consequences on theeconomy or mortgagerates

Since2010, we have hadaseries of shattering economic crises unprecedentedin history. The financialcrisisof2008hap penedunder Labour’s watch but lead to aprolonged anddeepre cessiontakingadecadetorepair thedamage. National borrowing shot up by an extraordinary8% of GDPasLabour lost controlof spending.Few readerswill have forgottenthe infamous note left by Labour:“thereisnomoney left”. Successive Conservative governments have steadily re paired thenation’s finances, re storinggrowthand confidence Between2010and 2019,the UK hadthe thirdfastest growing economyofthe G7

In 2020 theworld suffered a once-in-a-centurypandemic, quicklyfollowedbyaonce-in fifty-years energy priceshock Thereare clearlylessons to be learnedfromthe pandemic,but ourCovid deaths were fewer than theinternational average andthe £400bn financialsup port kepthouseholdsand busi nesses from bankruptcy.This increasednationaldebtfurther, whilecompounding global sup plychain shocks

Thecoupleweredriving alongthe A454 Bridgnorth to Wolverhamp tonroadin Hiltonwhentheywere in collision with aVauxhallAstra travellinginthe opposite direction.

Thedriver of theVauxhall, 37-year-oldTonyGordon, died at thescene.Hewas foundtohave been over thedrink-drive limit.

At thetimeMrMcSherrywas given a10per cent chance of sur vival, andbothhe andhis wife were temporarilywheelchair-boundim mediatelyafter thecrash

“Ithas left us both disabled,it hasaffectedmykids.

“Theywereleftwondering if

Mr McSherry succeeded in getting amobilespeed camera in stalledalong thestretch,but the Rabbit Run’sstatusasaB-roadhad provedan obstacle to getting the speed limitreduced.The routemay have aclassification lowerthanan A-road,but it remainsasbusyas ever as acommutershort-cut.

Thosewho campaign forfurther measures say thespeedpatrols have littlerealeffectbecause driversjust slow down when they seethem, and increase theirspeed afterwards

Mr McSherry says thereneeds to be achangeofpolicyallowing theuse of hidden camerasthatwill prove amoreeffective deterrent.

“Carsare biggerand more power ful, andthe speedlimitsare simply ignored,” says Mr McSherry

“These days peopledrive bigger cars, andrural roads weren’tde signed forthem.”

Putin’sinvasionofUkraine drove internationalenergy prices up eightfold, as well as increasingpricesofother staple goods such as wheat. As amajor importer of energy,UKinflation rosetoa40-year high.Weare notalone;inflationhas risen globally,withthe Netherlands facing 14.3%and Germany 10.4%inflation. Interest rates arerisingaroundthe world as onethird of theglobaleconomy enters recession. We have taken thetough action necessary to tackle this.Manyofthe meas ures in theAutumn Statement aredifficult,but it hasbeen done in afairway with the wealthiest paying most andpro tecting pensioners andthe most vulnerable

‘Carsare more powerful and speedlimitsare simply ignored’

Beforethe accident –Michelleand John McSherry ran PoplarCottage Tearooms

Well doneto everyonefor theirefforts

Iattendedthe Remembrance Dayservice in Knighton and wouldliketopay tributeto allthose whoworkedhardto make it such agreat success

Thanks to MartyJones for organising theparadeand wreath-laying. Also thanks to DavidMorgan(Bulky) whodoesalot of behind-the scenes workand arrangingthe wreathsonthe cenotaph

Also thanks to thosewho dealtwiththe trafficcontrol, thanks to allorganisations that laid wreaths andMikeHiles for poppydeliveriestolocal shops andoffices.

Andthank you to thepub licfor attendingthe cenotaph wreath-laying, Carl Branford forsupplying thePAsystem andBrian Paul andJonathan Hadley forcleaningupthe leaves at thecenotaphready for theservice

Well done to everyoneinvolved,

PICTURE FROMTHE ARCHIVE

Garageshave kept costsdown

With referencetosupermarketsreducingthe priceoffuel, whydidn’ttheydoitbefore, likeprivately-owned havedone formonthsonend?

Abig thankyou to Griffiths Garage,Leintwardine, and others whohavekepttheir prices down Idohope, even though pri vately-ownedgarages maynot be able to do as much as they have at this time,wecontinue to supportthem, nowand in thefuture.

CarolPrince, CravenArms

Action needed on immigration

Anotherday,another left wing, politicallycorrect diatribe from Andy Richardson in theShrop shireStar(Opinion, November 2)

It seemstohaveescaped his attentionthatthe currentgov ernmentwas elected on aman date to curb illegal immigra tion to theUKwithan 80-seat

majority (it’scalleddemocra cy!).SuellaBraverman’sstance on immigration is long overdue.

If the6,000 Normanswho landed here in 1066 wascalled an invasion,whatdoyou call theunwelcome arrivalof 30,000 illegal immigrants? The firststeptostoppingthis is forthe RoyalNavytodoits joband stop anyunauthorised vessels entering theUKterrito rial waters. Secondly,introduce more strict legislationfor who is eligible forany moneyoraccommodation. Thirdly, cancel legalaid to illegals.Ignorethe baying left wing mob, Suella, andintroduce these measures to stop this racket beingperpe trated on theBritishtax payer.

VG Edwards, Ludlow

Losingour trust in thepoliticians

show ‘I’m aCelebrity GetMe OutofHere’

Truss, BorisJohnsonhave no ides what they aredoing

Alltheywantisthe power andposition,but not to take the flack.

No apology. Nothing.

Once we lose trustinpolitics, it is an open door forafascist state.

John Brown, Shrewsbury

Relief road is an importantissue

Am Ithe only onewho is in furiated by theconstantcom plaints at ournationaland lo calpoliticians?

Most have only hadafew yearstoaddress theproblems we face

Areliefroadnorth of Shrews bury is farmoreimportant than thecreationofareservoir that wouldonlyhelpeliminate floodingfor afew days andaid watershortages forafew weeks during theodd warm summer

Andy Chetwood, Shropshire

Articleondrugs was horrifying

Therecent ShropshireStar articleabout theextentofthe drug industry in Shropshire is trulyhorrifying, It hasgrown exponentially in recent years, now apparently involvingchildrenasyoung as nine,fosteredbypathetically weak governmentpolicies, in sufficientenforcement andof course auseless criminal justice system –wesee theresults as reported in thepaper on a dailybasis.Criminals with a string of convictionsare routinely handed suspended sentences or even more stupid, ones to runconcurrentlywith existingjailterms.

It is surprising that thereport contains no referenceto parental responsibility.Isthis now down to police,teachers andsocialworkers?

Isn’tittimeour political representatives told thosein governmentthat, outsidethe Westminster bubble,their pol iciesare as effective as achoco late teapot?

MikeCrump,Bridgnorth

Wolverhampton, WV11ES

Lettersmustinclude thewriter’sname, address and telephone number.Letters will only be published anonymouslyinexceptional circumstances.The editor reserves theright to condense or amend letters

Councillor Chris Branford,Knighton

We areand have been in avery dangeroussituation

Ourtrust in politicians is in question with Hancockleaving hisdutytoplaya role in aTV

TheCleeHills were alivetothe sound of quarrying when this picture wastaken in 1930.For many years, quarrying for dolerite, or dhustoneasitwas known, wasthe main income sourcefor thearea, andthe Abdon CleeStone QuarryWorkswas amajor extractor of therockwhich wasusedinthe road-buildingindustry. Thequarry closed in 1936

Cancer research is boosted

Acuppa andachathavehelped boostthe coffersofa vitalresearch charity.

Afundraising coffee morning wasorganised by Cancer Research UK’s Builth WellsCom mittee

Theeventfor thecharity was held at TheFountaininBuilth Wells.

Over thetwo-hour openingperiod, around 50 people dropped in forcoffeeand biscuits, whichwere

KARENCOMPTON

karen.compton@mnamedia.co.uk

supplied by TheCo-opinBuilth Wells.

Therewereseveral stalls in cludingaChinese auction, home made cakes, araffle, abottleand bric-a-bracstalls.

Atotal of £706 wasraisedand thanks go to allwho organised andsupported this worthycause

Cool funonthe way as lights switched on

Christmascomes to LlandrindodWells tomor row(Saturday)withthe biglightsswitch-on and iceskating fun.

An icerinkwillbeavailable to morrowand Sundayfrom10amuntil8pm

Youngsters andadultswillbeable to have awonderful time sliding around on therinkfreeofcharge andthere will be skates,askate changing area,penguinstohelplit tleones, music, asnowmachine and

KARENCOMPTON karen.compton@mnamedia.co.uk

much more.The icerinkispartof LlandrindodWells Town Council’s festivelightingcommittee’s Christ maslights switch-onevent,which also includes alantern parade with Santa, andalantern competition. Theswitch-on andlantern pa rade will take placefrom4.30pm when thoseinfancy dressand wishingtotakepartinthe parade should meet at thebus station. A

grandprocessionwithSanta will then head to thebandstand at 5pm andthe Christmas lights will be switched on at 5.15pm

To getready forthe lanternparade,there will be aworkshopatthe Play HubonTempleStreettomor rowfrom2pm until4pm to decorate lanterns or finish offwillow lan terns. Theworkshops areprovided by Play Radnor andsponsoredby LlandrindodWells Town Council. Bookinga placefor theice rink is essentialat pavilionmidwales.org uk/ice-skating-booking-form

Farmsmustnot be seen as asofttarget, insistsunion

Farmsin Shropshire should notbe seen as a‘soft target forcriminals’, aNFU adviserhas said

Themessage,fromNFU ShropshireadviserEdwardGarratt, comesas farmerswereurged to increase security as darker winter nights enable criminalstoraidthe countryside unseen Mr Garrattsaidthe unionhad made ruralcrime akey priority as

it wasalwayshighonthe agenda when he spoketofarmers

TheNFU also sits on theexecutiveboard of TheNationalRural CrimeNetworkasits only farming representative andhas consistently called fordedicated ruralpolice teamstobetterprotectalready iso latedand vulnerable areas.

Mr Garrattsaid: “Rural crimeis abig problemfor Shropshire farm

erssomeofwhom have been victims of arson, vandalismand burglary butalso everything from vehicle andlivestocktheft rightthrough to hare coursing and fly-tipping.”

He added: “Our farmsshouldnot be seen as asofttargetfor criminals andwithrural crimecosting millionseveryyear, theNFU continues to lobbyGovernmentand the Home Office.”

MEETTHEWINNERS

Therehas been an overwhelming responsetothe Shropshire Star Pawtrait Pets competition2022.

With 453petsshowcased,the hunt wason to find this year’s most popular pet. Nearly 204,000votes were received andcounted, proving ittobeanextremely popular competition

Thewinner, takingthe crownofthe Shropshire Star Pawtrait Petof theYear2022 is Milo thecat,who liveswithSophieDeanin Shawbury.She receives thetop prize of £500 Congratulations!

In second place, taking home £300 is Lynne SmithfromChurchstoke whonominatedher catAlice

Finally,inthird place, winning £200 is Indie Pugh the proudowner of TerryArthurPugh thehamster from Shrewsbury

Thank youtoallthe participantsinthis year’s competition andcongratulations again to our top threewinners, Milo, Aliceand Terry.

TheCancerResearchUK’sBuilth WellsCommittee enjoying awelldeserved mug of coffee afterthe event, withHelen Tuite, right, member pioneer for theBuilth WellsCo-op.Photo by TedEdwards

Airbase’smoveisopposed

KARENCOMPTON karen.compton@mnamedia.co.uk

LlandrindodWells Town Councilhas agreedto officially oppose the proposed closure of the Welshpoolair ambu lancebase, although severalmembers wanted to wait formoreinfor mation.

Memberspreviouslyagreed to writetoWales AirAmbulance and askfor furtherinformation and Councillor JamieJones said he wouldrepresent thetowncouncil at meetings andreportback.

He said he hadbeentothe Save WalesAir Ambulancegroup meet ingin Newtown.

He said people therewerequestioningsomeofthe data provided by WalesAir Ambulanceand there were lots of questionsunanswered aboutthe impact of theservice movingtoNorth Wales.

He said therewerealsoconcerns about thelossofa 4x4vehicle, whichwould also be relocatedto NorthWales

Updating town councillorsinLla ndrindod on Tuesday last week,he said theWales AirAmbulance pro-

posalisnow public andanalystsare lookingatit.

He said thereshouldbeafull publicconsultation.

Councillor Jones said:“We real ly can’taffordtolosethisand the town councilwill really need to help with othertowncouncilsthatare getting behind it.”

Councillorsproposedkeeping the campaign againstthe closureofthe base at theforefront of theirsocial mediaand on theiragenda, to considerpurchasingacampaignban nerand displaying it locallyand to be readytoact in betweenmeetings if anything newcomes up

Deputy MayorCouncillor Wade Curzon then proposedthatthe town council officiallyobjects to the closure of theWelshpool base andit wasagreed

Butsome memberswerenot happy,withCouncillor Jase Hawker saying thecouncil hadbeenforced into supporting the campaign when it wanted to wait formoreinforma tion before making ajudgement Councillor Deeks-D’Silva sug gested that thecouncil should be proactiveand putonsome training courses to teach people how to use the defibrillatorsinthe town Thecouncil wastoldthree of the

defibrillators have been deployed recently.Councillor KimNicholls said the firstrespondershaveput outcountless offers to train people in CPRand theuse of defibrillators andthe uptake hadbeenlow

Membersagreedtolookintoput ting on some defibrillator training forresidents

TheWales AirAmbulance proposalswould seethe closures of the Welshpooland Caernarfon bases andthe crewscombined into anew NorthWales site

Bosses say that move wouldallow them to provide abetterservice,but theproposalhas sparkedanger and concerninPowys.

Membersofvarious town coun cils throughout theareahavevoiced theirobjectionstothe closurepro posal

Town councillorsinBuilthWells have unanimouslybackeda resolu tion calling forthe airbasetoremain in Welshpool.

Andapublicmeetingwas held in Knightonand heardworries about what thepotential closurewould mean to people in Powys.

However,meetingshavealso heardclaimsfrombosses at Wales AirAmbulance that themove wouldimprove theservice.Ambulancebosses have said morelives couldbesaved if theproposals were carriedout

Sitesare needed fortraveller folk

Acouncil is lookingtoprovide space fornew homesfor travellers and travelling show people

HerefordshireCountyCouncil is preparingits localplanand says it will need at least35pitches forgip sies andtravellers, andnineadditional travelling show people plots.

Aspokesman forthe councilsaid it waskeentohearabout anysites or increase in currentsites that couldhelpmeetthisneed

Landowners whothink they mighthavea suitable site should visitthe Call forTravellerSites tile on theHerefordLocal Plan Commonplacehomepage

Card Factory’s salesincrease

Card Factory, thegreeting cardsand giftschain,sayslikefor-likesales areup6.2 percent this year

Thechain,which hasshops acrossthe BlackCountry, Shropshireand Staffordshire, said trading in thesecondhalfof its financialyear, whichrunsto theend of January, wasstronger than expected,particularly acrossits everyday ranges

Theonline business hasper formed in line with expectations.

WalesAir Ambulance’sWelshpoolbasecouldbeclosedunderplans

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“Pharmacists areexperts in minorillnesses andrecognising what we call ‘red flags’ormore serious symptoms.Our family have be in pharmacyfor andwe’ve built linkswithour GP practices an thehospital. So someone come in and Ithink th really need to A&Ethatday, Ican advise them about that.”

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in and see sfreeand on’t need appointment,” Reena. st pharmacies aprivate nsultation room, you’re worried out discussing something embarrassing, youcan always asktospeak to one of the pharmacy team in private.”

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Sanjeev Panesar, 36, from Pan Pharmacy in Sheldon, Birmingham, is keen to spread the word

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“I would always encourage people to seek adviceattheir pharmacy,”saysBen.“So many of thepeople whocome here formedical advicealready come to us forother things, so they arefamiliar withusand feel comfortableasking

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Book namedas this year’s best

LessonsinChemistry hasbeen named HayFestivalBookofthe Year afterbook-lovers nominated theirfavourite titles online

A1960s-set storyofanuncon ventional female scientist, it was shortlistedfor theinaugural Waterstones DebutFiction Prize2022.

It is thedebut novelfromBonnie Garmus.BorninCaliforniaand nowbased in London,Garmuswas acopywriterand creative director working in technology, medicine, andeducation,beforehitting the literary sceneat64.

Theannouncement came ahead of theHay Festival Winter Week end. Thefestivalstarted yesterday (Thursday) andrunsuntil Sunday with more than70acclaimed writ ersand performers taking part in 52 events.Selecteventswill be livestreamed at hayfestival.org/ winter-weekend.All events will be on thefestival’sHay Playerathay festival.org/hayplayer.

Former nursing director dies

Aformerdirectorofnursing at theRoyal Shrewsbury Hospitalwho wasinvolvedinseveral charitieshas died

ValerieHowells, 79,was athe atre nursingofficerwho worked at theRobertJones andAgnes Hunt OrthopaedicHospitalat Gobowenbeforemovingtothe RoyalShrewsbury.

Shehelpedset up thePetsas Therapycharity in theareaand wasinvolvedinthe Macmillan cancer charity. Shewas also greatlyinvolvedwiththe Sa maritans, Marriage Guidance andin aBritish RedCrossshop

MrsHowells hadthree chil dren,Stuart, Timonieand An drew.She wasmarried to the late Gary Howells, chiefcivil engineer andShrewsburyand Atcham BoroughCouncil.

Herfuneral wasdue to be held in Llanfyllintoday (Friday)

Toiletsenquiries arecontinuing

Enquiriesabout thepossibility of introducing waterless urinals at a Builth Wellspublictoiletwill continue.

Councillor Gwyn Davies said he hadstarted making enquiriesabout converting theurinals in hispub into waterless facilities.Hesaidhe couldalsolookintoitfor thepublic toiletsrun by thetowncouncil on theGroe. Nowhehas takenaleave of absence from thecouncil,Builth WellsMayor Councillor Alan Waller hastaken on theenquiries.

He said he hadspokentoacom pany whichdoes theworkand it costsabout £70per urinaland work time.Hesaidhehad been told the toiletswould notneed newurinals andthe currentonescould be fitted with an airfreshener cartridge in a trapdoor.

Councillor Waller said he would getsome moredetails andbring thembacktothe town councilfor a discussion in thenew year

Topaward forrailway volunteers

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TheMarsh Awards celebrate theoutstanding contributionsof people whoare committed to so cial, cultural andenvironmental causes

Newtrainsare on track, bosses say

The firstof23new trainswhich will provideexpress services throughoutthe West Midlands hasmoved underits ownpower forthe first time

TrainNo. 805001,the firstof13 new‘bi-mode’ trainsdue to go into serviceonthe West Coastmainline next year,leftits factoryinCounty Durham andbegan testingatNet workRail’scentre in Leicestershire this week.Itwillbejoinedbyasec

ond train, No.805003, next month, andtheninJanuary both trains will move to Oxleydepot in Wolverhamptonfor aperiodofintense mainline testing. They arethe first of 13 ‘bi-mode’units,based on the Japanese A-Train, canswitchseamlessly betweenelectricand diesel power. Each train will be made up of five carriages.

They will replacethe diesel Voyager trains.

Caring couple tell of thegreat rewardsfostering canbring

KARENCOMPTON karen.compton@mnamedia.co.uk

Karenand DannySherwood from Crossgates wonthe outstanding contribution by afostercarer award at TheFostering Network’sannual awards ceremony

Thecouplehavebeenfostercar ersfor morethan25years

Karenand Danny’scommitment hasrubbedoff on theirdaughter andher family,aswellastheir granddaughterand herfamily, all of whom arenow foster carers

Karenand Dannysaidtheybegan fosteringafter ahappy accident.

Karenwas working in thephysio department at LlandrindodWells Hospital 26 yearsago when shewas told asix-year-oldchildwas coming back to theareafollowing thedeath of hermum,and hereldersibling wasnot able to look afterher Karenknewthe familyand felt shecould help untilsomething more permanentwas sorted.Aftera conversation with Danny, the child movedin. When Karentold socialservices, staffhad already beeninformedbyaGPwho knew them,and Karenand Dannywere askedtobecome foster carers

That firstchildstayedwiththem untilshe was18and stillvisitsnow

with herthree children.Itwas the startofajourney whichhas seen thecaringcouple nowfosterbetween130 and150 children

Four of them have been long-term staysofover10years andtheystill have regularcontact with about20 of theirfosterchildrenand many regularlyvisit

They have enjoyed thegraduation of onedisabledgirlwho came to stay aged nine andstayeduntil shewas 19, whonow hasababyherself and aMaster’sdegreeinyouth work.

Karensaid: “InMarch next year sheisgetting marriedand Danny is walkingher down theaisle.He is absolutelyhonoured. Five weeks agoIwentwithher andher matron of honour tolookatwedding dresses andshe foundthe one andboughtit –itwas veryemotional

“Anotherlad wasinour care from

theage of nine andhetookour surname as hisown viasocialservices. He nowhas twochildren andwe went to hiswedding andweresat at thetop table.”

Karenwas oneofsix children, andthe giving nature of herfamilycontinues –her daughter Nicky is arespite carerfor Karenand her granddaughterKayleigh, whohas twochildrenofher ownand is also afostercarer.Karen also hasason, Lee, andhehas threechildren. So Karenand Dannyhavesix grandchildren andtwo great-grandchil dren but also several foster-grand children

They arecurrently lookingafter aninemonth-old baby,who has been in theircaresince shewas 36-hours-old.And a19-year-old disabled teenager, whoiscurrent ly at college, returnshome during

theholidays. Karensaidofbeing a foster parent:“Youneed to have a sense of humour because sometimes you arepulling yourhairout.We have hadmisbehaving children and they tryand push untilyou areover theedge

“Wehaveonlyhad acoupleof children that we have said we can’t do anymore. Ihavea word–stickability –because you have to take the good with thebad andkidswill take you to thelimit.”

Karensaidtheyknowthe back ground of thechildrentheyfoster andtheyadapt to each childand take it slowly.She said when achild leaves,itisheart-breaking.

Shesaid: “Sometimesiftheyare adopted, it does breakyourheart andthatdoesmakeyou thinkI can’tdo it anymorebut then you hear of anotherlittleone in need andthat’sit. Foster caring ischang inginthatwecan nowhavecontact with children we looked afterwho areadopted.

“I wasgivenone bit of advice by afostercarer –she said when they come over that threshold, treat them as you would do with your own, andIthink that’s what we do

“Partofwhatkeeps us doingitis when you seethemgrowupand go on to be successfuland have their ownfamilies, it’s amazing.But apartfromthatI just love doing what we do andIcan’t imagineour housewithout children in it

“Wewould recommendanyone to do it.Ifyou have thequalities to become afostercarer then go forit. It hasenrichedour livessomuch.”

YoungsterMason on thefundraising path again

Ayoungster whoraisedmore £17,000 forcharity in August is at it again.

MasonDaviescompleted a 13-and-a-half-mile sponsoredwalk coveringthree trig points between LlandrindodWells andBuilth Wellsinthe summer.Heraised thousandsfor TheGuide Dogs for theBlind charity.

The12-year-old wasdiagnosed with retinaldystrophyand registeredpartially sightedin2016, but in Aprilhis conditionwas altered to severely sightimpaired.

However,the determined young ster does notlet hiscondition stop him.

This time,Mason andsupport ersincluding Jungle Productions andBlack SheepPromotionsare putting on Mason’s3 Band Finale at theStrandHallonDecember 3from8pm untillate. Thethree bandsfeatured areThe Vultures, Marshaland theHatsand Platform Zero

Therewillalso be live music with DJ Jarv,and an auctionwith variouslotsincluding aday’s diggerwork, aday hedge trimming andrugby shirts.There will be a raffleand ahog roastwithvegetar ianand veganoptions

Ticketsfor thegig are£10 and they areavailable from TheFoun-

tain Innin Builth WellsfromMon daytoFridaybetween 10am and 2pm, Flowers from No6in Builth andThe NewInn in Newbridge on Wye.

Thegig is againbeing held in aidofthe GuideDogsfor theBlind Charity.

Mason’smum Nickysaid: “The walk wasincrediblywell-supported andweraisedover£17,000.We arehoping to addtothattotake it to £20,000 with this band finale Masonwillbeabletonameapup py thanks to themoney raisedbut hischoiceofnamehas changeda couple of times, so we haven’t submitted oneyet.”

APowys couple who have been commended fortheirfostering work have spokenofwhatit takestobeafosterpar ent.

Karenand Danny Sherwood from Crossgates

Mason Davies

derelict Shropshire railwaylinebrought back to life after50years hasscooped aprestigious national awardfor volunteer excellence from theBritish Museum

ways volunteerteamhas been namedasthe winner of the2021 MarshAward forVolunteers in Museum Learning nationally as

having scoopedthe awardfor theWestMidlandsregion. The winnerswererecentlyinvited to a receptionatthe BritishMuseum in London to receive theirtro phies.

Firefighters to vote on strike as offerisrejected

Morethan700 firefighters in Shropshireand MidWales will de cide on whethertovotefor strike action aftera five percentpay rise wasrejected

Fire Brigades Union(FBU) chiefs turned down theincrease anddeemedit“absolutelydisgust ing” as they reiterated callsfor a boostin line with inflation.

Membersacrossthe area are nowset to be balloted in thecom ingweeks.Iftheyvotein favour it will be the firstnationalstrike over paysince 2003.

Theindustrialactionwould af fect 136full-time firefighters at

Shropshire Fire andRescueSer vice,53retained firefighters and nine controlroomstaff.A further 350full-time firefighters, 191re tained firefighters and23control staffat Midand West WalesFire andRescueService areset to be balloted

Andrew Scattergood, executive council member forthe West Midlandsinthe union, said:“Strike action is always thelastresort, it’s somethingevery firefighter wantstoavoid.But over10years of payrestrainthas resulted in a real-terms paycut for firefighters

“We’ve got firefighters using

food banks, theyare choosing be tweenheating andeatingover the Christmas period andthe payofferthey’ve made does notaddress these concerns

“It’simportant that thegovern ment recognises thecutsthatthey have made andhow they’veimpacted on the fire service– it has impacted on ourability to respond (toincidents)and it’s impacted on stafftoo.”

Theindustrialactionwould also affect 1,334whole-time firefight ersatWestMidlandsFireService

Voting will startonDecember 5, andend onJanuary 23

Falling numbersofretained fire crewscausingconcerns

RICHARD YOULE LocalDemocracy Reporter

Theretained firefighter

longer sus tainable in Midand West Wales, theregion’schief fire officerhas warned.

RogerThomas said younger peoplewerenot replacingolder re tained firefighters

Mr Thomas,who wasaddressing aCarmarthenshire Council meet ing, also said Powysdidn’thaveany full-time firefighters basedthere

Midand West WalesFireand Rescue Servicecurrently has702 full-timeequivalentposts forretained firefighters –but thecurrent cohortactuallyinthe fieldis574

It hasjustunder 400full-time, or whole-time, firefighters.The ser vice,which coverssix localauthor ityareas with apopulationofmore than 900,000 people,also has200 supportservicesstaff

Mr Thomas said theavailability of retained firefighters in theregion at anyone time haddropped from between90and 95 percentafew yearsago to 83 percent.

He added: “Inmyview, it’s unsustainable.”

Mr Thomas said the fire service hadtried measures to recruitretained firefighters,suchasliaising with localemployers andoffering courses, butsuggested something more radical is needed.“This is a generational problem,”hesaid. “It’s notgoing to be fixedinayear.”

Comic illustratorhas humanformexhibition

Comicbookillustrator CharlieAdlard hasproduced “something a bit different” –anexhibitionofart demonstratingthe humanform.

TheShropshire-basedWalking Deadartistcreated aselection of figurative sketches during life drawingclasses before the pandemic. Hisworkisondisplay in thegallery at TheHive, in Belmont, Shrewsbury town centre, untilDecember 9. Charlieisapa-

Village homes plan is approved

Plansfor adozen newhomes in a MidWales villagehavebeengiv en thegreen lightbycouncil plan ners despitelocal objections being made.

Theoutline planning application to buildupto12homesat Wychwood in Four Crosses came from Mr DEvans on behalf of the Wychwood Trustees.

Thedetailofthe development, whichincludes“elements of demolition”,willformpartofa “reserved matters”planningapplica tion that will need to be submitted andapprovedatalater date

When theapplication wasdis cussed by LlandysilioCommunity Councilthe councillorsobjected to thedevelopment

tronofthe Hive charity, andsigned copiesofhis newbook, Life, at a launch night.

“Lifedrawing,toacartoonist likeme, is incredibly important,” said Charlie. “I always advise po tentialcomic artistshow important it is to tryto find classes or sessions

andjointhembecause drawingthe human figure is essentialtowhat we do.Thisiscompletelydifferent to what Idofor theday job.”

Charliehas ahugeportfolio of work in thecomic book world,but is most well-known forhis work on theWalking Deadseries. It was adaptedfor television by US networkAMC in 2010,and Charlie appeared in thepilot as azombie extra

Minister visits restored Flaxmillsite

Aheritageministerhas visitedthe £28m restorationofone of Shropshire’shistoricbuildings.

Lord ParkinsonofWhitley Bay attended theShrewsburyFlaxmillMaltings to celebratethe offi cialopening of thenewly restored 225-year-old mill.LordParkinson, Minister forArtsand Heritage,met partners, fundersand localpeople who have workedtogether to bring thehistoricbuilding back to life,

includingrepresentatives from Historic England, Shropshire Council andthe National LotteryHeritage Fund.ShrewsburyFlaxmillMaltings opened to thepublicinSep tember forthe firsttimein35years, followingan eight-year restoration programme.

Morethan£20moffunding for restorationofthe Main Mill and Kiln hascome throughThe Nation al LotteryHeritageFund.

Brigadereveals call-outreasons

Hereford &Worcester Fire and Rescue Serviceansweredalmost 12,000 call-outsinvolving vehicles in a10-year period

Morethanhalfofthe 11,917 inci dentsinvolvedacar

During January2012and De cember 2021 therewerealso 155fatalities in these incidents, and3,183 injuries.Figures publishedbythe brigadeshowedthatincidentsincluded 1,061false alarms and2,886 fires, 6,944 involvedacar,2,461 multiplevehiclesand 3,342rescu ingtrapped persons,while 2,614 involved leakingfuel.

Thedatawas released as part of Road Safety Week to highlightissues causedbyinconsiderateparkingthatmay preventemergency vehiclesfromparking safely

Motorists arebeing urgedtoremember largevehicles, such as fire engines, need extra space to get around,particularly in congested narrow streets.

Counciljoins post boxcalls

Builth WellsTownCouncil is to askfor amissing postbox to be returned

Thepostbox used to be located on Castle Road, butitwas removed.

Councillor AlisonLewis said theproblem wasnot just thedis tancepeoplehavetowalktoget to thenearest postbox,but they also have to walk down asteep hill andbackupagain

Shesaidshe hadtaken the matter to theBuilthWells Ac cess Groupand it waswriting to RoyalMailaskingfor the boxtobereturned. Shesaid RoyalMailsaiditwas doingan investigationastowhy it was removed, buta letter from the town councilmay also help Membersofthe council agreed to writetoRoyal Mail aboutthe missingpostbox and askfor it to be returned

Co-opshoppers canhelpgroup

Shoppers areabletosupport a Rhayadergroup forvulnerable people.

TheArches’ MemoryLanepro ject hasbeenchosenas acharity forthe Co-op’sLocal Community Fund

Memory lane is amixed group of people of allages, abilities,and stages in theirlives. It focuses on loneliness,wellbeing andsocialactivities forvulnerable people

Co-opshopperscan supportthe groupeverytimetheygointoa storebydownloading the Co-opapp or by signingupasa Co-opmemberand choosing Memory Lane Rhayader andDistrictCommunity Support– to benefitthemselvesand thegroup

TheMemoryLanegroup is al ways lookingfor newmembers from allwalks of life.

It meetseveryother Monday from 2pmuntil 4pm. People canalsovisit thearchesrhayader.co.uk fordetails

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Firefighters could go on strike

FamousillustratorCharlie Adlardhas anew exhibition in Shrewsbury of life drawing artworksthat hehas created

NICK HUMPHREYS newsroom@shropshirestar.co.uk

Health bosses in abusemessage

Health bosses in MidWales have said they will nottolerateabuse of staff.

Thewarning comesaslevelsof verbal insults, threats, andintimi dation againstGeneral Practition ersand theirstaff areagain on the increase

Hayley Thomas from Powys Teaching Health Boardsaid: “Itis verydistressingtohearthatpa tients areverballyabusing thevery peoplethatare trying to help them

“Thiskindofbehaviour is unac ceptable andhas no placeinPowys’s health andcaresystem.

“The healthcare system is under strain as it facesunprecedented levels of demand.Abuse only makes things worse,resulting in increased levels of staffsicknessthatadd to workloads andgenerateavoidable delays.Italsohas an adverse im pact on recruitmentand retention, whichare vitaltomaintaining pri mary care services.”

Brochure plan is putinplace

Abrochurehighlighting King ton’sfestivals andactivitiesfor 2023 will be createdsoon.

Thousandsofcopies of the brochure will be produced for next year followingthe success of this year’s edition. Butthe budgetwill be capped at £4,000 as this year’s editionwas producedthankstogrant funding viathe Welcome Back Fund

It wasagreed aworking party that workedonlastyear’sbro churewill gettogethertolookat this year’s version.

Town clerkLiz Kelso said: “Lastyearthe brochure was funded by theWelcome Back funding, butweusedsome of that forthe creation of thelogo anddistributioncosts.This year we have feedback from last year,wehaven’t gotthose extra costsand we know how many areneeded.”

Venues will offer awarmwelcome

TwoKington venuesare beingof feredaswarmspacesfor residents struggling with thecostofliving crisis.

Thetown’slibrary andthe Lion Cafe will be available, butdiscus sionsabout timingsand howthe scheme mayworkisstill ongoing.

Councillor BobWiddowson said he andthe town clerkattendeda meetingwithHerefordshireCoun cilabout warm spaces. He said they were told posters with more information wouldbecomingout

Talk CommunityatHereford shireCouncilhas launched an on line directoryofwarmspaces.

Thewarmspaceslisted in the directoryare open to anyone who maybestrugglingwiththe in crease in thecostoflivingand will be completelyfreeofchargetores idents lookingfor somewhereto keep warm andwellduringthe cold weather. Visittalkcommunitydirec tory.org/warmspace fordetails

Innovativetreecampaign is taking root

Households cancollect atree, free of charge,aspartofaWelsh Gov ernmentgiveawaytotacklethe cli mate andnatureemergencies

Morethan50collectionhubs have been setupaspartofthe My Tree OurForestinitiative.

An army of dedicatedvolunteers areready at thehubstoshare expert growingadviceinchoosing the righttreefor therightspace

Awhopping295,000 trees areup forgrabs andtheir planting will contribute to theNationalForest forWales.Ten differentspecies of native andbroadleaf trees are

newsroom@mnamedia.co.uk

availabletochoosefrom. Deputy ClimateChangeMinisterLee Wa ters said:“Trees area lifeline to us andall of theamazing lifethatthey support. Wherewould ourbirds,insectsand animalsbewithout them? Wherewould we be withoutthem?

“I want everyone in Walesto checkout ourwebsite to find your nearesttreegiveawayhub andpick up yourfreebroadleaf tree. On site, ourwonderful volunteers will be

readywiththeir expert advice to help you choosethe righttreefor yourspace andsituation

“Our continuedTeamWales ef fort in fronting up to theclimate andnatureemergencies is essential.Bygrowing abeautiful treein yourown backyard,you cankickstartyourcontributionand help grow ahealthy andhappy Wales forusand ourfuturegenerations to benefitfrom.”

People should visitwood landtrust.org.uk/wales-giveaway to find outwhere theirlocal treegive away hubis.

Concerns over what happens next forrefugees as staysend

Fearshavebeenraisedover Ukrainianrefugees findingalter native places to live in Shropshire as some six-month stayscome to an end.

Several Ukrainianshavebecome homeless sincearrivinginthe coun ty.Volunteers andsponsors have shared theirconcernsabout refu gees having nowheretogo as the six-month hostingperiodcomesto an endfor some households

JuliaFarrant is on theBritish RedCrosscommittee forShrop shire. Sheraisedconcernsaround refugees having to prove theirearn ings to apotential landlord, which, with low-income jobs,can prove dif ficult

New figuresfromthe Depart ment forLevelling Up,Housing and Communities, show 24 refugees had been made homeless or putat risk of homelessness in thecountyas of September 23

LauraFisher, head of resettle ment at ShropshireCouncil, said: “Our primaryway to rehouseisto utilise thelarge number of hosts we have registered whowereuna bletolinkwithguestsinitially.We have approximately300 hostsgoing through theirinitial DBSchecks andpropertyinspections andwe hope to be able to re-match guests with alternative hostsfor amini mumofsix months.”

“The benefitofthisisongoing supportfor theguestsand the hope that we cankeepschoolplaces andemployment in place.”She said thecouncil hasprovidedrent in advanceand depositfunding for people searchingfor privateaccom modation

Unemployment rate across theregionremains thesame

Therateofunemploy ment in theregionwas unchangedinthe three months to September.

Therewere139,000 outofwork –4.7 percentofthe working age population, Britain’srateofunemployment edged higher in thethree monthsas thecountry headsfor what is feared will be thelongestrecession in a century, official figureshaveshown Therateofunemploymentstood at 3.6per cent,upfrom3.5 percent in thethree monthstoAugust, the Office forNationalStatisticssaid.

Acrossthe West Midlands the numbersclaimingunemployment benefits, includingUniversalCred it,weredownlastmonth.The total of 175,005was down 2,400onSep tember –arateof4.8 percent.

In Shropshire theclaimanttotal wasdown100 to 4,500(2.4per cent) with Telfordand Wrekin falling by 90 to 3,960 (3.5 percent)

JOHN CORSER

john.corser@mnamedia.co.uk

In Powysthe number of claimants was flat at 1,690(2.2per cent)

Most economists hadexpected thenationalunemployment rate to remain unchanged.

It came as more people dropped outofthe workforce,witha hike in theproportionofpeopleneither lookingfor worknor working

Over half amillionworking days were lost to strikesinAugustand September –the highesttwo-month totalin more thanadecade.

Therewas anotherfallinthe number of vacancies, down 46,000 quarteronquarter to 1.2million, as increasing numbersofemployers “holdback on recruitment” amid mounting economic gloom, accord ingtothe ONS.

Wage rises continuedtobefar outstripped by rocketingprices, with averageearningsexcluding bonuses down 3.8per cent when

taking accountofConsumerPrices Index (CPI)inflation, the figures showed.Itfollows officialdatalast week revealingthe economyshrank by 0.2per cent in thethird quarter, putting theUKoncourse fora pro longed recessionamida punishing cost-of-living crisis.

BenMarr, partnershipmanager forShropshireatthe Department forWorkand Pensions, said there hadbeenafurther drop in those whoare unemployed andlooking forworkinbothTelford andShrop shirelocal authorityareas

“The year-on-year claimant count figuresshowedadropof 1,092fewer people on theyearto Octoberinthe Telfordarea, which represents a22per cent reduction.

In Shropshire therewas also alarge reductiononthe year to 1,410few erpeople, whichwas a24per cent reduction.

“Wecontinuetoworkinpartnershipwithemployerstosupport with theirrecruitment campaigns.

We have recently workedsuccess fullywithB&M to supportwiththe openingoftheir newTelford store whichopenedits doorsonNovem ber17. B&M have utilisedthe Tel ford Jobcentre office andworked with DWPEmploymentAdvisors to identify potentialcandidates,holdinggroup sessions forinterested candidates.Theyheldthree rounds of interviews forlocal Jobseekers at TelfordJCP,conductingatotal of 70 interviews whichresultedin33 joboffers.

“ShropshireJobcentresare also working alongsideWestMerciaPolice andthe NHStosupport their currentrecruitment campaigns.”

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said that tackling inflationwas his“absolute priority” as he prepared to outline araftoftax hikes andspending cuts in last week’s delayedautumn Budget.

He said:“That guides thediffi cult decisionsontax andspending we will make.”

LeeWatersgives atreesapling to afamilyaspartofthe My Tree OurForestinitiative

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Vandeliverscanceradvice

DOMINIC ROBERTSON newsroom@mnamedia.co.uk

Acancercharity has unveiled itslatestweapon againstthe disease –anew £95,000 vanto spread themessage of awarenessand prevention around theregion.

Themoneyfor theLingenDavies vanwas donatedbyTelford Plaza UK. Thevehicle wasofficiallyun veiled by Shropshire’sHighSheriffSelinaGrahamand theMayor of TelfordCouncillor RajMehta outsidethe company’soffices. The charityhas been supporting and enhancingservicesfor patients at theRoyal Shrewsbury Hospital’s Lingen Davies Cancer Centre for morethan40years

It is also nowworking on rais ingawareness about thesignsand symptoms of cancer in communities throughout Shropshire,Tel ford,and MidWales.The LiveLife service, whichwill be promotedby thenew van, hasthree membersof staffwho attend large-scalecom munity events, summer fairs, and corporatenetworking, sharinginformationabout cancer andencouragingpeopletoseekhelpfromGPs with anyconcerns.

NaomiAtkin,CEO of Lingen Davies,saidthe LiveLifeService is

acriticalpart of theworktoassist with cancer prevention andimprove earlydiagnosis ratesacrossthe re gion

Shesaidthe vanwill allowthe team to reachmorepeople,helping supportand advise them to seek earlydiagnosis whererelevant

Shesaid: “The Lingen Davies Centre sees morethan4,000 newly diagnosedpatientseachyear, and with currentstatisticsstating one in twopeoplewill getcancerintheir lifetime, thenumberofpatientswe seewill only continue to rise

“Thisverygenerousdonation from TelfordPlaza UK Ltdhas en abledustopurchaseabrand-new, multi-purpose,and fully-branded vehicle. We will be abletoaccess more communities, moreevents, andmorepeopleacrossour large, predominantly rural, geographical patch.

“Itwill also boostour Cancer Champions work–being done as part of anationalNHS England projecttoaddress health inequali ties in the20per cent most deprived areasofthe country.

“Weare working with health partners to recruitcancerchampion volunteers in Telfordand Shropshiretospreadthe message about theimportanceofattending health screeninginvitations

“Weknowpeoplewho maynot speakEnglish as a firstlanguage, notunderstandthe screeningpro cess,orbeotherwise disengaged from local health services,are fail ingtotakeupcancerscreening in vites.

“Thisvan will form part of the worktoaccess thosecommunities andmakea difference throughout ourregion.”

MandyThorn, chairoftrustees forLingenDaviesCancerFund, said:“Thelaunchofthisvan is a huge achievementfor thecharity at acriticallyexcitingtimefor us as we grow ourservice delivery,and celebratereachingthe £1,000,000 annual income mark forthe first time in our44-year history.

“Clearly it is also agreat thing forour region as awhole –raising awarenessabout cancer,whatpeo plecan do to help themselves live well,and what they should be on thelookout for, arevital methods to bringabout more earlydiagnoses whichbring about increasedtreat ment optionsand outcomes.”

Formoredetails or to invite the vantoattendacommunity event contactthe LiveLifeteamon01743 492396.

Chance to see theWizardofOz

Atheatre school on theborder of Shropshireisgetting readyfor its upcoming production of TheWiz ardofOz.

Children at theRegal School of Creative Arts will present theirpro ductionofthe classicmusical at the Regal, TenburyWells on Sundayat 6.30pm

Writtenand directed by the school principalDrMia Gordon, this original production features new music, composed specifically for the company by composer and musicaldirectorPeteThorogood To find outmorevisit regal schoolofcreativearts.co.uk

Tickets on sale forCruftsnow

Ticketsfor theworld’s most popular dogshow have gone on sale

Cruftsisinvitingthousands of visitors to join in acelebration of everything dogfromMarch 9-12 at theNEC Birmingham

Morethan20,000 dogs and 130,000 people areexpected, culminatingonthe Sunday, when theprestigious Best in Show titleisawarded,which last year sawanadditional2.4 million TV viewerstunein.

Thereare more detailsabout theeventand ticketsonthe Cruftswebsite at crufts.org.uk/ tickets.

Showcasinglatest in home interiors

Over thepast12months, thelocal family-runbusinesshas been busy building inspirationalnew depart ments, introducing many exciting new brands,whilstcontinuingtoshowcase theverylatestcollections in home in teriorsand innovation.

In living,Cousins hasenhancedits collectionswithfamousbrand names such as GPlanand Parker Knoll, to complywithmodernliving. The newHurst rangefromGPlanoffers eye-catchingdesignand adds sophis tication to anyspace.Withclean lines andgeometric detailing,Hurst embodies pure elegance.Withmodular options, Hurstoffersthe opportunity to buildyourperfect combination creatinga bespokesofafor yourspace Recliner optionsare availableacross therange

Indining, recent trendsfor open plan, flexible living,has ledtoa signif icantincreaseinkitchen dining.Cousinsisproud to displaynew collections from world-leadingItalian brandCal ligaris acrossdiningtables, sideboards andevenaccessories. Knownfor their modern design,everyCalligarisdin

ingtable hasthe potentialtoenhance theaestheticsofthe dining space.For thoselooking forspace-savingoptions, Calligaris also offers dining tables with innovativeextending mechanismsthatallow you to accommodate as many as tenpeople.

Forthe bedroom, they have intro duced newcollections from Ercol, showcased in brandnew galleries. The Monzabedroom rangeisacontemporary updateofclassicmid-century design.Chestsare constructed with mitredcornerjointsand arounded undercut detail,framing the chevron veneer drawer fronts.Taperingturned legs andangled plinth railsare painted blacktohighlighttheir elegantshapes andcreateasense of lightness.

Lingen Davies launches itscancer awareness van

CousinsFurnitureisinvitingyou to asneak peekof theirnew Winter Collection forthe launch of their Winter Sale whichstarts next month.

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Remindergiven on boosterjabs

TheNHS in Shropshireisurging adults with long-termhealthcondi tionstotakeupthe offerofafree flu jaband Covid-19 boosterassoonas possible to protectthemthiswinter.

Those at higher risk of serious symptoms from Covidand fluin cludepeoplewithlungproblemsincludingasthmaorchronic obstructive pulmonarydisorder,people with heartdisease, chronickidney or liver disease, cancer,aweakened immune system or people whohave hadastroke or thoselivingwithdementia

AlisonBussey, chiefnursing of ficerfor at NHSShropshire, Telford andWrekin, said:“Iurgepatients whoare at risk from fluand Covid, particularly thosewithhealthcon ditions, to have both vaccinations to protectthemselves,their family andfriends this winter

“Havingthese jabs reducesthe chancesofcatching fluand Covidat thesametime.”

Tree issuesees park’s closure

Apopular MidWales bike park is having to closefromJanuary becausethe forest it is basedin hassuccumbed to disease.

TheRevolutionBikePark at Llangynoghas been runby theFosterfamilyfor thepast decade.Theywerenotified the larch trees in the120-acre park have adiseasecalledphytoph thoraramorum.“We have been managing thetrees alongside therunning of thebikeparkfor many yearsand therehas been no evidence of thedisease, so it hascome as amassive shockto us to be notified that thedisease hasreached us,”a spokesperson forthe family said.“By law, all of thelarch trees at thebike park will need to be clear felled, andasaresult, we have hadto make theimpossibledecision that we will need to closethe bikeparkindefinitely.”

Antibiotic plea issued by bosses

People acrossthe Midlands arebeingasked to return theirunused antibiotics.

Health chiefsissuedthe calls –branded an “antibioticamnes ty”–tomarkWorld Antimicrobial AwarenessWeek.

It comeswithareminderthat peopleshouldonlyever take anti bioticswhich have been prescribed to them andtheyshouldnever use them later, or give them to someone else.

Holdingontounusedantibiotics andtakingthemwithout apre scriptionincreases theriskofantimicrobialresistancewhere theantibioticsbecome less effectiveagainst illnesses

Andrew Pickard, pharmacy ad visoratNHS England (Midlands), said:“Iwould encourageeveryone to checktheir cupboardsand draw ersfor anyold or unusedantibiotics andreturnthemtotheir localpharmacyfor safe disposal.”

Underlying loss at theRoyal Mail

RoyalMailhas slumpedtoa firsthalf loss andreiteratedwarnings it will tumble deeper into thered forthe full-yearafter strike ac tion cost it around £100 million.

OwnerInternational Distribu tionsServices(IDS)saidRoyal Mail fell to a£219million un derlying operatinglossinthe 26 weekstoSeptember 25 against earnings of £235 million ayear

ago. It said threedaysofstrike action in the firsthalfcostRoyal Mail around £70million,while a further five days in Octoberare estimatedtohavecostitabout another£30 million.

RoyalMailexpects full-year losses of around £350 million to £450 million, includingthe direct impact of strike days,bosses have said

College is commended in

AShropshirecollege hasbeencom mended in anationalcompetition designed to reward educatorsshow ing‘ahigh level of innovation, im pact andsustainability’.

TelfordCollege is oneoffewer than 100colleges across theUK judgedtohavemet theBeacon Awards standard –anannualcom petition organisedbythe Associa tion of Colleges to celebratethe best andmostinnovativepractice.

competition

TelfordCollege hasbeenrecog nisedinthe RCUSupport ForStu dentscategory, whichcelebrates examples of outstandingstudent supportprovidedbycolleges for asignificant groupofstudents, acrossawhole provisionorcollege wide approach

SarahJones, head of high needs at TelfordCollege,said: “Weare delightedtohavebeencommended this year,which is fabulous news.”

Youngsters ‘are at risk of being exploitedbytheir ownpeers’

SUEAUSTIN sue.austin@mnamedia.co.uk

They sayvulnerable teenagers arebeing forced to coerce newrecruits to deal drugsintowns in the county

Safeguarding team, Together andEndingExploitationwithin Shropshire or TREES, says the exploitation of children outsidethe family home includes “debts bond age” with threats of physical vio lencebeing used as away to control young people whomay believethey arereceiving free drugsoralcohol

ClareJervis, whomanages the TREESteam, said cannabis was an issuefor many young people in volved in criminal exploitation.

Concerns also continue to be raisedaroundincreased violence, anti-socialbehaviour andyoung peoplecarryingknives.

Shesaid: “Wehavenoted an in crease of ‘peer-on-peer’ coercion where we believethatvulnerable young people arebeing forced to co erce newrecruits, as well as issues of young people moving into theter ritory of coercing otheryoung peopletodealdrugs

“The only waywecan tackle exploitationistoraise awareness amongstour communities

“Helping others to know the

Thecarrying of knivesbyteenagers is adangerous trendthat cancome afterpeer pressure from otheryoungsters

signsand indicators of criminal and sexual exploitationcan protectchildren from harm

“Early identification education andsupport is crucialtoprevent risksfromincreasing.”

Claresaidone of theapproaches to tackling ‘contextualrisk’israisingawareness within communities

Shesaid: “Communities andfam ilies arekey to reportingand iden tifyingriskatthe earliest opportunity

“Itisimportant to recognise the exploitationofchildrenoutside the

familyabsolutelydoesexist with in Shropshire.Parents andcarers have littleinfluenceover thesecon texts, andyoung people’s experiences of extra-familial harm.”

Shesaidthatitwas vitaltoensure that as acommunity theissues around exploitationare tackledtogether andtohelpparents andcar erstounderstandthe supportthat is availablefor themselves andtheir children

“The ways in whichchildren are exploited canamounttocriminal behaviourbythose whoare exploit-

ingthemand or as apresenting behaviourofachildwho is being exploited,”she added.

On advice to people in Shropshire, shesaid: “There maybebehaviour that you witnessincommunities that cause you to be concerned that unknownchildrenare being exploited– such as activity around addresses or locations.

“Ifyou have informationabout anti-socialorcriminalactivityor behaviour–evenwhere you do not know whoisatriskorofconcern whichindicates that childexploita tion maybeoccurring andyou do not have informationabout specific children,pleaseensure you pass this informationtoWestMercia Police as soonaspossibletoenable them to preventand detect crime.

“Where youthink thereisan immediaterisktoa personoryou witnessacrime taking place, phone 999 –ordial55ifyou areunable to talk

“Where youhavechild-specific informationthatsuggests that a childisat risk of or experiencing harmasaresultofexploitation, you must follow theChild Exploitation Pathwayand pass informationrelated to criminal activity or behaviour posing arisktoWestMercia Police.Children,their families and othermembersofthe community maybeworried aboutsharing informationabout crimewiththe police,but you canencourage them to do so anonymouslybysignpostingthemtoCrimestoppers, or the Fearless forYoung People website at fearless.org.”

Shrews keentoencourage women to seegames

Shrewsbury Town areeager to encouragemorewomen to attend games–withthe club’s inclusion committee lookingfor suggestions on how to improve thematch-day experience forfemalefans.

VolunteerHelen Hall,who is the female supporterrepresentative on the‘Salop4All’committee,said shewants to improve theexperience of beinga Town fanfor female supporters

Followingrequestsfromfans, Helenhas workedwiththe club to provideperiodproducts in the female toilets, also ensuring that hooksare in placeonall toilet doorstoallow coatsand bags to be

hung.Now sheisworking on more female-specificideas to improve thematch dayexperienceboth home andaway.

They includeestablishinga “buddying-up”schemesothatfemale supporters on theirown have someone to walk with when head ingtothe stadiumfromthe Meole BraceParkand Ride

Helenisalsolooking to setupa similar system wherefemalefans whowould liketoattendaway matchescan do so together

Helensaid: “The club hasagood female followingbut we arealways working towardsproviding the best matchday experience forall

supporters.As thefemalesupport er representative, Iwanttobesure that female supporters of allages know that Iwill do whatever Ican to bringforward anyideas or concernsthattheywould liketosee addressedordeveloped by theclub andtherefore Iwould encourage supporters to getintouch

“Tokeepupdated on news from thefemalefocus grouppleaseget in touchwithyourmobilenumber or emailaddress.”

Fans interested in speaking with Helencan meet herfrom2pm to 2.30pm in theFanzone at Mont gomery Waters Meadow aheadof home games.

YoungpeopleinShrop shireare at increasing risk of criminal exploita tion from peers their ownage,experts say.

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Lucy takes silver in prestige social care awards

Aleadclinicianpraisedfor keeping spiritsupand standardshigh at a Powyscarehome hasbeenhon ouredwitha national award.

Lucy Wheeler, whoworks at theCrosfieldHouse care home in Rhayader,was presented with the silver awardinthe category for Excellence in Palliativeand End of LifeCare, sponsoredthisyear by Hallmark Care Homes,atthe WalesCareAwards.

Hosted by populartenor Wynne Evansand sponsoredbyhealthcare products companyOntex UK, theglitteringceremonytookplace at City Hall in Cardiff.

Lucy hasbeenthe leadclinician at CrosfieldHouse,which is part of theCaron Group, forjustover four years.

Currentlyonmaternity leave followingthe recent birthofher daughter Charlotte, Lucy said she hadbeendelightedatthe news of hernomination

Shesaid: “Itmeans alot because my jobmeans alot to me andit’s nice someone else hasthought Ido agood jobtoo.”

Lucy,who planstoreturnto workafter Christmas,doesall theclinicalaudits, supervises all thenursesand conducts meetings

with otherhealthcareprofessions at the64-bedcarehome when they arerequired

Nominating Lucy forthe award, WayneRees, theregisteredman ager at CrosfieldHouse said he had been impressedbyher approach, theclinicalknowledge andmost importantlyher determination for thebestlevel of care to be delivered to theresidents

He addedthatduringthe Covid-19pandemic, Lucy ensuredall thestaff at thesiteweredoing everything possibletokeepresidents safe andkeepthe virusout of thehome

Father Christmasistogoon tour aheadoftownfestive fun

KARENCOMPTON karen.compton@mnamedia.co.uk

Builth Wellschildren aretoreceive averyspe cial invitation aheadof Christmas.

Followinglastyear’ssuccessful Christmas eventinthe town,organisers sayFatherChristmas is to tour around creches, nurseries and primaryschools on December 9to invite youngsterstojoinhim in his grotto laterthatday.And he hopes residents line theHighStreet again at about 5.45pm cheering himand hissleigh on to hisgrotto, which will be in theStrandHall.

Thegrottowillbeopenfrom 6.15pmuntil 9pmwithafreegift foreveryone under11years of age, alongwithfestive entertainment, a bouncy castle, abucking reindeer,a soft play andChristmas food.There will be mincepies, hotchocolate andmulled wine forthe adults

Builth WellsMayor Councillor Alan Waller said:“Theschools have been told aboutthe sleigh andthey arelooking forwardtoit. We are hoping to bringSanta on hissleigh throughthe town at 5.45pm and then thegrottoatthe Strand will be open at 6pm.

“Itwould be greattosee everyoneliningthe street to welcome Santaand indulginginsome late nightshoppingbeforecomingtothe Strandtoenjoy theother entertainment on offerthere

“Weare inviting everyone to come andjoininthe Christmasfun.”

Lidl is cashing in as it planstoopenstores

Profits at theBritish armofsuper market chainLidlhavemorethan quadrupled as it continuesanambitiousexpansion of stores

Thestore continuestolook to open more branches across Shropshireand MidWales,announcing earlierthisyearthat it wanted to create newstoresin Ludlow,Shrewsbury, Telfordand Whitchurch as well as expanding existing stores

Hip-hop trio N-Dubz areonway

Hip-hoptrioN-Dubzare coming to Shropshirenextsummer

Thegroup,madeupofDappy, Tulisa andFazer,will perform theSundaynight of theTelford ConcertseriesonJuly9atthe QEII Arenainthe town

N-Dubzare currentlyontheir Back To TheFuturetour, with many datesincitiessuchasBir

mingham,Manchesterand Londonselling out.

Therappersenjoyedchart success between2006and 2011 be fore reforminginMay of this year Allthree of theiralbumshave been certified platinum inthe UK whiletheyalsohit No.1onthe UK SinglesChart in collaboration with Tinchy Stryder in 2009

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Pre-taxprofits reached£41.1 million in theyeartoFebruary28, surging319 percentfromthe £9.8 million posted thesametimelast year

It also sawrevenuesedgeupby 1.5per cent,totalling £7.8 billion in thelatest financialyear, up from

McFlywill

£7.7 billion thepreviousyear. The discounted chainopened53new stores over theyeartoFebruary, bringing thetotal to 918across Britain.

Lidl wasnamed theUK’scheap estsupermarket this month by The Grocer

Thecompany stressed that it wouldcontinuetomeetits promise to customers of offering thelowest pricestitcan

be festival’s headline act

Popstars McFlyhavebeenrevealed as headliners at aShropshirefesti valnextyear.

Alderfest, held at AlderfordLake near Whitchurch, provedsopopularfor its firstevent this summer that it is returningin2023.

News that thefour-piece band, celebratingtwo decadesonthe mu sicscene,will take to thestage in July hasthrilled both staffand festival-goers.

Scores of ticketsfor theband’s appearance havebeensnapped up already.

McFly, namedafterMartyMcFlyfromblockbuster, Back to the Future,burst on to thepop scene in 2003 andreturnedtotourafter 2020

Themembershavebranchedout with solo careersand also took part in amashup‘McBusted’tourwith Busted

Invitationis giventoenjoy aramble and some real ale

LLANWRTYDWELLS

Ramble –The Real AleRambleisheld annually in conjunction with the10-day MidWales Beer Festival.Itisbeing held tomorrow (Saturday) andonSunday. Walksstart at theNeuaddArmsfrom 8am until9am andfollowany of two way-marked routes of 12 or 20miles or twoguided routes of five andeight mileswithfreerealalesavailable at the checkpoints. Thereisliveentertainment in thepubs on Friday andSaturday evenings. Entryfor theway-marked routes is £12for one dayor£20 for both days andfor theguided walksitis£6per day.

Show –The Devil’sViolinisbringing itsshowThe Beast in Me to Llanwrtyd Wells. It is afascinating tapestryof interweaving ancienttalescombining beautifulmusic andenchanting words. It will take place at theVictoria Hall at 3.30pmon Sunday. Wine andsoftdrinks will beon sale.Tickets are£7onthe door andfor sale in LWASgarageshop and Caffi Sosban.

Centre –The theme forthe Llanwrtyd Heritageand Arts Centre’s Christmas drop-inthisyearisthe worldofNarnia. BasedonC SLewis’s book,The Lion, TheWitch andThe Wardrobe,the centre will be transformedintothe forests of Narnia featuring Aslan, theWhite Witch andMrTumnus.Everybodyisinvited to visitthe centre foraglass of sherry and mince pie whileenjoyingthe wonderful surroundings. Therewillbeactivities andface painting forchildren,cakes and home-madeproduce forsale,avariety of itemsmadeinWales availablefrom theretailarea, andarafflewithsome amazing prizes,drawn at 3pm. Theevent hasbeen supportedbyPryor andRickett Silviculture. In addition,the galleries will be open, featuring theWax,Wool andWood exhibition.Takethe journey throughthe wardrobe andintothe centre andexperiencethe magic of Narnia on December 3from10amto4pm.Itisalso open from 10am to 4pmon December 4for viewing andpurchases from the galleriesand retailsection

Club –Guest speakeratLlanwrtyd ThursdayClubwas Jill Osman, aretired nursing sister at theformerBuilthCottage Hospitaland who had beenconnected with thehospitalsincethe 1970s. Jill gave an informativeand most interesting talk on howthe hospitalhad beenstarted following itshistory up until1948when theNational Health Servicewas founded Shespoke aboutthe late JohnDaviesof theLionHotelinBuilthand who laterlived in CastleStreetwhose original ideaitwas that thelittlemarkettownofBuilthlacked in alocal hospital.

AfterJohn Daviespassedaway,his two sisters-in-law –Elizabeth andMargaret Powell –carried this vision forward. With agreat deal of commitmentand perseverancebythem both,aswellasa hard working committee,the residents of of Builth were provided with acottage hospital

Thebuilding is no longerbut some of theartefacts arenow in safe keeping at theBuilthHeritage Society.EdnaJames thanked JillOsman fora wonderful talk Theraffle, which waskindlyprovided by Jill Osman,was wonbyEdnaJames. The next meeting of theLlanwrtyd Thursday Club will be held on December 6at2pm at theDrovers Rest.The Christmas Dinner will be held at theDrovers Rest on December 15

Silver awardfor Lucy Wheeler

ThebusyLidlstore next to ShrewsburyTownFootballClubopenedin2018

Plenty of festive funplanned as lights areset to be switched on

THESTRETTONS

Lights –The Christmas Lights events begin tomorrow(Saturday) at 11am when therewillbeSanta’s grotto,live music, food anddrink andentertainment throughout theday MessyChurch’sLight Adventurewill be in St Laurence’sChurchat4pm

From 3pm-5pm thingsmove to the Squarewhere therewillbeentertainment by bandsand school students for everyone to enjoyand thewinner of a children’s competition gets thechance to turn on theChristmas Lights at 5pm helped by Santa

Craft –Asale of hand-crafted itemsare on offer at thecraft fairtoday (Friday) at theHealthand Wellbeing Centre from 10am-1.30pm.

Film –Flicks in theSticksatAll Stretton VillageHallwillbethe certificate 12A film Benediction at 7.30pm this evening (Friday)

Admission is £4 andtherewillbeinterval refreshments

Carols –All SaintsChurchinLittle Stretton will be thesetting forAdvent Carols on Sunday at 5pm. Allare welcome.

Collection –The last date forthe collection of itemsfor theArk in Shrewsbury is Sunday andisbeing made by St Michael’sChurchinAll Stretton. Itemsrequired include food items, toiletriesand clothing. Anydonationscan also be dropped offat TheParishCentre.

Talk –Ben Waddamswillbegiving atalk forthe local branch of theShropshire Ornithological Societyatthe Methodist Church Hall at 7.30pm on Monday andwilltakeashis subject‘Lions, Livingstoneand theGreat Rift Valley’ Allare welcome,admission fornon members is £2

Gardening –Pleasenotethaton this occasion thegardeningclubmeeting will be at 2pminthe SilvesterHorne Institute rather than an evening meeting Thespeakerwill be RicMorrisand the subjectis‘TheHopefulPhotographer’.

Camera –LongmyndCameraClubwill meet on Wednesdayatthe URC Hall at 7.30pmwhenitwillbeundertaking apeer review of members’pictures.

Wreaths –Luxurywreath-making workshopswillbeheldatJohnThomas Florists on Thursdaynextweek andon December 5from6.30pm-8.30pm each day. Thge cost is £60per person and includes allmaterials andrefreshments To reserveaplace ring 01694722194, call inatthe shop or emailinfo@ johnrthomasflorists.cco.uk.

Entertainment –The LowerDeckers will be at theSilvester Horne Institute on Friday next week to entertainat7pm Ticketsare on sale at Mayfairand cost £7.Then on December 3, therewillbethe MayfairTalentShow. Allproceedsofthe twoeveningswillgotoMayfair.

Food –The food bank teamreported26 people were served this last week thanks to thedonationsoffoodreceivedfrom thepublicand thereisalso athank youto theChurchStretton Methodist Baby and Toddler Groupfor itsdonation Amnesty –Amnesty’sWrite forRights opportunity will be at theURC Hall from 10am-noon on December 3withthe chance to send amessage of hope and support andletters of challenge to those in authority.

Authorityissaluted as it holds onto ‘gold’

Shropshire Councilhas held on to itsstatusasagoldstandardem ployerunder theArmed Forces Cov enantscheme.

Thecouncil says it is theonlyor ganisation in theWestMidlandsto have theaward renewedthisyear, andisone of only 36 gold award re-validations madenationally.

Thecovenantsees organisations pledge to supporting themilitary andveteran communitiesand their families.Awardsare giventothose that employ andsupport thosewho serve, veterans andtheir families.

Councillor IanNellins, Shrop

DAVIDTOOLEY

david.tooley@mnamedia.co.uk

shireCouncil’s deputy leader and ArmedForcesCovenantchampion, said:“As one of Shropshire’s largest employers, we have adutytosup port regularand reserveunits as well as theveteranswho aretrying to find theirway in civilian life.

“Shropshirehas alarge Armed Forces community, includingserv ingmembers– regulars andre serves –veteransand theirfam ilies.The revalidation of thegold

award is thoroughly deserved and testamenttoall of thefantastic work beingdone. We will contin ue to workhardtoensurethatwe lead theway andinspire others to supportthose whohaveselflessly served ourcountry.”

Councillor KirstieHurst-Knight, deputy ArmedForcesCovenant scheme champion, said:“Iamim mensely proudofthe council’scom mitmenttothe covenant, andofour smallteamand thevolunteers who commit so much time to thecov enantand theArmed Forces com munity across ourcounty.”

Decision to reject crematoriumplan givenwelcome by campaigners

TheWelsh Government madethe rightdecision in quashing planning permission foracrematorium,say campaignersagainst theproposals Followinga planning hearingin July,the WelshMinisterfor Cli mate Change JulieJames MS, on theadviceofthe planning inspector Tony Thickett,madethe announce ment in Octobertostopthe scheme forlandnearCaersws

Theplanningapplication had been lodgedinlate2020byPowys CrematoriumLimited to buildan all-newcrematorium at asitenorth of theB4568 road on land knownas AelYBryn.

Theapplication hadbeenap provedbythe council’splanning committee in May2021.

In August 2021,the development was“called in”tobedecidedbya WelshGovernment minister DavidEvans andJanet Mackin non, whogaveevidence againstthe crematoriumatthe planning hear ing, issued ajoint statementfollow ingthe decision,sayingithad been theright conclusion.Theysaid: “The rightdecision hasbeenmade to refuse this application.”

They also believethatfuture versionsofthe LocalDevelopment Plan (LDP)for Powys, whichear markscandidate sitesfor develop ment in thecounty, should consider allocating an alternativesite, or sites, forcremation services,should theneed arise

They said afeasibility studymade publicfollowing FreedomofInfor mation requests concludedthata crematoriuminPowys wouldneed to be basedbetween Newtownand LlandrindodWells

Fair will be bustling andwill have something foreveryone

TheRoyal WelshWinter Fair at theshowground in Llanelwedd will be bustling with exhibitors, prize-winninglivestock andChristmas shoppers next week.

Theannualevent will take place on Monday andTuesday

As oneofthe finest primestock showsinEurope, thefairdraws crowds from farand wide to enjoy twodayspackedfull of competi tions, festivities, food anddrink, andshopping.

This year’s fair will be officially opened on Monday at 10am.Follow ingthe officialopening therewillbe presentations of theJohnGittins MemorialAward 2022,the RWAS Oxford FarmingConferenceBursa ry 2023 andthe NuffieldFarming Scholarship2022.

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tition whichwill be judgedbyMen Behaving Badlyand Bobthe Build er star Neil Morrisey, alongwith SteveMorganofMorganFamily Butchers andmulti-award-winning writer anddirector, PhillipJohn from Cardiff.

Therewill also be newcattle breed classesincluding the Aber deen Angusand shorthorncompeti tions anda steerand heifer section foreachbreed

As well as livestockcompetitions, thefairhosts ahugevariety of dif ferent classesand competitions, includinghorses, thehound show, dressedpoultry,butchery, meat hampers, cookery, produceand handicraft,horticultureand floral art

Thefairalso offers shoppers the perfectopportunitytopickupsome unique andoriginalChristmas gifts from thehundredsoftradestands

acrossthe showground during the two-day event. Visitors will be able to enjoy watchingthe live musicand carolsingersperformingthrough outthe showground,and even have achancetomeetFatherChristmas.

Santa’sgrottowill be located near thebandstand onbothdaysof theevent.

SantaClaus will be availableto meet at 2.30pm until3.30pm and 4.30pm until6pm onMonday, and from 11am until12.30pm and2pm until3pm onTuesday

This year,organisers arevery luckytoalso welcometwo of Santa’s superb reindeer to thefair.

Thereindeerare flying in on Monday andattendees will be able to meet andgreet them from 2pm until6pm in theForestrySmall Ac tion Ring.Anothermainattraction this year is afantastic fireworks dis play.The spectacular fireworks are a firm favourite with fair guests, adults andchildren alike. Thedis play takesplace at 7pmonMonday.

TherenownedFood Hall attracts producersfromall overWales and furtherafieldand is packed full of culinary delights, demonstrations, perfectChristmas giftsand tempt ingtasters

Honorary fair director William Hankssaid: “The Winter Fair cele brates Welshproduce andshowcas es some of thebestprime stockin theUK. It also getseveryoneinthe festivespirit, with thevastarray of tradestands, food anddrink anden tertainmentonoffer.”

Thefairwill be open to thepub licat8am each morning, andon Monday tradestands will be open throughoutthe eveningfor late nightChristmas shopping andthe fireworkdisplay

Ticketsare £20for adults, and£5 forchildrenwithdiscounted tickets forRWASmembers.Asafestive treat,there will be areduced £5 entryfor adults andfreeentry for children after5pm onMondaytobe purchased at thegateonly.

Ian Nellins, left,Kirstie Hurst-Knight andcouncilchiefexecutiveAndy Begley. Picture:Shropshire Council.

Roger’slatestbookhas farmingtales andviews

Shropshiredairy andpoultry farmer RogerEvans haslaunched hislatestbookwhich showcases hisdiaries spanning from October 2020 up to June this year

Formanyyears he haswritten aweeklyfarming column andisa regularcontributor to variousspe cialist dairymagazines.Hewrites anew book everytwo yearsand they have sold more than 27,000 copies. Hislatestbook, called Land of Milk and(No)Money,isfull of accounts andanecdotes,reflec tionsand observations

“Rock-eating sheep” areone ex ample. He tellsofafriendwho is

sitting in hisarmchairwhenthere is asharp raponthe back door.He goes outtobeconfronted by about 10 ramblers,one of whom angrily informshim,thathis sheepare so hungry that they have resorted to eating rocks.

He is puzzled, untilhe remem bers thepreviousweekhe hadtak en some Himalayanrock salt up to thehill.“They aremuchlovedby sheepand cattle,which will lick them forhours,”writesRoger,who farmsnearBishop’sCastle. The ramblers aredisbelieving, so the farmer takesthemtohis yard to show them therestofthe delivery.

“Theyaccept hisexplanation buthecan tell they arenot best pleased. They wouldmuchrather have foundacaseofanimalcruel ty.”

Oneofthe success storiesofbird recoveryare redkites,oncefound justinpartofMid Walesbut now spreadingintowestShropshire andmakinginroads east.Howev er,Roger says he hadagrandstand view as redkites in hisvalleydec imatedthe offspringofa pair of Canada geese.

Land of Milk and(No)Money is published by Ludlow-basedMerlin UnwinBooks andcosts £14.99

Action promised afterschool placed in specialmeasures

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Ateamofsenioreduca tion officers will work with aPowys secondary school followinga“dis appointing”Estyn in spection.

Officers from PowysCounty Council, includingschoolimprove ment officers, will support Gwerny fedHighSchoolafter it wasplaced in special measures by Estyn.

Councillor Pete Roberts, cabinet member foralearningPowys, said: “Thisisextremely disappointing butnot unexpected news.

“A newmanagementteamjoined theschoolthistermwho know the stepsthatneed to be takentoen sure rapidimprovementand they have alreadystarted worktomake that happen.Wenow have even clearerguidanceonwhatisneeded andthe councilwillbeproviding all necessarysupport forthe school as it begins itsimprovementjourney.”

ChairofgovernorsGeoff Mesher said:“We appreciatethatthere isa significant amount of worktodo.

“Changes have been made at the topofthe school’s senior leadership teamand we areconfident that thesewillenablethe school to make positive progress goingforwards.

“Weare committed to ensuring that everypupil gets thebestedu cation possible at Gwernyfed.”

To view theinspectionreport, visitestyn.gov.wales

Businessman’s appealfor more donations

Thechairmanofa Shropshire touristattractionsayshemay have to drivetothe Polish/Ukraine bor derhimself with aiddonated by hiscustomers,havingstruggled to find someone whocan take charge of thedelivery.

CliveKnowles from theBritish IronworkCentre hasbeenunable to find anyone whocan deliverthe supplies.“Iamnow looking at ave hiclethatIcan buyand Ican also

Festiverun to boostcharity funds

Acharity is inviting runnersto raise some festive funds.

Midlands AirAmbulance Char ity’sChristmas FunRun is re turningtoTelford Town Park.

MariaJones,Shropshirefund raisingexecutive forMidlandsAir AmbulanceCharity,said: “We’re thrilled to welcome back our much-lovedChristmas FunRun

followingthree yearsofpostpone mentsdue to thepandemic.”

Theevent will take placeat 12pm with registration from 10.30amonDecember 4.

Participants canrun a2km or a5km routeand pre-registration is encouraged viamidlandsairam bulance.com/2022xmasfunrun to avoiddisappointment.

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leavethere before flying home from Poland,” he said

Thecentre islooking fordona tionsofblankets, sleeping bags, tents, waterproofs,thermals, coats, jumpersand boots. Mr Knowles added: “Wealsoneed medicalkits, wounddressings,and bandages,

nappiesand wheelchairsaswell as driedfood.Wealsowanttotake toys forChristmas.”

Donationsfor theUkraine ap pealcan be dropped offat theBrit ishIronworkCentre near Oswest ry,which is open Tuesdays to Saturdays10am-4pm.

Forinformation on howtohelp financially, emailinfo@britishi ronworkcentre.co.uk or call 01691 610952

Bingomadness is on itsway

AShropshiretownisset to host newshowsbringinga crazymix of traditionalbingo,dance-offsand rave intervals.

Bongo’sBingo hasshowscoming up in Shrewsbury to kick-start 2023 with datesatThe Buttermarket

Onewill be on January28before asecondevent –a90s special –on February 3, whichispartofa na tionwide tour

On that date,peoplewill be invit

Mixtureofmusic to be performed foreveryoneto enjoyatvenue

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Concert –Awinterconcertatthe URC at 7.30pm on December 3presented by theCravenArmsMen’s Chorus andShrewsbury Theatre Singerswill featureaprogramme of popular music, musicaltheatre favourites andsome Christmas pieces. Tickets cost £8,£5 for child, andare available by emailing shrewsburytheatresingers@gmail.com or by telephoning07751 960600

Trip –Caradoc Coachesisplanning abed andbreakfastshortbreak on December 4-5to theLondon Waldorf allowing plenty of free time to explore.Toenquire for placesring 01694724522orvisit enquiries@caradoccoaches.co.uk

Schools –The pupilsatStLawrence’s PrimarySchool attendedthe war memorialservice andYear5helped the RoyalBritishLegionwiththe flag planting at thecemetery andwar memorial. On December 1,every child will betreated to avisittoTheatreSevernfor theannual pantomimeBeautyand theBeast.This eventisoffered everythirdyear. The Friendsthank allofthose who helped with thecatering arrangements at the bonfire party. They hope to have some Christmas jumpers donated forsale and they arecollecting newgifts forthe Princess RoyalHospitalto be offered to those children whowillbeinhospital overChristmas.AtChurchStretton School,staff andstudents had created adisplay of poppies in Resources, the two-minute silence wasobservedand the Last Post wasplayed. Congratulations to thestudentwho hadwrittenareview about her chosen book, andshe can nowkeep her copy of it.Thereare now threemorebooksbeing takenout on loan for students to read andwriteareview on.The Year 11 studentwho hasbeen selected for mountain bikecross country cycling hasnow beenpresented with hisGBR jersey.Two morestudents have been chosen as students of theweek from allofthe nominees. TheSTEMclub is nowheldonMondays.

SingerCharlotte is settoperform

AfamousMid Walesresidentwill be performing in herlocal town

Singer-songwriterCharlotte Church will be bringing herLate NightPop DungeontoThe Lost ARCin Rhayader on December 10

Aspokespersonfor thevenue said:“Sinceshe setupshopdown theroadwe’ve been in talks with CharlotteChurchabout thepossi bility that maybeshe’d play forusat TheLostARC

to town

ed to gettheir glow sticks ready, dig outneonfacepaint anddon some baggyjeans as Bongo’sBingo cele brates the90s

Featuringthe biggest anthems, special themed prizes,raveinter vals andall of theusualmagic and mayhem,the 90sTourpromisesto have everyone dancingtothe big gestbelters of theera OtherBongo’s Bingodates in cludeFebruary11and 24

“Well, thetimeisnow.And giv en that this is to be theLateNight PopDungeon’s finaltour, it’s nowor never.

“LateNight PopDungeon levels up asparkly jukeboxofanthems spanning from En VoguetoBowie andKateBushtoNineInchNails –often appearing in thesame mashed-upmedley. Fronted by CharlotteChurch, andbackedby apost-punk-disco-R’n’B band,this nine-piece areready to deliverpop bangersand forgottenclassics.”

Ticketsare availablefromthe venue or online at www.thelostarc. co.uk.

Farmer andauthor RogerEvans

CliveKnowles outsidethe British Ironwork Centrewhich is running an appeal forUkraine

Firm to do free grill modification

ConsumersinPowys affected by a safety warningabout theuse of gas grillsoncertain cookersare being urged to book afreesafetymodifi cation with thecompany

Glen Dimplex Home Appliances arerequired to visiteveryhome containing Belling, NewWorld and Stovescookers to implementa free technicalmodification so that the operationofthe grill is safe

TheOffice of ProductSafetyis sued asafetywarning to consumers that if thegrill is usedwiththe door closed, then thereisariskthatdan gerous levels of carbon monoxide canbuildup, posingariskofseriousinjuryordeath to thosewithin theimmediate environment.

NowPowys County Council wantsaffected consumerstocon tact GlenDimplex Home Applianc es to book an appointmentfor the free modification.Consumers must call 0800 1105728oremail consum ersupport@glendimplex.com

Keyrailscheme is underreview

Plannedimprovements to arail line arehanging in thebalance afterthe scheme wasplaced un derreview.

Midlands Connectisseeking £15million in governmentfundingfor work that wouldsee fast er trains on theBirmingham to Shrewsbury line

Butthe scheme is nowunder threat afterministers launched areviewin thefaceofmass spending cuts

TransportMinisterBaroness Vere waspressed on thefuture of keyrailschemes in theregion during adebateinthe Houseof Lords.

AskedbyLordRosserfor a timescaleonimprovements, she said theRailNetworkEnhance mentsPipeline– launched in 2018 to enable schemestobid forgovernmentfunding –was now underreview.

Firmsare still in need of workers

Businesses arestill desperatefor staff, with increases in advertsfor occupationsincluding childminders, school secretariesand dental practitioners, newresearchsug gests.

TheRecruitmentand Employ ment Confederation(REC) said therewere154,000 newjob adverts in theweekofOctober 17-23, slightly lowerthanamonth earlier. The number of advertshas remained stable at between1.4 to 1.5million sincemid-August, it wasreported RECchief executiveNeilCar berrysaid: “Afteralull over the summer andduringthe period of national mourning forHer Majesty theQueen,wesaw arecovery in hiring in late September.This continuedthrough most of October, with some slowinginthe most re cent week.Overall,weare stillsee ingstrongdemand.”

RECsaid firmsremaineddesper atetohirestaff

£200,000 sensoryroomand pool unveiled at Hope House

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A£200,000 refurbishment is giving seriously illchildren access to a stateofthe artsensory roomand aquaticpool.

Thenew improvedfacilities at the Hope HouseChildren’s Hospice, in Morda,nearOswestry, have been paid forthankstograntsand dona tionstotalling more than £200,000

Thetwo completed projects, whichhavebeeninthe pipeline since2019, offerenhanced ther apyand care forchildren with life-threatening conditions

Theworktothe sensory room cost £32,000,while £170,000 was spentonthe poolrefit.

Both projects came courtesy of 33 differenttrusts, grants andprivate donations, includinga grantfrom theMarkBenevolentFundworth £45,000

Thesensory room,called‘Supernova’, hasspecialistequipmentincludingbubbletubes,LED lights, sensory soft play,and musictosuit theneedsofall children

Switches

Theaim is to ensure everychild canhavea unique experience to make theirstayatthe hospiceeven more enjoyable

Hope Housephysiotherapist Esme Turner said:“Thechildren will be able to choose what they want in thesensory room thanks to newswitchesand controls

“Theycan change thetypeofmusic, lighting or swap outequipment –itreallywillbea differentexperience forevery child, dependingon theirneeds.”

Therefitted aquatic poolwas in stalledbyPaveAways at cost and is ahugeupgrade on theold pool, whichhad been in placesincethe hospiceopenedin1995.

Theworkhas included atotalrefurbishment of thepooland changing areas, theinstallation of newplant equipment to runthe pool,and newhoistsand sensory

audio-visualequipment.“We offer many therapiesfor thechildren, butaquatic therapy,which makes useofthe naturalbuoyancy, heat andresistanceofthe water is often thehighlightofthe hospicestay,” explainedEsme.

“Seeingachild whoisusually un comfortable in theirwheelchairdue to muscle spasms, smileand look relaxedinthe waterissoinspiring

“You canreallysee thedifference that is beingmadetotheir wellbe ingand comfort.

“Bothofthese spaces have been carefullyresearchedbythe staffat Hope House to make sure we are giving ourchildren thebestpos

sibletherapies. We have also been giving ourstaff more specialist trainingtomakesuretheyare able to make themostofthe facilities with thechildren

“Seeingchildrensmile,make choices, play andinteractasa result of both thepooland sensory room is incredible

“Often children do nothaveaccess to spacesthatallow them to be at ease andenjoy themselves in an environmentdesignedespecially forthem–bothSupernova andthe aquatic poolare just that.”

Andy Goldsmith, Hope House Children’s Hospicechief executive, said:“Iwould liketothank every-

onethathas awardedgrantstoboth of these fantasticprojects, andto thestaff here that have workedincredibly hard to geteverythingjust rightfor ourchildren

“BothSupernova andthe aquat ic poolare well lovedand well used hospicefacilities andplayanimpor tant role in providingoutstanding care to children

“These majorrefurbishments, whichwereundertakenthrough this generous support, enhances andsecures these facilities forthe future andIamalready seeing the difference this is making to the children andfamilies that call Hope Housetheir lifeline.”

Demand forfoodbankhelpreaches record high

Demand forfood bank services is at arecordhighacrossShropshire, as leadersspeakofthe ‘emotional toll’ofseeingpeoplestrugglewith thecostofliving.

Shropshire Food Poverty Alli ance has spoken of thehugewave of demand food banks areexperiencing, as well as adecreaseindonations.

Notonlythat, butseeingpeople in increasinglydifficult andchal lengingcircumstances is having an ‘emotional toll’onvolunteers which‘can’tbeunderstated’.

Sophie Padgett, co-ordinatorof Shropshire Food Poverty Alliance, said:“Christmasisusuallythe

busiesttimeofthe year forfood bankssoweare expecting this year to be verydifficult indeed

“Not only arethe logisticsof helpingsuchalarge amount of people difficult,the emotional toll of seeing people in increasingly difficult circumstancesalsocan’t be understated

“Thishugewaveofdemandis also teamedwithconcernsabout what is best to providepeoplewith over theChristmas period

“Manypeopleare increasingly turningdownfoodswhich will re quirethe oven to be on forany pe riod of time as thecostwill simply be toohigh.”

Sophie addedthateventhough communitiesare continuing to show ‘great support’ fortheir local food banks, everyone is feelingthe pinch, andsodonations aredown. Many of thefood banksinthe networkhaveFacebookpages or websiteswhere they do aweekly shout-outfor items.

Data from TheTrussellTrust, acharity whichworks to endthe need forfood banks,revealedmore emergencyfood parcelsweregiven outduringthe ApriltoSeptember period than ever before

Accordingtoits figures, 320,000 people have been forced to turn to food banks forthe firsttime.

Kyle Groucott with Sarah Pollitt andSarah DanielsinHopeHouse’s newly refurbished sensoryroom

KarenWilliams, managerat Shrewsbury Food Bank Plus Shropshire Food Bank Plus is a memberofthe Shropshire Food PovertyAlliance.

Agroforestry work in focus

Grants givento supportcharities Appointments areannounced

Ruralinsurance broker Lycetts and parent companythe Benefact Group have awarded£30,000 to charities to supportthe mentalhealthofagriculturalworkers

TheRoyal AgriculturalBenev olentInstitution andYou AreNot Alonewerechosenbyapanel of judges to receivea shareof£500,000 in theMovementFor Good Awards Lycetts’Charlie Douglassaid: “The workofthese twocharities is vitaltothe mentalhealthand well beingofthose in thefarming and ruralcommunities.”

Thereportdraws on newanaly siscommissionedfromCranfield University andreveals arable farms whichadopt silvoarable systems–integratingtrees into arable farm

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ing–could lock up eighttonnesof CO2 per hectare per year over 30 years. Eight tonnes of CO2 is equiv alenttothe annual emissionsofan UK citizen.

It explains agricultureisresponsiblefor 10 percentofUKterrito rial greenhouse gasemissions with thenet effect of “landuse,landuse change andforestry” responsible

foranother oneper cent.Establish ingagroforestryon10per cent of arable land and30per cent of grassland couldenableagriculture-relat ed emissionstoreach netzeroby 2050 whilst maintaininghigh levels of food production

Integratingtrees into farming systemswill enable farmstobecome more resilientbotheconomi callyas well as environmentally.

Thefull report is availableat woodlandtrust.org.uk

Agricultural sciences company FMChas appointed threenew team members.

The firm said itsnew appoint ments–Michael Farr,Alex Borthwickand MatHutchings allbring awealthofexperience MichaelFarrjoins theFMC team as keyaccountmanager Alex Borthwickand Mat Hutchings have both been ap pointed as commercialtechnical managers at the firm fordiffer entregions

FATSTOCK MARKETS

Ludlow Tel: 01584872251 MONDAY

Brecon Tel: 01874622386 TUESDAY

Worcester Tel: 01905769770 WEDNESDAY

Knighton Tel: 01547528621 THURSDAY

Kington Tel: 01544230316 THURSDAY

STORESALES

LUDLOW,FRIDAY25thNOVEMBER

Second Sale in themonth of 268GenuineFarmers StoreCattleViz: Cows with Calves at foot,FeedingBulls,BeefStores,FeedingCows&

Over 30 Months Stores.Togetherwith1126Store Lambs. Also Calves andWeanlings&Fodder.10.45am StoreLambs,11.45am Fodder, 11.50amCalves andWeanlings,12noonStore Cattle

BRECON,FRIDAY 25th NOVEMBER

Sale of 530GenuineCattletoinclude Christmas Show of 9Finished Cattle (Sponsored by Oil4Wales),375 Steers &Heifers, 54 Breeding Cattle to include GenuineDispersalofDarkLanePedigreeAberdeen AngusHerd. Togetherwith90CullCows. Sale to commenceat9.30am prompt with Cull Cows

KNIGHTON, FRIDAY 2ndDECEMBER

ChristmasPrize Show andSaleofStore Lambs.Saleat10.30am Catalogueentries closeThursday24thNovemberat5.00pm.

WORCESTER, SATURDAY 3rdDECEMBER

Sale of StoreCattle, StoreSheep,Calvesand Weanlings,Gloucester TexelClub In Lamb Ewes,BlueTexel Sheep, BeltexSheep,Spotacular DutchSpotted Sheep, Berrichon In Lamb Ewes &major andsignificant reduction sale of theBRANT flockofPedigreeSouthdown Sheepon behalf of SJCook. StoreSheep at 10.00am, Calves at 11.00am, Cattle at 11.30am. Storecatalogue entries closeMonday 28th November at 3.00pm.

BRECON,TUESDAY6th DECEMBER

Sale of StoreLambs.Saleat10.00am.Catalogue entriesclose Thursday 1stDecemberat5.00pm.

LUDLOW,FRIDAY 9th DECEMBER

Sale of StoreCattle, StoreSheep,Calves& Fodder. Catalogueentries closeFriday 2ndDecemberat5.00pm.

KNIGHTON, FRIDAY 16th DECEMBER

Sale of StoreCattleinc.CullCows& StoreLambs to include Organic Stock. Sheepat10.15am,Cattleat11.15am.Catalogue entriesclose Thursday 8thDecemberat5.00pm.

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WORCESTER, SATURDAY 17thDECEMBER

Sale of StoreCattle, StoreSheep &Calvesand Weanlings Sheepat 10.00am, Calves at 11.00am, Cattle at 11.30am. Catalogueentries close Monday 12th Decemberat3.00pm.

ORANGE STORESALES–TBCATTLE

LUDLOW,FRIDAY16thDECEMBER

Sale of StoreCattlefromTBRestricted Farms. Sale afterthe Sale at Knighton. Catalogueentries closeFriday 9thDecemberat5.00pm.

ROYALWELSH WINTERFAIR2022

LIVESTOCK &CARCASS AUCTIONS

At THEROYAL WELSHSHOWGROUND, BUILTH WELLS, POWYS, LD23SY

MONDAY 28th NOVEMBER at 4.00pm in theCarcassHall

SaleofDressed Poultrytoinclude Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Chickens, Pheasantsand other gamebirds75& 10 Xmas Meat Hampers

TUESDAY29th NOVEMBER

10.30am– 200Lamb Carcasses 12noon –500 PrimeLambs (inpairs)

2.00pm –140 PrimePigs

3.00pm –285 PrimeCattle(to include Baby Beef &ShowPotential Cattle)

Further information from theAuctioneers on 01544 230316or01547 528621

Or Gareth Wall 07974143336

Or Jenny Layton Mills07867 522859

Or CliveRoads 07702 722910

LAND FORSALE

AT HIGHFIELD, HORDERLEY,NrCRAVENARMS, SHROPSHIRE

Situatedinanelevatedposition,thislandprovidesanexcellent opportunity to purchase ausefulblock of primeand productive agricultural pasturelandand woodlandamountingtoapproximately 40.15acres (16.25ha) in tenenclosuresset within aringfencewitha natural watersuppliesand good access viaaprivatetrack,ideal for agricultural, equestrian,amenity andrecreational purposes

FORSALE BY INFORMALTENDER

TENDERS CLOSEWEDNESDAY 21st DECEMBER at 12noon

Guide Price- £300,000

Further information Craven Arms Office on 01588672385

AT HAWKHURST,HORDERLEY,NrCRAVENARMS,

SHROPSHIRE

Afantastic opportunity to purchase ausefulblock of prime, leveland productiveagriculturalpastureland amountingto approximately 46.32 acres (18.75ha)insix enclosuresset within aringfence with anatural watersuppliesand good access viaaprivaterightofway,ideal for agricultural,equestrian, amenityand recreational purposes

FORSALE BY INFORMALTENDER

TENDERS CLOSEWEDNESDAY 21st DECEMBER at 12noon

Guide Price- £350,000

Further information Craven Arms Office on 01588672385

AT STANBATCH, Nr WENTNOR,BISHOPSCASTLE, SHROPSHIRE

Aunique opportunity to purchaseanunspoilt,highlyecological value amenityland, situated on theside of therenown Long Mynd in the sought-afterlocation ofSouth Shropshire, amountingto 16.94acres (6.86ha) of steepaccommodation pasturelandset within aringfence withanatural watersupply andgood access off acouncil-maintained road,whilst benefittingfromabreath-taking, uninterrupted, panoramic view

FORSALE BY INFORMALTENDER

TENDERS CLOSEWEDNESDAY 21st DECEMBER at 12noon

Guide Price- £160,000 -£200,000

Further information Craven Arms Office on 01588672385

Areportfromthe Wood land Trustshows howa major increase in agro forestry in Englandis essentialifthe country is to meet nature andclimate targets.

Standards launched to give carereassurance

Arla says itsfarmer-owners have launched thehigheststandards ever in theUKdairy industry to reas sureshoppersresponsible andsustainable milk productionisatthe heartofwhattheydo.

Theindustry first, C.A.R.E. accreditationisan extensiveset of criteria to reassureconsumers their biggestconcernswhenitcomestodairy production arebeing addressed. Amongthe concerns arehow thecowsare beinglookedafterand theimpactof farmingonthe environment.

Thenew stampofapprovalfor milkproductionwill featureas astamp on bottlesofArla’smajor brands Cravendale,Big Milk andB.O.B,makingiteasyfor shoppers to spot milk that hasbeenproduced by farmerswho care andinaway they cantrust Arla Shropshire farmer JamesThompsonisjust one of theArlafarmers whoare investinginseveral on-farminitiativestoensurehe’sproducingthe tast iest milk, whilst keeping his cows happy. The new standardsintroduce“Free to Graze” whichensures allArlacowshavefreeaccess to lush, nutritiouspas ture when it is in thebestinterestoftheir welfare. Andfromgivingthe bees theirbuzzbacktoinviting newspecies of wildlife to theirfarms, thefarmers are doingtheir part in restoringand supporting natural ecosystems.

Arla says as well as animal welfare, 78 percentof peopleare concernedabout theenvironmental im pact of theproducts they purchase,withrenewable energy andminimisingwaste,and supporting Brit ishfarmers next on consumer minds.

Allthese andmoreare included in thestandards andconfirm thedairy products theyare buying have been produced usingthe highestfarmstandards ever

Stalwartsare likelytodowellinthe spring varietychoices, says expert

Thebarley, wheatand oatvari etieswhich areproven on-farm areset to come outontop as growersconsiderspringvariety options, with acoupleofnotable exceptions, an industry expert hassaid.

Wynnstay’s combinableseed productspecialist, DannyRich ardson,saidalthoughthere are some newoptions on theRec ommended List,it’sthe stal wartsofthe market andsome

of therecentoptions whichare anticipatedtobefavouredfor spring sowing choices. “End useisthe biggestdriverwhen selectingspringbarleyvarie ties.RGT Planet is an excellent all-roundvariety whichcan be sold forbrewing or forfeed. It hasarobust diseasepackage andstrong straw,”hesaid.

“Similarly,Laureateislikely to be anotherpopular option as it’s effectively tripleuse,as it

MARKET REPORT

KNIGHTON THURSDAYNOVEMBER17

,McCartneys reportanentryof1310 finished Lambsand 323CullEwes. Aslightly steadier trade to last week butstill averygood tradeon another excellentshowoflambs.Some abattoirsnow notwanting overfat lambs butstill lambs with adequatecover. Lambs average 240.14ppkand £106.11 perhead with lambs ranging from 34-60kg. Keep up thegood entry. Overallaverage onthe day was242.23ppkselling to 274ppk for 42kg lambsachieving £115 from JHAPrice &Son Also to 257ppk for 44kg lambs, achieving £113 from PJ Gittins. Topprice per head was£125for 60kg lambsfromSDA Ruell & Sons. Amuchbetterewe tradeongenerally ayardofplainer ewes.Buyerscrying out forsome coveredewessoif youhave some youwill getagood tradeatKnighton.Have a chat with Lloyd Humphriesfor information & entries. Overallaverage was£50.23 selling to £120 for ewesfromDJPrice.Muleewes sold to £99fromJNMorris& Son.

TENBURY

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12,NickChampion, Auctioneersreportsa disappointing entry of just 1859 storesheep forwardfor the fourth monthly storesheepsale at thesale field Burford. Therecentgrass growth and firmer slaughter traderesulted in fresh buyers in attendanceand a flying tradeon thestore lambsand cull ewes. StoreLambs –1626. Although many of thelambswere still lacking condition andsizedue to the summerdrought,buyerswerehungryfor lambswithall typesand sizes keenlysought after andprices some £10per head up on themonth.The stronger meatier lambswere againverywell sold topping at £116.00for Mule xewe lambsfromG W& NGFarmer, CliftonuponTeme,withwether lambsselling to £115.00for Suffolk xfromPaulLloyd &Son,Clee St Margaret andmixed lambs to £112.50for SuffolkxfromWJ Lewis& Son,Lower Berrington. Tuplambswerealso keenlysoughtafter topping at £106.50for Charollais xfromH CYarnold &Son,Hanley Childe. 22 pensoflambs sold at £100 or higher.Stronger lambsgenerallysoldfrom £100 to £116 with medium-term farming lambsgenerallyfrom£88 to £99and long term from £65to£85 with only thevery small,poor and very lightweight hill lambs from £35.50to£61.The overall average was£86.75(£98.35 –2021).Breed,Max £, Vendor,Tup Max£,Vendor–Texel x110.00 ALayton,Vowchurch105.50N Wildig& Sons, Thornbury.Charollais x110.00C J Rogers, Kimbolton106.50HCYarnold & Son,HanleyChilde. Suffolk x115.00Paul Lloyd &Son,Clee St Margaret 104.00 WJ Lewis& Son, Berrington.Rouge x100.50 HEL& HM Bradley& Son,Knighton on Teme Beltex x101.00J Morgan, Sutton.Blue Texel x104.00Mrs SA Sutton,CleoburyMortimer. Berrichon x108.00WoodstonManor Partnership,Lindridge 94.00Woodston Manor Partnership,Lindridge.Clun Forest 95.00S Thackery,Haytons Bent. Lleyn 83.50 MrsAChance, CleoburyMortimer94.00 Mrs SE Peters,Crossbank.Easycare85.00EJ Morris, Ludlow. Coloured Ryeland93.00 S Ridge, Knowbury 88.50S Ridge,Knowbury. NCMulex 116.00 GW& NGFarmer

CliftonuponTeme.Mulewethers89.50 M WEdwards,Coreley. Jacob80.00JFoster, Rock.Jacobx Shetland 76.00J Foster,Rock. KerryHill 94.50PT Reynolds,Leysters Welshx64.00 EJMorris, Ludlow. Rough Fell Mule 65.50J Evans,Onibury.Balwen 41.50JEvans,Onibury.Badger Face 53.00J Evans,Onibury.InLambEwes–15, Dorset in ambtwo-&three-year-old ewes duefrom mid-December from PAHancox, Mamble sold at £140.Cull&Grazing Ewes& Wethers –215.Anentryofmainlyveryplain boning andgrazing ewes metwitha firmer trade with theaverage alittleless than last month whichreflectedthe very highproportion of

lightweightboningewes. Very fewewes forward with any fleshwhichtopped at £120 for Suffolkx,Cheviot xto£95.50, Texelx to £94,Welsh Mulesto£76,Ryelands to £89, NorthCountry Mules to £95, Lleynto £65,50,Dartmoor at £60, Welsh to £57. Theoverall averagewas £51.65.Breeding Rams –3Limited interest in rams dueto thelateness of theseasonwithaLleyn fullmouthed ramselling at £123.90. Final sheep sale December 10 –entriesinvited

BISHOP’S CASTLE

THURSDAYNOVEMBER17,Halls B shops CastleAuction reporta highlysuccessful second seasonal sale of suckledcalvesand weanlings. An excellentpresentation of 350 to celebrate this prizesale kindly sponsored by theBritish LimousinSociety who awarded rosettes andprize moneyfor thebestbunch of 4ormoreLimousinbredcattle, steersand heifers. Expertly judged by Roger Egglestone andW.Nixon of Cheadle,the winnerswere as follows: ReserveChampion andChampion went to J.A. Wood &Sons, Kinnerton, who were also successfulinthe 1stand 2nd steersand the2nd and3rd heiferclass.1st prizeheiferswenttoM &A.Powell of Drefor and3rd prizesteers went to F. T. Bedell &Son,LinchHouse.Well done to all the vendors. Overall, steers averaged 281p/kg/ head, notquite thehighsrecordedinOctober butverycreditable, peakingat369p/kgfor Limousins from theWoodfamilyand £1490 for alovely Limousin from R. R. Jones& Son Glynhafren.Heifers,if anything,performed better than thesteersand averaged262p/kg and£809/head with amaximumof375.4p/ kg from Bowen&Bowen, Penthryn and £1445fromR.R Jones& Son,Glynhafren Ausefulentryofbulls also sold well to average 262p/kg to 312.9p/kgfromS.H Hyde,Gaerstoneand £1230fromM.W. Hamer,Coricks Rise.Other leading prices were as follows: Blonde xSteers-1steer 235.40p/kgfromM/s F. G. &A.M.Windsor, PentreFarmBritish Blue xSteers–1steer 322p/kg, 1steer 309p/kg, 1steer302p/ kg,6steers 294.70p/kg,7steers293p/ kg,1steer285p/kg,4 steers285p/kgfrom M/sJ.A.Wood& Sons,KinnertonFarm. 1 steer 315.60p/kgfromM/s M. &A.Powell, Drefor.1steer204p/kg,1 steer300p/ kg from M/sBowen&Bowen, Penthryn Aberdeen AngusxSteers –2steers234p/ kg from M/sS.E.Goodall&E.W. Tuffin, Lodge Farm. 6steers 224p/kgfromMrJ.G Radcliffe, StanwayManor Farm. Charolais xSteers –1steer314p/kg,1steer 278p/ kg,1steer271.70p/kg, 1steer 270p/kg, 1 steer 266p/kgfromM/s G.J. &L.A.Barker Jones, TheBeach Farm.3steers 289.80p/ kg,1steer279.80p/kg, 1steer271.70p/ kg from Mr R. Llewellyn,Lynwood Farm 1steer264p/kg from M/sS.E.Goodall& E.W. Tuffin, Lodge Farm.1steer229p/kg, 1 steer 222p/kg from M/sM P. &M.R.Jones, Trelerney. SimmentalxSteers-1steer 260.50p/kg from M/sS H. Hyde,Gaerstone Farm. LimousinxSteers–4 steers369p/ kg,7steers 325p/kg, 1steer 322p/kgfrom M/sJ.A.Wood& Sons,KinnertonFarm. 1 steer 328p/kg,3steers317.50p/kg,2steers 315.60p/kgfromM/s M. &A.Powell,Drefor 2steers 315p/kgfromM/s F. J. Owens& Co,Llettygynfach.1steer 315p/kgfrom M/sBowen&Bowen, Penthryn.2steers 311.40p/kg from M/sS H. Hyde,Gaerstone Farm. 4steers 311p/kgfromM/s F. T. Bedell &Son,The LinchHouse.Blondex Heifers –1heifer197.40p/kg, 1heifer149.30p/kg from M/sF.G.&A.M.Windsor, Pentre Farm British Blue xHeifers –1heifer355.40p/kg, 1heifer346p/kg, 1heifer329p/kg,1heifer 30p/kg from M/sBowen&Bowen, Penthryn 1heifer343.40p/kgfromM.s F. G. &A.M Windsor,Pentre Farm.2 heifers 288p/kg, 1heifer283p/kg from M/sJ.A.Wood & Sons, KinnertonFarm. 1heifer270.50p/kg 1heifer268.40p/kg from Mr M. W. Hamer, CoricksRise. Herefordx Heifers–1heifer

cangointothe brewing, distill ingorfeed markets.”

Mr Richardson also high lights Skyway,which wasadd ed to theRecommendedListin 2021,and gained P2 Approval forBrewing in spring 2022

“There is moreSkywayseed availablethisyear, so Iantic ipateitbeing popularcome spring

“It’sveryhigh yielding,has ahighspecificweight, is strong

strawedand provides good bracklingresistance.”

“Kelim is astrongoption forfarmers growingfor their ownuse,asitdeliversplenty of strong,stiff strawand bold grain, making it idealfor feed,” he added.

With wheatpricesremaining high,MrRichardsonantici patesitbeing worth putting spring wheatinwhere there’s opportunityto.

217p/kg, 1heifer 185p/kgfromMrJ.G Radcliffe, StanwayManorFarm. Charolaisx Heifers –1heifer 267p/kg from M/sBowen &Bowen, Penthryn.2heifers248.80p/kg, 4heifers246.80p/kgfromMrR.Llewellyn, LynwoodFarm. 4heifers 238p/kg, 1heifer 212p/kg, 1heifer197p/kg from M/sM.P.& M. R. Jones, Trelerney. 1heifer205p/kg from M/sG.J.&L.A.BarkerJones, TheBeach Farm.LimousinxHeifers –1heifer 364p/ kg,2heifers 336p/kg, 4heifers 341.40p/kg, 2heifers333.30p/kg, 2heifers 326.30p/kg from M/sM.&A.Powell,Drefor.6heifers 352p/kg, 2heifers336p/kg,4heifers323p/ kg from M/sJ.A.Wood &Sons, Kinnerton Farm. 2heifers 334p/kg, 2heifers317p/ kg from M/sG.E.Balmer& Son, TheFarm. Blonde xBulls –1 bull 264.60p/kg,1 bull 235.80p/kg, 1bull231.50p/kg,1bull 221.20p/kg from M/sF.G.&A.M.Windsor, PentreFarm. British Blue xBulls –1 bull 275.40p/kg, 1bull 248.50p/kg from Mr M. W. Hamer,Coricks Rise. 1bull267.20p/kg, 1bull256.10p/kg,1bull255.70p/kg,1bull 229.50p/kg, 1bull220.90p/kg from M/sF G. &A.M.Windsor, Pentre Farm.Aberdeen AngusBulls –1bull204p/kg from M/sS.E Goodall&E.W. Tuffin, Lodge Farm.Limousin xBulls –1 bull 312.90p/kg,1bull 301.50p/ kg,1bull295.10p/kg,1bull273.50p/kg from M/sS H. Hyde,Gaerstone Farm.1 bull 301.50p/kg from Mr M. W. Hamer, Coricks Rise. 2bulls 295p/kg, 1bull 283p/kg, 2bulls 281p/kg, 2bulls 265p/kg. 2bulls 266p/kg from M/sM &A.Powell,Drefor

LUDLOW

MONDAY NOVEMBER 21,Finished lambs -1428. Auctioneer:MichaelThomas Tel: 07890898239 Topprice Lambs: £172.00 Topprice Lambsper kg:306ppk SQQ Averageper kg:252ppk Averygood show of lambsinterms of qualityand quantity.Most of thelambsonoffer hadhad feed which made thing morestraight forward. Export type lambstopped at 306ppk with most 250ppk plus. Biglambs again very much in demand, again 245ppk to 260ppk.Adefinite upturn in thetrade as theChristmas trade is well underway.Extra lambsneededover thenextfew weeks. Pleasemakesureyour lambshave good backsand are fit. Free on farmgrading serviceavailable tel:01584 872251.

Finished cattle –91Auctioneer:Michae Thomas Tel: 07890 898239 Heifers –72 Topprice Heifer perhead: £1830Top price Heiferper kg:315ppk Averageprice Heifer perkg: 259ppk Steers–19Top priceSteer perhead: £1927Top priceSteerper kg: 304ppk Averageprice Steerper kg:250ppk An excellentshowofcattleinterms of quality, with atrade to match. Buyers very keen to secure numberswiththerebeing ashortage of poultry andChristmas just around thecorner.All grades andtypes slightlydearerthisweek,topping at 315ppk Butchers certainlylooking for cattle with that bitextra coverand well finished.Extra cattle needed in therun up to Christmas Freeonfarmgrading serviceavailabletel: 01584872251. Primebulls -102 Auctioneer: BradleyTowell Tel: 07496263916Top price bull:£2234 Topprice bull per kg:285ppk Averagebullper head:£1386 Averageprice bull per kg:228.58ppk Morebulls forward this week,verymuchwanted whichwas reflectedinthe trade. Alarge proportion of DairyxContinental bulls forwardwithnot as many top gradeContinentalsorts.Strong competition andbidding for allweights andgrades. BestContinentalbulls 270ppk andabove topping at 285ppk with heavier Charolaisbulls to £2,234. Dairyx Continental bullsto250ppk with others230ppk+. Best Nativestopping at 260ppk Dairybulls wanted with thebestsorts 214ppk to 225ppk andplainer grades 175ppk to 200ppk.Morebulls wanted nextweek for theChristmas trade. Bullstobepenned by 10.30amplease. Limx:276ppk (575kg),

275ppk (620kg), 270ppk (710kg), 270ppk (665kg), 265ppk(610kg), 265ppk(665kg) 260ppk (705kg), 258ppk (700kg), 255ppk (625kg), 255ppk (690kg) TopGross Prices: £1913, £1829, £1802, £1792,£1758, £1756, £1711, £1701,£1613,£1597 BRBx: 257ppk (580kg), 250ppk(615kg),249ppk (580kg),243ppk (620kg), 238ppk(640kg) 238ppk (620kg), 236ppk (615kg), 230ppk (585kg), 229ppk(660kg), 225ppk (665kg) TopGross Prices:£1534,£1520,£1508, £1503, £1492, £1487, £1472, £1455, £1448, Cont x: 285ppk (580kg),281ppk (695kg), 272ppk (715kg), 260ppk (590kg),238ppk (630kg), 234ppk (565kg), 231ppk (580kg), 231ppk (685kg), 230ppk (860kg), 230ppk (585kg)Top GrossPrices: £2234, £1973, £1949, £1947, £1941, £1650, £1620,£1578 £1560, Traditional:260ppk (620kg), 245ppk (615kg), 238ppk (590kg),235ppk (645kg), 234ppk (640kg),234ppk (570kg), 230ppk (560kg), 229ppk (710kg), 225ppk (635kg), 220ppk (570kg)Top Gross Prices:£1620 £1608, £1512, £1503, £1494, Dairy: 225ppk (515kg), 222ppk (550kg),221ppk (555kg), 221ppk (520kg), 219ppk (505kg), 219ppk (495kg), 219ppk (475kg), 218ppk (510kg), 516ppk (545kg), 214ppk (530kg)Top Gross Prices:£1223,£1218,£1174,£1156,£1146, £1131, £1131, £1130, £1124, £1109Cul cows –26Auctioneer:Bradley Towell Tel: 07496263916Top pricecow:£1157 Top pricecow per kg:150ppk Topprice cull bull:£997Top pricecullbull per kg:126ppk Averageprice cow:£861Average pricecow per kg:121.25ppkGrade 2Cowsto150ppk &£1157 Grade3Cowsto137ppk &£770 Grade4Cowsto107ppk &£624Competition forcowsthisweek resulting in afairtrade for thecowsconsigned.Notop gradefed cows this week with mainly grade3Natives forward.Alarge numberofcowsonthe market nationally.Cowsstill wanted each week as buyersinattendancetobid for cows on thetrade.Cullsheep –242 Auctioneer: James Amphlett Tel: 07972 653077 Top priceEwes: £178.00Ewe average: £82.55 Topprice Ram: £90.00 Ramaverage:£89.67 Ashortage of ewes this week,withvendors possibly putoff by theawful weather.Those forward were rewarded with astrong trade.

GoodContinentalxewessoldupto£178 with other similar butslightly smaller sorts making £160.50. Thebiggest Suffolkxewes sold up to £140.50withbig Texelx Suffolk ewes making £140.All of thebiggest Texel xand Suffolkxewessoldfrom£130to £140 with smal er butwell fleshed types £120-£130. Half meat eweswithsome frame lookeda little sharper with moreselling between £70and £80withsmallersorts still £30-£50.Moredefinitelyneeded nextweek

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18,TBrestricted store cattle -74Auctioneer:Bradley Towell Tel: 07496263916Top priceSteer: £1630Top pence per kilo Steer:265ppk Topprice Heifer: £1540Top priceper kilo Heifer: 248ppk Averycompetitivetrade forTB Restrictedstore cattle again with heavy buying supportfor allcategories. Tradevery similartogreen markets forthe forward shortertermcattle. Steers –37Ave £1008 &225ppk Acracking consignmentofhomebred Charolaisxsteerstopped at £1630for 19 monthswithothersto£1540,£1420,£1340, £1230.

DairyxBritish Blue to £1055 with medium term sorts£880. Suckler bred Limousinx to £1190for 13 monthsand £1080 for15 months. YoungerAberdeen Angussteers £735 for13months. Heifers–34Ave £936 &215ppkSuckler-bredCharolais heifersto £1540for 19 months with others£1450 £1375, £1335, £1300, £1275.Medium term Continentalheifers£830to£990and younger sortsto£820for Limousinxat 15 months. Next TB RestrictedStoreSale: Friday16thDecember. Catalogueentries closeFriday9th December at 5.00pm.

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4. Luxury British liner that struck an icebergin April 1912 (7)

8. See 5Down

9. Mr.Fudd, cartoon adversary of Bugs Bunny (5)

10. Soft white French cheese similar to Camembert (4) 11. See 1Across

13. Irwin, author of The Young Lions (4) 14. Creatures which live in aformicary (4) 16. The young of an antelope between one and two years of age (8)

17. Johann Sebastian, musical director forthe city of Leipzig 172850 (4) 20. Willow tree such as Salix viminalis whose twigs areused for making baskets (5) 21. Element of the rare earth metal group, symbol Tb (7) 22. Green mineral common in metamorphic rocks (7) 23. Broom used in curling (5)

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2. Morarji, prime minister of India 1977-79 (5)

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6. Fourth book of the Old Testament (7)

7. Genus of plants with brightly coloured flower heads (13) 12. Large stocky Australian kangaroo of rocky regions (8) 13. Language of E. Africa originally spoken in Zanzibar (7) 15. See 5Down 18. Zodiac sign represented by the ram (5) 19. Small lively intelligent breed of horse (4)

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B Floating vegetable matter

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Ian ......., Canadian golfer who won the 2002 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open (7)

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Single oar moved from side to side over the sternofa boat for propulsion (5)

Nicolas ....., Team Sunweb cyclist and son of former Tour de France winner Stephen (5)

Brian ...., West Indies cricketer who hit 400 n.o. against England in 2004 at Antigua to break the record for the highest individual Test innings (4)

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to a fixed object (8)

Point above ground level (3-3)

Without guiding instruments (8)

Another step is takeninproject to redevelop town’s ‘eyesore’

Work to turnaneyesore site in the centre of Builth Wellsintoaprestige area hasmadesome progress

An upgradetothe Croeso site hasbeendelayedbecause of issues of ownership. Thesitecommemo ratesthe investitureofthe Prince of WalesatCaernarvonCastlein 1969

Thetowncouncil wantstoupgradeit, butisunabletoapply for grants because it believes thearea is ownedbyPowys County Council.

Councillor Mark Hammondhas vowedtoget to thebottomofthe ownershipissue.Hetolda meeting PowysCountyCouncilhas thesite on a999-yearlease whichwas orig inallygiven to Builth WellsDistrict Councilin1971and transferred to Powysin1996.But he said the person who signed thelease andthe originalowner is nowdead.

He said PowysCountyCouncil hasgiven himpermissiontowrite to thesolicitorsofthe newowner It is believed PowysCountyCouncilwould be happytohandthe site over to thetowncouncil.But the town councilisreticentabout takingona longlease foritbecause it wouldcostsomuchmoney to do it up anditwould not ownit.

Councillor Hammond said:“It’s an absoluteeyesore soI want to get a firmer grip on this.But we would have to have alookatthe termsofa leasetomakesurethere is nothing badinit. We want to do something aboutit, we have £30,000 ring fenced in thebudgetfor projects for next year.”

Town councillorsagreedtolet Councillor Hammond contactthe solicitors of thenew owner.

Topstars aretoperform at musicfestival

Eurovision runner-upSam Ryder, chart-toppersSophieEllis-Bextor andEast17, andformerSpiceGirl

MelanieC,will join rock legends Primal Scream at afamilymusic festival next year

Synth-popsuperstarsThe Hu manLeagueand drum–and-bass band Rudimental will also be ap pearing at Camp Bestival Shropshire, at Weston Park,nearShifnal, when it returnsinAugust.

About17,000 revellers flockedto thevenue forthe West Midlands’ firstCampBestivalinAugustthis year

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mark.andrews@mnamedia.co.uk

As well as themusic,the festival will involve comedy,children’sentertainmentand wellbeingevents.

Theevent, runningfromAugust 17-20, is organisedbyformerRadio 1DJRob da Bankand hiswifeJosie.

Robsaidhewas delightedwith this year’s event.

“Wecouldn’thavebeenhappier with thesite, theweather,the crowd, andthe vibes,”hesaid.

“We’re back for2023hoping to ramp up thelevelsevenmore from introducing abrand-new fancy dressparade, raft building and loadsofcoolnew little pop-upsto mega popstars andindie giants on themainstage

Scottish rock band Primal Scream,fronted by lead singer Bobby Gillespie,willleadthe 2023 mu sicline-up,supported by Sheffield synth-poppioneersThe Human League

Tickets, starting at £70, arenow onsale. Formoreinformation visit shropshire.campbestival.net

Fundraisingeventsare lined up forrefurbishment of pub

ARadnorshirepub, whichwas recently purchased by itscommu nity,ishosting an arts event, communityopen days andasilentauction to raisefunds fora refurbishment.

TheRadnor Arms in NewRad nor is hostingaselling exhibition of artworkbyH’Art’s Radnorshire artistswithNew Radnor ArtClub andFriends

Theinitiative will also include communityopendaysand it will take placetomorrow(Saturday)and Sunday, as well as on December 3-4 from 11am to 4pm.

Toursofthe building will be held at 11.30amand 2.30pm on each day to seethe pub andtosee howmuch workneedstobedone.

It hasbeenclosedsince 2016 Having been sold on acourt or der, thepropertywas securedfor

thecommunity at an auctionin Oc tober.

Thecommunity is nowfundraisingtopay foritand forits repair. Theartists involved in theselling exhibition includeShelagh Popham, PollyJames,Sally Hamer, Michael Capstick,Jenny Chanterand Ra chel Schwalm.

Also included areBob Rowberry, Imogen Reid,JulienneBraham, Ja sonBraham, Chiara de Cabarrus, Jo Young, CharlieHopkinson, Rich ardHayes andSarah Jane Harper

Refreshments together with more artworks will be availableat theHub in Old School Lane,New Radnor,inaid of theRadnor Arms repair work.

Pizzas will be availableonSun dayfrommidday,with£1donated fromeachpizza sold to thefundraising.

Asilentauction in aidofthe pub

is also runninguntil December 13 It includes lots such as artworks from celebrated localartists,short breaks in beautifulhomesand cottages, furniturerepair, guitar lessons,and fly-fishinglessons.

Otherlotsinclude wine tasting andfood pairings,acustomised familytree, ceramics,customised hand painted lettersorinitials, abrewing lesson fortwo,various produce, mealsout,acustomised painting of yourhouse,introduction to foraging lessons, meat,hampers, photography, potterylessons, and firstedition Radnor Arms mugs

Visitthe auctiononline at ww w.32auctions.com/theradnorarmshotel or seethe auctioncatalogue at ESCO’s,The Hub, or TheCom munity Centre in NewRadnor,The FforestInn,The Harp Inn or King tonBuilding Supplies

Theauction catalogueisalso availableatThe Grapevine, J&P Turner,Arrow MillsGarden Centre andThe Burton HotelinKington,

Deli TintoinPresteigne, Lyonshall Garden Centre,oratthe H’Art Winter Weekends

Thecatalogue,and many of the auctionitems, will also be on display at theopendays.

To order Radnor Arms mugs and Christmas cardsvisit theonline shop at theradnorarmshotel.su mupstore.com

Afundraising concertbyPhil Ramand TheMananaKidswill take placeonDecember 3from 7.30pm

It will take placeat TheIronBar, RadnorshireAles, BrooksideFarm, NewRadnor.The cost is £10onthe door.Tolearn more,share yourpast knowledge of theproperty, suggest newideas,orsupport thereturnto serviceofThe Radnor Arms Hotel, you canvisit 32auctions.com/theradnorarmshotelorvisit itsInsta gram or Justgiving sites. People can donate,buy ashare in thecommu nity shareoffer,bid on an auction item,orreadthe group’supdates

Floodlights plan forvillage pitch

Avillagefootballclubhas lodgeda planning applicationfor floodlights with county councilplanners.

Delwyn Jones hassubmitted the applicationonbehalfofLlanged wynFootballClubfor six13.5-me tre-talllightingmasts with 3,000 watts of low energy lighting each

Theproposalisbeing putforward in memory of localfarmerSam Davies whodiedearlier this year

Mr Jones explainedthe flood lights wouldbeusedduringmatch es andtrainingsessions, andsome communityfunctions couldalso benefitfromthe useofthe lights

The floodlights wouldalsogive thefootballclub,which playsinDivision Oneofthe Montgomeryshire league,greater flexibility formatch kick-off times. Mr Jones said:“In an extensivelyrural economy, our team consists of abroad rangeof agricultural andrural workers who need to make themostofdaylight hoursand good weather.”

More homes areregistered

Thenumberofnew homesbeing registered in theWestMidlands wasa thirdhigherbetween July andSeptember than in thesame period ayearearlier

Some 44,729 newhomeswere registered to be builtacrossthe UK –marking thehighesttotal forthe thirdquarter of anyyear since2007–the National House Building Council(NHBC) said

ThemajorityofUKnations or regionsexperiencedannual growth in newhome registra tions, theNHBCsaid, with the West Midlands,London, Scot land andWales experiencing significant rises, duetolower levels in thepreviousyearand theimpactofsomelarge site registrations.

Thereweresmall dips in the SouthWestofEngland and Northern Ireland, thetrade body said

AvianInfluenza remindergiven

PoultryownersinPowys arebeing reminded by thecountycouncil to ensure they have enhanced biosecurity measures in placetominimise thespreadofAvian Influenza.

TheWelsh Governmentdeclared an all-WalesAvian InfluenzaPre vention Zone in Octobertoprotect poultryand captivebirds from a strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza(HPAI).

NowPowys County Council’s animal health team is reminding keepersofpoultry andother captive birdsthatthe prevention zone requires them to take appropriate andpracticable steps.

Councillor RichardChurch said: “The prevention zone wasdeclared to reduce therisk of infectionfrom wild birdssopoultry andcaptive bird keepersmusthavethe ap propriate biosecuritymeasures in place.

“Poultry keepersshouldremain vigilant forany signsofdisease.”

CampBestival Shropshire,atWeston Park near Shifnal, will be heldinAugust,organisershave said

Lauraraising a glasstosuccess

An award-winningfreelance food anddrink writer andphotographer hasbeenshortlisted forthree na tional awards

LauraHadland is putting the spotlightonsome of Shropshire’s fantasticbeerand food culturein herwriting

Laura, whomoved to Shropshire threemonthsago,has been shortlisted forthree national trophiesby theGuildofBritish Beer Writers.

Herworkisinthe runningtowin best communicationabout pubs, best communicationabout no and lowalcohol beer andbestself-pub lished work

It’s been agreat yearsofar for Laura, whose firstbookabout 50 yearsofthe Campaign forRealAle wasnamed thebestbeerbookinthe world by theGourmandAwards.

It also bagged second placefor best business writingatthe North American GuildofBeerWriters Awards in September

Businessbid in approval hope

Forthe thirdtimeinlessthan

18 months, plansfor theopera tion of alog cabinbusinesshave been lodgedwithplanners.

Theapplicant,NickJones, rentsout thebuildings at The Gaer, Golfa, near Welshpool, to localcompany BritishLog Cab inswho buildtimberand log homes there.

Mr Joneshas appliedagain to change theuse of agricultural buildingstoaccommodatethe logcabin construction,sawmill, andall associatedworks

Twiceinthe last year Powys County Councilplanningofficers have rejected thepropos al

Onereasonwas questions abouthighwaysafety.

Thenew applicationisaccompaniedbya highways and transport report by Woodsyde Developments

Plans to combat parkingproblem

Aconsultationonstreetwaiting, loadingbaysand parkingmodifica tionshas been launched in abid to curb selfish parkinginatowncen tre in MidWales

PowysCountyCouncil cabinet member Councillor Jackie Charlton hasagreed apublicconsultation period on theproposedTrafficReg ulationOrder (TRO)for Newtown.

Theneedfor thenew TROfollows thecreationofaone-way trafficsys teminthe town centre earlierthis year

Trafficengineerfor north Powys ChrisLloyd said:“Thehighway authoritynow needs to introduce anew TROtosuitthe modified parkingbaysalong the High Street, andtointroduce certaincontrols to addressinconsiderateand obstructive parkingthathas been noted as beingproblematic both during andafter theconstructionphase of this project in thevicinityofWesley Street andBroadStreet.”

Shares in Darwin’s masterpiece offeredfor sale

Membersofthe publichavebeen given thechancetoown ashare of a firstedition of CharlesDarwin’s ‘Onthe Origin of Species’.

Forthe firsttime, CharlesDar win’sworld-famousbookhas been made availabletothe public for shared ownership.

It comesduringthe same month theShrewsbury-bornpioneer of bi ologypublished his firstedition of thework163 yearsago

Valued at £275,000 at auction, it is popularlyknown to be themost influentialacademicbookever written– anditcould be partly yoursfor £50.

Showpiece,the collectables plat

form,has dividedownership of ‘On theOriginofSpecies’into5,500 portions whichpeoplewillbeable to purchasefor £50.

DanCarter, co-founder of Show piece.com,said: “Thisbookliteral ly changedthe world as we know it so it’s been unsurprising that earlyownership hasbeenstrong throughoutthe UK butwealso have seen interest from as faras Australiaand Canada. If thecur rent momentum continuesthenwe expect allremaining piecestobe snappedupinthe coming days.”

This firstedition is oneofonly 1,250copies ever printed,withits originalmid-Victorian erabinding

intact,and in pristine condition.

The firstedition boastsanum beroffeatureswhich aremissing in latereditions, includingahalf titleonthe cover page,abinder’s ticket and32pages of advertise ment that name ‘Murray’s’ the originalpublishers.

Oliver Bayliss, founderofBayliss RareBooks,dealers of first-edi tionsfromaroundthe world,said: “Itisrareto find acopyinsuch condition. This is up therewiththe best I’ve seen,an absolutelystun ning example.”

To find outmorevisit showpiece. com/origin-of-species

Meetingtobeheldtoreview challenges facing economy

ELGANHEARN LocalDemocracy Reporter

Callshavebeenmade fora“structured sector by sector” review of the Powyseconomy.

Councillor IanHarrisonnoted at acommittee meetingthere was little in thePowys County Council timetabletodiscussdeveloping the MidWales economy.

He said:“CanI askthe commit teetodo astructuredreviewsector by sector of what’s goingoninour economy?

“Wemightwanttoset up aworkinggroup just to consider thedif ferent elements of oureconomy.It’s such avastarea, we need to break it down into bite-sizechunksand have averycriticalreviewofwhich policies areworking andwhich are not.”

Cabinetmemberfor economic development Councillor DavidSel by said:“Theeconomy is almost everything we do in some wayor another.

“I’m wonderingwhether theway of dealingwithit, is with amemberdevelopmentsession that briefs allmembersonhow theeconomy works

“Atthe daywecan talk aboutthe issues that affect thecountyand scrutiny maydecide to home-inon differentareas,for exampletourismoragriculture.”

Councillor Harrisonagreed with thesuggestion,adding: “Itseems to be areasonableway forward.”

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Railwaygroup releases its2023calendar

Shrewsbury RailwayHeritage Trust is steaming into 2023 with thelaunchofits newcalendar whichfeatures stunningimages of steamlocos from Shropshire’s railwayhistory

PhilipDavies, chairman of the trust– acharity whichpreserves andpromotesthe county town’s rich railwayheritage– said:“The calendar is alimited editionand features some fabulousfull-colour

Most thinkroads have got worse

Threeout of five driversbelieve thecondition of localroads has deteriorated inthe past year,a newsurveysuggests.

Just four percentofthe 3,102 motoristspolledfor theRAC said theroads in theirareahaveimproved.

Theproportionofrespond ents to theannualsurveywho believelocal roadstheyuse reg-

ularly have worsened in thepast 12 monthsincreased from 52 per cent in 2020 and58per cent in 2021

Some 86 percentofthose ques tioned inthe latest poll said they have to steertoavoid potholes on severaloccasions when driving. Morethanhalfofall respondents thinkthe standard of potholerepairsis“poor” at best

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images by localphotographers of steamlocomotivesinShropshire.

People cantreat themselves,a friend or relative to an attractive calendar brimfulofnostalgia.”

Thecalendarisonsalepriced £5 from thetrust’s base at Abbey Station, whichisopenonSatur

days from 10.30amto2.30pm.It canalsobeordered for£7.50,this includes £2.50p postage andpack ing, by sendingremittanceand detailstoSRHT, AbbeyStation, 192A AbbeyForegate, Shrews bury,SY2 6AH.

It includes modern images of working steamlocos in action as well as some from yesteryear from thecollectionofsteamenthusiast thelateRussell Mulford.

Jump in number of repossessions

Thenumberofhomesbeing repos sessedjumpedinthe thirdquarter of this year,accordingto figures from atrade association

Some 700homeowner-mortgaged properties were repossessed in the thirdquarter of 2022,which was15 percenthigher than in theprevious quarter, UK Financesaid.

Atotal of 390buy-to-let-mort gaged properties were repossessed in thesameperiod, whichwas up

by 11 percentcomparedwiththe previous quarter. Mortgagerates have climbedas theBankofEng land base rate hasriseninrecent months.There wasalsoajumpin mortgagerates amid themarket turmoilwhich followed themini-budgetearlier this autumn

TheTreasuryCommittee has heardevidence thebuy-to-letsector couldbeparticularlyhardhit by rising mortgage rates.

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steamsup EardingtonBankonthe Severn Valley Railway in 1990.Photo by John Massey

£86,000grant settoboost volunteeringin localhospitals

Therewill be morevolunteering op portunitiesfor young people at the trustwhich runs Shropshire’s two acutehospitals thanks to arecent fundingboost

TheShrewsburyand Telford Hospital NHSTrust (SaTH) has been awardeda grantofmorethan £86,000 from thenew Volunteering FuturesFund– part of NHSChar itiesTogether, andthe Department forDigital,Culture,Media and Sport(DCMS).

Thefundhas been announcedto help people from under-represented groups, includingthose facingsocio-economicdisadvantages,people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, andthose with disabilities,toover come barriers andget involved in volunteering

SaTH will usethe fundstoextend itsyoung volunteerschemefor 16 to 18-year-olds

This includes a15-month pro gramme whichwill focuson, al though notentirely, recruiting younger volunteers from underrepresented communitiesacross Shropshire, Telfordand Wrekin, andPowys.

As part of this, SaTH said it wantstoengagewithschools, colleges, charities, communitygroups andindividuals forsuggestionson how it cancreatearange of accessiblevolunteering opportunitiesfor young people,which will support them in theiraspirations, whilealso improvingpatient experience

Formoreinformation aboutthe project, or thevolunteering opportunitiesavailable at SaTH,contact sath.volunteers@nhs.net or visit www.sath.nhs.uk/working-with-us

Nursingteamrecognisedfor appby award

Anursing team hasbeenrecog nisedatthe NursingTimes Awards 2022

LedbyJen Walsh, thePowys Teaching Health Boardpaediatric continence nurse specialist, the team haspioneered theuse of mo bile technologytohelpchildren and young people self-managebowel andbladderproblems.

Ms Walshsaid: “The incidenceof potentiallypreventable andtreatablebladderand boweldysfunction in children andyoung people is in creasing.

“Unlesstreated these problems

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cancontinueintoadulthood where they cannegativelyaffectpersonal wellbeing, whichwill in turn effect overstretchedhealthcareservices. Ourinitiative aimedtouse digital technology to streamline andtrans form care forchildrenand young people.”

ThePowys teamdesigned an app, called Mobile Paediatric Engagement Esolutionfor ContinenceorMOPEE-C forshort. In thefuturethe ground-break

ingapp will allowchildren and young people easy anddiscrete ac cess to learnabout theircondition, receivemorehome-basedtreat mentsand diagnostics, help with self-management, andaccess to remote therapeuticsupport from clinicians

“The MOPEE-Cprototype was developedthrough acollaboration with ourWelsh technologyindustry partnerAparito,” addedMsWalsh, “and followinginformaltesting, thefeedback we’vereceivedfrom patients, carers andclinicians has been universallypositive.”

TV star is awardeddamages followingbloggercourt battle

TV star Rachel Rileyhas beenawarded £50,000 in damagesafter suing apolitical bloggerfrom Powysfor libel.

Ms Riley, whoappears on the Channel4 show Countdown, sued Mike Sivier afterhepublished an articleonhis websiteVox Political in January2019withthe headline “SerialabuserRachelRiley to re ceive‘extra protection’– on grounds that sheisreceivingabuse”.

Thearticle discussedtweets posted as part of an online debate on antisemitism in theLabourPar ty,someofwhich were exchanged betweenMsRiley andauserwho identified herselfthenasa 16-yearoldcalledRose,inDecember2018 andJanuary 2019

Ajudge previouslyfound that Mr Sivier’s article would be read as claiming Ms Riley“engagedupon, supportedand encouraged acam paignofonline abuseand harass

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ment of a16-year-old girl”, allega tionsdeniedbyMsRiley

Mr Sivier defended theclaim by arguinghehad a“reasonable be lief”itwas in thepublicinterestto publish theclaimsinthe article.

However,inajudgmenton Wednesday last week,Mrs Justice Steynruled in favour of Ms Riley, granting herthe five figure sum as well as an injunction requiringMr Sivier to remove thearticle andnot repeat it

Thejudge saidMrSivierhad “misrepresented theevidential picture”and that thearticle was “wholly unbalanced”.

MrsJustice Steynsaidthe blog gerdid not includeany references to Ms Riley’sdenialofthe allegation that shehad bulliedorencouraged thebullying of the16-year-old and didnot give thetelevisionpresenter achancetocomment

Shesaid: “Itwas notreasonable forMrSiviertoassume, without giving anyreasonfor hisbelief, that Ms Rileywould notcomment,rather than provideher with an opportunitytodoso.

“The importance of giving Ms Rileyan opportunitytocomment prior to thepublication of thearticleisparticularlyevident in lightof thenumerousmatters on whichMr Sivier made assumptions.”

MrsJustice Steynsaid: “Wheth er or notone agrees with theviews Ms Rileyarticulated in hersecond thread to Rose,MsRiley expressed herselfin apoliteand cordialway, providinginformation to ateenager whohad sought to engage with her, andwho hadsaidthiswas atopic about whichshe wasjustlearning.

“Ms Rileyexpressed thepoint that shefound it hurtfultobeaccusedoflying andencouraging a smearcampaigninrestrained and mildterms.”

During thetrial in July,MrSivi-

er’s lawyersarguedMs Rileyhad a “pre-existingbad reputation” that wouldaffectany harm causedby thearticle

However,Mrs JusticeSteyn re jected this argument,ruling:“The relevant sector of theclaimant’s reputation concerns hertreat ment of children,and in particular whethershe hasapre-existingrep utationfor harassingand abusing them.Evenifitwereestablished that theclaimanthas areputation forbeing ‘highly controversial and offensive’,thiswould not show that shehas abad reputationinthe relevant sector.”

In January2021, MrsJustice Collins Rice struck outall threeofMr Sivier’s defences of publicinterest, truthand honestopinion, finding that they had“no prospect”ofsuc ceeding.

Mr Sivier wona challengeat the CourtofAppealfourmonthslater, findingthathis public interest de fenceshouldbeassessedata trial.

Newprocessto help fill care jobs

PowysCountyCouncil hasintro ducedanew easy recruitmentpro cess forcandidates applying forreablement andcaresupport worker jobs.

Councillor Sian Coxsaid: “Ifyou have thepassion andskillstosup port people in your community to live well,in aplace of theirchoice, then we want youtojoinour team.

“Wedon’t want youtostress over alongapplication form,ontop of allthe otherthingsyou have to do everyday,sowe’ve simplified the process.

“You cantelluswhy you areright forthe jobina fewsimplesteps, and if you meet thepersonspecification, we canget you doingthe jobyou love,quickly.

“For this particular role,wewant to meet allapplicantsfor an interview.”

People canapply at powys.gov. uk/sendacv or call 01639 846554 for more details.

Estate played aroleinmovie

Lady Chatterley wasn’t theonly onewitha bigsecret.

Theownersofacountry es tate on theShropshireborder have revealed asteamy new film adaptation of Lady’s Chat terley’s Lover was filmed in thehistorichalland stunning grounds. To be released in the cinema andonNetflix in the coming weeks, almost allof thescenesinthe adaptation were filmed at Brynkinalt,from thoseinsidethe hall itself to the meetings betweenLadyChatterleyand thegardener Oliver in thegrounds’outbuildings andunder an ancientoak tree.

TheBrynkinalt estate,which straddlesthe border between Chirkand St Martinsnear Oswestry,welcomed film stars, Emma Corrin andJackO’Con nell amongothersfor filming earlierthisyear.

Childcare costs calltoparents

Parentsare beingurged to check whethertheycould be eligible for fundingtowards childcarecosts

Morethan401,300 familiescol lectivelybenefited from £44.4mil lion in government fundingtowards childcarecosts in September 2022, HM Revenueand Customs(HMRC) said.But it addedthatthousands of familiesare stillmissingout on the Tax-Free Childcaretop-up.

Tax-Free Childcareprovides working families,earning up to £100,000 ayear, with financialhelp towardschildcare.

Forevery£8paidintoaTax-Free Childcareonline account, families automaticallyreceive an addition al £2 from thegovernment.They canreceive up to £500 everythree months(adding up to £2,000 a year), or £1,000 (£4,000 ayear) if theirchildhas disabilities

Thetop-uppaymentscan be used to payfor approvedchildcare for children aged 11 or under.

Jen Walsh collecting theaward for thePowys team’s work atthe Nursing TimesAwards

Festivewindow contesttostart

Kington’sChristmas window dressingcompetition starts next week

Organisedbythe chamberof trade, thecompetition hasbecome a popularfeature in thetown’sbuildup to Christmas.

It is open to allshops andbusinesses with awindowfrontingonto an area accessed by thepublic. ThereisanopenChristmas theme butitshouldbelightand bright

Thewindows must be dressed throughout December andvoting will take placevia KingtonChamberofTrade’s Facebook page or a QR code on posters.

Thewinner of thewindowdress ing competitionwill receivea £50 prize.

Thechamber is also running agrand draw with an ultimate Christmas hamper prizeworth £450

Ticketscosting £2.50eachorfour for£10 will be sold at varioustown outlets.

Navviesgiven plaque honour

Thememoryofthose whodied building avital railwaylinkhas been honoured

Acentury andahalfafter they perished during thecon structionofthe SevernValley Railway,10navvies have been honoured with acommemora tive blue plaque

Theinstallationmarks the completion of aproject to re storethe railway’sFalling SandsViaduct

The£1.3million projectnot only sawthe restorationofavitalpiece of theSVR’s infrastruc ture butalsothe creation of two permanentexhibitions telling the storyofthe construction of theoriginallineand themore than 1,000 navvieswho builtit. Victorianrailway construction wasdangerous work, whichresulted in significant numbersof people losing their lives.

Changes to train services on way

Traincustomers arebeing encour aged to checktheir journeydetails as timetablechanges come into ef fect in December.

Changes include theremoval of the‘semi-fast’ peak time service.

West Midlands’servicesbetween Shrewsbury andBirmingham NewStreet will no longer call at Sandwell &Dudley, TfWservices will call at this stationinstead. TfW services to andfromBirmingham will no longercallatSmethwick Galton Bridge,WMR services will call at this stationinstead.

The‘semi-fast’ service, that provides peak-timecommutersa slightlyquicker journeytoand from Birmingham by skipping Bilbrook, Albrightonand Cosford, will no longer skip these stations

This,aspokespersonsaid, “isbeingremovedtoprovide abetter-performingoverall timetable.”

Thechanges canbeviewedat westmidlandsrailway.co.uk

Airshowpricesare to be frozen

Organisers of theRAF Cosford AirShow have made thedecision to freeze standard ticket prices fornextyear.

Andtheyconfirmed thepopular familyfun dayout will return on June 11

Morethan51,000 people at tended theevent this year and organisers have promisedeven more excitement in theair and

on thegroundfor 2023.Nextyear will mark the80thanniversary of thefamousDambustersRaid–an attack on German dams on a nightin1943–and the75thanniversaryofthe Berlin Airlift.

Astandardticket pricewill re main at £34and children whoare underthe ageof16and areaccompaniedbya paying adultwill still be abletoenter forfree.

Sports clubsurged to apply forcash

Sports clubshavea chance to win £10,000 as part of theProud To PitchIninitiative, agrassroots fundingschemebyGreeneKing. Launched in 2021,the scheme allows clubstoapply forafunding grantofupto£3,000,but to cele bratethe firstanniversary,aone offlumpsum of £10,000 is being made available. To apply, or to nominate aclub,gotogreeneking-pubs. co.uk/proud-to-pitch-in

Accordingtonew national re search from Greene King,the 2022 UEFA Women’sEuros hasinspired asurge in grassroots sports partic ipation.

Whilethe research revealed 30 percentofpeopledecidedtotake up agrassrootssport duetothe success of theWomen’s Euros tour nament,manypeoplefeelclubs lack funding, andthatbarrierstopar ticipation stillexist

Commemorationofmemorial part of Remembranceevents

KARENCOMPTON karen.compton@mnamedia.co.uk

Thecentenary of Llan drindodWells WarMemorial wascommemorated as part of the recent Remembrance services.

In February 1919, residents were invitedtosubscribe to theWar Memorialand RecognitionFund to erectamemorialinmemoryof thosewho made thesupreme sacri fice in theGreat War. Thememorial wasunveiledinJuly1922byLord Ormathwaiteand it wasdedicated by theReverendCanon RWFSingersDavies.

Itsstone column honoursthe lo calpeoplewho died in thewar and abronze figure of asoldier stands above.The memorial wascreated by Benjamin LloydofRhayader, whosenameappears at thebase.

Afurther inscriptionwas added afterthe endofthe Second World War. It states theadditionwas un veiled on November11, 1950 by ColonelEricBarnard,chairmanof theUrban District Council. It was dedicatedbythe ReverendCanon JJ Hughes,rectorand theReverend JTHEvans, curate

Thecommemorationofthe centenary of thememorialwas just one of many events held during theRemembranceperiodinthe region

Oneofthe smallest communities in Radnorshire, Gladestrynear NewRadnor,markedRemembrance

Day. Jess Squire of Gladestryand RosTarrant of Colvalay wreathsat thewar memorialin Gladestry.

Therewas alarge congregation at LlanyreChurchand warmemorial to remember thosewho hadserved andfallen, includingthe 10 Americanairmenwho died in theLlanyre aircrash.Poppy wreathswerelaid by thecongregationofLlanyre,Lla nyre Show Committee,Llanyre and Newbridge CommunityCouncil, LlanyreWI, LlanyreThursday Club andthe children of Llanyre’sLittle Stars. Llanyre’sLittleStars Play

groupmadefeltpoppies whichwere sewn together to make awreathfor thechildren to lay.

Andtruetoatraditionofmany years, PentrefBaptist Church and AllSaintsChurchin Newbridge-onWyeheldajoint RemembranceSun dayservice,thisyearatthe chapel

Theservice wasled forthe first time by thenew minister of Pentref, theRev MishaPedersen. Shewas assisted especially with theprayers by theRev Andrew Perrin,vicar of Holy TrinityChurch,Llandrindod Wells. During the earlypartofthe

This wasfollowedbythe playing of theLastPost, followed by twomin utes’silence andThe Reveille.

Thelayingofthe wreathstook place– JohnReesonbehalfofPentrefBaptist Church,Robin Powell forAll Saints Church, Sylvia Stirland forNewbridge WI andCouncillor Mark Davies on behalf of the localcommunity council.

Allthe Remembranceprayers includingthe Lord’s Prayer were ledbyRev Andrew.The remainder ofthe serviceconsisted of hymns, moreprayers,aBible readingby Elsa Harflett, secretaryofPentref, andaRemembrancemessageby RevMisha

Theservice endedwithRev An drew readingthe Kohima Epitaph, andthe singingofthe twonational anthems. RevMisha gave the final blessing,withthe congregation sayingthe Grace.

Survey flagsupchallenges facedbyGP surgeries

Threequartersofpatientsin Shropshire believeGPservices have deteriorated sincethe Covid pandemic

Challenges facing GP surgeries have been flaggedup by patients in ashropshirestar.com survey

Andaroundseven in 10 saythey find it difficult to make an appoint ment.Morethan1,500 people took part in theshropshirestar.com survey.And whilethere is clearly sympathy forthe difficultiesfacing theGPs themselves,the message given is one of frustration at not always beingabletoaccesshelp. Almost nine in 10 people said they wouldliketosee eveningand weekendappointmentsintroduced. Anda thirdofthose questioned said they hadopted to call 111 af

terfailing to getholdoftheir own GP Responding to the findings of the survey,EmmaPyrah,fromNHS Shropshire,Telford andWrekin, said:“GeneralPracticecontinues to worktirelesslyinresponse to increasing demand.Moreappoint mentsthanever before arebeing delivered,face-to-faceappoint mentshavebeenincreasingsince thepandemic(sevenin10patients arenow seen in-person),and ac cess to GP services continuesto be availableatevenings andweekends

“Weare pleased to seepositive feedback from thesurvey; howev-

er,weacknowledge that some pa tients areexperiencinglongwaits duetothese huge increases in de mand andabacklog of elective ap pointments.Weare workingwith practicesto find sustainable solu tionsand providinganumberof initiativestosupport recruitment andretention

“Aspart of this,General Prac tice teams have grownoverrecent yearswithspecificroles available to supportthe needs of patients Ourpractices areworking ex tremely hard,under challenging conditions, andcontinuetoadapt to maintain andimprove theser vicestheyprovide.”

servicethe ActofRemembrance took place. Thenames of thefallenfromNewbridge in thetwo world wars were read by CliveBarrett.

Jess Squire laid awreath at thewar memorialinGladestry

Guestspeaker spokeabout the importance of beepopulation

Theannualcouncil meetingfor the PowysRadnor Federation of Women’s Institutes took placeatNew bridge on Wye.

Theguest speakers were Eirian Roberts, chairofthe Federation of WalesCommittee,and Meriet Duncan,beekeeper extraordinaire, andinvited guests from Powys Montgomery,Powys Brecknockand Shropshirefederations

Chairman LibbyHugheswel comedapackedhallofmembers

They listened to theannualreports, andwatched theawardsof anniversary certificatestoWIs for 70th Llanbister,75thBryngwyn, Felindre,Howey,Hundred House, 100thLlangunllo, Stoweand Stan ageand five yearsfor NewRadnor, oneofthe newest,althoughreformed of old, institutes

Eirian Robertstoldhow shehad progressed from beingayoung member with hermother, through variousposts within herown WI andthe WelshFederationbefore beingelected to chairofthe federation.

Meriet Duncan spokeabout she hadbecamea beekeeperwhich had ledtoher writingbooks forchildren explaining thelifeofbeesand how very importanttheyweretothe wide world

Herenthusiasmfor hersubject overflowed andcarried themem bers along, listeningenthralledto themanyroles of abee andthe hi erarchywithinahive.

Theafternoon concludedwith floral giftspresented to thespeak ers, voteofthankstothe chairand thenationalanthems ledbyJess Squires.

Coinsfound in county ruled as treasure

Ancientcoins foundinShropshire have been declared treasurebya coroner.

ShropshireMuseums says it will aimtoraise theasyet undisclosed amount of moneyneededtobuy them andkeepthemondisplay in Shrewsbury.One of thehoards, two700-year-oldsilvergroatsfrom Edward III’sreign in 1356-61, was considered by expertstohavebeen asuspected loss from apurse CuratorEmma-Kate Lanyon, forShropshireMusuems, said:“It is hard to quantify what this loss amounted to but, in themid 14th

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century, twogroatswould have boughtyou agoose –around6d–anda couple of tallow candles –1 1/2d each.”

These wouldbethe firstgroats of Edward III to be addedtoShrop shireMuseums’collectionofcoins if theservice cansecuregrantsand donation to purchasethem. Shrop shireMuseums hope to displaythe coinsatShrewsbury Museum and ArtGallery

Twoeven olderrare1,000-yearoldsilver coinsfromthe reignof Edward theConfessor were also de clared treasureatan inquest.

Shropshiresenior coronerJohn Ellery wastoldthatthe twosilver penniesdated 1044-1046 were from Edward theConfessor’s time They were foundbyStephenLew is, ametal detectoristwho wasout in theKnockin area on February 3, 2019

Mr Ellery wastoldthatone of the coinswas probably minted in Colchester, andthe otherwas probably made in Chester.

Stop andsearch will remain butpolicesay workneeded

Thepolicehaveadmit ted“more needstobe done”intacklingdis proportionatestopand searches,after figures revealed blackpeople are15times as likelyto be subjectedtosearches than whitepeople.

ButWestMercia Police is stickingwithstopand search which theorganisation says remainsan importanttoolinits battletoremove weaponsand drugsfromthe streets.

The figurescome as humanrights organisation Libertycalledonthe governmenttotacklethe “appallinginjustice”ofincreased stop and search ratesfor people of colour Stop andsearch,inwhich police temporarilystopindividuals they suspect maybecarryingweapons, drugsorother contraband, hasalways been mired in controversy

DAVIDTOOLEY david.tooley@mnamedia.co.uk

Whilethere arerules that govern how searches arecarried out, several organisationshavesaidthey want thepracticebannedorheavilyrolledback, in part becauseitis used farmoreoften on blackpeople.

ThelatestHome Office figures showsthatof4,334 searches carried outbyWestMercia Police in theyeartoMarch,224 were of blackpeople–equivalentto44.3 forevery1,000 blackpeopleinthe area,accordingtothe latest popu lation data.

By comparison,there were 3,476 searches of whitepeople– or three forevery 1,000 people

This meansthatblackpeople were 15 timesaslikelytobestopped andsearched

Emmanuelle Andrews, policy and campaignsmanager at Liberty, a humanrightscharity,said: “Stop andsearchisa traumatic anddis

tressingexperience, leavingalastingimpactonbothindividuals and communities.

“Not only this, butstopand search is an ineffective policing tool –withthese figuresshowingthat thevastmajorityofstops result in no furtheraction,”she added.

Blackpeopleweremorelikelyto be arrested afterastopand search in West Mercia,with31.3per cent of searches leadingtoanarrest, compared to 17.8 percentfor white people

However,the disparity in stop andsearcheshas improvedinWest Mercia sincelastyear, with black people 15.7 timesaslikelytobe stoppedaswhite people in 2020-21.

TheHome Office said it is com mitted to improvingsafeguards on stop andsearch,suchascreating channels forittobescrutinised by localcommunities,and increasing theuse of bodyworncameras West Mercia Police’s localpolicing ChiefSuperintendentPaulMoxley

said it is importantthe blackcom munity areand feel involved in po licing,feelrespected andrepresent ed andequally protected

He said:“Officers must carryout allstopsearcheslawfully, courteouslyand with respect.

“Itremains areallyimportant tool to help us remove weapons anddrugs from ourstreetsand of course,officers will always be re quired to record what they have doneand whytheyhavedoneitto transparently justifytheir actions.

“Likeeveryforce in thecountry, we recognise that thereis more to be done in tackling disproportionality. Nationally,there is workbeing done to understand thecausesand impact of disproportionately andit is importantthatwelookat how we use stop andsearchpowers.

“Locally,wehaverobust inde pendentscrutinyofstopand search, andutilise body wornvideoduring anystopand search to ensure there is avisualrecord.”

Reindeer run will take place

Rhayader will be holdingits 5k reindeer runonDecember 11 Therun or walk is suitable forall thefamilyand it will take placeat Rhayader Fire Stationfrom10am until2pm

Registration will open at 10am and theracestartsat11am.

OrganisedbyThe Arches,the fun eventwillinclude afestive warm-up anddance forall with Lucy Wills.

This will be open to all, not just thosetakingpartinthe reindeer run, anditwill startat10.50am

Therewill also be aSanta’s grotto,refreshmentsfromTiffins includinghot toddiesand punch, sausagerolls,gingerbread menand Welshcakes

Theentry feeis£5plusabookingfee foradvance bookings via Eventbrite, or £7 on theday or £25 forafamilyticketfor twoadults andtwo children

To book aplacevisit Rhayader ReindeerFunRun.eventbrite.co.uk

Food andfun areavailable

Bookings arenow open forthe winter holidayactivitiesand food programmeinShropshire.

ShropshireCouncilis workingwithschools, community organisationsand childcare providerstorun theHAF holi dayprogramme

Thereare free places availa bleonthe programmefor chil dren andyoung people aged four to16who areeligiblefor bene fits-related free school meals andfor thosewho have been referred onto HAF by aprofessional.Placesare also available forUkrainian families currently stayinginShropshirewith host families

From December 19-23children andyoung people areinvit ed to take part in arange of fun activities happeningat43ven ues. Visitthe council’swebsite tobook.

Toxicchemical levelsconcerns

Levels of toxicchemicals in theair will be closely monitoredin two town centresinShropshireaftera report foundtheyexceednational targets.

AShropshireCouncilreport foundhighlevelsofnitrogendioxide, whichislinkedtoheart disease andcanceramongother conditions, in Shrewsbury andBridgnorth

Thereportalso suggeststhe proposed Shrewsbury NorthWest Relief Road –aproject whichhas drawn widespread criticismover carbon emissionsas well as other issues –would actually improve air qualityin some areasofthe town if it went ahead.

Thecouncil hasair qualityman agementareas (Aqmas)inCastle Foregate in Shrewsbury andPound StreetinBridgnorth, whichare declared forexceeding the annual objectivelevel fornitrogendioxide ThereportisawaitingDefra ap praisal.

Someofthe treasure.Picture:BirminghamMuseums Trustonbehalfofthe Portable Antiquities Scheme

College’s HGV employment eventisbig hit

ATelford Collegeevent show casing career opportunitiesin theroadhaulage industry has been declareda greatsuccess

Haulagecompanies from acrossthe region brought demonstration vehicles onto thecampus, andmorethan100 people droppedintotakea look at them –and find outabout the college’sprogramme of short coursesfor HGVtraining.

Theeventcoincided with Na tional LorryWeek, theRoad HaulageAssociation’s annual campaign to raise awarenessof career opportunitiesinthe in dustry

Simon Priest,the RHA’sarea manager, said:“National Lorry Week is an eventwecreated to celebratethe industry andall thethingsitdoes forthe coun try. Around 98 percentofall products aretransported via truck. We teamed up with Tel ford Collegetointroduce peo pleintothe industry duetothe shortage of drivers.

“Hopefullywe’ll be able to reduce theshortageand make surethatwegivepeoplethe potentialtohaveagreat career with greatsalaryprospects.”

TelfordCollege workedwith thelocal jobcentre teams to promote theevent

More profit warnings are issued by firms

Listed companiesinthe Midlands issued nine profitwarningsin the thirdquarter of this year –two more thanthe previous quarter.

It wasthe highestnumberof warnings sincethe second quar terof2020, accordingtothe latest EY-Parthenon ProfitWarningsre port.Nationally, profitwarningsis sued by UK-listedcompanies in the quarter reachedtheir highestthird quartertotal since2008.

In total, 86 profitwarningswere issued nationallybetween July and September,comparedto51inthe same period of 2021,anincreaseof 69% anda34% increase from the previous quarterwhen64warnings were issued

Theriseinwarningshas been driven by asignificant increase in thenumberofwarningsfromcon sumer-facing companies, which rosealmostthree-foldyear-on year.The report revealsthat57% of warnings during Q3 cited rising costs, while23% were prompted by labour market issues.The three warning‘danger zone’now con tains28listed companieswho have issued theirthirdconsecutive profit warninginthe last year,compared to 18 at theend of Q2 2022

DanHurd, apartner at EY-Par thenon,said: “Whilethe UK expe riencesaperiodofeconomicuncer tainty,the effectsofhigherenergy bills, interruptionstosupplychains andreduced consumerspending arejustahandful of thechallenges businesses arefacing.”

RisingstarJames gets promoted

Arisingstarata family-owned firm hasbeenpromoted to join themanagementteam.

JamesBrightwas previously awaste operator at TudorGrif fithsGroup whohas been with thecompany forfouryears.And now, thanks to hisdedicationand commitment,hehas been named as wasteand recyclingmanager “I’m so incredibly proudto

have been given this opportunity andI’m thoroughly enjoyingthe newresponsibilities I’mtaking on.It’saprivilege to be trust ed with this importantroleand Iknowthatwiththe supportof my hard-working teamwecan continue to go from strength-tostrength,”hesaid. Jamesisbased at thecompany’s head office at Wood Lane,inEllesmere

Team expanded afteramalgamation

Property andlandagentsRoger Parry&Partnershas expanded its planning andarchitecturalservices team followingthe recent amalga mation with planning consultancy firm LesStephan Planning

TheLes StephanPlanningteam will become an integral part of the on-going service provided by Roger Parryand partners throughout the Midlands andWales

LesStephan Planning’s senior

planning consultants aremembers of theRoyal Town Planning Insti tute andincludethree former local authorityplanner officers,witha wide knowledge andexpertise in a varietyofplanningaspects

RogerParry,partner at Roger Parry&Partners, said:“We arede lightedtoannouncethe inclusionof LesStephan Planning within Rog er Parryand Partners.The company shares ourvalues.”

Firmsprioritisingcurrent crisis insteadofinvesting long-term

JOHN CORSER john.corser@mnamedia.co.uk

Cereal entrepreneurlaunchestasty venture

MATTHEWPANTER

newsroom@mnamedia.co.uk

AShropshireman hasbecome a cereal entrepreneurafter creating anew breakfastfood

Supply chainproblems, skills shortagesand rising energy costs topthe list of concerns forcom panies accordingtoasurveyfrom business services firm Pricewater houseCoopers.AlmosthalfofWest Midlands businesses –45per cent –say netzeroplans hadbeensuper sededbymoreimmediateconcerns.

Thesurveyfound 56 percent were prioritisingshort-term opera tional improvements over long-term strategicsolutions

Edward Williams, dealspartner at PwC,said: “Businesses across theUK, includingthe Midlands, arefocused on short-term financial positionsand tackling theimme diateeconomicchallenges.Whilst this is understandable given the currentclimate,itleavesthemless prepared forthe issues of tomorrow Whereat allpossible, businesses should also implement long-term strategies such as upskilling and digitisation to future-proof and help them to remain attractive to investors. Thelatestinsolvency statsshowedthe thirdhighest rate of insolvency sinceJanuary 2019, whichisasoberingreminder of the challenge facing oureconomy.”

Hammond Brownhas been mixing hisown muesli foryears afterfailing to find oneheliked in shops. He hasnow launched hisown brandafter complet inga start-up course with busi ness consultantsGood2Great of Bridgnorth

“I wasdissatisfied with the qualityofthe mainstream muesli availableinsupermarkets,”said Hammond,who hashad previous careersasa vetand genealogist.

“I enjoyed making my ownso much that Idecidedtoproduce it.”

He said he hasensured it is as sustainable as possiblebyusing localingredientsand plastic-free, recyclable packaging.

Every650g boxofHammonds muesli also comeswithafree packet of wildflowerseeds which canbesowntosupport bees and otherpollinators

Hammond thankedGood 2Great forgivinghim theconfi dencetostart hisnew enterprise

“The supportand encourage ment that Ireceivedfromthe team,aswellasother entrepre neurs, wasindispensable.”

Company appoints duotosupercharge growth

AShropshire-basedrenewable en ergy andbattery specialist is super charging itssenior teamwiththe addition of twonew directors.

Ania Frajfeld andJames Willets have been promotedtodirector levelinrecognition of theirhard workand dedication to helping AceOn developand grow as abusi ness over thepastseven years.

FinancedirectorAniajoinedthe companyin2015. Sheoversees the company’s financialand HR func tionsand hassuccessfullyimple mented more efficientsystems to make theaccounts andpeoplesides of thebusiness runmoresmoothly. Ania recently gained herProfes

sional DiplomainAccounting with thecompany’s full supportand she is keen to developherself further with thenew opportunitiesbecom ingadirectoroffers.

Ania said:“I’mreallyexcited to be taking this next step at AceOn Joining thecompany allthose yearsago hasbeenaverypositive experience forme, andthe promo tion to financedirectorshowshow much AceOn values me,mywork andthe contribution Imaketoits success.Itwill be demanding, step ping up to director level, butIhave agreat teamaroundmeatAceOn, andIlookforward to seeing what newchallengeslie ahead.”

JamesofficiallyjoinedAceOn in 2017 butworkedwiththe company before then on an innovativepro ject with Faradion to developso dium ion batterycells.Inhis new role,James will be working on in troducing some of thelatestauto matedmanufacturing techniques andhelping to grow AceOn’s range of off-grid productsolutions

Jamessaid: “I’m really pas sionateabout thedevelopment of off-grid technologies, such as next generation solarchargingdevices, so I’mlooking forwardtoworking more closelywithour managing director on bringing them to the fore in my newposition.”

Themajorityofregional businesses areprioritis ingmeasurestoeasethe impact of thecurrent economic crisis over long-terminvestment.

JamesWillets andAniaFrajfeld

Hammond Brownhas launched hisown brandofbreakfast food

Practice makesperfect with indulgentChristmas recipes

ANDY RICHARDSON andy.richardson@mnamedia.co.uk

Christmasisjustaround thecorner, andsoit’s time to look aheadto what thefestive season will have in store.

Agoodcookalwaystrialsrecipes before thebig day–sothese recipes from CottageDelight areonesthat home cookscan starttotest, in or derthatthey’reperfect come the bigday

PEAR &MINCEMEAT CRUMBLECAKE

Ingredients: Serves 12

Forthe pears:

4 firm pears, peeled,cored and cutintosmall pieces

3tbspgoldencastersugar

1tsp mixedspice

Forthe cake recipe: 250g pack salted butter, softened

250g golden castersugar 1tsp vanillaextract

5large eggs

200g self-raising flour 100g ground almonds

7tbsp plain flour

6tbspCottage DelightLuxury TipsyMincemeat

Method: Putpears into anon-stick frying panwith2tbsp sugarand 2tbsp water.Cover,thencookover amediumheatfor 10 minutes un tiltender, stirring everysooften Thereshouldn’t be juiceoncethe pearsare cooked.Add thespice; leavetocool.

Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas

3. Butter then line thebaseand sidesofa 20cmround,deepcake tin.

Putbutter, sugar, vanillaand ¼ tspsaltintoalarge bowl.Beatwith an electric hand whiskuntil pale and fluffy.Add eggs and flour, beat untilsmooth, then fold in almonds. Remove 85gbatterand putintoa smallbowl. Addthe plain flourand chop into themix with acutlery knifetomakeasoft, crumbly-look ingmix

Spoonhalfthe cake mixintothe tin, topwithhalfthe pears, dot over half theLuxury TipsyMincemeat, then dollop therestofthe cake mix on top. Scatterwithremaining pears, Luxury TipsyMincemeat, then thecrumble mix. Sprinkle with final1tbsp sugar.

Bake for1½hours, coveringwith foil afteranhour, untilgolden,ris en andaskewer inserted into the middle comesout clean. Cool in the tinfor 10 minutes,thencoolona rack

MINCE PIEBUNDTCAKE

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pale and fluffy Addthe eggs oneata time andmix together Mixthe plainyoghurt andLux

IN SEASON

Brassica with earthytaste is winter staple

Mincemeattogetherand addtothe mixer

uryTipsy

In aseparatebowl, measureand sieveout the flour, bicarbonateof soda, salt andall thegroundspices Sieveinthe flourgradually andstop when the flourisevenlymixed in Pour themix into agreased and flouredtin andbakefor an hour or untilaskewercomesout clean. The cake will pull away from theedge of thetin when it is ready.

Leavethe cake to cool fullybefore removing from thetin.Whilewaitingtocool, make youricing sugar drip.Place icingsugar,egg white andlemon juiceintoyourmixer Beat on med-high foraround5-7 minutes untilitforms softpeaks andisloose enough to drizzle. Pour over andallow to cool/set.Finish with sliced orangesorfrozenfestive berries(yourpreference!).

MULLEDORANGE &CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Ingredients: Serves 12

Biscuit Base: 300g bourbonBiscuits 150g unsalted Butter

Cheesecake Filling: 600g creamCheese (fullfat) 300mldoubleCream 75gicing Sugar 300g Terry’sChocolate Orange 1x305gjar CottageDelight Mulled Orange AllButterCurd 1orangezest

Decoration: Orange zest Orange slices, thinly sliced 2tbspcrème fraiche

Method: Forthe BiscuitBase: Melt thebutterinthe microwaveon shortburstsuntil fullymelted. Blitz thebiscuits in afood processortoa smallcrumb or in abag with the endofarolling pin, addthe butter, andmix untilitiscombinedwell.

Tipintoa20cmdeepspringform tinand pressdown firmly –chill in therefrigeratorfor at leastan hour

Forthe Cheesecake Filling:Melt the300gchocolate orange in abowl over apan of gently simmeringwater, stirring gently or microwavein shortburstsuntil fullymelted.

Mixtogetherthe creamcheese andIcing sugaruntil thickand whip up thedoublecream in aseparate bowl –foldthe mixtures together, andthenfoldthrough themelted chocolateand 2heapedtbspMulled Orange AllButterCurd. Zest in the orange

Evenly spread sixheapedtbsp Mulled Orange AllButterCurd over thechilled biscuitbase. Pour thecream cheese mixontothe curd layer,smoothover,cover,and chill in thefridge forsix hours, or prefer ably overnight.

Autumn is extendingmoredeeply than ever before.WithRemem brance Sunday beingthe hottest on record, we’re findingmildtem peraturesatatimewhenweonce experienced frosts and colder days

andnights

That meansthere arestill plen ty of seasonal fruitand vegetables availableinlocal greengrocers, farmers’ marketsand more

Cauliflower is astaplefor the coming monthsand hasbecome in creasinglypopular in recent times as people have turned towards plant-baseddiets andembracedthe earthy vegetable.

Theversatile brassica adds smoothness in sauces andtexture in dishes such as cauliflower cheese, roastcauliflower andcauliflower rice

It canalso makeagreat centrepiece when used as cauliflow er steaks or as aroasted,stuffed dish.Roasted,stuffed cauliflower cantakecentre stageonChrist-

masDay,withakaleand chestnut filling,plentyoflemon andagood gratingofnutmeg.

Cauliflower cheese is an around the-world classicthatmakes asupersidedishorworks well accompanyingaroast chicken. Make sure you topwithplentyofseasoned breadcrumbs, or smallpiecesof pancetta,for extra flavourand tex ture.

Acauliflower andhazelnut car bonara is afabulousvegetarian main, with double cream, eggand thymecreatingasauce with pasta.

Buffalocauliflower wingsshow how versatile theingredientcan be, giving vegetariansthe opportunity to enjoy ameat-free spicyAmerican classic. Served with aranch dip, it makesanexcellent Friday night sharingtreat

Healthycauliflower popcornis anothergreat snack. Simply toss floretsinchilli andspices androast untilcrisp forasavoury snack that’sperfect forsharing,justadd yourfavourite dipfor dunking. Customise thecauliflower with your favourite flavours –try smoked paprikaand lemonzestorcrushed garlic andgratedParmesan. They aredeliciouswithatangy tomato salsaorcoolherby yogurtdip on theside.

Cauliflower also lendsitselfwell to avariety of Asian-inspired dish es andcurries,including aspiced cauliflower rice pie

Mulled Orange Cheesecake

MincemeatMince PieBundt

Luxury TipsyMincemeat Pear andMincemeat Crumble Cake

Versatilecauliflower

by Andy Richardson

AGATHA CHRISTIE: LUCY WORSLEY AND THE MYSTERYQUEEN

BBC Two, 9.00pm

She’s known as the First Lady of Crime, but what was Agatha Christie really like?

Despite writing an autobiography,which was published in 1977, ayear afterher death, little is known about writer In fact, her life is shrouded in almost as much mystery as one of her best-selling novels, although it’s believed she did leave clues to her personality in many of her stories. Publicly,she cultivated an image similar to that of one of her most famous creations, Miss Marple. But she was far from being adowdy spinster like the ageing female detective –she led an exciting life, which included being a surfing pioneer

Born in Devon in 1890, she was the daughter of Frederick Alvah Miller,anAmerican with aprivate income, and his wife Clarissa. Her father died when she was a little girl; her devoted mother encouraged her daughter to write, although Agatha herselforiginally dreamed of becoming aprofessional musician –until stage fright got the better of her Later,during atrip to Cairo with her mother,she wrote anovel and, on her return home, enjoyed her first literary success when she had several short stories published.

In 1914, she married her first husband, Archibald Christie, with whom she had adaughter.Archibald became aFirst World Warhero, and during the conflict, Agatha worked as anurse which enabled her to learn all about poisons –something which came in handy when she began penning detective novels.

Her first, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was published in 1920, and introduced the fastidious Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot. He went on to feature in 32 morenovels. Miss Marple didn’t appear until 1930 in The Sleeping Murder,and she only plied her trade in atotal of 12 cases.

Agatha’s first marriage ended in 1926 when her husband fell in love with ayounger woman. The writer then notoriously disappeared for three weeks and is

believed to have spent time at The Old Swan hotel in Harrogate, which is now home of ahugely popular annual crime writing festival. What she got up to and why she did it remains unknown.

Asubsequent marriage to archaeologist Max Mallowan proved happier,and their travels to sites around the world inspired some of her greatest stories, including Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile.

The writer continues to be hugely popular,with adaptations of her work popping up all the time. Earlier this year,Lucy Worsley published anew biography of her and now,onthe 70th anniversary of the opening of Agatha’s long-running play The Mousetrap, the historian presents the first in athree-part insight into her life and career

She examines key moments in Agatha’s life, and meets up with fellow fans and relatives, including her great grandson James Pritchard, expert Jamie Bernthal and Sarah Phelps, ascreenwriter who has adaptedseveral of Agatha’s tales for the small screen in recent years.

Whether we’ll know the real woman behind the image after tuning in remains to be seen,but whatever happens, as her life straddled some of the 20th centuries most momentous events, it should at thevery least be entertaining –like Agatha’s books continue to be.

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THE HEAT (ITV2,

9.00pm)

Ladies can be everybit as politically incorrect as the lads in Paul Feig’s oestrogen-fuelled buddy movie, which pairs Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy as astrait-laced FBI Special Agent and agung-ho Boston police detective who join forces to bring down acriminal mastermind. The lead actresses spark offeach other brilliantly,milking belly laughs from Katie Dippold’s script. Everytime the pace flags, Bullock and McCarthy crank up the slapstick and verbal one-upwomanship.

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Tommy Johnson (Danny Dyer) is adirectionless twentysomething whose sole pleasures in life are drugs and booze with the lads, casual sex, and

apunch-up with his fellow Chelsea football fans. With his best pal Rod, Tommy belongs to aposse led by Billy Bright, who is always spoiling for a fight. An FA Cup showdown with Millwall sets in motion achain of events that will change Tommy’s life forever

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JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE: MUSIC, MONEY,MADNESS IN MAUI

BBC2, 9.00pm

Saturday night is once again music night on BBC2 and tonight it’s dedicated to one of rock’s most iconic figures, Jimi Hendrix.

Before his death in 1970 at the age of just 27,he’d proved that in addition to being an incredible and massively influential guitarist, he was also ahugely charismatic presence.

So, in theory adding him to a film about the counterculture,especially one that was being made in the wake of Easy Rider,should have been arecipe for success –oratthe very least, cult status. However,that’s not quite what happened with the ill-fated movie Rainbow Bridge.

The documentary Jimi Hendrix Experience: Music, Money,Madness in Maui, which kicks off atrio of programmes, looks at the story behind the film.

Rainbow Bridge was produced by Hendrix’s manager Michael Jeffery,who raised the moneyfor the film on the promise that the guitarist would provide the soundtrack.

Understandably,the filmmakers were also keen for him to appear on camera. The plot, if you can call it that, concerns aNew York model who experiences the hippy lifestyle on the island of Maui, Hawaii, where afree Hendrix concert is taking place.

Although Rainbow Bridge would be panned by critics, the consensus is that Hendrix, who really did play a concert in Maui for the cameras, was on great form on stage.

Unfortunately,it turned out to be awindy day,which played havoc with the sound recording. In fact,despite Hendrix and the Experience playing two full 50-minute sets, only 17 minutes of film footage were deemed useable for the movie’s release. Any hopes thatthe guitarist could add ascore later were dashed by Hendrix’s death shortly afterwards.

Despite all that, Rainbow Bridge was released in 1971 to scathing reviews, and remains mainly of interest to

Hendrix completists. But the making of it is much more interesting than what ended up on screen as this eyeopening documentary makes clear

It combines footage of performances by the band with interviews with key players such as Billy Cox, Eddie Kramer,Warner Brothers executives and several Rainbow Bridge cast members, as well as director Chuck Wein.

If that whets your appetite for more Hendrix, it’s followed by Voodoo Child, which takes alook back over his life and career,from his childhood in Seattle, through his spellin the army,tohis early music career,when he backed acts including the Isley Brothers and Little Richard.

It wasn’t long before he was themain attraction, and the documentary takes in his iconic appearancesatMonterery and Woodstock, before his tragic death in Notting Hill in 1970.

His death is also in the spotlight in The Misinvestigations of Romesh Ranganathan. Although Hendrix officially died of died of asphyxia while intoxicated with barbiturates, rumours of foul play have continued to circulate –the theories have involved everything from amysterious German figure skater to theCIA

Despite his self-confessed lack of detective experience, Ranganathan hopes he can finally get to the bottom of what really happened.

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Crime thriller,following officers Brian Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal, pictured) and Mike Zavala (Michael Pena) as they patrol the mean streets. An opening car chase ends in bloodshed and the duo are re-assigned to another partof the city and told mock-seriously “not to kill anybody by the end of the week”. Like Sarge and fellow cops VanHauser, Orozco and Davis, the buddies accept that their beat is riddled with drugs and the killing will never cease. When Brian and Mike uncover atrafficking operation runbya local cartel, they are marked for death.

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

(BBC2, 2.00pm)

This epic romantic drama is set during the Russian Revolution and follows Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif), amarried doctor who falls for Lara (Julie

Christie), the beautiful wife of apolitical activist. He’s tornbetween his commitment to his wife and his passion for his mistress. Of course, the path of true love doesn’t runsmooth. Despitebeing mauled by the critics, the film earned 10 Oscar nominations, winning five.

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BBC Two, 9.15pm

As well as writing about history,Sir Simon Schama has lived afair bit of it too.

Born in 1945, on the nightofthe bombing of Dresden, Simon grew up as part of ageneration determined to rebuild the world from the ashes of war

In 1956, he wonascholarship to the private Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School in Cricklewood before studying history at Christ’s College, Cambridge.

Schama then worked for short periods as alecturer in history at Cambridge, and wrote his first book, Patriots and Liberators, which won the Wolfson History Prize.

In 1980, Schama took up achair at Harvard University, before returning to the UK 20 years later,having been commissioned by the BBCtoproduce a15-part series of TV programmes as part of their Millennium celebrations.

The result was AHistory of Britain, the work for which Simon is probably still best known for Since then, he has made several other acclaimed documentary programmes for the BBC, including Power of Art, The American Future: AHistory,The Story of the Jews, Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years, The Face of Britain, Civilisations and The Romantics and Us.

The historian’s latest project is apparently his most personal project to date, as Simon looks back at the dramatic history that has played out in his lifetime.

In the first of three programmes, he reveals the stories of artists and writers who have been at the forefront of the fight for truth and democracy,often at great personal cost.

In December 1936,a young Englishman headed to Spain to join those risking their lives for freedom. His name was Eric Blair,but he was better known as George Orwell. We join his son, Richard Blair,inBarcelona, to tell the story of how acampaign of misinformation waged on the Spanish left by Stalin cost the lives of many of Orwell’s friends and comrades.

The experience fed into the creation of his literary masterpiece, 1984.

As the Cold Warconfrontation between freedom and totalitarian oppression intensified, Simon shows how the most powerful plea for the necessity of afree life came from inside the Soviet Union –inBoris Pasternak’s epic novel Dr

Zhivago.

Pasternak’s grandson Pyotr takes us to his grandfather’s house on the outskirts of Moscow and tells of the risk he took in writing Dr Zhivago.

Simon also meets Nadya Tolokonnikova, founding member of the punk collective Pussy Riot.

Now living in exile, she shares her enduring belief in art’s ability to speak truth to power

Travelling to Prague, Simon explores how artists and writers in Czechoslovakia provided apowerful blueprint for cultural resistance in 1960s and 70s.

Writer Vaclav Havel was jolted into action by the treatment of his friends in the rock band The Plastic People of the Universe.

We meet band members Vratislav Brabenec and Josef Janicek, whose imprisonment inspired Havel to create Charter 77 –amanifesto calling on the government to respect international human rights agreements.

Simon visits Havel’s prison cell and reads from his The Power of the Powerless, abook Nadya Tolokonnikova credits with saving her from despair when she found herself imprisoned in 2012.

Tonight’s programme ends with an encounter with Ai Weiwei, who reveals his deeply personal journey towards becoming one of the world’s most famous dissident artists –and the heavy price he has paid for acareer dedicated to speaking the truth.

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TRAILBLAZERS: AROCKYMOUNTAIN ROAD TRIP

BBC Two, 9.00pm

Did you watch the most recent episode of Celebrity Gogglebox?

If so, you may have spotted that Melanie Brown was paired up with Ruby Wax. Many viewers thought it was an odd duo and couldn’t figure out how they had become friends. However,all is about to be revealed.

The former Spice Girl and the comedian-turned-mental health crusader got to know each other while taking part in Trailblazers: ARocky Mountain Road Trip, part of anew raft of factual programmes from the BBCheading our way Joining them on their adventure is comedian, presenter and actor Emily Atack.

“Factual entertainment at the BBCis in fantastic shape with an inspirational, distinctive slate of programming that speaks to the broadest possible audience,” says Catherine Catton, the broadcaster’s head of commissioning, popular factual and factual entertainment.

“Asweemerge from the pandemic and are able to start travelling again, I’m delighted that we’re setting off to the Rocky Mountains with the brilliant Ruby Wax, Melanie Brown and Emily Atack in arevealing new travel series.”

The three-part programme isn’t your regular celebrity driven travelogue, in which apresenterismerely chauffeured around various well-known sites. Instead, the trio –who have all enjoyed hugely successful careers are following in the footsteps of another female pioneer Isabella Bird is now largely forgotten, but her exploits should not be. Born in Boroughbridge in 1831, she was regarded as frail due to aspinal problem, headaches and insomnia. She also never went to school, but was taught at home by her clergyman father.After having a tumour removed, doctors suggested asea voyage might be beneficial, so Bird made her first journey to the US in 1856; she wrote about her adventure in the book An Englishwoman in America.

After that, there was no stopping her.She undertook

journeys to Australia, Hawaii (then known as the Sandwich Islands) and various places across Asia. But it was a second visit to the States in the 1870s thatinterests fellow Yorkshirewoman Mel Band her co-travellers.

Bird spent time in Colorado, hitting the headlines while there with her decision not to ride side-saddle, but facing forwards like aman (she threatenedtosue The Times for suggesting she dressed like one too). The letters she sent home to her sister became the basis for her most famous book, ALady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains.

It’s that tomethat acts as aguide to Melanie, Ruby and Emily when they arrive in Cheyenne, just north of the Colorado border.They immediately immerse themselves in the Wild West lifestyle while trying to emulate Bird’s superb horse riding skills. However,asRuby hasn’t ridden since an accident some years ago and Emily’s never been on ahorse before, it seems unlikely they’re going to be much good at wrangling cattle.

Undaunted, they head off further into themountains their heroine described as “exceeding all my dreams”, where they hearabout Mountain Jim, aone-eyed outlaw Bird once met before settling down to tell stories arounda campfire –it’s certainly afar cry from watching TV

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THE WIFE (BBC2,

11.15pm)

In 1992 Connecticut, celebrated writer Joe Castleman (Jonathan Pryce, pictured) receives atelephone call to confirm he has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Joe’s wife Joan (Glenn Close) celebrates with her spouse yet there is unspoken tension. The Castlemans travel to Sweden on Concorde and, mid-flight, they are pestered by muck-raking journalist Nathaniel Bone (Christian Slater). He is keen to pen abiography on Joe and hopes that he can get to his unwilling subject via Joan.

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Premiere. On an isolated Shropshire farm, during Oliver Cromwell’s reign, Fanny Lye, ahardworking farmer’s wife, learns how

to transcend her oppressive marriage to a brutal Puritan ex-soldier.She also discovers anew world of possibility.Writer/Director Thomas Clay’s drama, starring Maxine Peake, Charles Dance, Freddie Fox, Tanya Reynolds and Zak Adams.

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Revamped pub is greatbaseto exploremoors of Yorkshire

TheFox &Hounds

Everybodyneedsalittletime away –especiallywiththe current economic andpolitical doom andgloom, writes Lisa Salmon

With itsspectacular coastline,dense woodlands, beauti fuldales andvastexpansesof moorland,the NorthYorkMoors National Park couldbejustthe ticket forsome much-needed peaceand quiet.

Afew mileswestofPickering, on thepark’ssouthernboundary,isthe pretty littlevillageof Sinnington,which datesbackto Anglo-Saxontimes andislisted in theDomesday Book of 1086

Thefocal pointofthe village formorethan300 yearshas been itscharming18thcentu ry inn,the Fox&Hounds(thefoxandhoundsinn.co.uk), which hasjustundergone a£1.25mrefurbishmentand is aprime spot to stay forexploring theNorth YorkshireMoors National Park

TheGradeIIlisted inn has 14 luxury bedrooms andan AA rosette-accredited restaurant Ourluxurycottage roomwas namedParr, in homage to the last of King HenryVIII’s wives, CatherineParr, whooncelived in themanor of Sinnington

Themenuismouth-watering –although, unusuallyin this dayand age, therewas noth ingvegetarianonthe menu Head chef Fabien Hombourger does create abespoke vegetarianmenufor me with agoat’s cheese starterand avegetable bake, followed by warm Parkin andice creamfor dessert.

Happily, thenextmorning thereisa vegetarian cooked breakfastoption, whichsetsme up forour subsequent dayofexploring. This comprisedagentlewalkround thelovely,quiet villageofSinnington, through whichthe RiverSevernmeanders.Wethendrove about12 milesthrough nearby Pickering to thebustlingSaturdaymorningmarket at Malton

Then it wasoff to thespectac ular andimmense Castle How ard(castlehoward.co.uk),where both Brideshead Revisitedand Bridgerton were filmed and learnedthatthe colossal 145room mansionisstill home to some of theHowardfamilymore than 300years afterworkbeganonits construction in 1699 n Roomsatthe Fox&Hounds startfrom£120per night.

Capitalgains in aUScityof spacesuits andspeakeasys

BY DAVIDYOUNG

As shafts of fading au tumn sundance through abankofcloudsabove theWashington Monu ment,myeyesare drawn eastward to theStatue of Freedomsitting high atop theCapitol Building.

David, my affableguide from Wisconsin, points to the19ftbronze female figure that embodies the founding spirit of theUnitedStates.

“She faceseastbecause thesun sets in thewest,”hesays. “Soas long as shestandsthere thesun will never setonthe face of freedom.”

Symbolismpervadesthe US’s capitalcity, andnovisit is complete withoutatour–byfoot, bike or bus –ofthe familiar landmarksthat chartthe storyofanationthrough narrativearchitecture

Most of them arecentralisedand relatively close together,soyou can easily take in allthe main monumentsinone afternoon. My high lightisstandingonthe granite stepsofthe LincolnMemorial, look ingout on theshimmeringwatersof theMall’svastreflective pool.

Thefreshly reopened National Airand SpaceMuseumisa fine ex ample of how thecityisattempting to balanceits past with itspresent Themuseum is midway througha $1 billion refurbishmentand the firstcompleted sectionhas just re cently been unveiled to thepublic.

Thecollectionhousessomeremarkable items, from theWright brothers’Flyer,which completed theworld’s firstmanned flight, to theColumbiacommand module that broughtthe originallunar as tronautsbacktoearth.NeilArm strong’s Apollospace suit is also on display.

Morethanhalfofthe 1,200artefactsinthe newsection have never been exhibited before,including a full-sized XWing fighterfromthe Star Wars franchise.The museum is free,and forthatyou canthank

JamesSmithson, whodiedin1829, afterbequeathing $500,000 in his will to establishan institutein Washington that wouldpromote the “increase anddiffusion of knowledge”. He hadone stipulation– that entrywould be forever free

As well as theAir andSpace Mu seum,Ivisit theNationalArchives –where theDeclaration of Inde pendence,Constitutionand Bill of Rights sitside-by-side–and theNational Museum of NaturalHistory, Ihavethe fortuneofbeing able to combine anotherSmithsonian favourite –the American ArtMuseum –withadiningexperience likeno other. Onenight ayear, the museum hoststhe EmbassyChef Challenge– acharitableinitiative that offers auniqueopportunityto sample food from around theworld, courtesy of thecity’s175 diplomatic missions

Outsideofthe Smithsonian In stitution, thereisthe International

SpyMuseumand theNationalGeographic Museum’s ‘BeyondKing Tut: Immersive Experience’, which marksthe 100-year anniversary of thediscoveryofTutankhamun’s tomb with aredolentcinematic as saultonthe senses.

During my three-daytriptothe city,Istayinthe ThompsonWashington DC,ahighly-rated property close to theNationalMall, whose well-appointed rooftopbar offers guests bespokecocktails andsunset viewsofthe AnacostiaRiver. Icould have pickednobetterspottowatch thecelebratory fireworks than my window-sidetable at thefabulous Japanese restaurantNaRa-Ya

Thepopular watersideeateryis oneofseveral restaurantsthatare propelling DC’s advancingreputation forculinary excellence

On thenorthernsideofthe Na tional Mall is thePeruviangastro barPiscoYNazca Cevichewhich provides agoodstartingpoint for

an eveninginthe speakeasystyle bars of 14th Street

Inspired by theProhibition era, half thefun of checking these outis findingthem.

Thebar at Chickenand Whiskey is accessed througha refrigerator door at thebackofa rotisserie diner,while IwalkedpastThe Gibson twice before realisinganunmarked blackdooroffered aportaltothe candlelitcocktailloungewithin.

On my finalday in Washington, Iheadtothe cobbledstreetneigh bourhood of Georgetown,witha bracingwalkbythe Potomac River andbrunchatthe excellentFarmers FishersBakers.

Abit more daunting arethe steeplingsteps at thenearbycor nerof36thStreet andProspect Street,where oneofthe mostfamous scenes from thegrisly1973 horrormovie TheExorcistwas shot –itwas an enjoyable waytoend my breakinDC.

TheCapitolBuildinginWashington DC

National Airand SpaceMuseumPhase 2ofthe Wharfdevelopment in Washington DC

PARKER Jack

Of Manor Farm, Stanton Lacy

Passed away on November 8, 2022, aged 94 years.

Husband of the late Gill.

Will be sadly missed by Daughter Susan, Son Philip, Partners, Grandchildren and Great-Grandson.

Funeral Ser vice at St Peter’s Church,Stanton Lacy on Thursday,November 24 at 2.30pm followed by Interment in the Churchyard.

Fa mily flowers only Donations would be appreciated to be divided between St. Peter’s Church and the Midlands Air Ambulance.

ROGERS

MaryJane (Jane)

nee Beamond

Passed awaypeacefully on November16, 2022, aged 70 years.

Beloved Wife of Johnand loving Mother to Kim.

Further Funeral details to follow

All inquiries

W.J. MORRIS AND SON

Funeral Directors

Bishops Castle SY9 5BS 01588 638523. 01588 630161.

WARD Marjorie (Marj)

CHAMBERS

Ronald (Ron)

Of Dog Kennel Lane, Bucknell. Passed away peacefully at Royal ShrewsburyHospital on November 4, 2022, aged 90 years.

Funeral Service at St Mary’s Church, Bucknell on Thursday, November 24 at 2pm, followed by Interment in Bucknell Cemetery.

Family flowers only please.

Donations if desired to St Mary’s Church or Christian Aid.

Inquiries

GEOFF HALL

FUNERALS, Knighton 01547 528554

LEWIS

Joseph Richard (Joe)

Of J. Lewis and Sons, Stiperstones.

Passed awaypeacefully on November14, 2022, aged 85 years.

Further Funeral details to follow

All inquiries

W.J. MORRIS AND SON

Funeral Directors

Bishops Castle SY9 5BS 01588 638523. 01588 630161.

PRITCHARD

Geoffrey (Geoff)

January2,1943 -October 29, 2022.

Agricultural machinerydealer of Winforton.

Sadlypassed away at home, aged 79 years.

He will be sadly missed by his Wife Carol, Daughters Sian and Lisa, Family and Friends.

Funeral to be held at St Mary’s Church, Brilley on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 2pm.

Reception to follow at Brilley Village Hall.

Fa mily flowers only Donations, if so desired to Wales Air Ambulance Charitable Trust,Midlands Air Ambulance Charityand Injured Jockeys Fund c/o

CC JAMES

FUNERAL DIRECTORS Hengardd

Pontithel Brecon LD3 0SA

www.CCJames.co.uk 01497847410

info@ccjames.co.uk

On Oc tober 29, 202 2, peacefullyinher sleep, at her home, MarjorieWard, of Ash Street, Highley, Nr Bridgnorth, aged 96 years.

The beloved Wife of Dan, the loving Mother of Rogerand Adrian, Mother-in-law of Paula and Tracy and avery dear Nan, Great-Nan, Sister and Aunt.

Muchloved, Marjoriewill be sadly missed by all her Family and Friends.

Fu nera lS er vi ce an d Interment at The Parish Church of St. Mary, Highley, on Friday,November25, at 1pm.

Fa mily flowers only by request please but donations for Esme’s Umbrella (a Charity to raise awa ren ess of Ch arl es Bonnet Syndrome) are being gratefully received, for which purpose acollection boxwill be provided at the Church, or onlineatwww.perryand phillipsfunerals.com

All inquiries to

CAMPER

Two berth 2011 New MoT

Fully equipped.

Winter bargain £15,500, may take PX. Bridgnorth 07496 172252.

FURNITURE FOR SALE

King Size Bed, base and headboard, new, £195. Solid Oak furniture, sideboard, TV Unit, smallcupboard and nest of tables, price on application.

Small bedroom cabinets, £15. Telephone 01746 767856.

CITROEN RELAY SUNLINER

Brian Blizard

Don Bulmer

Peter Gardiner

Sally Gwilliam

Phillip Jones Sidney Murphy Glyn Price

Barbara Robert Susan Rollins Rober Tonks Ross Vickers Ann York

NOTICE TO READERS

Please be awarethat when purchasing apuppy there are some simple guidelines you can follow to ensure that you are not purchasing from a Puppy Farmer:

1. Try to ensure you visit the puppy whilstitisstill with its Mother.

2. Do not arrange to collect a puppy

Gorchymyn Cynllunio Gwlad aThref (Gweithdrefn Rheoli Datblygu) (Cymru) 2012 (fel y’i diwygiwyd)

Ceisiadau aallai effeithio ar hawl tramwy cyhoeddus ymae Rhan 3DeddfBywyd Gwyllt aChefn Gwlad 1981 yn berthnasol iddo (Erthygl12(3)):

Cael gwared ar yr estyniad ar oleddf presennol achodi estyniadau yn ycefn a’r ochr yng Nghlogau, Llannewydd, Cintun i Mr aMrs Rogers– 22/1870/HH

Mae modd archwilio’r ceisiadau hynarwefan yCyngor https://pa.powys.gov.uk/ online-applications/?lang=CY Os byddwch yn cael unrhywbroblemau, ffoniwch 01597 827161 /ebostplanning.services@powys. gov.uk Dylai unrhyw unigolyn sy’n dymuno gwneud sylwadau am yceisiadau hynun ai e-bostio’r Awdurdod Cynllunio Lleol yn planning.representations@powys.gov.uk neu ysgrifennu at:Gwasanaethau Cynllunio, Cyngor Sir Powys, Neuadd ySir,Spa Road East, Llandrindod, Powys, LD15LG ofewn 21 diwrnod oddyddiad. Croeso ichi gysylltu â ni yn Gymraeg. Byddwn yn ymateb yn Gymraeg, heboedi.

Gwilym Davies

PennaethEiddo, Cynllunio aGwarchod y Cyhoedd. Cyngor Sir Powys

of the following applications received by the Council: Town and CountryPlanning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012 (as amended)

Applicationswhichmay affect apublic right of waytowhichPart3 of theWildlife and Countryside Act1981applies (Article 12 (3)):

Removalofthe existing lean to extension and erection of rear and sideextensions at Cloggau, Newchurch,Kington for Mr &Mrs Rogers– 22/1870/HH

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Changesare keytoCorolla’s success

BILLMcCARTHY

Estate cars or tourers have evolvedfromlarge barges to thesleek and stylish.

They marrycoupe-likestyling, with little compromise on interior space,witheye-catchingprofiles.

Recently upgraded,itseems hard to believeCorolla hasbeen around since1966and hasbeenthe best-selling carinthe world

So incrementalchangehas been thekey to itssuccess

It nowfeaturesthe newToyota SmartConnect+multimediasys tem, newtrims,colours andaspe cialnew version of theCorolla Trek TouringSports, apumped-upmore muscular version of theestate.

It looksgood with aswooping, coupe-likeprofile andlarge low set grillecomplemented by slim head lightclusters. Therearfeaturesa more steeplyraked rear screenand onthismodel,twinexhaust pipes

Theinterior features theupgraded ToyotaSmart Connect+ which provides much faster response and provides newfunctions andoperates 2.4times faster than thepre vioussystem.

It is operated viathe eight-inch centraltouchscreen to give instant access to aseriesofsmart connect ed services, includingcloud-based navigation with continuous, “always on”trafficinformation

The“HeyToyota” voicecontrol requests canoperate themultime diaand navigation

Software updatesare madeseamlessly over theair,and easy smartphoneintegrationisprovidedvia AppleCarPlay,withwirelesscon nection, andAndroid Auto by con nector

Allspecs come with automatic rear camera,LED headlights,heated frontseats with this range-topperall kindsofbells andwhistles like18-inch alloywheelsBi-LED headlights andpart-leatherseat

upholstery.The soft-touch finish, satinchrome trim andpiano black finish give thecar apremium feel andisacomfortable placetobe. Boot capacity is 581litreswith theseats in place, whichexpands dramatically in true estate fashion with therearseats folded

Theone-touch remote lever folds therearseats to create afully flat floor, whilesidewallstorage pock etsbehindthe rear wheelhousings addextra capacity

Expertsinhybridtechnology with theintroductionofthe Prius,

thetwo-litre petrolengine/electric motorhybridset-updeliversgood pace andeconomy delivered viaa CVTtransmission.

Engine andmotor combinetodeliver180bhp,which propelsthe car to 60mphinaroundeight seconds with claimedeconomyofbetween 50 and60mpg

Ride andhandlingare goodfor abig car, with theride firm feeling composedand capableofdealing comfortablywithall butthe worst surfaces

Toyotahas stuckwithself-charg-

inghybrids,which meansthere is no need to worry over finding charging points

They complement otherplug-in andfull electric models with alloffering thebenefitoflower taxation andbenefit-in-kindtaxation.

AllToyotas provideextensive safety kitand theCorolla offers driver andfront passengerfront andsideairbags,driver’s knee airbags andfull-lengthcurtain shield airbags

Otherfeatures includePre-Col lision System,adaptive cruise control, lane departurewarning and Road Sign Assist,which recognis es road signsand commands and showsthemonthe centraldisplay

FACTFILE

TOYOTA COROLLA SPORTS TOURER EXCEL2.0 HYBRID

Price: £36,260

Mechanical: 180bhp,1,987cc, 4-cylinder petrol engine andelectric motor driving front wheels viaaCVT automaticgearbox

Maxspeed: 112mph 0-62mph: 8.1seconds

Combined mpg: 50-53

CO2emissions:118g/km

Warranty: 5yrs/100,000 miles

Porscheaddsnew baby to 718range

Porsche hasintroduced astrikingnew StyleEdition to its718 Cayman and Boxstermodels.

Setapart from therestofthe range through itsRubystar Neoexterior colour–which harksbacktothe 964-gen eration911 CarreraRS– theStyle Edition incorporates 20-inchgloss black alloywheelsand blacksport tailpipes ThePorsche name is emblazonedat thebackinhigh-gloss silver, too.

On theconvertible 718Boxster Style Edition, theBoxster letteringisembossedabove thesidewindows

Buyers opting forthe 718Style Edition canchoosefromone of twono-cost packages –one whiteand oneblack Both featuredecorative stripesonthe luggagecompartment lidatthe front, as well as decorative letteringrunning alongthe side of thecar

Thereare also blackand whitehigh

glosspaint finishes forthe wheels.

TheStyle Editioncarsalso geta blackleather interior packagewith contrast stitching, as well as illuminateddoorsillsand thePorsche crest appliedtothe headrests. Allcarscome with an upgraded levelofstandard equipment,too,including Bi-Xenon headlights with LEDdaytime running lights, AppleCarPlay andcruisecon trol. Dual-zoneclimate controlis in cluded as standard too, as is aheated multifunctionsteering wheel.

TheStyle Editionis basedupon entry-levelversionsofthe Boxster andCayman, whichusesafour-cylinderturbocharged petrolenginewith 295bhp and380Nm of torque, driven to therearwheelsthrough astand ard-fitsix-speed manual gearbox Porsche’s PDKautomatic canbe fit tedas an optional extra,too

Robins on arollasthey make it threeonthe spin

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Asecond-half comeback helped Newtowntotheir thirdstraightwin in all competitions andlifted them up to ninthinthe CymruPremier table.

Afterarocky starttothe season, ChrisHughes’ side arejuststarting to pickupabit of form andtheir winover Flint wastheir second on thebounce in theleague.

EarlyonatFlint they looked the farbettersideasNickRushton curled an effort offthe inside of the post.But againstthe runofplaythe home side wentahead

Alongballintothe boxwasn’t dealtwithbythe Robins backline andMarkCadwallader volleyed home past Dave Jones

It wasthe hosts whoheldthe lead at theback, butshortlyafterthe interval Hughes’sideshouldhave levelled

Across fieldballfromShane Sut tonwas setbackfor Callum Roberts andhis crosspickedout therun of HenryCowans, whocould only di rect hisheaderover

Then in thespace of sixminutes, justafter thehourmark, Newtown not only levelledbut gotthemselves in front.

From aJones throwthe Robins broke, andAaron Williams’ scuffed shot waspoked towardsgoalby

Cowans, with thekeepergetting ahandtoitbut unabletoprevent Cowans from ramminghome the follow up

Then sixminutes later, formerWolvesmidfielderZeliIsmail steppeduptowrapa 25-yardfree-

kick into thetop corner to puthis side ahead.

It then remained that wayuntil sixminutes from time when another superbly engineered counter-at tack sawIsmailrun almost the length of the fieldtocross forJake

Walker to taphome

Then,ininjurytime, thewin was made even more emphatic as Rushton crossed formarksmanWilliams to nodhome his10thgoalofthe seasonand lift Newtownuptoninth in thestandings

Caerswshit topformtonet amagnificent seven

Caerswscontinued to push leaders Cefn Albion as they stuckseven withoutreply past Corwen in the ArdalNorth East League, writes JonnyDrury.

Sws, whoremainfourpointsbe hind thepacesetters, were threeup at thebreak thanks to goalsfrom IanProbert, CraigHarrisand Neil Mitchell

Andtheycruised to victoryinthe second half,withfurther strikes from Sean Williams, GlynConey andJoshMarks,beforeJames Col-

lins came offthe benchtoround off thewin andgrab aseventh

Caersws were hoping Llanfair United coulddothema favourin the racefor thetitle,but they were beat en heavily by leadersAlbion

Albion were twoupatthe break before they were reduced to 10 men –givingLlanfaira potentialroute back into thegame.

Butthatwasn’ttobethe caseas thehome side addeda furthertwo goals, before RichardDaviesdid getthe visitors on thescoresheet13

minutes from full time

However,Albionstrucktwice in thelatterstagesofthe game to completea6-1 win.

Builth Wellscontinued their fine starttolifeinthe ArdalLeagueas they beat Dogellau

Lyndon Jonesnetted aminute before thebreak,withDanny Ives wrapping up thepoints11minutes from time

AndRhayaderTownpickedupa valuable threepointsintheir relega tion six-pointerwithLlanraheadr,

whoremainwinless with three points

TheWaterfallmenhad Dan Kelly sent offearly in thesecondhalfbefore JoeWozencraft firedthe home side ahead.

Ryan Addisonthenput Rhayader twoupwith five minutes to play Carwyn Howellnetted as the clockstruck90minutes to give Llanrhaeadr chance of alatepoint,but they couldn’t grab adramaticlastgasp levellerand slippedtoanother defeat

Saints seetheir winningrun end as they fail to take chances

TheNew Saints sawtheir stun ning runof12consecutive wins in theJDCymru Premiercome to an endastheyhad to settle for apoint from a0-0 draw at thirdplaced Penybont Saints hadtheir chancesto extend theirwinningrun,but some good opportunitieswent unconverted as thepointswere shared

It’s only thesecondtimein14 league matchesthisseasonthat Saints, whoremainunbeaten as leaders, have been held to a draw,

Theother occasion wasthe openingday oftheir league campaignin August when they also playedout agoallessdrawat Newtown.

Saints arestill sevenpoints clearofsecond-placed Connah’s Quay Nomads at thetop of the table.

“I thoughtweperformed well,” said TNSheadcoach CraigHar rison. “I wasalot morefrustrated last week againstCaernarfon than what Iwas here

“Obviously,I’m disappointed that we didn’t winthe game Theboysare disappointed,dev astated,inthe changing room thattheydidn’twin thegame. ButIthought we donemorethan enough to winthe game,oppor tunitieswehad

“I can’tremember in open play them really threateningour goal whatsoever.Theywerevery dangerousfromset-plays.We handledthatreallywell, organised, greatlinefromfree-kicks, organisedfromcorners,against long throws.

“Wedefendeditall really,really well andinopenplaythey didn’t really cause us aproblem

“Butwe’ve hadenoughchanc es to winthe game –but apart from that,I’m reasonably pleased.”

Saints started brightly with DannyRedmond andDeclan McManusbothhavingearly ef forts.

Saints also hadchances in thesecondhalf, with Redmond liftingaclose effort over thebar before McManusheadedover at thefar post

Saints hadalateopportunity to secure maximumpointswhen BenClark setupRyanBrobbel, butheplaced hiseffortjustpast thefar post

KieranMills-Evans of Newtownbattles with aFlint attackerduringthe Robins’4-1 winPictures: NikMesney

JONNYDRURY

StrikerAaron Williamsinpossession for Newtownagainst FlintTown Zeli Ismailcelebrates with CallumRobertsafter putting Newtownahead

Declan McManus went close

Whichdriver, pictured inset, wonhis first Formula One race at theSão PauloGrand Prix?

WhichPremier Leagueclub recently sacked manager RalphHasenhuttl?

King Cup semi-finals forthe firsttimein41years?

Aston Villarecorded their

rstPremierLeagueaway winofthe seasonagainst whichclub?

Daviesaimsto rule theworld afterEurowin

Liam Davies hasset hissight on world domination afterbeing crownedEBU European Super Bantamweightchampion in his home town of Telford.

TheBCB Promotions-managed boxer whotrainswithhis fatherTristan,alsoaddedthe WBCInternational titletohis collection with aunanimous de cision victoryagainst Romanian Ionut Baluta.

Davies headlinedFrank Warren’sBTSport show at theTelford InternationalCentre in frontofa raucoushome crowd andfollowing anotherimpressive victoryheisready foranotherstepup.

“Itisamazing andanother step up in my career,” said the newdoublechampion. “I am 13 fights in andI’vewon theEng lish,the WBC, Britishand Euro peantitles.

Control

“I’vegot to give myself cred it,but Iwillbebackinthe gym soonand I’ve conqueredBritain, I’ve conqueredEuropeand now let’sgofor theworld.WithBT behind me,why not?”

The26-year-old dominated theearly rounds as he used his heightand reachtomaintain control.

Thelefthook-uppercut combination continuedtohavesuc cess forDaviesashewalkedthe shorterBalutaontoshort, sharp shots.

Davies didhavetodealwith alateonslaught from hisopponent,but executed hisgameplan to perfection to claima 116-112, 117-111,118-110 decision.

“I felt comfortableall theway Ihurtmyhands on hishead, andIhad ablister that bloody hurt moving about,” said Davies “ButI gotthe jobdone, Idoneit in my home town as main event andI’vegot FrankWarrenand allthe teamgetting behind me

“Lookatall thepeoplesup portingme. Moneycan’t buy that,memoriesfor life.

“I wastoo comfortableat timesand Icruisedthrough the fightagain.Idon’t thinkI’ve really been tested yetand Iam readyfor anotherstep-up.I am readytogoupand up andup.

“I am levels aboveeveryone else,I’vedusted everyone in the Britishrankings andEuropean rankings andIwantthese big fights.The sky’sthe limitand Iwanttotouch thestars.Iam readyfor whatever.”

Which club will Manchester United face in theEuropa Leagueknockout roundplay-off?

SouthAfricawere eliminated from the Men’s T20 WorldCup after beingstunnedby13runs by which countryintheir final group match?

Which club knocked PremierLeagueleaders Arsenalout of this season’s CarabaoCup?

Great Britainpulledoff a huge upsetagainst which countrytoreach theBillieJean

Goatsmadetoworkhard before securing cupwin

Jones with a25-yard drivebut to no avail.

Presteigne St Andrews andRadnorValleydeliveredan epic AspidistraRadnorshireCup firstround tieatLla nanadras Park.

It wasthe visiting Goatswho eventually prevailed 5-2but there were some welcome signsofencouragementfor home supporters from theirteam’sdisplay

Radnor Valley made astrong startasstriker CharlieBeaumont sawhis sixth-minute shot from the edge of thepenalty area deflected behind foracorner.

Callum Matthews then ranonto athrough ball 12 minuteslater,but hiseffortontargetwas blocked.

Presteigne were playingsome nice football in theearly stages, on apitch that hadsurvivedan afternooninspection, andformer KnightonTownmidfielderBrian Whitehad an effort savedbyAdam Jones in the20th-minute aftergoingona surgingrun Matthews headed wide of goal twominutes later from afree-kick playedintothe hosts’ penaltyarea.

TheLlanandras Park menwere finallyrewarded fortheir efforts after29minutes when Matthew Tilsonheadedhome from ahanging

Presteigne

Therewas asense of optimism amongPresteignefansatthe intervalbased on theopening 45 minutes aftertheir teamhad already been defeated twiceinthe league by theirlocal rivals this season

Pricestrucka 25-yardeffortover Bailey’s goal 10 minutes afterthe interval before the home teamregained theirleadinthe 62nd minutewhenShawdrove into theRad nor Valley penaltyareaand beat visiting keeper Jones at hisnear post.

Home supporters were nowask ingwhether they couldcreatea cupshock butwereonlyahead for eightminutes.Formerhome striker Matthews wasplayedinongoaland then guidedthe ball past Bailey

TheGoats took theleadwithin aminuteofthe restartwhenthe Presteigne defencefailedtoclear theballfromtheir penaltyarea anditeventuallycrossed theline of Ryan Jones from aLiamJones clearance.

CraigPigottsaw his25yarddrive deflectedbehindfor acornerbefore theLlanandrasParkoutfit finally sawtheir hopes of ashock result dashed courtesy of twoBeaumont goalsinthe final five minutes

However,manager CorinJones will have plenty to take outofthe matchand take forwardintothe coming games.

HenryShawcrosstothe farpost. Matthews sawanotherheader go thewrong side of thewoodwork from IeuanPrice’s 32nd-minute crossonthe left Butthe Goatshit back to level

thescoreseight minutes laterwhen Priceswept acrosspastJordan Bailey in thehome goal from close range.

looked to respondbefore thebreak when Shaw tested

Radnor Valley weremade to battlebyPresteigne Picture:StuartTownsend

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Liam Davies celebrateshis win

Pic: QueensberryPromotions

Corrieshit thecomeback trailtodownKingfishers

Brecon Corriesbounced back from thedisap pointmentofthe previousweek’shomedefeat to record ahard-earned 3-2victory overMon mouthTown.

It wasthe Kingfisherswho forged aheadinonlythe second minute of theFloodlighting andElectrical Services ArdalSouth East at the Chippenham Sports Ground Luke Firkin drilled in alow cross from therightand Iwan Mooney wasonhandtoconvertthe oppor tunitypastDeclanGaydonfrom close range.

Thevisitorslookedtorespond immediatelyasformerMerthyr Saints front-manNathanWilliams sawashotonthe turn blockedbya home defender in the10thminute, before CoreyEvans volleyed over at thefar postjustaminutelater from Jordan Baker’sdeepcrosson theright BreconCorries skipperDaleEv

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anssaw a30-yard pile-driver of a 24th minutefree-kick deflectedbe hind foracorner, with Joel Evans’ farpostheaderblocked from the ensuingset-piece

Monmouth came closetodou blingtheir advantagetwo minutes laterbut JoeBeckett firedhis effort wide of thefar postfroma Lewis Davies crossonthe right.

TheRichField menwerebackon levelterms in the27thminutewhen CraigEvans cutinfromthe left and hislow drivefromjustoutside the penaltyareatookadeflection and beat Daniel Keaneinthe Kingfish ers’ goal at hisnearpost.

TheCorries goalscorer nearly hada second just four minutes lat er,afterlinking up well with Dale andJoelEvans outsideofthe hosts’ penaltyarea, butsaw his fierce driveparried to safety by Keane.

Monmouth regained thelead, however,after33minutes with a

goal that wassimilar to theiropen ingeffortasa LewisDaviespullback from thebylinewas forced home at thenearpostbyBeckett

Once again, thevisitorsattempt ed to strike back immediatelybut Bakerwas unabletokeephis div ingheaderontargetfromacorner within aminuteofthe restart.

CraigEvans then drove towards thehome penaltyareainthe final minute of thehalfbut couldonlydi rect his low shot straight at Keane.

Corriescameclose to equalising in theopening minuteofthe second half when CraigEvans headed wide of thefar postfromAustonMellor’s inviting crossonthe right Monmouth were lookingtoex tend theiradvantage with Liam O’Callaghan seeing his50thmin uteeffortfromthe edgeofthe pen alty area deflected behind.Substi tute Shemar Parkes headed wide of goal from thesubsequent corner

TheKingfisherssufferedablow twominutes laterwhenAshley Ford hadtoleave the fieldofplay followinga seriousleg injury –later

undergoing surgeryfor afracture.

Thevisitorsequalised when cap tain Dale Evansrifled a25-yard free-kickintothe topcornerofthe netafter 68 minutes

Thehosts suffered afurther blow just four minutes laterwhenJoel Evansheadedhome acrossfrom theright flankatthe farposttoput theCorries into theleadfor the first time

Theshocked Kingfishers searched foranequalisinginthe closingstages as Davies cutinfrom theright butdrove hiseffortover Gaydon’scrossbar.The Corries keeper came smartlyoff hislinetwo minutes latertodenyFirkin.

Mellor wasplayedinongoalby Joel Evans five minuteslater but wasdeniedbyKeane.Gaydonhad to be alerttoturnFirkin’sclose rangeeffortbehindbefore.

Beckettliftedthe Kingfishers’ finaleffortover thecrossbar deep into stoppage time as theCorries returned home with only theirsec ondawayleaguewin of thecam paign.

Guilssurvive an earlyshock to netwelcome win

Guilsfieldpickedupatimelyvictory as they climbedintothe top10of theCymru Northwithawin over Penrhyncoch.

TheirMid Walesrivalsarrived at Clos Mytton bottom of thetable,but took asurprise lead 29 minutes in as Daniel Owen firedthemahead.

Tenminutes later, though,and Nathan Leonard’s side hadlevelled as Callum Bromleyfound Jamie Hyne andhenetted to make it all squareatthe break

It must have been an inspired team-talkfromthe Guilsbossat thebreak,aswithintwo minutes they were aheadthanks to Bromley.

It remained that wayuntil 22 minutes from time when Iwan Mat thewscontinued his fine recent form to make it three.

Then, five minuteslater,Mat thewsturnedproviderfor Jamie Hyne to complete thescoring

Elsewhere, Connor Bird’s sec ond-half strike rescuedapoint for Llanidloes in theirclash with Gres ford Athletic at Victoria Avenue

It wasa fast pacedstart from both sidesasGeorgeMacready’s seventh-minuteopenerwas can celled outbyAndrewEvans two minutes later.

That lead thenlasted forjusttwo minutes as EllisTurnerput Gres ford aheadin an all-action opening quarter.

Things didsettleand it took un tilthe 67th minutefor theDaffs to grab apoint when JamieBreese foundBirdand he firedhome

Newtownchief

backs plan for sustainability

Anew FAW strategy forsustain ability couldsee EV charging points beinginstalled at New town’s Latham Park ground

Theplanhas been developed by theFAW in association with theFutureGenerations of Wales Commissioner

Thepoint of theplanisto make Wales’ clubsmoresustain able with thestrategy focussing on seven areas, includingteam, health, structures, facilities, partnerships, decarbonisation andwelcome

Initiativesthe FAW is plan ning to launch vary,fromre visedprocurementprocesses to settingupswapshopschemes forkit andequipment,creating afundtoinstall EV charging points at clubsand identifying locally-sourced, plastic-free, plant-basedfood packagingfor thefootballeco-system.

Andthe plansatLathamPark have been backed by theclub’s chairman HowardEllis

He added: “Withmoreand morepeoplechangingtoelec tric cars it’s only correctthatwe should providethese facilities in allpublicareas andasa club theWelsh FA areproviding the opportunitytoinstall these es sentialfacilities forwhich we are very grateful.”

Joel Evansheadshomeacross from theright flankatthe farposttoput Brecon Corriesintothe lead forthe firsttime,and then celebrates hisgoal

Action from Brecon Corries’ entertaining 3-2victory overMonmouth Town at theChippenhamSportsGround

Pictures:StuartTownsend