South Shropshire Journal - 10-Nov-2022

Politiciansunite in call forcashto ease pressures on theNHS

Ludlow MP Philip Dunnehas united with fellow ShropshireMPs to pressthe Government formoremoney to support social care through thewinter.

County MPshavewritten to Health SecretarySteve Barclay calling formore financialsupport Mr Dunne, Shrewsbury&Atcham’s Daniel Kawczynski,The Wrekin’s Mark Pritchard, and NorthShropshire’sHelen Morgan, have askedfor agreater shareof £500mthe Governmentisset to providefor socialcare.

Thepoliticians have warned how issues faced by thesectorhavea knock-on effect –leading to aworse performanceinambulance andhos

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pitalservices. They said therural nature of partsofthe county only serves to exacerbatethe problems, andthatregularly thereare 150 people in thecountywaiting forac cess to socialcare.

They said:“Theprovision of health andsocialcareservices within NHSShropshire, Telford &Wrekinreflects thenational challenges butismagnified by our specificcircumstances:a splittown andrural community, agrowing, ageing population,enhanced diffi cultiesinrecruitingand retaining staffintothe sector andthe legacy of ourhistoricalestate.”

Thefoursaidmorenationalfundingwould allowfor more staffto help improve services

They added: “Weregularly have approximately150 people wait ingtoaccess socialcare, including domiciliaryand residential care,in asystemalready providingcareto more patients with more complex needs than ever before “Weare writingtorequest sympathetic considerationofthe needs of theShropshire, Telford&Wre kinhealtharea.”

Thepleacomesashealthcam paigners in Shropshirethisweek warned ambulancedelayswerecon tinuingtoimpactonpatients.

Ambulancecampaignerand Ludlow councillor Darren Childs said:“We’vealwayssaidthe NHS is in crisis, butit’snow at thepoint whereweare losing theNHS.We’re getting to apoint wherewe’re not goingtoget back from it.” l NHSincrisis–Page15

Historic beauty spot needsmorevolunteers

Membersofagroup whichmain tainsahistoricSouth Shropshire beauty spot is lookingfor “new blood”tohelpthemcarry on their work.

GallowsBankinLudlow hasbeen in existencesince thetimeofpublic hangings

In recent yearsthe historic site hasbeentransformed into awildlife area,providing meadow pas turesand footpathswhich weave

theirway betweenwooded andopen areas.

DianeLyle, of theFriends of Gallows Bank,saidthe grouphas de cidedtoraise itsprofile andisen couraginglocal people to join it

Shesaid: “Birds,butterfliesand insectsaboundand thedawnand dusk choruses arespellbinding symphonies. It is asecretplace whichneeds to be discovered and explored

“Which is why, at therecentannual generalmeeting, theFriends of GallowsBankcommittee decided to tryand raise itsprofile anden couragethe residents of Ludlow to seek it outand addnew blood to the smallteamofvolunteers whohave maintained it forthe past 20 years.”

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Adedicated care workeriscelebratingafter completing 40 years’ serviceatthe same home

SueMorrissaidshe hadseen many changes sincestartinga full-timejob at StoneHouse in Bishop’s Castle in 1982 –but her love of lookingafterthe residents meantitwas stillhugelyenjoyable Care assistantSue said:“Iactually started in 1981 on aYouth OpportunitiesProgramme anddid sixmonths in thehospitalunit.

“Wewerepartofthe county councilthen, andwhenajob came up,Iwas askedifIwould likeper manent,full-time hours.

“I just likelooking afterthe old peopleand interactingwiththem. Thereisnomoresatisfactionthan when someoneisgetting into a bitofa pickleand you beingable to calm them down andreassure them.”

StoneHouse is now ownedand runbyCoverageCareServices, thecounty’sbiggest not-for-profit care provider,but when Suestart ed work, it wasrun by Shropshire Council–and Suesaiditborelit tleresemblancetothe comfortable home-from-home it is now.

Shesaid: “There have been a lotofchanges.WhenIstarted,we only hadsix single bedrooms– all theothersweredoubles andyou

hadto‘earn’asingleroom! Theres idents sharingthe doublesonlyhad two drawersina chestofdrawers, half awardrobeand alocker. When they came in,theydidn’thavethe things with them that they areencouraged to bringnow

“Wehad to report to theof fice everymorning,but we never didany paperworkand you never touchedmedicationoranything likethat.”

Sue, wholivesinClun, hasno immediateplansbut is starting to thinkabout retirement in thefuture.She added: “I have never had anytimeout butI’m gettingaches andpains now, it’s gettingharder.”

Debbie Price, CoverageCare’s chiefexecutive,said: “Dedicating 40 yearstoworking at thesame care home is an amazingmilestone, andweall oweSue ahugethank you forher care andloyalty over theyears.”

Sue celebrates hersuperservice

fire in chimney

Firefighters andparamedicswere scrambledtoachimney fire Theblaze happened at Longnor, at around 10am on Saturday.Three fire enginesweresentaswellasan ambulance.

AShropshireFireand Rescue Servicespokesman said:“An open chimney fire wasextinguishedus ingchimney rods andsmall gear Allpersons have vacatedthe prop erty.Three fire appliances were mo bilisedfromChurch Strettonand Shrewsbury.Anoperationsofficer wasinattendance. Also at thescene of theincident were thelandambu lanceservice.”

Jazz classics canbeenjoyed

Ashow called Much Adoabout Jazz is coming to theSilver HorneInstitute in Church StrettononFridaynextweek.

Aspokespersonsaid: “Mu sicians ChrisGumbley andAl Gurr will be revisiting some jazz classics andwill present them in away that notonlyinvolves theaudience, butalso offers an insightintohow jazz musicians work. This highly entertaining show maintainsahighlevel of musicalintegrity.”

Formoreinformation andto buytickets visitartsalive.co.uk

Writinggroup to meet at library

Writerscan putpen to paperand in spireeachother at alibrary event.

TheCleoburyMortimerCreative WritingGroup meetsatthe town’s libraryonthe second Monday of each month at 6.30pm to swap their stories.

Eachmonth, membersagree on asubject to writeabout andshare theirwriting

If anew member does notwant to read, they arewelcome to sitand listen

Theaim is to encourageeveryone to simplyenjoy writing.

ThenextmeetingisonMonday next week

Constituency proposal is givenMP’sbacking

Parliamentary seat couldnow be knownas‘SouthShropshire’

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TheMPwas commentingonthe latest proposalsinareviewbythe Boundary Commission on thecoun try’sconstituencies.

Mr Dunnesaid: ‘The proposals confirm theinitial suggestion from this review,toincreasethe constit uencybysome 100squaremiles, taking in twolarge ruralwards to thenorth of thepresent boundary, namely Burnelland SevernValley from theShrewsbury&Atcham constituency,addingsome 7,500 voterstotakethe constituency to within thebandaround75,000 vot ersper constituency

“WhileI am saddened to seethe historic name of theconstituency of ‘Ludlow’, in useinParliament sincethe firstinception of Ludlow town as a‘parliamentaryborough’ in 1473 andthe modernisedParlia mentaryConstituencysince 1885, changed,Ithink it nowmakes sense to rename theconstituency ‘South Shropshire’, whichbetterre flects theproposedgeography.

“These proposalswill increase thegeographicscale of theconstitu ency to some 700squaremiles

“Italready stretchesfromsome 35 miles alongthe Welshborder to thewestand as fareastastowith in sixmiles of Wolverhamptoncity centre

“The SouthShropshireconstit uency will now reachasfar north as theedge of Shrewsbury by in cludingBurnell andSevernValley wards. Thesouthernboundary with Worcestershire andHereford shirewill remain undisturbed.

“South Shropshireisamoresuit able name with whicheveryonecan identify within thenew constituen cy.”

Someofthe volunteerswho collectedawardsfromthe mayor

Awards forCovid volunteers

Organisationsand individualswere thankedfor theirworkinassisting residentsofatownthrough the challenges posedbythe Covidpan demic.

Bishop’s Castle Town Council held itsannualMayor’s Sunday Pa rade andCivic Serviceand present ed awards followingthe civicwalk throughthe town andaservice at theStJohnthe BaptistChurch

Aspokesman forthe town coun cilsaid: “Mayor’sSundaytooka slightlydifferent format this year in Bishop’s Castle

Service

“The incoming mayorand coun cillorswerejoinedbymanyofthe town’s Covidvolunteers forthe pa rade andservice

“Covid volunteers whohad been nominated by thetown’sresidents were presented with certificates andawardsbytownmayor Council lor Josh Dickin,DeputyLieutenant FionaRogers-Coltmanand Deputy MayorCouncillor Andy Stelman to recognise theircontributions in

supporting thetownand itsresi dentsduringthe covidpandemic.”

Theprocession priortothe ser vice from thetownhallwas ledby theShropshireBedlams andMar thaRhoden’s TuppenyDish, who also performedduringthe service.

Acelebratory buffet wasprovid ed in thechurchat theconclusion of theservice andaward ceremony.

Awards were presented to Bish op’s Castle PrimarySchool, The CommunityCollege Bishop’s Cas tle, Crowgate Nursery,Bishop’s Castle CommunityHospital, Cover ageCare(StoneHouse), Co-opBish op’s Castle,AJPugh’s– Butchers, Jane’s Petals &Gifts, TheSix Bells andBishop’sCastlePharmacy.

Bishop’s Castle MedicalPractice, SouthWestShropshireCovid Sup port Network, Bishop’s Castle Com munity Food Bank,JoPritchard, ValerieWoodmansey, Coleen and Martin Howitt, Claire Perryand DarcyEmery also wonawards.

Therewerealsoawardsfor The Ganges Restaurant,Dragons Lair Chinese,Abbey Pets andSpar.

ATraidcraftFairtrade Christ masFairwill be taking place laterthismonth

Theevent, at Ludlow’s Mas call Centre in LowerGaldeford, will be held between10amand 4pmonNovember 19

Aspokesman forthe organis erssaid: “Admissionisabsolute ly free.

“There’llbeagreat selection of fair tradeand ethicalChrist masgift ideas, Christmas cards andwrappingpaper

“MakethisChristmas afair andsustainable one.”

Womanseriously hurt in collision

Awoman wasseriously injuredina road collision

Thecrash took placeonthe A49 near Oniburyataround4pm on Thursday last week andinvolveda whiteHyundai andalorry

Afemalepassenger in theHyun daisufferedserious injuries.She wastaken to QueenElizabeth Hos pitalin Birmingham fortreatment

Aspokesman forWestMidlands AmbulanceService said:“An am bulanceand paramedicofficerat tended andassessedtwo female occupantsinthe car. Thepassenger sustained potentiallyserious inju ries.”

Adefibrillator hasbeenstolen in an incidentwhich police have describedas“completely unac ceptable”.

Theequipment wastaken from Morville, accordingto Much Wenlock andBroseley PCSO,Mal Goddard.

He said:“Defibrillatorsare life-saving equipment andthis theftis completely unaccept able.”

PCSO Goddardsaidithad beentaken from theold red telephonebox whereitwas based, closetoMorvillePrima ry School

Ludlow MP Philip Dunnehas welcomeda plan to rename hisconstituency“SouthShropshire”.

Repair expertshelpto fixup almost 40 items at session

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Arecord number of itemsweretaken to the last in-personLudlow Repair Cafe of theyear.

Some 11 specialistrepairexperts were keptbusywithasteady stream of customers whotookatotal of 38 itemsfromfurniture to cuddlytoystothe eventatthe town’s Elim Church.“Theatmospherewas buzzingfromthe start,”saidDi Lyle,who setupand continuesto organise theLudlowRepairCafe. “Thatbuzzcamenot only from the repair roombut from theowners whocollected in theentrancehall to register theiritems.The repair teamdon’t really need an input of energy as they bringtheir own, alongwiththeir enthusiasm,but that buzz addedsomethingspecial to themorning.”

Aqueue hadformedbeforethe 9.30am openingtimeand items startedtobebookedinoncethey hadbeenmatched with oneofthe repairers.

The firstrepaircafefor 2023 will take placeonJanuary 28 at the Elim Church Hall.The ‘At-Home’ servicecontinues to operateasev en-day-a-weekservice.For more informationcontact 07786620624.

Waterturbineproject hits significant target

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Awater turbinethatcould power sixper cent of thehomesin Ludlow haspassedasignificant milestone in energy production

Ludlow Hydrousesa30kilowatt Archimedes screwturbine in the HorseshoeWeirofthe River Teme

It hasnow exceeded onemillion kilowatthours of renewableenergy output

It is runbythe Ludlow Hydro Co-operative (LHC)which has168 members, includingLudlowMP PhilipDunnewho wasimpressed by themilestone

TheArchimedesscrew design so namedafterthe ancientGreek mathematicianand philosopher–waschosenas it allows fish to pass through harmlessly

It works in collaborationwith theTemeWeirs Trust.

Mr Dunnesaid: “Ludlow Hydro Co-operative is agood exampleof how we canutilise thepower of our rivers in waterwaystogenerate cleanenergyfor thecommunity

“I firstvisited thesiteover seven yearsago andcaughtupwiththe team at theco-operativeonsite

last summer,soitisimpressiveto learnthatLHC have reachedthis remarkable milestoneofoverone million KWhofrenewable electric itygenerated

“I congratulate everyone in volved at LHCinharnessingthe cleanpower potentialofthe River Teme.”

AnthonyShuster,chairmanof theLHC,said: “Toput this into context, it amountstoproducing

‘Support farmersduringbird flucrisis’

Ludlow MP PhilipDunnehas called on ministerstodomore to supportpoultry farmerswho have been devastated by outbreaks of bird flu.

Mr Dunnesaidfarmers are able to claimcompensationfor stockculledasaresultofthe in fluenzabut they haven’t received compensation if thebirds diedirectly because of thepandemic.

Mr Dunnesaidfarmers in his constituency have been affected by theoutbreakwhich is killing bothkeptand wild birdsinthe UK butposes“no food safety risk”for UK consumersand poses “verylow risk to public health”

TheMPalso urgedthe food minister,MarkHarper, to review regulationsaroundeggstoensure free rangeeggscan continue to be labelled as free rangewhen farmersare compelledtokeep their flocks indoorsduringthe in fluenzaoutbreakbeyondthe nor

malperiodpermitted underthe regulations. He also encouraged theministertoapply similar ur gencytodeliveryofaneffective AvianInfluenzavaccine as that appliedtothe Covid-19 vaccina tion during thepandemic.

Mr Harper agreed vaccines will be the“routeout of theproblem” andsaysdiscussionsare taking placewithretailers aboutwheth er they arehappy to stockvacci nated birds.

Mr Dunnealso supported Back BritishFarming Day,recognising thevital role farmersin South Shropshireplayinfeeding the nation

He said:“As afarmermyself andamember of theNFU,Iwork closely with farmersand growers here in SouthShropshireand am pleasedtoshow my recognition fortheir work by supporting Back BritishFarming Day. As well as producinghigh-quality, increas inglysustainable food forthe na tion,our farmersalso maintain andcarefor ouriconicBritish countryside that we allenjoy “Farmers in SouthShropshire make ahugecontributiontothe local economy.”

Salesat136-propertydevelopmenthave launched

Adeveloper hasannounced the launch of salesatits newLudlow Greendevelopment

CrestNicholson’sdevelop ment in Ludlow will comprise 136homesin total, acrossawide rangeofthree,four, and five-bed room detached homes.

With the firstsales already completed, the firstphase of Ludlow Greenwill consistof

25 four and five-bedroomprop erties.ShowhomesatLudlow Greenwillbelaunchedinthe spring.Vanessa MacNee,sales andmarketing director at Crest NicholsonMidlands, said:“We arepleased to havelaunchedoff plan salesfor ournew Ludlow Greendevelopment.”

Sheaddedthatinterestisalreadyhigh forthe development

Prices forafourbedroom property startat£370,000 and£460,000 for five-bedroom homes.

Select properties will be available to purchaseusing Crest Nicholson’sPartExchangeand Smooth Move schemesas well as theDepositUnlockscheme, of fering buyers a95per cent mort gage

enough electricitytopower around 345average UK homesfor an entire year,equivalenttosome sixper cent of Ludlow’s homes.

“Thisisaremarkableachieve ment andone we intend celebrating with ourco-opmembers, later in theyear.”

Furtherinformation anda‘live’ generation countercan be viewed on theLHC website at ludlowhydro. org.uk

Bedroomblaze was an accident

A fire in a first floorbedroom at ahouse wascausedaccidentally, an investigationintothe property blazehas found.

Fire appliances were scrambled from Bishop’s Castle fire station, andwerealsosentfromMid & West WalesFireService stations at Knighton andPresteigne, to re portsofablaze ata property in Llanfairwaterdine near Knighton on Thursday last week

Crewsusedfoursetsofbreathing apparatusand twohosereeljetsto deal with theblaze in a first floor bedroom.

The fire serviceincidentstop message wasreceivedby fire control at 12.49pm.

This is it for comedianMark

Comedian Mark Watsonwill be wrapping up hisseven-month 2022 tour with an appearance in Shropshire.

Mark’s This Can’tBeIttour started in Mayand wasinspired by taking alifeexpectancytest usinganapp on hisphone and discoveringhecould expect to reach78– in otherwords,he’s just over halfway to,as it were, the finish line

He will be at TheEdge Arts Centre,inMuchWenlock,on November20.

Forticketsfor theshow, call 01952728911 or visit edgeartscentre.com

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Philip Dunne MP,centre,with Ludlow Hydro directors,fromleft, Anthony Shuster, AngusMarshall, CliveWalker, andDic Bickerton

Philip Dunne supportedBack British Farming Day

Councilisfacing budgetchallenge

Acouncil is facing a“significant challenge” to balanceits budgetand moneykeptinreserveswill need to be used to plug thegap,councillors were duetobetold.

At ameetingofPowys County Council’scabinet on Tuesdaythis week,councillorsweredue to find outhow theauthority’sbudgetof just under£302million waspro gressing

Sincethe budgetwas setin March, much haschanged economicallyasthe UK teetersonthe brink of arecession.The report explains thepredicted councilbudgetdeficit hasincreased to £7.064 million at theend of September

This is an increase of just over £3.2 millionfromthe endofJune when thepredicted deficitstood at £3.827 million

Head of financeJaneThomas said in areport: “The councilisfac ingaconsiderable challengetobal ance itsbudgetthisyear.”

Maternityaction is still needed

Health chiefs have revealed half of theactions ordered aftera damningmaternity scandalreport areyet to be carriedout Shrewsbury andTelford Hospitals Trust(SaTH) wastoldto undertakemorethan200 tasks afterDonna Ockenden’s expert review in March

Thereportfound therewere more than 200deathsofbabies andmothers that were avoidable, as well as 106cases where, with better care,there would likelyhavebeenabetterout come.Mostcases were between 2000 and2019. Progress was duetobediscussedatShrop shireCouncil’s health overview andscrutinycommittee meet ingonWednesday this week

Eightmonthsonfromthe publicationofthe finalOckend en report,the trustsaysithas completed108 of 210actions

Free bustravel

forall veterans

Arriva is offering free bustravelto past andpresent membersofthe armedforcesthroughoutRemembrance Sunday.

As amarkofrespecttoserving andex-personnel,veteransand ca dets, busservicesbyArrivawill be free on Sunday. When boarding a service,peoplemustshow thedriver theirArmed Forces identification card,Armed Forces Veteranidenti fication card or MODissuedVeter an’s Badge.

Arriva’s Andrew Godley said: “Weare proudtooffer veteransand cadets free travel on ourserviceson RemembranceSunday.

“Asabusiness, we’reproud to supportthe RoyalBritish Legion, andour driversmay also pull over to partakeinatwo-minutesilence at 11am on both Friday,November 11 andSunday, November13.”

Events andserviceswillbetak ingplaceacrossShropshireand MidWales

Fundraiser formothertopsmorethan£5k

Afundraiserset up to help give a terminallyill Shropshire moth er more time with herfamilyhas topped more than£5,000 Louise Bristow, themotherof teenager DylanPrice,who was killed in an unsolved hit-and-run road collision last year,has been told by doctorsshe hasjustthree months to live

In response to thedevastating news herfriends setupafundraiser to payfor alternative treatment –which they hope couldimprove thecondition of her kidneys, allowingher to restartchemotherapyfor

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her cancer,and spendmoretime with herfamily. Louise’s daughter Izzy Pricesaidthe familyhad been overwhelmedat theresponse to the fundraiser– andoffered herthanks to everyone whohas donated.

Shesaid: “Ithas been phenomenal how generous everyone has been.Friends,familyand thegen eral publicall wantingtohelpand putforward donationsfor mumto go andhavealternative treatment.”

Sheadded: “There arepeoplewe know,peoplewedon’t know,who just want to show theirsupport whichisjustamazing “Wedidn’tknowwhattoexpect butwhatithas done is it will kick startmum beingabletostart the treatment.” In herown update on theGoFundMepage, Louise said shehad been“overwhelmedwith everyone’s generosity.” Louise,49, from Dorrington,who was first diagnosedwithcervicalcancerin 2018,was takenseriously ill with kidney failurelastmonth, ending up in intensivecare.

Councillorhits outatsuggestion to closeschools one daya week

Acouncillor says he is “astonished” at plansthatcould seesome pupils taught from home forone daya week duetorisingenergycosts PowysCountyCouncil’s education leaders confirmed “every option” wasbeing considered for schoolsdue to budget pressures.

Councillor Aled Davies,leaderof theWelsh Conservatives on Powys County Council,said: “Whatwill theimpactbeonour children’s learning?The savingswill be small, if any, once mitigationisput in place. Theimpactonlearningisone of thebiggest concerns.Estyn were veryclear on thenegative impact on children of online learning from theirown homes.

“There will clearlybefurther impactsonthe family, especially if both parentswork.”

However,Powys County Coun cil leader Councillor JamesGib son-Watt hasdefendedthe online learning option.Councillor Gib son-Watt said:“Iwanttomakeit clearthe proposal to close schools oneday aweekwould be an absolute last resort

“After Covid-19 thelastthing any of us want to seeischildren miss ingout on more timeinclass and parentsbeing forced to spendmore moneyonheatingat home.Howev er,the Conservatives do nothave aleg to standonwhenitcomesto criticisingemergency planning.It is thesheer inactionoftheir party that hasled us to this position.

“Councilsacrossthe UK,whatever partytheyare runby, arebeing pushed to thebrink by inactionon energy costsfromthe UK Government.”

Students couldbe taught from home duetocosts of energy

Schoolchildren in Powys couldbetaughtonline from home forone daya week duetothe cost of living crisis.

Thepossibility of more lessons from home hasemerged following questionsbyCouncillor Bever leyBaynham posedtothe cabinet member responsiblefor education.

It comeswithschools also facing asignificant increase in thecostof heatingclassroomsdue to rising en ergy bills.

Councillor Baynhamsaid: “In thecurrent economic crisis, school budgets arebeing putunder in creasing pressure

“Atarecentbriefing forhead teachers andchairsofgovernors, suggestions were putforward from officers of how to achieve financial savings.

“These suggestionsincluded, children wearingcoats, not filling vacant positions, findingvolunteers

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to workinschools, consider afourdayweekwiththe fifthday being taught virtuallyathome.”

Sheasked Councillor Pete Roberts, PowysCountyCouncil’scab inet member foreducation,tocon firm if children beingtaughtonline oneday aweekisaserious sugges tion

Councillor Robertsresponded that it wasone of theoptions put forward.

He said:“As you will be aware thereare significant budgetpres suresonall of us andweare need ingtobeconsidering everyoption regarding potentialsavings

“Wedid suggestthe possibility of four-day week;witha fifthday beingtaughtvirtually as well as blended weeksoflearningasextreme cases forconsideration.”

ButCouncillor Robertsstressed thereno“cleardirective”given to

schoolstodothis. He addedthat a“financialtoolkit”isbeing pre paredand shared with schoolsto help headteachersand school governorsdiscusshow to tackle the fi nancialcrisis.

Councillor Robertssaidthe coun cilishelpingsschools by holding fi nancesurgeries andgoing through budgets“in detail”looking at spending patterns and“suggesting potentialsolutions”.

He said:“Ultimately it is thedeci sion andresponsibility of theheadteacherand theirchair of governors regardingthe school budget and onesizedoes not fitall.”

Councillor Robertsaddedschools wouldneed to produceplans ex plaining how they will continue with children’s educationand that they will need to thinkabout “any andevery eventuality”

He said online learning option could“reduce theutilities cost for theschools andleadtoa consider able saving”. Just like in Covid-19

lockdowns, hubs wouldneedtobe open to look aftersome pupils

Councillor Robertsadded: “For thepasttwo wintersinsome in stances, afew children have hadto wear theircoats in theirclassrooms duetowindows beingopenaspart of theCovid guidance andnot be causethe school couldnot afford to paythe heatingbill

“WithCovid increasing,thissituationislikelytohappenagain this winter.”

Volunteers

Councillor Robertsstressed volunteers wouldnot be teachingchildren andstressed that plansnot to fill vacant postswereonlyunder consideration. He said:“Notatany pointwould we advocate volunteers replacingteacherstoteach ourchildren.The proposal notto fill vacant postsisonlyfor considerationifthe workconnected to that post canbe coveredbyother staffinthe short term.”

Louise picturedwith herdaughters Livi andIzzy last year

Bowlingladies get together foranniversary

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Presteigne Ladies BowlingClubcelebratedits 30th anniversarywitha bigget-together.

Theclubmarkedthe occasionon finals dayand in vitedpastplayers BeaBradley,Denny Williamsand Marian Johnalong as guests of honour.

Numerous present club membersalso attended BarbaraSheersand FionaPreece arethe longest-playingmembers, having been bowlingfor the full 30 years.

Therehas been much success within theclubover theyears with Fionaplaying forWales at under-25 leveland Barbarawinningthe countytriplesafew yearsback andthe county pairslastyearalongside club mate Jo Weale.

Thegreen will reopen in Aprilwithclubnight on a Monday foranyonewho wouldliketojoin.

Theclubwelcomesnew bowlersofall ages Fionasaid: “Come alongand trysomethingdifferentand enjoythe comradeshipofbowls.Who knows you couldbeour next Commonwealth champion!”

Flooddefence system is duetobeinstalled

NaturalResources Walesisdue to installatempo rary flood defenceinPresteigne.

Thedefence will providetemporary protection to apartofPresteigneafter a flood wall failed ear lier in theyear. Thetemporary flood defence will be installedinthe Lugg,justdownstream of Lugg Bridge

TheNRW engineeringteamhas surveyed the existingwalland designed atemporary defenceto providethe same level of protection as wasprevi ouslyprovided.

Thedefencewill comprise arobust modular flood defenceproduct,combined with an apron. This will providethe heightrequired to protectagainst high river flowsand seepagecausedbyspaceson uneven surfaces

Julian Barnes from NRWsaid: “Weknow that some Presteigne residents have been particularly concernedover thecondition of thedamaged flood wall as autumnal weatherstartstoaffectriver levels.Our focusistomakesurethatweinstall a temporarysolutionthatwill providethe same level of protection as the flood wall wouldhavedone before it failed.”

Manisjailed foreight yearsoversex offences

Apaedophilehas been jailedfor eightyears afterbeing foundguiltyofastringofchild sexoffences.

Dudley White, 52,was convictedafter atrial of 19 charges, includingsexualassaultand possession of indecent images of achild.

LincolnshirePolicesaidWhite,ofLlanwrtydWells,was living in Stamford at the time of theoffending

He wasjailedonWednesday last week at LincolnCrown Courtand placed on thesex offendersregisterfor life.

Aforce spokesperson said theoffending came to lightafter hisvictimspoke to po lice in 2021

Groupiscallingonbanks to show understanding

Advisors at Citizens Advice in Shropshire have called forbanks to show understand ingasinterestrates increase

In thelastthree months to October, the county organisation hasseen180 percent increase in people approachingitfor support with debts. It hasrisenfrom44people in thepreviousthree monthsto123 in the latest quarter.

It hasalso seen anear60per cent in crease in people whoneeded charitable support from thefoodbank MorganWild, theheadofpolicyat the national Citizens Advice,said: “Atthiscritical time,banks must show understanding to anyone struggling with repayments.”

Committeelooking at complaints policy choice

ALlandrindod Wellscouncil committee is to consider twocomplaintshandlingpolicies to decide if both or oneisrequired

Thecouncil’s policy committee will considerOne Voice’sWales modelLocal Reso lution Protocol document andits owncom plaintshandlingpolicy.

Councillor SteveDeeks-D’Silva said he hadstudied both andcametothe conclusion that thecommittee’s complaints handlingdocumentisthe superior document

Councillor Jase Hawker suggested the policy committee should look at both and recommendwhether it should keep one or both.Membersagreedtocome back to the Novembermeeting with arecommendation.

Presteigne Ladies Bowling Clubrecently celebrated its30thanniversarywith abig get-together

Recyclingbins beingrolledout

Almost 80,000 wheeliebinsfor re cyclingcans, glassand plastichave been delivered to homesacrossthe ShropshireCouncilareain thelast sixmonths–withafurther 19,000 settobedelivered before Christ mas.

Thepurple-liddedbinswere availableonrequest,withorders openingin mid-January.

Just over 77,000 were orderedbefore Apriland these have nowbeen delivered

Now, the19,000 bins orderedbetweenApril 1and October31will be delivered,startingthisweek.

Online orders forthe bins have nowclosed, buttheycan still be re quested by phone, fordeliveryearly next year.

Thebins, manufactured by Telford-basedCraemer Ltd, were first delivered in theSouth Shropshire area,theninBridgnorth, Shrews bury,Oswestryand northShrop shire.

Librarieshave design contest

PowysLibrary Serviceisholdingacompetition to design the newlibrary membership card

Thecompetition will be split into twoage categories:primary school children (aged4-11),and secondaryschoolchildren (aged 11-16),withaprize forthe winnerofeachcategory. Oneofthe winningdesigns will be chosen to create thenew librarymembershipcard.

Thetheme forthe competition is ‘Whatdo LibrariesinPowys mean to you?’ anddesigns can be createdusing anymedium such as paint, drawingorcol lage

To enter, create yourartwork on alandscape piece of A4 pa per, andeither, drop it offat yourlocal libraryoremail it to library@powys.gov.uk before thecompetition closingdateof Wednesdaynextweek.

Warfallenare to be remembered

RemembranceSundayinLlandrindod Wellsthisweekend will be marked with atraditionalparade andservice.

Theparadewill setupat10.15am andthenstart from theRoyal BritishLegionheadquartersat 10.25am.

Those taking part will march up to thecenotaphfor theRemembrance service.

Afterthe service, everyone will march back to theRoyal BritishLegion Club forrefreshments.

LlandrindodWells Silver Band will performand it will be followed by araffle.

Afterthe raffle, an auctionwith items donatedbylocal businesses andthe public will take placeorganisedbyDavid Rawsthorne, and auctionedbyDavid Vaughan.

Allproceeds fromthe raffleand auctionwillgotothe PoppyAppeal, theorganisers have said Everyone is welcome

Concertwill be taking placeathall

ARadnorshirechurchishosting aRemembranceDay concertthis evening(Friday).

Thespecial Remembrance eventisbeing organisedbyStDavid’sChurch in Whitton.

Theconcert will take place at WhittonCommunity Hall at 7.30pm

Aspokespersonfor theevent said:“Therewill be songsfor

love,hope, peaceand reconcili ationfeaturing TheDolau Mixtureswithguest artist Glasnant Morgan.”

Ticketsfor theconcert are priced at £10.

Thetickets areavailable at the door or by calling 01547560209, organisers said.

Theconcert is beingheldinaid of St David’sChurch

Invitation to enjoya classicmusical

Organisers of a film nightsay their next screeningwill definitely be TheOne That YouWant.

Themovie Grease will be screened at LlangunlloVillage Hall on November19.

Aspokespersonsaid: “Enjoy an eveningatLlangunlloVillageHall with theclassic film Grease plus on-screenlyricssoeveryone can join in.Dress up as T- Birdsand Pink Ladies andsingalong as we

play tributetothe late Olivia Newton-John. Doorsopenat7pm fora 7.30pm start, admissionisadults £8 andchildren £4,toinclude ahot dogand aknickerbockerglory “Pleasebring yourown drinks

“Ticketsare availablefromKarenatkjedgar01@gmail.com or call 01547550246 or peopleare welcome to turn up on thenight.

“Proceedswillgotothe Friends of St Cynllo’sChurch.”

Mother’s deathprompts son to make pledge on social care

DAVIDTOOLEY david.tooley@mnamedia.co.uk

AgrievingShropshire

manwhose mother died in acarehomeincident is determined to usehis voicetotry to make an absolutedifferenceto the‘crisis’insocialcare.

Shiela Hartman, aged 88,who wasblind andlivingwithdemen tia, died in hospital on October2, afew hoursafteranalleged assault in whichshe sustained several in juries at acarehome in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.

Police saya second woman,inher 90s, hadbeentaken to hospital and enquiriestoestablish thecircumstancesofwhathappenedduring theincidentare ongoing.

Loved

Sheila’s son,formerjournalist turned communicationtrainer RichardUridge, said:“Iwas able to hold herhandasshe died,totell herhow much shewas lovedand also to promise her–and shewas a remarkably practicalwoman –that we would do everything in ourpow er to find outexactly what ledtoher deathand what lessonsmightbe learnedfromitat threelevels: indi vidual,corporate andsocietal.”

Mr Uridge said he is in no doubt thecaresystemisunder tremendouspressure, as hisquestions centre on whetherthere wasenough

stafftocarefor hismum andothers with dementia.

Some of hiscommunication trainingclients areinthe health sector who, he said,are “sayingthe same things andare facing aserious winterofdiscontent”.

Thecarehome andthe regula tor, theCareQuality Commission, arecarryingout investigations into RidgewayLodgeCareHome

It is runbyBritain’s biggest care home operator HC-One

As aresidentofShropshire, Mr Uridge,aged 61,ofCoreley,near

Ludlow,isinno doubt that thesame issues areaffectingthe care system in hiscounty, too.

He hasalready been contactedby others whohaveconcerns.

He said he welcomesexamples from Shropshireashelooks to fulfil thepromise he made to hismother on herdeath bed.

Mr Uridge,who is marriedwith twochildren, said:“Iamdeter minedtouse my voicetotry to make adifferenceonthis.

“Mymotherusedtosay you are either an ‘oughta’ or a‘doer’

“Itisnow my motivating mantra

“I am followingher advice to be ado-er.”

Aspokespersonfor Ridgeway Lodge Care Home said:“We have all been deeply shockedand saddened by thedeath of one of ourresidents and the circumstances surrounding theirdeath

“Our deepestcondolencesare with theirfamilyand lovedonesat this extraordinarilydifficult time

“Given thecircumstances in volved,weare working hard to support colleagues andresidents at the home whohavebeenaffected

“Weare also working closely with therelevantauthoritiesand thepolice to establishthe full factsofthe matter

“Itwould be inappropriate to commentfurther at this time.”

Serious

ACQC spokesperson said:“We areaware of aserious incidentat RidgewayLodge Care Home,followingwhich aresidentdied.

“Our thoughts arewithall those affected

“Wehaveworkedwiththe local authority, police andHC-One, the provider of thehome,inresponse to this

“Weare currentlyinspectingthe home andwewillpublish our find ings as soonas possible

“Inthe meantime,wecannot commentfurther as theincidentis subjecttoapoliceinvestigation.”

Mr Uridge canbecontacted by emailatrichard@acmtraining co.uk

Father Christmasisto flyinfor fabulous fair fun

Visitors to this year’s RoyalWelsh Winter Fair canvisit Santa’sGrotto,meethis reindeer andsee fantastic fireworks

Thefairisjustaroundthe corner, andthere is plentytaking placefor families to look forward to.The annual eventtakes place on November28and 29

Aspokespersonsaid: “Santa Claushas kindly agreed to take time outfromhis busy winter schedule to meet thechildren at tendingthe event, andthisyear he is bringing some extra special reindeer guests.Santa’s Grotto will be locatedinthe clock tower near thebandstand on both days

of theevent.Santa Clauswill be availabletomeetat2.30pm until 3.30pm and4.30pm until6pm on November28and from 11am un til12.30pm and2pm until3pm on November29. This year,organis ersare very luckytoalso welcome twoofSanta’s superb reindeer to theWinter Fair

“The reindeer are flying in from theNorth Pole on November28 andattendees will be able to meet andgreet them from 2pmuntil 6pmin theforestrysmall action ring next to thebandstand). Please note, thereindeerare visitingon Monday afternoononly.

“Another main attractionthis

year is afantastic fireworks dis play.The spectacular fireworks are a firm favourite with Winter Fair guests, adults andchildrenalike. Youcan catchthe displayat7pm onNovember28.

“Asusual, thefood hall will be packed full of deliciousdelights from tradersacrossWales andbeyond foryou andyourlittleones to sample andenjoy.Schooland collegetrips arewelcomedand encouraged to visitthe Winter Fair Sharingknowledge aboutthe agri culturalindustryand how food is produced is vitaland an initiative theRoyal WelshAgriculturalSocietycontinues to support.”

Sheila Hartman died in hospital hoursafter an allegedassault

Santa Claus will be visiting the RoyalWelsh Winter Fair on November 28 and29

RichardUridge hasmade apledge to find outwhy hismotherdied

CEFINCAMPBELL

Theterm‘housingcrisis’ is aphenomenon alltoo often associatedwithadistant pic ture-postcardseaside village, or acosyhamletnestled ina national park –however,the re alityismuchmorestark,and in creasinglyachallenge on door stepsacrossPowys

Recent data obtained by BBC Walesmakes fortroubling read ing. Between2018and 2022 therehas been a101.5 percent increase in thenumberoffamilies on thesocialhousing wait inglistinPowys,with4,300 householdsinthe county currently waitingfor aproperty. Wales-wide,morethan90,000 households–approximately 200,000 people –are nowwaitingtobehoused.

Thesenumbers reflectwider worryinghousing trends in Powys. According to Powys Councildata, over3,000 prop erties in thecounty–roughly onein20–are unoccupiedfor at leastpart of theyear. And this is before we take into ac countthe number of properties in Powysthatare beingusedfor short-term holidayletting.The BevanFoundationhas found that 1,978propertiesinPowys arelisted on AirBnB,making Powysthe Welshlocal authority with thethirdhighest number of properties listed on theirsite.

This allamounts to nothing shortofacrisisinhousing, with knock-on consequences forthe health andwellbeing of thousandsofpeoplein ourcom munity.Weknowthatthe proliferationofsecondhomes and short-term lettinghas negative consequences forthe Welshlan guageand culture, andhollows outcommunities,makingitunaffordable foryoung people in particular to rent or buylocally

Underthe Co-operation Agreement with theWelsh Government,Plaid Cymruhas been working hard to addressthe issueofsecondand unaffordablehomes. We have introduced arange of measures,including giving councils thediscretionarypower to increase council taxpremiumsonsecondand empty homes. Threenew plan ning useclasses –primary home,secondhome andshortterm holidayaccommodation–have been introduced, with local authoritiesalso given powers to limitthe number of second homesand holidaylets.

Thehousing crisis is one which we must face up to urgently, andIwillcontinuetopress to ensure that everyone hasthe opportunitytoliveintheir local community.

Life without alocal is not worthconsidering

Here’s ajoke.Abloke walksintoa pubwitha lump of asphaltonhis shoulder andsaystothe barman:“Give me apint andone forthe road.”

How aboutthis: “A goodlocal pub hasmuchmorein common with achurch, except it’s warmer and thereismuchmoreconversation.”

Thanks to comedy legend Tommy Cooper andEnglish poetWilliam Blakefor providingacoupleofhumorouslines aboutpubsand there arethousands more outthere

That is theeffectofthe pub,a very Britishtradition

AccordingtoSpandau Ballet star Tony Hadley,there is nothing betterthanstandingatabar,talking nonsense,whilesipping apintof real ale: “Givemea pubratherthan afancy wine baroranightclub any day. They really arethe huboflocalcommunities andIhatethe fact that so many areclosing.”

He is right, 50 pubs areclosing everymonth in Englandand Wales, accordingtoa recent survey

Thepub traditionisthought to date back twomillennia.

Thereisa funnysegment in the MontyPython film,The Lifeof Brian, when thePeople’sFront of Judea, (orwas it theJudeanPeo ple’sFront)led by JohnCleese, was discussing theRomans. What did theRomansever do foruswas the question followed by alonglistof Romanachievements.

They forgot about thepub though Yes, that is somethingthe Romans didfor us.Itwas an invading Ro manarmythatbuiltpubsknown as tabernae.Theysoldwineand were quicklybuiltonRoman roadsand in townstoservice troops.

The firstaleswerethendeveloped andthe rest,as they say, is history.

We canimagine theidyllicpic ture postcard villagesetting, flow er-bedeckedinthe summer,sipping awarmale in thegarden,orcosying up in frontofa log fire in winter.It’s wherefriends andsometimes adver saries gather,putting theworld to rights in an increasinglyloudand raucousway as thenightgoes on andthe drinks flow freely

It is also seen generallyasasafe place. Somewheretotakethe fami ly fora meal.Itcan develop community,withpub gameslikedarts, crib dominoes andbar billiards

We have hadChristmas parties there, christenings,wedding receptions, wakesand just about anyoth er excuse foragathering

Thelandlordisapillar of the communitywho is afatherconfessor, mentor or bouncerdepending on thebehaviour of thecustomers

Thesad thingnow is that since thepandemic, andnow theongoing cost-of-living crisis, pubsare shut ting theirdoors at an alarming rate

Theindustryisone of theworst hitbythe chroniclabour shortage, much of whichcan be attributed to many European workers returning home post-Brexit

With apintofpremium lager headingtowards £5 andsometimes beyond,depending on thevenue, hard-pressed families arestayinghome,preferringtobuy much cheaperbooze from supermarkets.

Formany, thedamageissurely self-inflicted.Someofthe major breweriescontinuetoraise their prices,without offering theservice that should go with it

Some turn to chains likeWetherspoons with theirdiscount prices Buteven they have felt thecoldrealityofthe cost-of-living crisis and chairman TimMartinhas been

Consumer andindustrygroups welcomedthe packagebut warned furthersupport maybeneeded af terthe winter

Campaign forRealAle nation al chairman NikAntonasaidthe government announcement providesmuch-needed certaintyand will help to safeguardthe nation’s pubs andbreweries forthe next six months as they grapplewiththe crisis of rising costsand consumers tighteningtheir belts.

Theoutlook formanyisstill bleak, butthere areglimmersof hope.Manymoreofthese pubs un derthreatare beingtaken over by localcommunity groups

As well as offering traditional pubhospitality,theycan also or ganise events,and usetheir premises to host libraryfacilities,mini shopsorpostoffices.

Some of thoseserviceshavebeen lost throughthe austerityyears and thesepubsare allowing them to be takenbackbythe community.

AccordingtoCAMRA,three Northumberland villagepubshave stockedup on firewood –and friend ship –tohelptheir customersstay warm this winter

Today(Friday)isRemembrance Day, theanniversary of theArmisticemarking theend of the FirstWorld War. Many communities in SouthShropshirecom memorate thefallenthrough services at ourmemorials to the fallen andinour parish church es.Unfortunately, Icannot at tend them all, butItry to attend services at as many as Ican.Today, Ishall laya wreath at the WarMemorialinBridgnorth Castle Ground.OnSundayI shallbejoining the parade to thePeace Memorial in Ludlow to layawreath, before the service at St Laurence’s.Ihopeall otherservicesand commemorationsacrossthe constituency will be well-attended.

RemembranceDay is organised brilliantlybythe RoyalBritish Legion whosebranchesdosuch greatworkhelping former and currentservice menand wom en throughtheir charitable ef forts. Ihavebeenamember of theClunbranchfor many years, andI know how much local branches rely on thesupport of volunteers to raise fundsand to help thoseinneed.Ihaveevery confidencethatresidents will supportthisyear’sPoppy Ap peal to supportthe RBL’swork.

Last month, as aCommissionerfor theCommonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) I visitedsome of thecemeteries commemoratingthose whofell in theFirst WorldWar.Iwas honoured to join my Labour colleague, Dame DianaJohnsonMP, in laying awreathat theMenin Gate in YpresinBel gium,aspartofthe Last Post ceremonywhich hasbeencon ducted everyday (other than during theSecond WorldWar) at 8pmsince themonument to thefallenofthe YpresSalientonthe WesternFront was completed. TheCWGCis aremarkable organisation whichI am very proudtoserve.Itlooks after22,000cemeteriesacross 146countries,commemorating the1.7 million whodiedinthe Firstand Second WorldWars.

forced to put32pubsupfor sale

Pubmanagersmustdoas they are told andfollowthe corporateline. Fortenants, it is aslightlydifferent situation. They rent theirpremises butmusttakethe breweryproducts andhavelittlecontroloverprices. Forfreehouses, theownerscan take food anddrink from wherever they like,sohavesome control.

ButitisaCatch-22situation for pubsand breweries, themselves hit by huge ingredient pricerises and energy bills, trying to lure custom ersback. Thereishelpwithenergy billsfor UK pubsand breweriescut by around half theirexpected level

Forthose on theedge,there are ways to attract customers back with thelikes of live music, specialist ale nights, quiz nights andshowingbig events on TV screens.

Thereisanotherray of hope Having missed outhugelyonrev enue from asummer WorldCup, pubs canlookforward to possibly bumper revenuesfromscreening gamesfromthe winter WorldCup this month andintoDecember,fol lowedbythe traditional extra boost at Christmasand newyear.

Let’shopeitisaMerry Christ masfor theBritish puband hope for aprosperousenoughnew year to at leastallow most to survive.

TheMenin Gate is about to un dergoasignificant refurbish ment to help keep thememory of the54,000 officers andmen of theCommonwealth whose graves arenot known.

Remembranceisanopportunity notonlytounite in silent trib utetothose whodiedsothatwe mightlivein freedom,but also a moment of learning foryounger generations. We arefortunate that loss of lifeinservice has notbeenareality foryounger generations. Butthe appalling return of wartoEastern Eu rope brings home to us allhow vitalitisthatwelearn theles sons of thepastand appreciate thesacrificesthatmadeour livespossible. Lest we forget

PHILIP DUNNE

The50-a-dayclosure figure comesfroma survey compiled by analyticscompany AltusGroup

this winter undera huge government supportpackage. Thescheme fixedwholesale gasand electricity prices forbusinesses forsix months from October1

‘The landlord is a father,confessor andmentoras well as bouncer’

Thewarmfuzzy feeling of alocal

Theexistingbus services leavea lottobe desired

On thefaceofit, therecent vision forthe region’s rail networkasenvisagedbythe West Midlands Rail Executive is revolutionary

However,anhourlyLondon serviceand aShrewsburypark andrideonan electrified rail wayisoflimited useifyou can’t take advantageofit.

Shropshireisarural county, with many market townsthat lost theirrailservice in the 1960s

Existing busservicesleave a lottobedesired They fail to connectpeople sufficiently, to what remainsof thenetwork

Take thenumber9 Bridgnorth to Wolverhampton service.

Potentially, it is an easy connectionwiththe wholeWest Midlands rail andmetro network.

Many useitfor this buthow much better if it continuedfur ther into theevening?

Even better with an en hanced frequency.

TheIronbridge Gorgerail line is absent from thevision. That’s theproblem with many busservices–theymay serveastation,but not conven iently enough to attract more passengers or give access to theseproposedenhancements.

If themanifesto commitment to levelling-upsurvivesthe re cent politicalupheaval, it needs to be focusedonBoris’s ‘Bus Back Better’ initiative to facilitateemployment,educational andtourist connectivity as well as supporting thehospitality tradebyallowingpeoplean al ternativetothe carfor access ingpubsand restaurantsinthe evening.

As I’ve said before,our po liticalrepresentatives must ensure theshires don’tmiss outtotheir conurbationneigh bours.

Mike Crump, Bridgnorth

PICTURE FROMTHE ARCHIVE

In response to WF Kerswell’s letter in theJournal of Novem ber4,coalisnot theanswer. It is depressing that,despite

TheFIFAWorldCup in Qatarisfast approaching andthe enthusiastic fans of Englandand Wales will be hoping theirrespectiveteamsenjoy footballing gloryatone of sport’sbiggest showpieces Andsowethought we shouldstaywith thesportingtheme for this week’s

allthe accumulatedevidence about thecausesofglobal heat ing, thereare still oddvoices raisedinfavourofretreating to theverytechnologieswhich have broughtabout thecurrent crisis

At atimewhenthe world is facing more andmoreextreme weatherevents, as ourclimate changes, thereisonlyone safe placefor fossil fuels: In the ground!

Theneed to change to re newableenergy, whichisnow cheaperthanthe dirty, pollut ingalternatives, is urgent

Thetechnologyisavailable

What is stillmissingis thepolitical will to make the change –and quickly!

Lettersofprotest should be aboutthe billionsofdollars worldwidesubsidising catastrophic fossil fuels, when we couldand should be look ingforward to amorestable, greenerfuture.

Forthe sake of coming generations, theleaders of the world,now meetinginEgypt at theCOP27 climateconference, must take further, seriousaction now, before it is toolate.

DavidHoward, Church Stretton

Don’tignorethe road concerns

Whilst Daniel Kawczynski is offtoLondonagain to begfor moremoney forthe NorthWest Relief Road,ShropshireCouncilisignoringthe climateand environmentalcrisis.

They arealsoignoringthe wishes of theShropshireresidents.

It is not just a“fewindivid ualcampaigners”who arevery concernedabout theroad.

Theirown survey showed that over 4,500peoplewere againstitwhilst just 200orso were foritand many of them thoughtthatitwould reduce trafficonrat runs –not neces sarily thecase.

Better Shrewsbury Transport is also nota“fewindividuals” buta consortiumofseveral well-known localorganisations with professional andexperiencedrepresentatives, whounderstand whythisroadisnot a good idea

Theirarguments arebased on facts, notbelief.

MaralynHepworth, Shrewsbury

Quickceremony couldbe answer

If,asexpected,the financial situationisstill dire on May6 forKingCharles’s coronation, thenew King mayneed to keep a firm grip on allthatpriceless royalregalia

May6isalso the26thanniversaryofThe Bank Of England’s independence from political control.

Andtocelebrate this occa sion,the Bank maybetempted to hock theregalia to keepthe countryafloatasthe balance sheetfor theUKisstandingat skint.

Thereisaverygoodpawnbrokersjustround thecorner from WestminsterAbbey As thenew King will want to keep costsdowninthese uncertain times, he mightdrawsome strength from thefactthaton May6,1954, RogerBannister ranthe firstsub four-minute mile.

Of course asub four-minute coronation maynot quiteimpart thedignity of theoccasion Butitcould save electricity.

PeterSteggles, Rushbury

We need a cleanerfuture, notadirty past

Picture from theArchive feature.Theymay nothave been at thelevel of currentfootballing starssuchasGarethBaleor HarryKane, butthese players from Presteigne St AndrewsFootballClub must have been fairlygood as they reachedthe finalofthe OtwayCup at theturnofthe 20th century.Informationfromreader CliveBarretttells us thepicture wastaken afterthe team hadadrawn game in thecup finalonApril 9, 1908.Clive says theimage is onefromthe extensivecollectionofRay PriceofPenybont

Help Grossbusters in theclean pipe dream

DAVIDTOOLEY david.tooley@mnamedia.co.uk

Awater company’s team of ‘Grossbusters’ have been sharinghorrorstories of what they find down thesewers.

SevernTrent’s wasteteams are used to dealingwithblockages caused by thewrong thingsbeing washed and flushedintothe sew er network–and they areasking homeowners across theregionto avoidputting thewrong things down theloo

Fat, oil, andgreaseplaced down drains, andwet wipes flushed down theloo canall congealtogether formingnightmarish blockages whichcanquicklyform andblock pipes,meaning waste water couldcome back to haunt residentsortheir neighbours.

SevernTrent hasrevealedit dealswiththousands of blockag es everyyear, with themajority caused by people putting things they shouldn’tdownsinks and toilets.

Theaverage home sewerpipe is 150mmindiameter–the same as anew roll of toilet paper, so it doesn’ttakemuchfor ablockage to form andcause sewage back up into people’s homesorintothe lo calenvironment

Operations managerScott Burgin said:“If something doesn’tsmell good in yourneigh bourhood, it couldbedue to a blockageinthe sewer–and that couldleadtoascary mess for everyone in thestreet

“Blockages arethe result of people flushing just onewipehere andthere or washingthe odd bit of fat down thesinkwithhot soapywater,and not realising that it’s allcollectinginthe pipe andcreatingagruesomeproblem. These sewerblockages,ifnot identified andcleared,can lead to sewers backingupand over

flowingintopeople’shomesand gardens, whichisa terrible thing to experience andcompletelypre ventable.

“Our Grossbustersare here to help people avoidthe scareof findingthattheir wastepipeis blockedbyreminding themthat sewers areonlydesignedtocope with thethree P’s–pee,poo and paper– anything else including fat,oil andgreasefromthe kitchen andnappies,tampons andsan itaryproductsbelonginthe bin.”

Youcan find outmoreabout SevernTrent’s battle with sewer blockages at stwater.co.uk

Councillor RichardChurch, cabinetmember forasafer Powys, said:“It’s sadtosee

Amobile phone wasfound down onesewer

Severn TrentWater’s Grossbustershave aclean pipe dream

Iron Bridge is thesecondmost‘Instagrammable’

Shropshire’sworld famous Iron Bridge hasbeennamed thesecond most Instagrammable bridge in theUK, with more than 120,000 posts.

Researchersatcar insurance companyComparethemarket put together alistofsome of thebest bridgestocapture on aroadtrip around thecountry Basing theirresearch on the amount people post when they go on aday-trip, weekendawayora holiday, theteamlookedatInsta gram’s data.

Now, they’veput together alist of themostaesthetically-pleasing

bridges to capture, with theIron Bridge spanning theRiver Sev ernbeing posted atotal of 121,487 times.

It wasbeatenonlybyLondon’s TowerBridge whichhad 2,601,739 postsand wasfollowedbyMillen nium Bridge whichwas posted 105,635times

As theworld’s firstever iron bridge,itwas erected overthe Riv er Severnin 1779 andhas become a majortourist attraction ever since.

Thebridge gave itsnametothe town andthe gorgeand is known as thebirthplaceofthe Industri al Revolution in Britainafter the

production of iron wasperfected in thearea.

The top10mostInstagramma blebridges in theUK are: Tower Bridge,London-2,601,739 posts; Iron Bridge,Ironbridge-121,487; Millennium Bridge,London105,635;TyneBridge,Newcas tle-101,937;CliftonSuspension Bridge,Bristol -88,783; Glenfin nanViaduct,Lochaber- 65,021; Humber Bridge,Hull- 64,796; ForthBridge,Edinburgh -49,513; Albert Bridge,London-46,689; SevernBridge, Aust/Chepstow39,308

Couple reveal historyoftheir home andthe neighbourhood

DAVIDTOOLEY david.tooley@mnamedia.co.uk

Acouplehavecompleted a16-year labour of love to produceabookthat delvesintothe back ground of theirhistoric houseand theirrelatively undocumented neighbourhood.

Theresultisa272-pagelavishly illustrated A4 sizedhardback book called ThePeopleand Historyof LowerCorve Streetand St Mary’s Lane,Ludlow whichispublished just in time forlocal historyfansto snap up forChristmas Thebookhas been self-published by Jonathanand Rosemary Wood whomovedintoThe Merchant Housewiththeir son, William,in 2006

Jonathan, aformerchairmanof Ludlow Historical Research Group andatownguide,began research ingits history.

TheMerchantHouse in Lower CorveStreet wasworld-famous when it wasa Michelin-starred restaurant ownedbymasterchef, ShaunHill.

Retired

Butbeforethenand over thecen turies this 15th-century half-tim beredhouse with theriver Corve runningbehindithas been owned by wealthydyers, tannersand glov ers.

Jonathanisa motoring historian, journalist andauthorwho haswrit tenover 40 booksand thosecom mitments meanthehad to putthe projectonholduntil he retiredand hadthe time

Sadly, Jonathanhad astroke in 2019 whichmeant that no more bookscould be written.

ButRosemarywas theretotake up thebaton andtakethe project acrossthe finishinglinebyensur ingthe copy wasready forpublica tion

Whilst doingthis, it seemed nat ural that thetypescript should also cover thepeopleand housesofLow

er CorveStreet andStMary’sLane. Untilthe tw CorveStreetwas entity though am sectionlay be theCorve Gate Only with thec ationofCoronat Avenue didLow CorveStreetc into being. Cent ries ago, this ri side location pr videdthe Knigh Hospitallerw rentsfromburga plotsowned Hugh de Lacy,t Lord of Ludlow Wealthydye andtanners live andworkedbythe Corve, andtrade andFlorence In the18thcentury,richglovers erected low-statusbackbuildings

fortheir impoverishedworkers in wh be oxious tanning

They then movedupthe hill to town to build renovate grand uses reflecting eirnew social atus Spe cu la to rs assedfortunes went bankrupt Maltstersand ewersplied rtrade,social inctions were red. Land was hanged andmur rwas committed imalswereauc ed,carriersand iers flourished, andCorve Streethad itsown ‘red lightdistrict’ Ludlow’s recorded historybegins

in 1086,whenits castle wasbuilt alongthe WelshMarches to defend theborder

Much hasbeenwritten aboutthis plannedNormantownwithroyal connections andmedieval, Tudor andGeorgianbuildings, butLud low’snorthern, industrial quarter is notsowelldocumented

ThePeopleand HistoryofLower CorveStreetand St Mary’s Lane, Ludlow is alavishlyillustrated A4 hardback whichwould make an ide al Christmaspresent

Costing£20,copies will be avail able from Castle Bookshop, 5Castle Street, Ludlow from mid-Novem ber.

Or people canorder acopynow andcollect it laterfromThe Mer chantHouse,Lower CorveStreet, SY81DU

ContactRosemaryWood, 01584 875438 or rosemary.wood3@gmail. com

Arts societyis hostinglectures

An artssociety hasconfirmed its next twolectures

TheArtsSociety MidWales and Borderswill be hostingDrDiane Davies to talk on thesubject of ‘The Magnificent Maya’– coveringthe achievements of theMayacivilisa tion

Thelecture takesplace from 3pm on November24, in thePowis Suite at theRoyal OakHotel,Welshpool Thesociety hasalso announced itsJanuary lecture.

Taking placeat3pm on January 26,inthe same location,the talk will be from Dr MaxJones

It will be titled ‘GordonofKhar toum andthe PowerofArt’, explor ingwhy George William Joy’spaint ingofthe deathofGeneral Gordon definedhow theBritish Empire was remembered

Visitors arewelcome to attend al though adonationof£6per person is requested towardscosts, organis ershavesaid.

Jackie will be guestspeaker

Internet sensationJackieWeav er will be sharingher storyat a Shropshirecharity’s upcoming event.

CommunityResourcewill welcome thechief officerat CheshireAssociation of Lo cal Councils to be thekeynote speakerat itsannualgeneral meeting.

Jackie will discussher un usualrise to fame afterthe now-infamousHandforth Par ishCouncil recording, andhow shebacks theideaofcommuni ties supporting communitiesat themeeting.

Themeeting is taking placeat 3.30pm on November23atBay ston HillMemorialHall.

To attend,email enquiries@ community-resource.org.ukby Wednesday

Attendeescan also submit a question to Jackie

Ticketsavailable forkidsfestival

Ticketsare availablefor thereturn of amajor children’s festival in the NewYear.

ShropshireKidsFestival2023 will take placeat TelfordInterna tional Centre on February 18 and 19.

Aspokesman forthe organisers, ShropshireFestivals, said:“We bringtogetherhundreds of activi ties in to oneplace,for ajam-packed dayofenjoyment

“Our festival team is made up of lots of parents, so we understand that kids need epic entertainment andparents need it delivered in an accessible,purse-friendlyway.”

They added: “Wecater to kids from 0-12 yearsold,withbaby changingand breastfeedingareas Newfor 2022 awhole under five hall just forthe littleones, aquiet zone forkidswithadditionalsup port needs.”

Fortickets or informationvisit tickets.shropshirefestivals.co.uk

TheIronBridge at Ironbridge

Jonathanand RosemaryWood -beforehis stroke in 2019

Thenew book

St Mary’sHouse andwater tower

Demolition of numbers86-88 in 1968

Have acuppa withacouncillor

Builth WellsTownCouncilisto hold acoffeemorning forresidents just before Christmas.

Membersofthe councilwill throwopenthe doorsofthe Strand Hall foracoffeemorning andcouncillor surgeryonDecember 17 from 10am untilnoon.

It will be achancefor residents enjoycoffeeortea andamince pie, meet with friendsand have achat with theirlocal councillors.

Councillor Liam Hopkinscame up with theidea.

He said:“Ithought it wouldbe agood idea to open thedoors and have afew councillorshereand chat to people andgivethema hotdrink andmince piesand hear what they have to sayabout thetown.”

Thecouncil haspreviouslytalked about andheldcouncillor surger iesand memberssaidmaybe if the coffee morningissuccessful, they couldcarry on thecouncil surgery everymonth or so afterwards

Textileshowis moving venue

Atextile exhibitionistakingup anew home this month

TheShrewsburyDrapers textile design competitionand ex hibition will take up residence at theShrewsburyMuseum and ArtGallery on TheSquarein Shrewsbury

TheShrewsburyDrapers,a charitywho providehousing for theelderlyinShropshire, hosts theannualcompetition

Theweek-longexhibit was held with much successatSt Mary’s church in thetownlast year

Allentries will be on this year’s theme, ‘Beneath the Waves’,and will be judgedby expertsinthe fieldoftextile and design

Theexhibit will be open to the public from November21until November27atthe museum be tween10amand 4pm.

Bridgeisbeing

closed forwork

Abridge is settobeclosedfor a number of weeksfor repairs.

ShropshireCouncil said that the BrooksmeetingNo1Bridge,which carriesa‘C’ classified road over BorleBrook,will be closed to traffic from Monday to December 9.

Thebridgeislocated between Bridgnorth andCleobury Mortimer

Thenormalworking hourswill be 8amto4pm each day.

Therepairworkconsistsoftak ingdownand rebuilding adamaged sectionofthe downstream parapet, wing wall,spandreland repairsto theapproachfencing.

ShropshireCouncil said that when thebridge is closed, traffic will be divertedvia localroads by a signed diversion route.

Access over thebridge forpedes trians anddismounted cyclists will remain availablethroughoutthe proposed work,bossesatthe au thorityhavesaid.

Plea made fornew vaccinationvolunteers

Abandofdevoted volunteers are appealingfor morehelptomake sure thecontinuingCovid and flu vaccination programmegoesahead smoothly afterthe number of volunteersdwindledfrom1,600 to fewer than 30

Some volunteers have been involved inthe vaccination programme sincethe firstjabswere administered waybackin De cember 2020 andwould like some much-needed help andcompany Martha TryersGoral,aco-ordi natorofVaccinationProgramme SupportVolunteers in Shropshire,

DAVIDTOOLEY

david.tooley@mnamedia.co.uk

said:“Twoyears agothere were 1,600volunteers butnow thereare fewerthan30asalegacyofthat.”

Shesaidthe NHSnow concen trates,rightly,onco-ordinating the clinical staffwho areneeded to de liverthe fluand covidvaccines

“I’vebeenavolunteersince De cember 2020 andwedoget burnout. Most of us areover70and we need more people on board so some of us canhavebreaks.”

Oneofthe volunteers praised by MrsTryersGoral is Councillor DavidEvans, whohelps outat theCommunity Centre in Craven Arms

MrsTryersGoral said it is very rewardingwork.

“You getanenormousamountof satisfaction,and it helped my mentalhealth. It also gets youout and meetingpeople,”she added.

Thebestway to contactthe volunteers is to call MrsTryersGoral on 07487595908. Or send heran emailatmarthatryers1@gmail com

Importance of safeguarding will be thetheme of week’s activities

Listeningtoyoungstersand keep ingchildrenand adults whoare at risk safe is at theheart of a wide-ranging programmetaking placeacrossMid andWestWales for National Safeguarding Week,start ingonMonday.

Theprogramme hasbeenco-ordinatedbyCWMPASand CYSUR, theregionalsafeguardingboards, anddesignedinresponse to some of thechallenges children andadults at risk face on theirjourney of re coveryfromthe Covid-19 pandemic

Ahighlightofthe week includes alaunchand celebrationofasafeguarding trainingresource andvid eo animationfor professionals.

Thevideo has been createdby children andyoung people from Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion andPowys andwill be formally launched by theChildren’s Commissioner forWales,Rocio Ci fuentes.

Otherevents hosted by Midand West WalesSafeguardingBoard includeamulti-agency conference on domestic abuseorganisedbyDyfed-PowysPolice.

Awebinar revisitingsome of the themes associatedwiththe Oper ationJasmine review into theneglectofolder people in care homes will be held

“The aimofSafeguardingWeek is to raise awarenessand highlight issues that affect children and adults at risk,” said Jake Morgan, chairofthe Midand West Wales Safeguarding Board.

“Our regional programmewill be supported by national events taking placeacrossthe wholeofWales.”

Formoredetails, visitcysur.wales

Childhit by lamp post among accidentsreportedtocouncil

Achildhit by afalling lamp post anda daycen trepatient chokingto deathwereamong 645 accidentsrecordedby ShropshireCouncil in thelastyear.

Newstatisticspublished in an an nual health andsafetyreportshow an increase in incidents of 50 per cent,upfrom431 theyearbefore.

Theauthorityreferredeight inci dents to theHealthand Safety Ex ecutive.

Themaincausesofaccidents were slips, tripsand falls, as well as violence in schools.

Oneofthe incidents referredto theHSE wasaschoolboy breaking hisleg when he washit by afalling lamp post in Shrewsbury.

TheincidenthappenedinKingston Drive, on theLondonRoadestate, in Novemberlastyear. Several otherlampposts were takendown

NICK HUMPHREYS nick.humphreys@mnamedia.co.uk

as aprecautionwhileShropshire Council investigated thecause.

Referringtothe accident, thereport said:“Apainted steel‘hockey sticktype’ street lighting column collapsedand fell onto aparkedcar at thesideofthe roadway, injuring oneofthe vehicle’s passengers who wasinthe processofgetting outof thevehicle

“The remaininglightingcolumns in thestreet were inspected

“Anactionplanwas implemented foraprogramme of re-inspectionsand non-destructive testingof painted steellightingcolumns.”

Referringtothe deathofthe day patient–which wasalso referred to theHSE –the report said:“The injuredparty (IP) attended aday centre foradultswithlearningdif ficulties.

“Theywereeatingtheir lunch undersupervision andappearedto

have difficultyswallowing. Staff assisted administeringbackslaps whichinitially appeared to have re lieved thesituation.

“Abdominalthrusts were also ad ministered followingfurther back slapsand an ambulancecalled.

“The IP wastreated at thescene andtaken to hospital by ambulance staff. Unfortunately, theIPpassed away.Aninternalinvestigation was completed.

“AtHSE’s request, this report and furtheradditionalinformation hasbeenforwarded to theHSE to supportHSE’s furtherfact finding relating to theincidentwhich re mainsongoing.”

Thereportadded: “There were also anumberofslip, tripsand fall incidents in premises that theteam looked into andfollowedup. The Health andSafetyTeamwereable to provideadviceonadditionalcon trolmeasures. ServiceAreateams have been very responsive to any recommendationsput forwardand

have implementedremedialaction.”

“Thisyear, ShropshireCouncil had 645accidents in total, comprising17“riddors”(ReportingofInjuries,Diseases andDangerous Oc currencesRegulations 2013), 454 minor accidents and191 near-misses.The previous year’s figure was 431.

Trips

“There were 454 minor accidents reported in total(274lastyear),249 to employees (153 last year), 47 to serviceusers (43lastyear),27to visitors (fourlastyear),and 113to pupils (68lastyear).” Theremaining18involvedagencystaff,con tractors, volunteers,and people employed by external clients.

Minor injuries caused by slip, tripsand falls, violence andmanual handling allincreased compared to theyearbefore. ShropshireCouncil’scabinet was duetonotethe contents of thereportat ameeting on Wednesday this week

Volunteer Councillor DavidEvans hasbeen helping with controllingthe parking butmorehelpisneeded

Mother tellsofher lifetime ‘addiction’ to gettingtattoos

DANIEL WALTON daniel.walton@mnamedia.co.uk

AMid Walesmotherhas spokenout abouther addictiontogetting tattooed.

MelissaSloan,ofPowys, butorigi nallyfromKidderminster,takes her tattoo gunwithher everywhere she goes andwhenshe gets theitch, she givesherself some newink

Themotherreceivedher firsttattoo 20 yearsago andnow hastoo many to count.

Melissa said:“I’maddicted,Ican’t stop now,itjustaddson. This is like having acigarette tome, Ijustneed to get one. Ijustpickthe designsand go andget them done, there’sno real inspirationbehindthem, Ijustlikethe designs.”

Melissa says sheislaughed at when shewalks into thesupermarkets, with passers-by dodging her.

Themotherhas been called “Crayola” by strangerswhilewalking with herchildren. Shesaid: “I just tryto take no notice of theabuse.Itmight stop oneday butIdon’t know.I go to thesupermarket andIend up sitting in thecar,you don’tknowwhether peopleare judgingyou.Now andagain it does breakmedown.”

Sincegetting thetattoos,Melissa hasreceivedonline abuse from ‘trolls’ andbullies,now choosingtostayaway from socialmedia alltogether.

Melissa added: “I really can’tgoonline anymore. Ican’t use social media. I’mfrightenedtogoonFacebookand Ijustwanttoshow people that I’ma

nice person.” Shestarted gettingtat toos to deal with childhood trauma andnotes hermotherasaninspira tion forcarryingon. Shesaid: “My mumnever judgedme, shealwayssaid carryon, shewas really supportive of me andthe tattoos. Allshe kept saying was‘enjoy yourlifeand carryon’

“I just want people to know that I am me.IjustwanttobeMelissa.All Iwanttodoisget outthere andshow people that Iamaniceperson, Ihave these tattoos, butIama nice person.

“I just want to show people that you candoanythingand be anything you want to be.”

Elderlylooktocut back on care costs

Asignificant proportion of elderly peopleplantocut back on theamount of moneytheyspend on care amid the cost of living crisis, anew poll sug gests.

AgeUKsaidthatthere couldbe impactsonthe healthservice after anew poll foundone in 10 over 60s acrossthe UK were planning to re duce or stop thecaretheyreceive be causetheycannot afford the cost

Thecharity said care needs are “essential”inkeeping people fitand well.Meanwhile,its newpollof1,600 peopleoverthe ageof60found 22 per

cent were planning on cutting back on non-prescriptionmedicines or specialist foods

Caroline Abrahams,charity direc toratAge UK,said: “Itisalarming that well over amillion olderpeople arealready cutting back or stopping theirsocialcareacrossthe UK,orex pect to do so in themonthstocome, becausetheycan’t afford thecost.

“Thisispotentially disastrous becauseifyou areanolder person with care needs, this supportisnot a‘nice to have’ butessential in enabling you to stay fitand well.”

Rail line officergets on therighttrack

It’s full steamahead fornew community rail officer, JosieRayworth, who will be delivering communityactivities to stations andcommunities along theChester to Crewerailline.

Transportfor Walesispart-funding the3 Counties Connected Community RailPartnership to deliver itswider vision forcommunity rail

Thepartnership is hosted by GroundworkNorth Waleswho are committed to investingincommuni ties,volunteering,and employment opportunities.

Thepartnershipwilldevelop and promote theChester to Shrewsbury to

Crewerailway line as agreen railway line with ahighlevel of community involvement, attractivestation facili ties,excellent co-ordination with oth er formsoftransport andas aservice that meetsthe needsoflocal people, commutersand of visitors,and in so doingprovidesvalue formoneyfor passengers

Therailway line is avital link be tweencommunities on theborders of England andWales andthe partnership will develop andsupport several greeninitiatives,encouraging sus tainable tourismand promoting outdoor activities

Councillors support pondscreation plan

Thecreationofthree pondsin Knightontoact as abufferto floodwater andprovide anew wildlifehabitat hasbeenbacked by town councillors.

MembersofKnightonTown Councilconsideredthe plansfor theponds on asection of marshy fieldatUpper Pitts Farm at Pitts Lane

ApplicantDuncanGrayfor Severn RiversTrust said the pondswill be locatedinan area wherewater naturallycollects when runningdownfromthe hillstowards thestreamthat flowstothe River Teme

Theapplication states:“There

Police recommend dogDNA database

Police arerecommending anew DNA database to dogowners, to protectagainst thetheft of man’s best friend

Officers at West Mercia Police arerecommending dogowners in thearea, especially thosewho ownworking gundogs, storetheir furryfriend’sDNA on aforensic database

It is estimatedthatnearlyhalf of allstolendogsare working gundogs

Workingbreedsare knownto be well-trained andwell-socialised.

This makesthema populartar getfor dogthieves,the police have said

is an opportunitytocreatea se ries of newponds alongthe base of slopingland.

“The area will be fenced off from livestock.

“The pondswill interceptwaterthatnaturally flowsthrough thesoiltothislocationand on to astream that enters theriver Teme

“The pondswill provideabuffer to floodwater andprovide a newwildlifehabitat

“Theywill vary in depthto providebothasubstantial volumefor theretention of flood water ,whilst at thesametime providinghabitat forwildlife

that thrivesinvarying depths of water.”

TheworkisfundedbyNature Networks,apartnershipproject with theHeritageFundand WelshGovernment.

SevernRiversTrust hasbeen awardedfunding by Nature Networks to deliverthe Resil ient River Teme project,which is aimedatimproving the condition of theRiver Teme Site of Special ScientificInterest.

Councillorsrecommended ap proval of theplan. PowysCounty Councilwill make the finaldeci sion on theapplication by adeadline of December 5.

Dieselprices soar in theregionagain Housepricesdrop as growth slows

Housepricesinthe countryfell monthonmonth forthe firsttime in 15 months in October, accord ingtoanindex The0.9 percentdropmarked the firstmonthly decline since July2021.

It wasthe biggest decrease sinceJune2020.

Annual house pricegrowthalso slowed sharply to 7.2per cent in October, from 9.5per cent in Sep tember,NationwideBuildingSo cietysaid.

Acrossthe UK,the aver agehouse priceinOctober was £268,282 –and thehousing mar ket looksset to slow in themonths ahead, thesociety added.

Owners of diesel vehiclesinthe West Midlands have been hitby thethird biggest monthly rise in fuel prices on record

TheRAC said theaverageprice of alitre of diesel at forecourts in theregionrosebymorethan10p perlitre in October

This addedmorethan£5tothe cost of filling atypical 55-litre familycar

Diesel startedthe monthat 180.4p perlitre andended at 190.5p.The only twomonthson record with larger increasesare March (22p)and June (16p).

Theaverage priceofpetrolrose by nearly 4p perlitre last month, from 162.7p to 166.4p.

MelissaSloan

Paymentemail ‘isnot ascam’

Powysresidents whohavereceived an emailfromthe countycouncil asking them to return aduplicate Fuel SupportSchemepayment are beingadvisedthatthese arenot a scam

Unfortunately,842 people had theirpayment transferred to their bank accounttwice last month, resultinginthemreceiving £400 insteadof£200through theWelsh Government’sFuelSupport Scheme 2022/23.

Those whohavereceivedmore than they areentitledtoare being askedtoreturnthe overpayment.

“Weare really sorrythiserror hasoccurredwiththese cost of livingpaymentsthatweare distributingonbehalfofthe WelshGov ernmentbut wouldliketoreassure anyone whohas received an email from us asking forthe extra £200 to be returned that it is genuine,” said County Councillor Matthew Dorrance,.

Airportenergy fightcontinues

Birmingham Airportused10 percentless electricitybetween Apriland September than in thesamepre-pandemicperiod in 2019

Thereduction hasbeen achieved usinglow-energyoptions, such as LEDlighting, smartmeters, continualenergy useaudits, regularsitewalkaroundsand drivingawareness andbehavioural change in the 8,000 people whoworkatthe site

As well as thefallinelectrici ty useinthe sixmonths, airport data showsa32per cent drop in gasconsumption compared to thesameperiodin2019, the most recent pre-pandemic year

Theairport hasa‘carbon road map’,which is an ambition to become anet zero carbon airport by 2033, bosses at thesite have said

Christmasfair making areturn

CrossHousesChristmas Fair is to return with craftstalls, live music andactivitiesfor familiestoenjoy

Theevent is set to take placeat thecommunity centre on Sunday from11amto4pm

Marcus Bean of Brompton Cook erySchoolwill be cookingall the food forthe event. Hiswifeand familymemberswillberunning cateringatthe eventasMarcushimself is unabletoattend.

Therewill also be alive singer from 1pm, aconverted horse box selling hotfood anddrinksand morethan29craft stalls

Father Christmas on hissleigh will be paying avisit to thecentre from 11.30am until2.30pm.

Allproceedsmadefromvisitsto Santaand anygiven donationswill be goingtothe Stillbirthand NeonatalDeath charity(SANDS).

Entrytothe eventisfreeand therewill be designated parking areas.

Councillorsare lininguptotackleviolence

PoliticalrivalsinPowys areputting their differencestoone side to help combat violence againstwomen and girlsthrough sport.

Councillorsare to play togeth er as afootballteaminacharity matchtomarkWhite Ribbon Day whichthisyearfalls on November 25,the same daythatWales will face Iran at theWorld CupinQatar APowys County Councilteam will take on Caersws FC Reserves at theRecreation Ground in Caer sws at 1pmonNovember 20

Lining up on theleftwingfor the council will be Labour’s Councillor

KARENCOMPTON

karen.compton@mnamedia.co.uk

MatthewDorrance, whileonthe rightwill be ConservativeCouncillor Aled Davies.There will be aduo of LiberalDemocrats in the centre,including Councillor James Gibson-Watt andCouncillor Pete Roberts.

Completing therainbow coalition againstdomestic abusewill be inde pendentCouncillor Gareth EJones

They will be joined by fellow WhiteRibbonsteering groupmem-

bers andambassadorsMattPerry andMarcJames

PowysCountyCouncilhas also organisedthree walkswhich will take placeonWhite Ribbon Dayon November25, starting at 2pmfrom Park StreetFamilyCentre in Newtown,CountyHallinLlandrindod Wellsand Theatr Brycheiniog in Brecon.Peopleofall gendersare encouraged to take part

Thecouncil is aWhite Ribbon ac credited organisation whichmeans it hasmadeacommitmenttoend ingviolenceagainst women in Powyscommunities

Work starts on new£24mcare hubtoshorten waitinglists

Work hasstarted on anew £24mil lion care hubatahospitaltoreduce waitinglists foroperations.

Thehub is beingdeveloped at Princess RoyalHospital(PRH) in Telfordand it is expected to start taking patients next summer Health chiefs saypatientsfrom Shropshire,Telford &Wrekinand MidWales will benefitfromfewer cancellationsand delays fortreat ment,shorterwaiting times anda “much-improvedexperience”.

Health leaderssay thenew hub will providemoretheatresand re coverybeds dedicatedtoday case surgery, increasing the number of same dayoperationsthatcan take place–and enabling services to be provided allyearround

Aspokespersonfor theShrewsbury andTelford HospitalsNHS Trustsaidthe development is akey part of long-termplans to deliver improvements in care forall the population andsupport twothriv inghospitalsites

Ludlow MP PhilipDunne has welcomedthe provisionofmore theatresand recoveryand enabling services to be provided allyear round.

Mr Dunnesaid: “The new plannedcarehub at thePrincess RoyalHospitalinTelford is excellent news forconstituentsinSouth Shropshireand communitiesacross thewhole county

“Tacklingthe backlogintreat mentsis vitalfor patientoutcomes, andrequires this extra capacity in ourlocal NHS. Thenew hubwill reduce delays,ensurethatwaiting timesare shortenedand improve patientexperience.”

Pilotschemebeing launched in bidtofreeup paramedics

As thecrisisinambulancehandoverdelays continues, hospital boss es in Shropshire say anew pilotschemeis aimedathelping free up paramedics.

Intense pressure at Shropshire’s twoemergency hospitals, Royal Shrewsbury andPrincess Royalin Telford, have resulted in majorissues with delays at A&E, andfor thehandover of ambulancepatients formorethanayear.

Thesituation hasseenthe trust whichmanages thehospitals, Shrewsbury &Telford Hospitals NHSTrust (SaTH),signing up to aWestMidlandsAmbulance Service (WMAS) initiative designed to tackle theproblems.

Patients arriving in ambulances areroutinely waitinginthe back of thevehicleswithparamedicswhile they wait foraspace in A&E–fre

DOMINIC ROBERTSON ChiefReporter

quentlyfor morethan10hours in some cases.

Thesituation meansambulance crewswaitingwithpatientsare un able to respondtofresh emergency calls– leavingsome people wait ingsignificantly longer than they should forhelp.

WMAS said that SaTH hadsigned up to itsnew pilot, whereitisemployingstaff to workin‘ambulance decision areas’ –effectively part of thehospitalwhere ambulancepatients canwaitand be looked after by dedicatedstaff,beforetheycan be admitted to A&E.

NowSaTHhas also commented on itsdecision to take part in theinitiative,which it hopes will improve issues at thehospitals

KarenEvans, interimdeputy chiefoperating officeratSaTH, said:“We continue to workwith ourhealthand socialcaresystem

partners to improve flow through thehospitals forthe benefitofour patients

“Wewillsoonbeintroducing an ambulancedecision area at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

“Thiswill seea dedicatedWest Midlands AmbulanceService and SaTH’s emergencydepartment team lookingafterpatientscollaborativelyinhospitalratherthanon ambulances,which will help to free up ambulances to respondtonew emergencycalls.”

Queuingambulanceshavebecome aregular sightoutside the county’s hospitals– on arecent Sundaymorning nine ambulanc es were queuingoutside Princess RoyalHospitalwhiletheywaitedto hand patients over

It comesas figuresprovidedto theShropshireStarshow thecon tinuingstate of waitingtimes at the county’s hospitals–and theresultingdistressingexperiences forthe patients involved.

Forthe week up to October27 four consecutive days sawpatients waitingonthe back of ambulances formorethan10hours outsideRoy al Shrewsbury

Thesuccessivelongestwaittimes from October22were10 hours36 minutes,11 hours32minutes,10 hours28minutes,and tenhours twominutes

Waiting

In totalambulancesspent 562 hourswaitingoutside Shrewsbury

At Telford, wherethe longestwait wasseven hours46minutes,the to talhours lost waitingwere453.

Acrossbothhospitals thelongest averagewaitcameatShrewsbury on October26, at 144minutes per person,and at TelfordonOctober 23, at 139minutes

Thesituation meansthatthe number of patients waitingover 15 minutes to be handed over was 312atTelford, and250 at Royal Shrewsbury

Someofthe keyplayers for Team PowysasfootballstickersincludingCouncillorJamesGibson-Watt, Councillor MatthewDorrance, CouncillorPeteRoberts, Councillor Aled Davies,and Councillor Gareth EJones.The councillorsare to playtogetherasa footballteam in acharity match to mark WhiteRibbon Day. ThePowys County Councilteamwill take on CaerswsFCReservesatthe Recreation GroundinCaersws at1pm onNovember20. WhiteRibbonDay itself is on November25thisyear.

Iwas paramedics’onlypatient foranentireshift

Andy Maxwellhas nothingbut praise forthe ambulancecrew that ferriedhim from hishome in WellingtontoThe RoyalShrewsbury Hospital –and shares their frustrationathavingtowaiteight hoursinanambulance before he wasadmitted fortreatment

He wasthe onlypatient hiscrew dealtwithfor theirentireshift be causetheir ambulancespent the entire dayparkedoutside A&E.

The57-year-old salesand promotion managerhad aboutoffood poisoning on August 11 andhadn’t felt well on goingtobed

He gotuptogotothe toilet around 7amthe next morningbut blackedout,hitting thetoiletbowl as he went down

Hiswifecalledanambulance, whichtookanhourtoarrive, and he wastaken to hospital at around 8ambut hadtowaitinthe queue to be admitted.Althoughhewas barely conscious at timesduring

theeighthourdelay,hesaidit couldhavebeenmuchworse

He said:“Beinghonest theambulancewas air-conditionedand theteamlooking afterme, James andEmma, were firstclass and couldn’t doenough for me.

“Theygavemegas andair and even alollipopat onepoint to keep my sugars andawareness up

“Theyweretotally professional andI couldhavebeeninaworse place, as Ifound outwhenIwas admitted

“There were people in pain and strugglingonthe corridorsand it wasahot andsweatyenvironment so Iwas probably better offinthe ambulance, although of course it isn’tanideal situation.”

Mr Maxwelleventuallyspent five days in theRSH with apunc turedlungand sixcracked ribs

He said:“Ididn’trealise thediagnosisat first, though thepara medics didsay it looked likethere

wasdamagetothe ribs. Jamesand Emma said it wasthe firsttime they hadn’t been able to go on an othershout

“Minewas the firstofthe day andtheyspent theentireshift lookingaftermeinthe ambulance –obviouslythatisnot thebest used of skilled andtrained medical personnel.

“I don’tknowwhatthe answer is whetheritismoreinvestment in theNHS or trainingmorepeo plebecause in my case it wasn’t thelackofstaff it wasthe lackof beds to admitpatientsthatcaused delays andstopped theparamedics from gettingbackonthe road

“Myexperiencewas nothingbut positive from the way I was dealt with

“Butobviouslythere is aproblem with capacity that must be causing frustrationfor senior managers down to NHSstaff,patientsand theirfamilies.”

Ambulancedelaysjustkeep on getting‘worseand worse’

NICK HUMPHREYS nick.humphreys@mnamedia.co.uk

An ambulancecam paignerhas shared horrorstories of patients left waitingfor hoursin agonydue to “shocking” ambulancedelays.

Scenes of emergencyvehicles queuingoutside hospitals, andsto ries of patients waitingfor hours in thebackofambulances, in A&E departmentsand on trolleyshave been common this year as handover delays cause havoc.

Fresh figuresshowedthe distress facing patients.Inthe week up to October27, four consecutive days sawpatientswaitinginthe back of ambulances formorethan10hours outsideRoyal Shrewsbury

Thesuccessivelongestwaittimes from October22were10hours 36 minutes,11hours 32 minutes, 10 hours28minutes,and 10 hourstwo minutes.

In total, ambulances spent562 hourswaitingoutside Shrewsbury

At Telford, wherethe longestwait wasseven hours46minutes,the to talhours lost waitingwere453.

Acrossbothhospitals thelongest averagewaitcameatShrewsbury on October26, at 144minutes per person,and at TelfordonOctober 23, at 139minutes

Thesituation meansthatthe number of patients waitingover 15 minutes to be handed over was 312atTelford,and 250atRoyal Shrewsbury

Ambulancecampaignerand Ludlow councillor Darren Childs said: “Itjustgetsworse andworse.It’s shocking anddisappointing. We’ve always said theNHS is in crisis, but it’s nowatthe pointwhere we are losing theNHS.We’re getting to a

pointwhere we’renot goingtoget back from it.”

Mr Childs started campaigning afterhis baby daughter Myla was left waiting37minutes foranambulancewhenshe suffered aseizure in January.

Sincethen, several people have been in touchwithMrChilds, shar ingtheir horrorstories

“There wasone elderlyperson whohad ableed on thebrain who hadtowaitseven hoursin an am bulance. Then they were on atrolleyfor 12 hours. They were in hospitalfor threeweeks

“There wasaneight-year-old who broke herleg andhad to wait

forfourhours foranambulance to gettoher.”

This week hospital bossescon firmed that thetrust is taking part in apilot scheme designed to tackle thecrisis.

WMAS said that SaTH hadsigned up to itsnew pilot, whereitisemployingstaff to work in ‘ambulance decision areas’ –effectively part of thehospitalwhere ambulancepatients canwaitand be looked after by dedicatedstaff,beforetheycan be admitted to A&E.

Mr Childs said thenewsis“welcome”, butonlyhelps onepartofthe problem.

“Ithelps to getthe ambulances

back on theroad,”hesaid, “but it doesn’treducethe time you are waitinginA&E.It doesn’thelpwith dischargingpeople.”

KarenEvans, interimdeputy chiefoperating officeratSaTH, said on thepilot scheme:“We will soonbeintroducing an Ambulance Decision Area at RoyalShrewsbury Hospital

“Thiswillsee adedicated West Midlands AmbulanceService and SaTH EmergencyDepartment team lookingafter patients collab orativelyinhospitalratherthanon ambulances,which will help to free up ambulances to respondtonew emergencycalls.”

Some emergency callstobegiven a‘lower’ rating in trialscheme

Some of themostserious emergency callsare to be downgraded by West Midlands AmbulanceService

Theservice –which hassomeof theworst handoverdelaysinthe country– will be taking part in a NHStrial whichwill seeserious “Category2”calls re-assessed.

Thecategory–which includes strokes, heartattacks,sepsisand burns–will be reviewed by clinicians to find outhow quicklypara medics need to respond to an emer gencyinthe area –and whetheran ambulanceisrequired at all.

Butwhile theNHS chiefs have said themovewill prioritise response timestotime-sensitive emergencies, whichshouldberespondedtowithin40minutes,it will stillmeanmany999 callswill notbetreated as such

Themove,which is also being trialled by London AmbulanceSer vice,isexpected to affect around 40 percentof‘category 2’ 999 calls, theNHS said

Theresults of thetrial will then be used to establishwhether some of the‘least’ serious‘category 2’ emergencies– such as some types of burns–can be indefinitely down graded into ‘category3’–which are‘urgent’but notimmediately life-threatening

Aspokespersonfor theNHS said: “Thistrial,supported by clinicians, will startintwo areasofthe coun trywiththe aimofspeedingup ambulanceresponse timesfor the sickestpatientswho need care and treatment most quickly– in asim ilar waytohow category 3and 4 callscurrently work.

“The proposalbeing tested will seeacliniciancalland assess thosepatientswho couldbetreated throughother services,suchasa communityresponse.”

Last month theregion’sambulanceservice admitted that long handover delays hadbeenat“cata strophic”levelsfor 12 months and showingnosigns of improving, with thedelayscostingthe service£4.29 million amonth with everyhour costing£150.

Theconsequences of ambulances beingstuck outsidehospital, known as stacking,are dire with some pa tients waitingaslongas19hours outsideand paramedics beingable to gettoemergencies

HelenMorgan, LibDem MP for NorthShropshire, said:“This new trialisthe ambulanceservice at tempting to putplastersonthe gaping woundthe Governmenthas opened by failing to deal with the ambulancecrisis.

“Ambulance response timesin Shropshirehavebeendangerously long formorethana year andare expectedtoget even worse over the winter

“Therefore it is rightthatWest Midlands AmbulanceService focuses itsresources on saving as many livesas possible,but it should never have been forced into aposition wherethisisnecessary

“Far toomanypeoplehavealreadydiedwaitingfor an ambu lancetoarriveand yetthe Conserv ativeGovernmentiscontinuingto ignoreagrave situation.”

Feeling better –AndyMaxwell

Ambulancecampaignerand Ludlow councillor Darren Childswith hisfamily

Police appeals over break-ins

Police areappealing forinforma tion aftertwo attemptedbreak-ins

Both incidents took placein Much Wenlock, on themorning of November1,accordingtoBroseley andMuchWenlock PCSO, MalGod dard

He said that both hadbeenon Victoria Road

He said:“Overnightunidentified offendershad broken into agarage at oneaddress andattempted to breakintoamotorhome at anearby address.

“Fortunately in both casesnothingwas stolen,althoughcriminal damage wascaused.”

Anyone with anyinformation about theincidentisasked to contactpoliceonline,bye-mailingbmw.snt@westmercia.police.ukand referringtoincident 00111_I_01112022

Alternativelypeoplecan contact Crimestoppers anonymouslyon 0800 555111

Flooding work fundsupdate

Environmentexperts areworkingtoreducea£3.2million fundinggap that hasopenedup in atown’splanned flood protec tion scheme

TheEnvironment Agency say that allthe partners in thepro ject are“working very hard”to bridge thegap in thecomplex scheme to defend TenburyWells andhaveapplied for“additional sourcesoffunding whichcould satisfythisdemand”

In an update to residents, an EA spokesmansaid: “Wewill continue to explore opportunities to reduce capitalcosts and increase benefits throughpart nershipworking,designmodification andvalue engineering to achieveaviablescheme.”

TheTenbury WellsFlood Risk Management Schemeaimsto reduce theriskof floodingfrom theRiverTemeand Kyre Brook.

Wastescheme volunteer plea

Avolunteer is needed in Knighton to help runthe town’s dogwaste bagscheme.

BrendanRogers, whohas been ordering thedog wastebags and fit ting them into thetown’sbag holdersonthe streets, is stepping down as theco-ordinator.

Thetowncouncil wasgiventhe news recently andmemberssaid theiremployeecan fill thedispens ersbut they coulddo with someone to order thebags.

Deputy MayorCouncillor Holly Adams-Evanssaid: “Weneeda volunteerco-ordinatorreallybecausethe scheme started offreally well andhas been successfulbut it seemstohavewaned nowand it needssomeone to buildenthusiasm back in it again.”

Anyone whowould liketohelp outwiththe scheme should contact town clerkNeilKingatthe civic centre by calling 01547529660or email: neil.king321@gmail.com

Airforce museum to host serviceofremembrance

TheRoyal AirForce Museum Midlandswillholda ServiceofRemembrance on Sunday.

Visitors whowishtoreflectand paytheir respects areinvited to join theservice,led by RAFCosford Station Chaplain Rev(SqnLdr)John

Mbayo.The servicewillbesup ported by RAFCosford personnel andinclude readings,withabugler sounding TheLastPost.

Thoseattending will hear hymns on arrivaland throughoutthe service courtesy of theCosford Mili

tary WivesChoir.Duringthe service,aselection of

written by localchildren will be read aloud, with many morepoems displayed on aremembrancewallfor guests to read andreflect.

Wreathswill be laid at theend of

theservice,inhonourofthose who have fallen in thelineofduty.

TheRemembranceService will take placeinthe Museum’s Hang ar 1against abackdropofaircraft, andfreeticketsfor up to 300guests areavailable to book in advance.

Pupils arebusybeing creative

PAUL JENKINS paul.jenkins@mnamedia.co.uk

er classes madearainforestinajar andone produced scenes you might seein Europe

From nature,tospace,todif ferent continents, thechildren at StokesayPrimary School in Craven Arms showed that teamworkwas thekey by getting busy andarty andeachcontributinginsome way to theproject

Theschooland nursery was awardedagood Ofsted last year in its firstinspectionsostaff decided to base aweek’sworkaroundtopics covered on thenationalcurriculum.

Nursery pupils made theirown astronaut andcalledher Rosie, oth-

Office managerMillieMcKnight said thewhole school andthe nurs erytookpartinainclusive event andcameup with theirown ideas butbased on things they hadcov ered in class.

Shesaid: “Weweredelighted with theOfsted last year andwill be coveringmanysubjectsover the school year so thoughtwewould re flectthiswithsome of thecreations andthe pupils andstaff workedreally hard towardsthis.”

TV documentary puts

Firefighters from theregionwere featured in ahighprofile TV doc umentary

We areFirefighters on BBC1 in theMidlandsput thespotlight on StationCommandersSimon Hawkinsand Debs Davies,and FirefighterLeannePlayercarry ingout theirroles

SimonisStation Commanderfor Bromsgrove andTenbury Stations,

thespotlight

Leanne serves at Bromsgrove and Eardisley,and Debs is Station Commanderfor theNorth Here fordshirecluster atHerefordshire andWorcestershireFire7Rescue Service.

They were joined on thepro gramme,apartofthe We AreEng land series,byGroup Commander Samantha SamuelsofWestMid landsFireService

on firefighting teamsinthe region

In an ‘actionpacked’halfhour, Simon, Leanne,Debsand Saman thathrew asharply focusedspotlightonboththeir professional andfamilylives, providingapow erfuland sometimeshard-hitting insightintolifeasa UK firefighter in the21stcentury In true ‘flyonthe wall style’,the camerasfollowedthemarounda wide rangeofactivitiesand chal

lenges,portraying theirlivesboth on stationand at home,and meet ingtheir families andcolleagues.

Viewershad thechancetofol lowarange of incidentsfromstart to finish featuringall four,asthe callouts came in,crews rapidly donned kit, deployed to theincidentsbothday andnightand dealtprofessionallywithwhatever awaitedthem.

Primaryand nursery pupils have beenbusyproducing creationsaround aseriesofcurriculum basedtopics.

poems

Agroup of‘mad’scientists

Firefighters Matyas Andries, Elliot Smith and EmilyMorris Peallagedfour nnyMarnick, six, Taylan Evans, five,Sienna Gill,six,Henry Morris, five

Thespace andaliens project

Molly Hirons,GeorgeJones andArabellaMorgan,all agedsix

AvillagenearKington will be holdingthree socialevents

The film Benedictionwill be shownaspartofThe Flicksin theSticks series,there will be acurry nightand aChristmas lunch, allatHuntington Village Hall

Benediction waswritten and directed by TerenceDaviesand it explores theturbulent lifeof WorldWar OnepoetSiegfried Sassoon.

It will be shownonThursday next week

Thecurry nightwill take placeinthe villagehallonNovember19at7.30pm

It costs£10 perpersonin advanceoronthe eveningalthough contactPippa Lloyd if you areattending so theyhave an idea aboutthe numbersfor catering

Therewillbea raffle, avari etyofcurries andyou cantake yourown refreshments

AChristmas lunchwill be held on December 11 at 12.30pm in thevillage hall

Ticketsare £15per person for athree-coursemealand they canbebookedfromPippa

To contactPippa Lloyd and book events emailpippalloyde@ btinternet.com

Beeartworkishelping to create abuzzabout crime

DOMINIC ROBERTSON ChiefReporter

Thelatestspectacular anti-violencesculpture createdinShropshire will be touringwith West Mercia Police.

Theanti-violence beewas made at thecounty’sBritishIronwork Centre andwill be visitingall three counties served by West Mercia Po lice

It wasoriginallycommissioned by GreaterManchesterPoliceand wasmadeout of knives andguns –similar to thewell-knownKnife Angel, whichwas also created at thesite.

Thesculpture’s West Mercia tour is beingarrangedtohelpraise awarenessofthe dangersofcarry ingaknife –coincidingwiththe na tional OperationSceptre campaign

Thetourwill rununtil November 20 as part of an anti-violenceeduca tion programme.

Thebee will visitschools and communityhubsaswellasother ar eastoeducate andraise awareness of thedangers of carrying weapons.

Thesculpture took twoyears to

make,and thebee waschosendue to itsimportanceas asymboltothe people of Manchester andtoshow thestrength of community.

West Mercia Police crimepreven tion lead, SuperintendentEdward Hancox,said: “Knifecrime hasa devastatingimpactonindividuals, familiesand communities

“Carryingaknife or otherweapon does not keep you safe.Instead you areputting yourself in much

greaterdanger, andyou’remore likelytobecome involvedinavio lent situationand getinjured your self

“Havingthe anti-violencebee tour ourregionisarealhonour, and itssheer presencewill providethe idealopportunityfor us to get this messageout into ourcommunities

“Weare working with localcouncils, charitiesand schoolstoengage andeducate ouryoung people.”

An evening of festivefun is beinglined up forfamilies

Preparations arebeing made for asparkling Christmasevent in Knighton.

It will take placeonDecember 2 from 6pmand therewill be plenty of experiencesand activities forall thefamily.

Thedetails of theevening are still beingput together butitis hopedSanta will be abletovisit and he will be driven around on asleigh pulled by ared Fergusontractor

Theevent will take placeonthe firstlatenight shopping eveningbe fore Christmasfor thoseshops that wish to take part

KnightonMayor Councillor Mark Coxill said:“On theNarrows and roundthe clockwill be thebandand hopefullycarol singing, andweare hoping to have stalls on theNar rows if allgoes to plan

“Theneveryonewill be invited back to theCivic Centre,part of whichwill be transformed into aSanta’s Grotto.There will be a chance forthe children to meet Santa,and he mayevenhavebrought some treatswithhim.Refresh mentswill also be served

“Sofar many residentsare offeringhelpwhich is greatand thedetailswill be confirmed in theforth coming weeks.”

Thebee sculptureismade from knivesand guns

Firm helpingto keep students’ thirstsatbay

Spring water bottled at source is beingoffered to more than150,000 school pupils acrossNorth Wales andMerseyside everyweek.

Still,sparkling and flavouredwa terfromthe Radnor Hills company, basedatHeartseaseFarm, near Knighton, is on themenuprovided by Welshfood wholesalerHarlech Foodservice.

It is part of Harlech’spolicyof championing Welshproduce,reducing food milesand making the most of theWelsh poundtoboost theeconomy.Since April1 it has provided over threemillion school dinnerstoprimary andsecondary schools, includinginKnowsley, on Merseyside.Itmeans Radnor Hillsbottles join products from Jones VillageBakery, Edwardsthe WelshButcher,South Caernarfon Creameries,Llaethy Llan Village Dairyand Harlech’sown Bwydlyn Butchery.Radnor Hills marketing managerChris Butler,said: “We have supplied schoolswithhealthy soft drinks forover 15 years, on av erageover 70 millionRadnor school products areenjoyed by students nationwide

“We’re delightedthatthrough ourpartnership with Harlech Foodserviceweare nowreaching even more newcustomers andour shared commitment to theenviron ment is also very importanttous.

“All of ourproductsare 100per cent recyclable,and ourbottles also use30per cent recycled plastic.”

Newmental health nursing degree on offer

University CollegeBirming hamhas launched anew mental health nursingdegreewhich will help tackle themassive shortage of staffin theNHS

Students on theMental Health NursingBSc (Hons) de gree,which welcomesits first cohortin September 2023, will go on arange of diverse placementstoexperience care across the lifespanand different fields of practice to broaden whothey canhelp.

Registered Nurse andsenior lecturer HelenEldridge, who wasonthe frontlineofmental health supportfor 22 yearsher self,willbeprogramme lead for thethree-yeardegreecourse

“Following Covid-19, mental health problems have gotten a lot worse,globallyand in the UK,but especially so in the West Midlands,” said Helen, whosupported people with complexmentalhealthneeds as a clinical lead at aChild andAdolescentMentalHealthService (CAMHS)and is aspecialistin Learning Disabilities nursing.

“Around20per cent of the vacant nursingpositionsin theNHS areinmentalhealth nursing, adesperateshortageof qualified nurses with specialist expertise in this field.”

Areasinlinetoget chargingpointsare revealed

Acouncil hasnamed 40 areaswhere it will be installing electric vehicle charging points

Last month Shropshire Council announcedithad been given more than £900,000 to installelectriccar charging points in thecounty.

Andameeting thisweekwas due to hear that it wantstoinstall 270 charging points in communities

largeand smallasfastas possible forcontractualreasons.Sales of petroland dieselcarsare settobe banned in 2030

Thecabinet meetingonWednesday this week wasdue to hear ar eashavebeenchosenbased on a number of factorsincluding the number of residentswithout ac cess to off-street parkingand the

availability of existing EV charge pointinstallations.The list of sites readslikeanAtoWofplacesin Shropshire, includingAlbrighton, Shrewsbury,ChurchStretton, Clun andWhitchurch. Amongthe streets duetoget most charging points are: 12 in InnageLane, Bridgnorth;10 at GobowenRailway Station; 10 at AstonStreet carpark, in Shifnal;

and10at AstonStreetcar park,in Wem.

Thecouncil is working with its charge point operator,Connected Kerb,touse the£902,940 to bring thenumberofchargingpointsin thecountyupto320,across45locations.

Thefull detailsofthe plans can be seen at shropshire.gov.uk

Tree plantedtorememberthe work of veterans is replaced

KARENCOMPTON karen.compton@mnamedia.co.uk

Theoriginaltreeblewover be causeitwas diseased butlocal residentPaulGibbs offeredtopay for areplacement, as hisfatherwas namedonanaccompanying plaque. Thetreewas plantedin memoryof QuartermasterSergeantStanley Gibbs whoservedin theRoyal Mili tary Police andStaff Sergeant Jack Francis, whoservedinthe Royal Engineers.Stanley Gibbs wasborn in Northumberland in 1915.Afterattending Morpeth Grammar School he trained as an engineer andbecameanAAPatrolofficer.

During theSecond WorldWar he wasaQuartermaster Sergeant in theMilitary Police andinthatrole theSwansea Blitzin 1941 brought himtoWales.Later he wassta tioned in Abergavenny whereRudolf Hess wasimprisonedat Main diff CourtMilitary Hospital and PrisonerOfWar ReceptionCentre In September of 1944 he landed in Normandy andsaw action during OperationMarket Garden andthe Battleofthe Bulge.

Afterthe war, he trained as a teacher, moving in 1949 to Builth WellsHighSchoolwhere he taught metalworkand technical draw inguntil he retiredafter30years’ service. Before leavingfor thewar in Europe,hemarried Kathleen JamesinNeath.Kathwas apri mary school teacher, andasa head mistress shetaughtinmanyofthe ruralschools surroundingBuilth During thewar,Kathwas avolun teer AirRaidWarden in Birmingham. StanleyGibbs died in 1996 andKathleenGibbs in 2004

Jack Franciswas born in 1917, in SouthWales.HeattendedNeath Grammarschooland on leavinghe trainedasasurveyor. He enlisted in theRoyal Engineersin1939and in theSecond WorldWar served in varioustheatresaroundthe Medi terranean. He marriedWinifredin 1945,aunion which lasted 50 years untilhis death. He attended teach erstrainingcollege,thentookupa positioninBuilthWells High School teaching geographyand art.Inthe mid-fiftieshetransferred to Builth PrimarySchooland wasthere until hisretirement. Jack wasatalented artist andwas theconductor and oneofthe founders of Builth Male VoiceChoir.

Theoriginalinscriptionona

StanleyGibbs photographed in Brussels 1944-45 plaqueread‘Givenand presentedin 1997 by County Councillor Lil JarmanHarrisTocommemorate the livesofStanGibbs andJackFrancis. WonderfulTeachingStaff.”

Paul Gibbs contacted Builth Wells Town Councilrecentlywiththe offertoreplace thetreeand members suggested anew rowantree andagreed to anew inscriptionon aplaque.

Mr Gibbs suggestedamoreinclusive inscriptionreading;“This tree

wasplanted in recognitionofStan Gibbs,JackFrancis andother dedicated teaching staffwho returned from military serviceinWorld War II to teachinBuilth schoolsuntiltheir retirement.BuilthTown Council1997.”

Thetreearrived recently and Councillor Mark Hammond planted it

It washoped theplaquewould arrive in time to coincide with RemembranceDay

Arowan tree whichwas plantednearBuilth Wellscenotaph in memo ry of thosewho returned from military servicein theSecondWorld War to teachinlocal schools hasbeenreplaced.

Builth WellsTownCouncillor Mark Hammond planting thereplacement rowantreeinmemoryofthosewho returned from military serviceinthe Second WorldWar to teachinlocal Jaschools ck Francisduring theSecond World War

Bosses risk chaosifworkers go WorldCup AWOL

Themonth-long 2022 FIFA World Cuphas thepotential to cause HR complicationsfor businesses acrossthe West Midlands,with some workers likelytobeabsent during bigmatches

That is thewarning from Midlandsemployment lawyer Darryll Thomas whosaysbusinesses should preparefor both legitimate holidayrequestsand foremployees calling in sick to watchthe show piece tournament’s live matches.

Mr Thomas,apartnerinthe employment andHRservicesdepartment at mfgSolicitorswith officesinLudlow,Kidderminster

andTelford,warnedbusinessleaderstheyriskfacing‘weeksofcha os’unless they preparenow forthe Qatar-hosted tournament which runs from November20 to December18.

With Englandand Walesboth competing, andalso in thesame group, workerswill be lookingto cheeronbothsides, alongwith people supporting othernations whoworkinthe region

Mr Thomas believes thetournament will cause aparticularheadache foremployersincomparison to previous tournamentsdue to the timing of many games, with sched-

uled kick-off timesof10am, 1pm and4pm cutting across thetraditional workingday

He said:“Like everyWorld Cup, it’s stillgoing to be hugely excitingwithpeopleglued to screensat home andinpubs. Butbusinesses must be able to keep moving as thereisarealpotential forweeks of chaos. Although hybrid working is very much thenormnow andis afeasiblesolutionfor many,the best thingfor employers is to plan ahead, be understandingand work with them,makingsurethatleave requests canbeaccommodated andday-to-day aredutiescovered.”

Public cantellcouncil what issues it should scrutinise

KARENCOMPTON karen.compton@mnamedia.co.uk

Residentsand business es cannow suggesta topic fordiscussionfor PowysCountyCouncil’s scrutiny committees via itswebsite.

Bosses saidnot everysuggestion canbediscussed, butall will be considered, and it will be for the individual scrutiny committeesto decide if asubmissionisrelevant

Thewebsite canalso be used in thesameway to commentonagenda itemsfor anyofPowys County Council’sscrutinycommittees.

Thescrutinycommitteesassist thedevelopmentand review of policies,monitor performanceand budgets,reviewcouncil services andmatters affectingPowys,and make recommendationstothe cabi netorcouncil.

They areanintegral part of makingsurethe councilisoperating effectively, buttheydonot take de cisions.

CouncilLeaderJames Gib son-Watt said:“If you have atopic that you arereallypassionateabout andthink it deserves to be discussed in more detail,thenplease do getintouch with us through the website.

“Weare always keen to hear what residents andbusinesses think aboutthe workofthe council, so that we canmakeimprovements to ourservices.”

Cascadeofpoppiesisondisplay at abbey

Hundreds of poppiesare adorning thewalls of Shrewsbury Abbeyto remember thosewho lost theirlives in war.

Theabbey received theblanket of poppiesfromthe Shropshire Women’sInstitute afterthe group askedifitcould use thechurch for itslatestdisplay.Now hundreds of brightlycolouredcrochet poppies are floodingthe abbey’s wallsina vibrantbut sombre display. Par-

Hospitality ‘needsurgentlifeline’

Alarge proportion of Britain’s pubs, restaurantsand hotels couldgobustbythe endofthe year as thecostofrunningtheir business becomesimpossible, tradebodieshavewarned.

Asurveyofmorethan500 busi nesses in thehospitality sector foundthe vast majority arefac inghigherenergyand food costs,

whichhas sent confidencein thefuturesurvivaloftheir firm plummeting.

LeadingtradeassociationsUK Hospitality, theBritish Beer and PubAssociation,The BritishInstituteofInnkeepingand Hospitality Ulster joined forces to urge theGovernmenttoprovide alifeline forstruggling firms.

DANIEL WALTON daniel.walton@mnamedia.co.uk

ishadministratorSteven Swinden said:“Theinstitute approached us andsaidtheyhad done these displaysinafew places in thepastand wanted to setone up in theabbey “Theyspent allday here setting up this cascadedisplay “Wealso putacrossnexttoit

whichactuallyusuallystandson theother side of theabbey

“Weare absolutely blessedbythe WI

“Wehavealready hadsomany people saying theymustcome and look at thepoppies. It’s just so wonderful.”

Thepoppy displaywillstayatthe abbey untilThursday next week

Theabbey is free to visit, open ingevery dayfrom10amto4pm

Energy costs‘putbrakesonchange’

Morethan70per cent of drivers have been putoff owning an electric vehicle (EV)byincreases in energy prices, anew survey suggests

An AA poll of more than 12,500 motoristsindicated rising energy billsare themainreasonfor not switchingtoanEVfor 10 percent of people

Afurther 63 percentsaidthe cost of electricityhas made them more reluctanttobuy an EV

However,nearlyaquarter of thosesurveyedappeartobetaking along-term view,statingtheyhave notbeenput offgoing electric Some threeper cent alreadyown an EV

AA presidentEdmundKingsaid he believes thecostoflivingcrisis meansmanydriversare holding on to existing vehicles longer than normal, butwill consider EVsonce energy marketssettledown.

Choirs areall linedupto entertainthe publicatvenues

LLANWRTYDWELLS

Choirs –BuilthLadiesChoir presentsan evening of classicaland modernpieces at LlanwrtydHeritage andArtsCentre tomorrow(Saturday)at7.30pm. Tickets are£8, andto book contactthe centre on 01591610067, or contact ldhac2016@ gmail.com. Andthen on Friday next week, Builth Male VoiceChoir will beinVictoria Hall at 7.30pm.Admission is £7 on the door.Abar will be available

Coffee –Itwillbeacaseofa coffee, acuppa andacar wash tomorrow (Saturday).Start with theRoyal British Legion annual coffee morninginVictoria Hall from 10.30amuntil noon. Therewill be bakes, books, preserves,araffleand more. Then go on to the fire station for cake anda cuppawhile youget your car washed.Donationswillgotothe Fire Fighters Charityand DementiaUK.

Festival –The MidWalesBeer Festival at the NeuaddArms, StonecroftInn andBelleVue public will startonFriday next week.The beer festival lastsuntil November 27 andincludes theReal AleWobblemountain bikeevent on November 19,followedbythe Real Ale RambleonNovember 26-27withlong distance andguided localwalks.Entry detailsare at green-events.co.uk

Exhibition –Anexhibition of natural materialsisonthroughoutthe November weekends from 10am to 4pmin LlanwrtydHeritage andArtsCentre Entryisfree. Christine Williams paints using beeswax. Janine Pawleyhand weavesrugs andother itemsusing local fleece andDavid Leetoncreates in wood These displays arecomplementedbythe paintingsofRichie Dean.

Bees themeof talk to institute

ThepresidentofTremont Women’s Institutewelcomed21members to theOctober meeting, then followed aminute’ssilence in memoryof Elizabeth Wanner

Transportwas arranged formem bers to attend thePowys Radnor Federation Annual CouncilMeeting in Newbridge-on-Wye

TheChristmas dinner wasdis cussed anditwill be at theMetro pole Hotel.

Next year’s programmewas read out.

Sincethe last meetingmembers went to theupcycling fashionshow in Knighton,two of themembers modelled theiroutfits they had made

Theshow wasverywell-attended andmembersenjoyeda buffet and drinks from thebar

Thespeaker this month wasJan iceVincent from TheRadnorshire Wildlife Trust, whogavea very de tailed talk and film on thebumble bees

Memberswereasked to plant wildflowers so that thebees have food allyearround

ThenextmeetingisonNovember 24 whichwill be theannualgeneral meeting. Newmembers arealways welcome andthe meetings take placeatLlanyre Church Hall at 2pm. ContactBobbieon822192for furtherinformation

Lawyer DarryllThomas

JosephineBennett,WIcounty chairman GlenysWheeler,Sue Pearson,TinaCarserand Reverend PatAldred

Warsacrifice to be remembered at traditional services in town

THESTRETTONS

Remembrance –The annual Armistice DayService will take place today (Friday) at theMemorialCross in Longhills Road, starting at 10.55aminreadiness for the two-minute silence. Allare welcome.This is thecentenary year of thefounding of theChurchStretton branch of theRoyal BritishLegion

Thegroup will be holding anotherstreet collection tomorrow.Donations canbe madeonline through theRBL websiteor by ringing0345845 1945.Inaddition to thepoppies, white poppiesfor peace areavailable locally by telephoning 01694724304. TheRemembrance Sunday parade servicewill meet outside theHWBCfrom9.15am. It will leave at 9.30am to St Laurence’sChurch viaSandfordAvenue, HighStreetand Church Wayfor aservice at 10am,and spectators will be welcome to line the route. At 10.30amthe Standardsand participants will process to theMemorial Cross. At 10.58amthe Remembrance Service will commence, andat11am therewillbethe Last Postand twominute silence,and at 11.02amwreaths will belaid.

Smallholders –The November meeting took theformofa winter wreath workshop ledbyJulia Brownand all wreathswerefully compostablebased onawillowring,boundwithstring and moss with smallholdersproviding the greenerytodecoratethe wreath.Asusual therewas thesmallholders’ salestable andthe members’ exchange andguests andvisitors were welcome.Thiswillbe thelastformalmeeting of theyearasin Decemberthe smallholders holdtheir Christmas dinner Drama –StrettonPlayers’autumn production at 7.30pm in theSilvester Horne Institute continuesuntil tomorrow (Saturday).The play is Rumoursby Neil Simon.Tickets areavailablefrom ticketsource.co.uk,Vineand Co and Books by Moonlightand cost £10. Some maybeavailableatthe door.

Vaccines –BothCovid and fluvaccines will beavailable forpatients aged 50-64 at theMedical Health Centretomorrow (Saturday) from 8.30am to 12.30pm Concerts –Tomorrow(Saturday),The CaradocEnsemble featuring RichardSilk on harpsichordwillprovide music at the Methodist Church at 10.30am. Admission is free with aretiring collection for local charities. On Sunday, TheMoreSingers will presentthe autumn choral concert at theURC at 7.30pm with aTreasureof RenaissanceSacredMusic.Tickets are paid at thedoor or from ticketsource. co.uk/The-More-Singers.

Cafe –The repair cafe will beopenatthe Scout Group’sHQtomorrow (Saturday) morning from 10am for appointments andfrom11amfor walk-ins untilnoon Institute –All StrettonWImemberswill be meeting on Tuesday for aChristmas craftdemonstration of needlefelting by Jen,the ProlificCrafter,at7.30pminAll Stretton Village Hall.A coffee morning washeld last week forHopeHouse Hospiceinmemory of former member, Heather Hathaway,and waswellsupported

Climate –StrettonClimate Care holdsits annual general meeting on Wednesday at 7pmatthe SilvesterHorne Institute, followedbya talk called‘Conversations 2’ at 7.30pm

Father tellsofpositiveimpact of kittens

AShropshirefatherhas encouraged parentswithautisticchildrento consider taking on arescue animal, afterseeingthe positive impact his newly-adoptedkittens have had.

JamesThompson,fromBromlow, hastaken on twonew additionsto hisfamily, whichhesaidhis sevenyear-old twinsHenry andAmelia are‘besotted’with.

Henryand Amelia have autism andlearningdisabilities andattend theSeverndaleSpecialistAcademy in Shrewsbury Jamessaidthe wanted to get them apet as thetwins benefitther

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apeuticallyfrombeing around animals.The familyvisited Northwood Grange Catteryin Whitchurch whereJames saidthe twinswere immediatelydrawn to blackand tabbyrescue kittensnamed Tigger andPearl

“Itwas really nice to gettovis it therescue centre andimmediatelythe children were drawnto thekittens.The staffwerereally inspiring, caring andsupportive

andmadethe wholeprocess really straightforward,” Jamessaid.

“It’s reassuring to adoptfrom such an establishedorganisationas theRSPCA becauseyou know the animalshavebeensowelllooked afterand thoroughly checked.”

Nowthe kittensare settling into lifeathome in Shropshire, James hasalready noticed theirpositive impact.“Thekittens actascom panionsand help to reduce stress andanxietyand thus improve be haviourand socialskillsas the childrenfeelmorerelaxed around them,” Jamessaid.

Authoritygives backing to plan to promotelocal biodiversity

LlandrindodWells Town Council hasreadopted abiodiversity plan, with afew updates.

Thecouncil firstadoptedthe plan in 2019

Town clerkJaneJohnstontold membersitwas nowtimetoreview theplan.

Shesaidshe hadgone through it with Councillor Sian Meredudd and they hadmadesomechanges to the strategy

Theplanstatesthe councilis committed to reducing thedecline of biodiversity in itsareaand real ises theimportanceofbiodiversity conservationand enhancementfor thecommunity’s health andwellbeingand enablesbehaviour change towardsasustainable lifestyle

Underthe planthe councilaims toraise awarenessofbiodiversity andits importance by maintaining flower beds androundabouts, man agingastocked fish pond,manag ingtownallotmentsand having representativesonthe Fairtrade groupand Trawsnewid Llandrin dodTransition.

To safeguardprincipal species andhabitatsthe counciluses amin imal amount of herbicides or insecticidesingrounds maintenance.

Thecouncil also monitorsplanning applications forthe removal of trees andhedgerows,and gives grants to environmentalgroups andhas plantedtrees in supportof theQueen’s GreenCanopy.

Thecouncil planstocontinueto provideorganic allotments, install furtherbirdand batboxes andsup port aswift boxesinitiative.

Membersagreed to readopt the updatedbiodiversityplan.

Language learnerDavid,90, gets university awardfor work

A90-year old manhas proved it’s nevertoo late to learnsomethingnew afterbeing recognised forhis effortsinlearn ingWelsh –havingstart ed just threeyears ago.

DavidHill, of Kington, is part of aWelsh learners groupbased in Presteigne

Thegroup hosted an award eveningfor David, whohas been given aspecial achievementaward by AberystwythUniversity

Davidhas successfullycompletingthe Mynediad entrylevel in his studies, despiteall theadditional obstaclesthrowninhis waybyCov id.The certificate waspresented by Sion Meredith, head of LearnWelsh at AberystwythUniversity

Sion congratulatedDavid on his achievement, saying how inspiring it is to other learners to hear Da vid’sreasons forwanting to learn

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Welshand to seehow determination andthe love of theWelsh language helped himreach hisgoal.

Davidstarted learning Welsh partly in honour of hislatewifeHazel whohad always wanted to learn theWelsh national anthem,but also having longdesired to learnmore aboutthe language,culture,histo ry andmusic of Wales.

Seeing alocal classbeing offered just over theborderinPresteigne suddenlyaffordedDavid theoppor tunitytodojustthat.

Despite beingapprehensiveatthe thoughtoftakingonsuchaproject, he started attendingclasses.

Davidsaidhe loveditfromthe start, andlovedgetting to know his classmates whofound hispersistenceinspiring Covidintervenedafteratermand-a-half,but Daviddidn’twantto letthisstophim achievinghis aim.

Undeterred,headdedlearningto useZoomonhis iPad to hislistof goals, andhejoinedthe classonline just threedaysafterthe lockdown wasannounced, as classessuddenly hadtomove online.

Threeyears on,David wasproud to complete theMynediadlevel course in June,justashecelebrated his90thbirthday.

Davidsaid: “I immediately felt at home with my lovely classmates, whohaveencouragedmethrough outthe course andtheyhavebecome dear friends.

“Mywonderfultutor,Sarah Graham, hasbeenthe most patient, kind andinspirational of teachers andIowe heradebtofgratitude forenablingmetoachieve my aim andcommemorate my darlingwife Hazel

“Ithas been hard workat times, butwhenyou’renearly90these things tend to be tougherthanthey were when you were younger.

“I left school at 16,and nowat90

Ihaveacertificate from Aberyst wyth University –Iam thrilled.”

TutorSarah said:“Davidhas been an absolutedelight to teach, andI have thoroughly enjoyedhis warmth andsense of humour in class.

“Hehas oftencited his‘great age’,withatwinkling smile, when discussing hisperformance in class.

“I wouldliketocongratulatehis persistenceand hard work, andthe wayhehas seized this challengehas been an inspiration. I’mdelighted that’s been recognisedbythisrare award.”

Davidhas decidedtohanguphis geiriadur– dictionary–at theage of 90,havingsuccessfullycompleted theMynediadlevel

Butthe Presteigne classhave become firm friendsand continue to meet up everymonth, ostensibly to practise Welshbut just as importantly to keep in touchwithDavid andhearmoreofhis amazingsto ries

JamesThompson with twinsHenry andAmelia. Thefamilyhaveadopted tworescuekittens from theRSPCA and Mr Thompson says thenew arrivals have hadapositive influence.

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Audience canenjoy twoplays anda supper too

Theatregoers in Ludlow canhave theirplayand eatitnextweek.

TwoScore Theatre Company will be presenting twoplays either side of supper provided by Bill’s Kitchenoverthree consecutive nights on Thursday,Fridayand Saturday next week

Each event, held in theconvivial atmosphere of Oscar’s at Ludlow Assembly Rooms, will bringfamily andfriends together at theirown tables

Aspokesman forTwo Score Theatre Companysaid: “Westart with aticklish, funnyand beau tifullywritten play by TomStop-

pard called New-Found-Land,a two-hander in whichweare trans ported from aspare meetingroom directly under BigBen at West minstertothe PacificOcean via an extraordinary journeyacross America.

“Afterthisaction-packed 30 minutes,guestswill be served supperpreparedbyBill Sewell of Bill’s Kitchen.

“Wecan eat, drinkand chat for an hour,whileOscar Teoplays guitar.Thenit’slights down again to watchGeorgeBernard Shaw’s Overruled, ahilarious 45-minute observationofsexualrampancy

andwife-swapping in privileged Edwardiansociety allneatly tucked up anddisguisedasreasonable behaviour.

“Isthishowling,two-faced hy pocrisy,orisitjustthe everyday, well-veneeredfront of ladies and gentlemenofthatera?Itall seems toofamiliar.”

Doorsopenat7pm forcurtains up at 7.30pm

Ticketspriced at £20toinclude supper canbepurchased online at ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk, on 01584878141, or by visiting LAR BoxOffice in Castle Square in Ludlow

Decisionsonsites of speed camerastocomenextyear

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Adecisiononthe loca tion foraverage speed

camerasinShropshire is not expecteduntil next year.

West Mercia Police andCrime Commissioner JohnCampion an nouncedinSeptember theallocation of £400,000 to setupascheme.

West Mercia Police’s Road Safety department hasnow confirmed a grouphas been setuptolookatthe best location forthe cameras.

They addedthatrecommenda tionsfromthe groupwould be re viewed followingthe decision ShropshireCouncil,which is in volved in therecommendations, said discussionsweretakingplace aboutthe plans.

Aspokesman forWestMercia Police Road Safety groupsaid: “A working grouphas been established to produceabusinesscaseoutliningrecommended locationsand po tentialsuitablesolutions, ensuring aco-ordinated approach with all authoritiesinvolved. Whilst work is underway,itisstill in theearly stages of athorough review anda decision on therecommendations will be made next year.”

Last month Shropshire Council confirmed anothercamera-relat ed road safety measurewiththe introductionofsix ‘schoolstreet’ zonesoutside primaryschools in thecounty.

Comedian Susannames diesel locomotive

Comedian andtelevisionpresenter

SusanCalmanhas officiallynamed aShropshireheritagediesellocomotive

Ms Calman was filmingfor anew Channel5seriesof‘GrandDays Out’ in Shropshireand visitedthe railwaystation at Weston Wharf.

Shetooktimeout from filming to rededicate aformerBritishRailways class73locomotive,‘City of Winchester’atCambrianHeritage

Food inflationisatarecordlevel

Food inflationsoaredtoa record 11.6 percentinOctober as even basics such as tea bags,milkand sugarall sawsignificant priceris es, figuresshow.

Overallshoppricesare now6.6 percenthigher than they were this time last year –also arecord –but food inflationjumped well aboveSeptember’s 10.6 per

cent andthe three-month aver agerateof9.7 percent, according to theBritishRetailConsortium (BRC)-NielsenShopPrice Index

Freshfood prices arenow 13.3 percentmorethanlastOctober, up from 12.1 percentinSeptember. Non-food inflationaccelerat ed to 4.1per cent,upfrom3.3 per cent in September.

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Railways. Andy Green, CHRgener al manager, said:“Thelocomotive arrivedatOswestryin2021and hassince become a firm favourite operatingonthe newly-opened heritagelinebetween Oswestry and Weston Wharf.

“The nameplates have only re

cently been fitted to thelocomotive afteran absence of many yearsand SusanCalmanarrived just at the righttimetoofficiallydothe hon ours andunveilour star attraction.”

Ms Calman chattedwithCHR membersand volunteers before un veiling thenameofthe locomotive during abreak in filming. Shethen took to thecontrols as filmingre sumedalong thetwo-mileline.

1,300McColl’sstaff arefacingaxe

Morrisons says around 1,300McColl’s workers areatrisk of redundancy.

It wantstoshut 132loss-making stores at theconveniencechain it boughtearlier this year

The firm owns several shops acrossthe region Joseph Sutton from Morrisons said:“We have agreat deal of work to do butthere’s no question that McColl’s is abusinesswithstrong

potential. I’mconfidentthatthe combination of McColl’s conven iently locatedstoresand greatcol leaguestogether with Morrisons scale, brand, systemsand freshfood expertise will lead to atransformation of thebusiness.

“Weverymuchregretthe proposedclosure of 132loss-making stores butitisanimportant step towardsthe regeneration of the business.”

Team at food bank in town report another busy period

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Food –The food bank team hasreported that last week wasa busy week with nearly 30 clients attending.However, thankstocommunitysupport thebank waswell-stockedsoeveryone gotwhat they needed, andthanksalso to the Cardingtonharvest auction whichsent adonation of £400,and to theCo-Op donating £500,inaddition to offering a collection point.

Cancer –The StrettonCancer Support meeting at MayfaironMonday at 2.30pm will hear atalkbyMacmillan Liaisonon theservicesitoffers. Anyone whohas beenaffectedbycancerinany way is welcometoattend. Formoreinformation ring 01694723427or722112.

Session –There is aLivingWell session at theSilvester Horne Institute on Wednesdayfrom10amto3pm.Thisisa free eventfor anyone whoisaffectedby cancer,theirfamily and friends.Book in by emailingsath.lwbc@nhs.netorring 01743492424.

Surgery –Councillor HilaryLuffwill be holding asurgeryatthe libraryfrom 10am to noon tomorrow(Saturday).

Talk –Living Longer Betteristhe theme of atalkatthe libraryat2.30pmon WednesdaybyVicki Munroand will cover what aging is, what it meansfor us and how we canreduce ourriskofnon communicable diseases.Admission is free but donationsappreciated Camera –Longmynd CameraClubmeets at theURC Hall on Wednesdayat7.30pm andeveryone is welcome to go alongand hear thespeaker

Jazz –MuchAdo AboutJazzisthe next Friday nightevent at theSilvester Horne InstituteonFridaynextweek at 7.30pm Adulttickets are£12 anditis£6for under 18s.

Screening –MayfairCommunity Centre will beshowing alivescreening of Jack Absolute FliesAgain on November19at 7pm. Admission is£15 foradults, £10for under 18s. Apre-showdinner isavailable in therestaurantifbooked in advanceand costs £15per head

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Faith –Thisweek is InterFaith Week and thelocal groupishosting afaith lunch with atalkand roundtable discussion on food ledbyDavid Wiseman at the PilgrimCentre,Dale Street, CravenArms, on Wednesdayatnoon.Visitors are welcome to take in some finger food to shareiftheywish. Themeeting will be followed by theannual general meeting at 1pm.

Livemusic is set to be performed

Therewill be live musicfor people to enjoy at aLlandrindod Wellsven ue this month.

LuckyPierrewill be performing at theRoyal BritishLegionClubon TremontRoad. Theperformance takesplaceonNovember19from 8.30pm untilmidnight. Ticketsfor thegig are£7.50.Tobooktickets or formoreinformation contactthe legion on 01597822558 or email rblclubllandrindodwells@yahoo. co.ukorfollowthe club on Facebook –Llandrindod Wells–Royal British Legion

GilesEmerson,left, as Arthur and Paul RewasBernardinthe Tom Stoppard playNew-Found-Land

Comicand TV presenterSusan Calman unveilsthe nameplate

Deathwas due to asbestos use

Afarmer’swifewho hadbeenusing pieces of asbestos sheeting to create enclosuresfor her chickens died of mesothelioma,a coronerhas concluded

Lesley Jane Davies,aged75, of Chirbury,diedathome with members of herfamilyaroundher on October29, followingathree-year declineinher health, an inquest wastold.

Shehad startedtosufferfrom breathlessness in 2019 andretired from farmingin2000, thecoroner wastold.

Shropshire coronerJohnEllery, sitting at Shirehall, in Shrews bury,onTuesday wastoldthatMrs Davies hadkeptchickensat Middle Farm from 1969 to 1978.

In that time shewould cutup panels of asbestos sheeting,the in questwas told Mr Ellery concludedthatMrs Davies’s deathwas from accidental exposuretoasbestos.

Testing inquiry is continuing

An investigationintoalab that issued incorrectCovid-19test resultstoaround40,000 people is continuing ayearonfromthe incident

Health leaderssaidanestimated43,000peoplemay have been handed thewrong nega tive PCR test resultsprovided by Immensa Health Clinic Ltd, whichisbased in Wolverhamp ton.

NHSTestand Tracesuspend ed testingoperationsat thesite –onWolverhampton Science Park –afterreports people re ceived thenegativeresults, afterhavingpreviouslytested positiveona lateral flow test

TheUKHealthSecurity Agency launched theprobe last year It said theprobe wascontinuing ayearon, with an update duein “due course

Volunteerscan

help food drive

People in Shropshireare being urged to give thegift of theirtime andtakepartinthe UK’s biggest food donation drive.

TheTescoFood Collection is takingplaceinall of itsstoresfromDecember 1-3and theTrussellTrust andFareShare areurgingvolun teerstosignuptosupport theevent in store.

It comesasbothcharities face an unprecedented demand forfood TheTrussellTrust,which hasthe largestfoodbank networkin the UK,has seen a46per cent increase in thenumberoffood parcelsgiv en outinrecentmonths,while FareSharehas agrowing list of thousandsmorefrontline charities seekingfood

During thecollectionTescocus tomers will be encouraged to donate long-lifefood to supportthe charities in theirwork.

Youcan sign up to volunteerat fareshare.org.uk/foodcollection

Clubs’ historic football kits arerecreated

Wolves andShrewsbury fans can getaproperlookathow theirsides wouldhavelookedin1900 as part of aShropshiremuseum’s costume project.

CelebratingWestMidlandsfootballing history, theVictorian kits of Shrewsbury Town FC andWol verhamptonWanderershavebeen broughttolifebythe skilled team of costumemakersatIronbridge GorgeMuseumTrust’s Blists Hill VictorianTown.

Usinghistoricimages, archive footageand insights from club historians, thetrust’s costumemakers

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have re-produced thekitswornby thebothsquadsin1900

Thekits, whichhavebeenhandmade at thetrust’s on-sitecostume studio in Coalbrookdale, have been made to thespecificmeasurements of currentplayers,Shrewsbury Town defender Chey Dunkleyand Wolves midfielder, Chem Campbell Butthe kits mightnot look im mediatelyfamiliar to today’sfans, with the1900 Wolves players lining

up in gold andblack stripes,instead of thefamiliar gold shirts

TheShrewswould have playedin ablueand whitedesign, insteadof theblueand ambercurrently worn.

As part of theproject,children from schoolsselected by theclubs gottotakepartinacommunity engagement day. They experienced alesson in thetown’sschoolroom with theBlistsHills schoolmaster before joining aVictorian-themed kick-about on thegreen with members of theShrewsburyTownFC Foundation andWolvestraining teams.

Call made by councillorfor a rethinkover bins’ removal

Callshavebeenmadetokeepcom munalrecycling facilities in Mid Wales.

PowysCountyCouncillor Karl Lewishas askedfor arethink on thedecision to take communalbins away.Councillor Lewissaid: “With theongoing staffing issues Powys County Councilare experiencing with refuse collectionswould it not be wise to call fora temporaryhalt in removing communal cardboard andglass recyclingbinsfromcom munity areas? Christmasisjust around thecornerand households typically have moretorecycle than in anyother periods.”

Cabinet member foragreener PowysCouncillor Jackie Charlton stressed that cardboardrecycling banksare notbeing takenaway.

Shesaid: “Cardboard banksare not beingremovedand thereisno intentiontodoso. Theseare very well-used, andthishas particularly been thecasesince Covidand the increase in online shopping.The banksthathavebeenremovedare theglass andpaper banksas these arematerials that arerecycledat thekerbside.

“Wedoappreciatethatthere have been considerable issues due to thedifficultyofrecruitingstaff From discussionswithcolleagues in other authorities, this is common acrossWales.Wedohavearolling recruitmentprocess with whichwe have hadsome success andwillbe taking on additional staffshortly, includingdrivers.

“Thisshouldalleviate theproblems, butweare notbeing compla cent andwill continue to monitor thesituation.”

Invitation giventoget involved in managing town beauty spot

FriendsofaSouth Shropshirebeautyspot areappealing fora new influx of countryside lovers to helpthemmanagethe area.

GallowsBank, Ludlow,has been in existencesince thetimeofpublic hangings,its position in relation to thetownchosensothe gallowsact ed as areminderand adeterrent for anywould-becriminals

DianeLyle, of theFriends of Gallows Bank, says thecommittee has decidedtoraise itsprofile anden couragelocal people to join it

Shesaid: “These days,Gallows Bank offers amuchgentler remind er,withjustits name retained as part of itshistoricalinfluenceon Ludlow.Itisasecretplace which needs to be discovered andexplored –which is why, at therecentannual generalmeeting, theFriends of GallowsBankcommittee decided to tryand raiseits profile anden

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couragethe residents of Ludlow to seek it outand addnew blood to the smallteamofvolunteers whohave maintained it forthe past 20 years.”

ThebankisLudlow’s second MillenniumGreen,makingitthe only town in Englandtohavetwo Themostwell-knownone is down by theRiverTemealong from the Linney andoverlooked by Dinham Bridge andwhere theold swimming poolusedtobe.

GallowsBankisfar less well knownand farlessvisited,but it is well worth discovering, says Diane.

Lyingtothe east of thetown, it offers spectacularviews which, on a clearday,lookasfar as theBrecon Beaconsand thesunsets from the topofthe bank arebreathtaking.

Occupyingabout 11 acres, the bank providesmeadowpastures andfootpaths whichweave their waybetween wooded andopenar-

easwhich,inturn, provideamazingand varied habitats forsomuch wildlife

Dianesaid: “The bank glows with blossominthe springtime, is acolourcanvasinthe summer with thewildflowers, is heavywith blackberriesand apples in thelate summer anditaddstothe autumn hues whichsurrounditas winter approaches

“Birds,butterfliesand insects abound andthe dawn anddusk choruses arespellbindingsympho nies.”

In the20years sinceGallows Bank wasawarded Millennium Greenstatusand theFriends or ganisation wasset up,the bank hasbeentendedand maintained by atinygroup of volunteers who continue to worktirelessly, mow ingthe paths, planting trees and shrubs,coppicingand pollarding existing trees, maintainingthe undergroundsprings andutilising themtocreatemarsh andbog areas

andestablishingwildflower mead ows. This workhas been funded by some successfulgrant applications andthrough donationsbut,because it is not ownedbyeitherLudlow or Shropshire Council, thereisno moneyautomatically allocated.

Dianeadded: “Gallows Bank is aspecial space whetherit’scov ered in snow,which is amagnet fortobogganing andturns it into a Dickensian landscape, or bathed in sunshine whichisamagnetfor pic nickingand turnsitintoamemory from everyone’s childhood, or just somewheretosit in contemplative quietude

“So–come anddiscover Ludlow’s secret heartand if you fall in love with it andwanttobeapartofhelpingtokeepthatheart going, you canget in touchwiththe Gallows Bank teambygoing to theirwebsite or emailing them.”

To getinvolvedinvolunteering at thesite, emailgallowsbank@gmail com

Thehistoric Wolves andShrewsbury kits have been recreatedbythe team at Blists Hill Museum

Sites‘backinglocal produce’

Family attractions in theUKare servingmore localingredients and Britishmeatdespite battling with rising ingredient costsand staff shortages, accordingto aSoilAssociation investigation.

Thefood andfarming charity hasranked16ofthe UK’s leading attractions in anew league table afteran army of “secretdiner”par ents helped to assessthe quality

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of food on offer. TheOut to Lunch campaign foundnineofthe attractionsare sourcing localingredients andhalfofthemare sourcing 100 percentBritishmeatcomparedto athird in 2018 when theinvestiga tion last visited.

Good examples of localsourcing included Cornishmeatatthe Eden Project, alarge varietyofScottish produceatbothRoyal Botanic GardensEdinburgh andKelvingrove,and ChesterZoo wonpoints

forsourcingmeatand dairyfrom Cheshireand theRibbleValley.

Soil Association head of food policyRob Percival said:“We arereally pleasedtosee visitorattractions supporting local, Britishfarmers.

“Some of theseattractions arereally leadingthe wayinsourcingingredientsthatare notonlyBritish butproduced on theirdoorsteps in theirlocal area

“Itisparticularlyencouraging to seethiswhenweknowcaterersdeal with rising prices,staff shortages andsupplychain disruption “Itisa testamentbothtothe ef

fortsofthe attractions, andtothe qualityofBritish products.”

BeckyFenner, Eden’s hospitality manager, said:“We aredelightedto have come topofthe OuttoLunch league table. TheEden Project’s missioncentresaroundbuilding relationshipsbetween people and planet to demonstratethe powerof working together forthe benefitof alllivingthings.

“Central to this is ourfood story.

“Weexplore ways to deliver Earth-friendly food at scaleusing afood systemratherthana food productapproach.”

Professortakes up anew role

ProfessorDavid Main hasbeenappointed as thenew ProVice-Chan cellor (AcademicPlanning& Resources) at theRoyal Agricultural University (RAU).

ProfessorMain, whowas previouslyProfessor of Production Animal Health andWelfare at the Cirencesteruniversity,isa veteri nary surgeonand workedatBristol Veterinary School before joining theRAU in 2018.Heisalso chair of Home Office AnimalsinScience Committee.

He hasresearch interestsinsci ence andthe practice of knowledge exchange.

Pope could ‘helpincrisis’

ThePopecould bringabout a majorreduction in global carbonemissionsbyurgingCatho lics to return to thetraditional practice of noteatingmeatona Friday,astudy suggests CambridgeUniversity re searchersassessedthe impact of areturn, in 2011,tomeatfree Fridaysfor Catholicsin England andWales.Whileonly around aquarter of Catholics changed theirdietary habits, this saved more than 55,000 tonnes of carbon ayear.

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BRECON,FRIDAY 25th NOVEMBER

ChristmasShow& Sale of StoreCattle, YoungFeedingBulls,CullCows, Primestock &MultiBreed Sale of Bulls.Saleat9.30am. Catalogue entriesclose Thursday 17th Novemberat5.00pm.

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ChristmasPrize Show andSaleofStore Lambs.Saleat10.30am

Catalogue entriesclose Thursday 24th November at 5.00pm

WORCESTER, SATURDAY 3rdDECEMBER

Sale of StoreCattle, StoreSheep,Calvesand Weanlings,Gloucester TexelClub InLamb Ewes,BlueTexel Sheep& BeltexSheep.Store Sheep at 10.00am,Calvesat11.00am,Cattleat11.30am.Store catalogue entriesclose Monday 28th November at 3.00pm ORANGE STORESALES–TBCATTLE LUDLOW,FRIDAY18thNOVEMBER Sale of

Farms. Sale afterthe Sale at Knighton. Catalogueentries closeFriday 11th November at 5.00pm

Catalogue entriesclose Monday 14th November at 3.00pm

BRECON,TUESDAY22nd NOVEMBER

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Sale of StoreCattle, StoreSheep &Calves. Catalogueentries close Friday 18th November at 5.00pm

of grassland. LOT7:Approx.6.18acres of grassland.

detailsfromMcCartneys LLPon01544 230316

Or Gareth Wall /BethGilberton07974 143336

Examplesoflocal sourcingincludedCornish meat at theEdenProjectChester Zoowas commendedfor sourcinglocal meat anddairy

Maximise your rumen health,isthe keyadvice

Dairyfarmers arebeing encouraged to take steps to maximise rumenhealthintheir herd andboost milkproductionfrom fibrethisseason.

TheadvicefromLallemand Animal Nutrition’s productmanager Mark McFarlandcomes against thebackdropofvariablegrass silage quality, high feed prices andwarningsofincreased mycotoxin risk in maizesilagethisseason.

“Ruminants have auniqueability torelease a significant amount of energy from the fibrefrac tion of forage,” said Mr McFarland.

“But harnessing thisenergypotential depends onboththe qualityofthe forage andthe fibredi gestion processwithinthe rumen.”

He said although it is toolatetoinfluencethe qualityofforageavailable forfeeding thiswinter, farmerscan lift production from forage by taking stepstoboost thedegradability of fibrewithinthe rumen.

“Getting fibredigestion in therumen right is really importantbecause thisleads to higher milkproduction, andmorefertile andhealthier animals,”explained Mr McFarland.

He added: “Research hasshown that forevery five percentincreaseinneutral detergent fibre (NDF)digestibility within therumen,a cowwill increase herdry matter intake (DMI)by0.63kg perday,resulting in a0.9kg increase inthe amount of fat corrected milk (FCM)she produces everyday.”

He says thephysiological status of acow –such as thetemperature of herenvironment,stocking densityand access to feed andwater –can have abig impact on thedigestion of fibrewithinthe rumen.

Market enhances reputationasprices soar

Thelivestock market in Bishop’s Castle is enhancingits reputation as aprime UK centre forthe sale of top qualitysuckler-bred,store cattle as demand forBritish beefbooms in therun-upto Christmas, bosses have said.

Themostrecentstore cattle auction, on November3,saw steers sell forupto £1,545 or 328p perkiloand heifersfor up to £1,740 or 298p perkilo.

Theoverallaveragefor the200 cattleon offerwas £1,256.

Auctioneer JamesEvans, adirectorof Halls, explainedthe currentboominmar ket prices is fuelledbya shortage of beef cattle in theUK andalso concernabout theimpactofbird fluonturkeyavailability forChristmas

He stressed buyersare paying apremi um fortop qualitystore cattle whichare purchased by farmersfor finishingready forslaughter.The difference in pricepaid

MARKET REPORT

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THURSDAYNOVEMBER3,McCartneys reportanentryof1390 finished Lambsand 341CullEwesand 6Rams. Nothing shortof aboomingtrade rightthrough today which wouldbe£5-£10per head up.10pens flying over249ppk and20pensover245ppk resulting in afantastic average.Heavier lambs also abetter trade buttobefairall lambs of allweightswereindemand today. Thanks for thegood entry. We caneasilysell 1500 lambs everyweek with8 biddersagain today.Overall average on theday was 243.55ppkselling to 256ppk for45.00kg lambs, achieving £115.00 from JN Morris& Son. Also to 260ppk for 43kg lambsachieving £112.00fromMA Jones. Topprice perheadwas £122.50for 53kg lambsfromLewis Bros. Another good entryofewesmet afairtrade considering 60%ofthe entrywould be leaner Mule and Hill ewes.All ewes dearerthanlastweek with 500required weekly forthe 8buyerspresent Overall average was£62.98selling to £117 for ewes from TJ Richards &Son.Muleewes sold to £100.00fromDMWilding.Hill ewes to £62.50 from RJ &KEWilliams.For up to date market information or for entriesspeak toone of ourauctioneers: JennyLayton Mills07867 522859 KatieDavies07817 474241 or Lloyd Humphreys07534 532468

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FRIDAYNOVEMBER4,McCartneysreport an excellententry of 1957 storelambsand 148 storecattle. Overallaverygood storelamb tradewithastrong average at £77.52 per head. Tradeofthe daywas on themedium to larger continentalX lambs, topping at £103 per head for TexelXram lambs from GTR Gough.Alsoto£100per head for TexelX ewelambs from R&LReynolds andTexel X ramlambs,again from GTRGough.£99.50 per head for TexelXwether lambs from TJ Richards &Son.£99 per head for TexelX ewe lambsfromJ& RWatkins. Mule ramlambs sold to £86per head fromR JLewis &Son Also to £80per head for Muleram lambsfrom PMThomas.Hillbredlambs to £60per head for Welshram lambsfromA JReesand GB Davies.Smaller,longertermlambs definitely benefitted if they hadabit of meatonthem. Overall largelambs £90- £103,medium lambs£75 -£88,smallerlambs andmeated hillbred lambs £60- £70, smaller leaner lambs£50 -£60.Alarge catalogue entry wanted for nextsaleon18thNovember,to helpattract ourstrong buying support. Entries closeThursday10thNovember at 5pm. Generally ayardofgood going on Charolais cattle andasmaller percentageofsmarter Limousinswhichall met agood tradewith buyers forall weights andsizes.Generally less weighttoday.Steers averaged254.52 ppkand £1137.14 per headselling up to 289.2ppk for a415kg Limousin(13m) from AG &JKDaviesachieving £1200per head.Also to 277.4ppk for2CharxSteers 465kg(15m) to £1290 from EG Jones& Son.Top price perheadwas £1390for a520kg 18mLIm X Steer from JT &JE Lloyd.Heifers Averaged 236.45 ppk and£1042.66 per head, selling to 324.7ppk for3x LimXHeifers425kg to £1380fromAG& JK Davies. Also to 315ppk fora 415kgLim Heifer formthe same home to

fortop andlesserquality is widening. Bish op’s Castle market attractsfarmers from a 35-mileradius, with theWelsh Marchesand MidWales hillsrenownedfor thequality of theirsuckler herds.

Themarketsells suckler-bred,store cattle aged from eightmonthsto30months.

“There is currentlya shortage in theUK of topquality beef cattle, theprice of which continuestoincreasetoinexcessof£2,000 forslaughter,” said Mr Evans.

“Fortunately, Bishop’s Castle is strength eningits reputation as theplacetoselland buytop quality, sucklerbred, storecattleand calves andit’sgoodtosee that farmersare beingrewardedfor theirhardwork.

“Wehavehad afantastic runofsales this autumn andit’sgreat to seethisdemandfor these cattlefromacrossthe wholeofthe UK, as thereare nowfewer marketswhere they canbebought.”

Explaining theboomin demand forBritish beef,MrEvans added: “Because thepound is weak againstother currencies,meatimports to theUKare moreexpensive whichmeans there is agreater focusonhome reared cattle.

“Consumers aredemanding less food miles on theproductstheybuy,sosupermarkets arefocusingmoreonBritish beef andlamb, whichare also boosted by theuncertainty, caused by bird flu, surroundingthe Christ masavailability of turkey.”

make£1310.Top priceper head was£1730 for aCharolais xHeifer(28m) 725kgfromRP Morgan&Son.A490kg Char HeiferfromG & MDaviessailedto£1315.Good entryrequired for18thNovember.Already20AngusBulls & 15 AngusNativeBredHeifersentered

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THURSDAYNOVEMBER3,Halls Bishop’s CastleAuction held ahighlysuccessfulsale of storecattlewithahighquality entryof200 animalsand an eager crowd of buyersaround thering.The tradewas tremendousfromstart to finishwithanoverall averageof£1,256. Steersaveraged£1,336per head and277p per kilo to ahigh of 328p/kg fora Limousin from R. A. Jones, LowerBrithdir and£1,545 from J. D. Evans of Leighton. Heifers also performed well to average245pper kilo and £1,212 per head to amaximumof298pper kilo,again from R. A. Jones and£1,740from J. Parry, Goetre.Halls’directorJames Evans: “Thereis currentlyashortage in theUKof topquality beef cattle,the priceofwhich continuestoincreasetoinexcess of £2,000 for slaughter. Fortunately, BishopsCastle is renownedfor sellingtop quality,suckler bred, storecattleand calves andit’sgood to seethatfarmers arebeing rewarded for their hard work.Thereis greatdemandfor these cattle across thewhole of theUKasthere arenow fewermarkets wheretheycan be bought.”Leading prices were:Steers:Blonde cross: twosteers289.60p/kg,one steer 269.20p/kg from M/sB.O &C E. Roberts, TheForge.BritishBlue cross: one steer 310p/ kg,one steer282p/kg,one steer254p/kg from Mr C. J. Collins, Cowsden Bank Farm. One steer 296.60p/kg, one steer 286.70p/ kg,one steer235.40p/kgfromMessrs S.J.C. Morris& Sons, Whitcott Evan andfour steers251.60p/kg from Messrs F. G. &A.M Windsor,Pentre Farm.Stabiliser:one steer 224.30p/kg from Mr D. M. Griffiths, Sunny Acre.Herefordcross:one steer194.50p/kg from MessrsM P. &M.R.Jones, Trelerney. Charolaiscross:one steer294p/kg,one steer 292p/kgfromMessrs D. A. Jones& Co,Bronhaulwen. Twosteers 253.80p/kg, one steer248.90p/kg from Mr J. E. Lewis, Trevada, one steer 241.10p/kg,one steer 213.60p/kg from Messrs M. P. &M.R.Jones Trelerney. Limousincross:one steer 328p/ kg,one steer303.20p/kg,one steer301.10p/ kg from Mr R. A. Jones, LowerBrithdir,three steers324.70p/kg five steers322p/kg five steers305.40p/kg, twosteers 304.30p/ kg,two steers 300p/kgfromMessrs S. J. C. Morris& Sons,WhitcottEvan, four steers 293p/kg from Mr C. J. Collins, Cowsden Bank Farm andone steer291.50p/kg from Mr J. F. Evans, Leighton. Heifers:Blondecross: one heifer 286p/kgfromM/s F. J. Owens& Co,Llettygynfach.one heifer 276.90p/kg threeheifers 273.30p/kg, one heifer 251.10p/ kg from Messrs B. O. &C E. Roberts,The Forge; one heifer 219p/kgfromMessrs M. P. &M.R.Jones, Trelerney;one heifer 200p/ kg from Messrs F. G. &A.M.Windsor, Pentre Farm.British Blue cross: one heifer286p/kg from Mr C. J. Collins, Cowsden Bank Farm; four heifers 264p/kg, threeheifers232p/kg, one heifer 214p/kgfromMessrs F. G. &A.M Windsor,Pentre Farm;one heifer 228.20p/kg, one heifer 216.30p/kg from Messrs M. P. &

M. R. Jones, Trelerneyand one heifer 222p/kg from MessrsF J. Owens& Co,Llettygynfach AberdeenAnguscross:one heifer 202p/kg from Mr J. E. Lewis, Trevada. WelshBlack: twoheifers215p/kg from Mr B. A. Betton LowerStitt Farm.Herefordcross:two heifers 198.10p/kg from Mr B. A. Betton,Lower Stitt Farm.Charolais cross: one heifer 278p/kg, one heifer 273p/kg,two heifers259p/kg from M/sD.A.Jones &Co, Bronhaulwen;two heifers250p/kg,three heifers 230.80p/kg, threeheifers229.50p/kgfromMrJ.E.Lewis, Trevada; one heifer 221.70p/kg,two heifers 219.30p/kg,two heifers211.90p/kg from Messrs G. E.,M D. &E.S Jones,Weston, Kerryand oneheifer214.30p/kg from Messrs M. P. &M.R.Jones,Trelerney. Limousin cross: oneheifer298p/kg,one heifer 290p/ kg,one heifer 284p/kgfromMrR.A.Jones, LowerBrithdir;two heifers 283.90p/kg, one heifer 282.50p/kg,one heifer279.40p/kg, one heifer 278.40p/kg from Messrs C. J. Davies &Sons, Amblecote; one heifer 278p/ kg from Messrs P.,A.W.& M. P. Unwin, Upper Stedment; one heifer 277p/kgfromMr C. J. Collins, Cowsden Bank Farmand one heifer275p/kg from Messrs J. M. &A.Jones, Wig, Llanbrynmair

LUDLOW

MONDAY NOVEMBER 7,Finished lambs -1247Auctioneer: Michael Thomas Tel: 07890 898239 Topprice Lambs: £145.92 Topprice Lambsper kg:300ppkAverage per kg:261ppkAvery, very firm tradewith numbersinveryshortsupplyacrossthe country. Lambswould be 30ppkdearerweek on week.The majorityoflambshad been well fedand hadgood backswhichcertainly helps thesales. Evenwiththe highfeedprices, it still pays to feed your lambs. Just look at todays returns, extra lambsneeded next week,buyersand competition assured.Free on farmgrading serviceavailable tel:01584 872251. Finished cattle –65Auctioneer: MichaelThomas Tel: 07890 898239 Heifers –42Top priceHeiferper head: £2027Top priceHeifer per kg:314ppk Averageprice Heiferper kg:255ppkSteers–23Top price Steer per head:£1899 Topprice Steer per kg:284ppkAverage priceSteerper kg: 225ppk Agood yard of cattle forwardbut unfortunatelynot enough to satisfydemand Well fleshed cattle themosteasilysold with butchers gradecattleto250ppk plus, toppingat314ppk.Extra cattle areneeded in therun up to Christmas.Ifyou have cattle that are fit, pleasetakeadvantage of the currenttrade.Freeonfarmgrading service availabletel:01584 872251.Prime bulls 74 Auctioneer:Bradley Towell Tel: 07496 26391Top pricebull: £1948Top pricebul perkg: 294ppk Averagebullper head:£1412 Averageprice bull per kg:237.17ppk Prime bullsdeareragain this week with afew less forward andhigh demand forall grades Some very well presented Continentalbulls with thebestgradestopping at 294ppk with others270ppk+.Several consignments of well-fed Dairyx Continentalbulls with the best reaching 255ppk forBRBX. Standard qualityR& Ogradeswould be afew pence moreonthe week particularlythose with extra finish. Dairybulls to 215ppk with others205ppk+. PlainerHolstein bulls

180ppk to 200ppk.Morebul swantednext week

Bullsto be penned

Toppricesas follows:Lim x: 294PPK (585KG), 291PPK (560KG), 287ppk (540kg)283PPK (570KG), 281PPK (645KG), 278PPK (700KG), 274PPK (575KG), 273PPK (665KG), 273PPK (635KG), 272PPK (690KG),268PPK (580KG) Top GrossPrices:£1948,£1942,£1892,£1873, £1812, £1809, £1747, £1733, £1730, £1716 Brbx:255PPK (535KG), 252PPK (520KG), 250PPK(595KG),248PPK(590KG),246PPK (575KG), 240PPK (700KG), 240PPK (515KG), 239PPK (600KG), 238PPK (580KG), 235PPK (610KG)Top GrossPrices: £1676, £1484, £1460, £1431, £1430, £1411, £1377, £1361, £1307, £1294Contx:274PPK (545KG), 265PPK (670KG), 259PPK (625KG), 258PPK (720KG), 248PPK (745KG), 239PPK (620KG), 237PPK (695KG), 234PPK (595KG),231PPK (635KG), 196PPK (570KG)Top Gross Prices: £1854,£1843,£1772,£1643,£1615,£1478, £1463, £1389, £1114, £1307Traditional: 236PPK (645KG), 200PPK (570KG), 199PPK (605KG), 192PPK (565KG)Top Gross Prices:£1518,£1200,£1137,£1081 Dairy: 215PPK (525KG), 210PPK (555KG), 210PPK (530KG), 209PPK (525KG), 207PPK (515KG), 200PPK (530KG), 198PPK (525KG), 193PPK (495KG), 183PPK (470KG)Top Gross Prices: £1336, £1162, £1126, £1110, £1094, £1063, £1057, £1036, £952, £857 Cull cows –16

Auctioneer:Bradley Towell Tel: 07496263916 Topprice cow: £1092Top pricecow per kg: 145ppk Topprice cullbull:£1421 Topprice cull bull per kg:120ppk Averageprice cow: £778 Averageprice cowper kg:121.71ppk Grade2Cowsto145ppk &£1092 Grade 3 Cows to 128ppk& £846 Grade4Cowsto 105ppk &£667Aslightlyimproved entry this week in termsofquality howevermostly 3& 4grade cows again. Abit morecover on thecowsgenerallysaw them better sold howeverdemand is slow for cows nationally as is normallythe case at this time of year Cows still wanted eachweek asbuyersin attendanceto bid forcowson thetrade.Cull sheep –286 Auctioneer:James Amphlett Tel: 07972 653077 Topprice Ewes: £159.50 Ewe average: £80.13 Topprice Ram: £135.00 Ramaverage:£66.44Less ewesthisweek buta trade thatseemed to followthe pattern ofrecentweeks. Goodmeatedewesanice tradeand possiblyslightlysharper,whilst the plain ewes remain plentifuland hardsold Blue Texelewessoldtoa topof£159.50 with Charollais ewes sellingto £140.The best Suffolkxewesalsosold up to £140 with othersat£138, £137 and£132. Notmany thickMulesforward butthe bestsoldover £100.Well fleshed Hill ewes sold in the£90’s Half meateweswithsomeframe generally traded £80-£90withsmall plain sorts still £30-£50withsomebelow.Strong Texe rams sold to £135.Moreneeded. Forfurther detailspleasecontact Michael Thomas Tel: 01584872251(Work)or07890 898239 (Mobile)Bradley Towell Tel: 01584872251 (Work) or 07496263916(Mobile)James AmphlettTel:01905 769770 (Work) or 07972 653077 (Mobile)Freeonfarmgrading service contact: Loui Jones Tel: 07828 921864 or 01568611174orTed DaviesTel:07772 252293

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MP is backingnew bill to tackle plastics in water

Ludlow MP PhilipDunnehas co signed aParliamentary Bill aimed at tackling the issueofmicroplas ticpollution from clothing

Microplastic fibres areshedfrom clothingwhenwornand laundered, andresearch from theUniversi ty of Plymouth hasfound asingle 6kgwashing load canrelease up to 700,000 microfibres into wastewa tersystems

Duetotheir size,theyare too smalltobecaughtbystandard washingmachine filtration sys tems andcan endupin wastewater systems, ingestedby fish andenter thehuman food chains

TheMicroplasticFilters (WashingMachines) Bill wouldrequire manufacturersto fitmicroplas tic-catching filterstonew domestic andcommercialwashing machines andwould encourageconsumers to use the filtersinbothdomestic andcommercialsettings. TheBill wouldalso raise publicawareness of theenvironmental consequenc es of microplastic releaseintoriv ersand seas

Mr Dunne, whochairsthe cross-partyEnvironmental Audit Committee, said:“Ouraward-win ning committee report on water qualityinriversmadeclear recom-

mendations to theGovernmentto commission asurveyofemerging pollutants andmicroplasticpollution foundinour rivers. Much is not yetknown regardingthe po tentialharmofmicroplastics en tering ourhuman food chain, but it is clearthattheyare damaging to ournatural environmentand should be tackledusing technology alreadyavailable

“I am pleasedtohavesupported my colleagueAlberto CostaMPin bringing this Bill to theHouse of Commonsand Iwillcontinueto supportitasitprogresses through Parliament.”

ClimategroupscallonPMto take lead at theCOP27 talks

MEGANHOWE megan.howe@mnamedia.co.uk

Climateactiongroups across Shropshire have urgedthe primeminis tertotakealeadatthe COP27summit.

COP27istakingplaceinEgypt with world leaderscomingtogether to take action towardsachieving theworld’s climategoals

Whilethe climatecrisisisalready having amajor impact on weather patterns across theglobe,climate groups in Shropshirehaverevealed itsimpactclosertohome.ZeroCar bonShropshirehas said we are seeing itsimpactthrough theloss of nature,damagetocrops, heat waves, health issues,and repeated floodingacrossthe county

Alongside17other localgroups, Zero Carbon Shropshireispushing forleaders to actnow to ensure a healthyand positive future

They have signed aletterurging theUK governmenttoplayaleadingroleinmeeting theUK’scarbon reductioncommitments andfor PM RishiSunaktoset theright exam plefor theUKonaninternational stage. This meanstransitioning from an economydependentonfos silfuels to cleanrenewable energy

Jane Cullen,chair of South ShropshireClimate Action,said: “Weare thelastgenerationthat canmakethe changes needed to fix climatechangeand thelossofnature.”

Fundsare aimedatboosting localculture

given £188,999,and Arts Alive awarded £166,863.ShropshireMuseums andArchives runs eightsites

They includeShrewsburyMuseum &Art Gallery, ActonScott HistoricWorking Farm,Shropshire

Museums’ CollectionsCentre, Much WenlockMuseum,Shrewsbury Castle,and ColehamPumpingStation.ArtsAlive brings creative opportunities to rural communitiesacrossHerefordshire, Shropshireand Worcestershire Ludlow’s Pentabus tour new playsabout thecontemporaryruralworld to newaudiences invil lage halls, fields,festivals andthe atres.

Bingosession will help homeless

Afundraising bingosession to help thehomeless will take place in LlandrindodWells

Theeventwill be held at the RoyalBritishLegionClubon TremontRoadonFridaynext week

Doorswill open from 6pmand thebingo sessionwillstart at 7pm.

Therewill be lots of prizes in cludinganew washingmachine andcashprizesand therewill also be achildren’sbingo session to enjoy

Theevent is organisedbySarahMason andher team from HelpingOur HomelessWales

Allproceedsfromthe bingo eventwill go to help thehomeless

Businessissupporting conference

Anot forprofitorganisationsup portingthe health andwellbeing of employersand theirteams is setto sponsoranupcomingevent.

Paycareissupportingthe ShropshireLeadershipConference, takingplaceatTheatre Severnon Tuesday

As well as hearingfromspeakers includingSir CliveWoodward OBE, DebraSearleMBE andRichard Nugent,attendees will be able to

find outmorefromthe teamatPay care about supporting theirteam’s wellbeing– andtheir own.

Bosses at thegroup saythe or ganisation’s overarchingaim is to improve thehealthand happiness of theUKand itspeople, offering a rangeofHealthCashPlans andrelatedwellbeing supportinaddition to asteadfastcommitmenttosup portingcommunities,charities and goodcauses

Fundingupfor grabsinscheme

Applications to Rhayader Town Council’sBryntitli Fund arenow open

Thefundoffersgrantsfor local communityorganisations andthe town counciliscurrently accepting applications untilNovember22.

Rhayader MayorCouncillor Da vidDaviessaid: “Anythingthat benefits thecommunity will be con sidered. Ashort applicationform needs to be completed andemailed back or handed to acouncillor or thetownclerk.”

Applicationforms andmoreinformationcan be downloaded from theRhayaderTownCouncil website at rhayader.gov.wales or askfor one from atowncouncillor

Theclosing date forapplications is midnight on November22.

Thetowncouncil will meet after this date to go throughthe applicationsand assess each onetodecide whichorganisations it canoffer grantfunding to at this time

Comedianto take to stage

Daliso Chaponda will be performinghis hitstand-upshow live on stageatthe Wyeside Arts Centre in Builth Wellson Thursday next week at 8pm.

With more than 300million viewsofhis stand-upcomedy online,Daliso is also thewriter,creator,and host of hisRose d’Or nominated BBCRadio 4 show CitizenofNowhere that hasaired fortwo series

He shot to fame on Britain’s GotTalent, making it to the fi nalofthe 2017 series andestab lishinghimself a firm favourite with thejudges andthe British public.

He hasperformed around the world andatthe Edinburgh, Melbourne, Singapore, and Cape Town comedy festivals. Ticketscost£15 andare availablefromthe boxoffice on 01982552555

Careproviderin topawardshope

Home care provider Bluebird Care Shropshirehas been shortlistedfor multiplewinsatThe GreatBritish Care Awards andWomen Achieving GreatnessinSocialCareAwards.

Theawardscelebrate excellence acrossthe care sector

TheWomenAchieving Greatness in SocialCareAwardscelebrate the incredible achievements of thefemale leadersacrossthe sector

On this occasion five individu alsfromthe localteamhavebeen shortlistedfor awards at theGreat BritishCareAwards.

They areupfor the‘TheRegis teredManager Award’,‘TheCare CoordinatorAward’, ‘The Care As sistantAward’, ‘The Care Team of theYearAward’, and‘TheThree R’sAward’.

IanBarnesatBluebirdCare Shropshiresaid: “I am thrilled Bluebird Care Shropshireissoextensivelyrepresented at theseprestigious industry awards.”

DOMINICROBERTSON ChiefReporter

Officers issue vehiclewarning

Police have warned anti-socialdriversin Shropshire they couldhave theirvehiclesseizedand crushed.

Broseley andMuchWenlock PCSO MalGoddard said officers hadincreased patrols in both towns afterincreased concernfromresidents overthe issueinrecent weeks.

He said if driversare warned over thebehaviour,thenpersist,they risk losing theirvehicles.

He said:“Therehavebeenreportsofvehiclesbeing driven or ridden in an anti-socialmannerin Much Wenlockand Broseley in re cent weeks.

“The SaferNeighbourhood Team have been conducting patrols in thoseareas wherewehavereportsofthis, includingthe library carparkinBroseley andthe High Street andPriorycar park in Much Wenlock.

“The police have arange of powerstodealwiththe anti-socialuse of vehicles.”

Airportwork hasstarted

Work hasstarted on BirminghamAirport’s newsecurity screeningarea.

It will result in aspeedi er,simpler pre-flight security screeningprocess forcustomers. TheGovernmentrequires allairportstobecompliant with newstandards by June 1, 2024, whichisthe completion deadline forthe projectwhich involves atotal investment of more than £20million

“Weare seizingthisasanopportunitytoimprove ouropera tion and, crucially, thecustomer experience we offeratBHX,” said Al Titterington from the airport.

“Installing ournext-genera tion security system will deliver aspeedierand simplerpre flight screeningprocesscapable of servingsignificantly more pas sengers perhouratpeaktimes.”

Remembrance service planned

Ajoint serviceofremembrancewill take placeinNewbridge.

Theannualservice with All Saints Church will take placeat PentrefonSundaystartingat 10.45am. This year’s servicewill be takenfor the firsttimebythe newministerofPentref, theRev MishaPedersen, together with the RevAndrewPerrinofHolyTrinity Church,Llandrindod Wells.

Meanwhile, stillinNewbridge the Golden Lion Inn is presentingaquiz nighttomorrow(Saturday)withPip Samuel as thecompere,the start time is 7.30pm.Basketmeals will be availableand proceeds will go to theNewbridge ChristmasLights

Andalso in Newbridge,the localWIgroup’s next meetingatthe communitycentre will be on Thursdaynextweekat7pm.

Theguest speakerwill be AurwenWilliams, whowill be giving a willow demonstration.Call07393 602896 formoreinformation

Defibrillatorisgiven to youthclubthanksto firm

Alife-saving heartdefibrillator hasbeendonated to ayouth club whichisusedbyhundreds of youngShropshirepeople.

Themedical device waspresent ed to theSYA –formerlyknown as Shropshire YouthAssociation –in UptonLaneinShrewsbury after staffatlocal companyHartshorne Groupraisedcashas part of a Healthy HeartCampaign.

Thedefibrillator canbeused to restartaperson’sheart in an emergencyand it will be availa bletothe community within the immediatearea, whichincludesa scoutand guidefacility andaBMX park.Richard Parkes,chief exec

utiveofficerofthe SYA, said:“We arelocated closetoarecreational park that is popularwithyoung people, so we areverygratefulto Hartshorne Group.

“Young people cansometimes have undiagnosedheart problems, so it is reassuringtoknowwehave access to adefibrillator.”

SYAsupports100 youth clubs andorganisations throughout Shropshire, offering age-appropriate facilities,usedby5,000 children andyoung people weekly, from school Year 6and above “Weare aregisteredcharity that offers awarmand welcomingenvironmentstaffed by experienced

youth workers,where young peoplecan talk to appropriate adults whowilllistenand offersupport,” addedMrParkes.

Hartshorne Group, whichsup pliesand services Volvocommercialvehiclesatits Shrewsbury depotinHarlescott, is along-term supporterofthe SYA, having previouslydonated fundsinthe past Hartshorne managing director IanMiddleton said:“We’revery proudtosupport thegreat workof SYA. Some of ourstaff have family memberswho go to thecentre and oneofour apprenticesalsoprevi ouslyusedthe facilities so we know how valuable it is.”

Councilwants to hear views on future developmentplans

KARENCOMPTON karen.compton@mnamedia.co.uk

PowysCountyCouncil hasstart ed thethree-and-a-half-year process to prepareits newReplacement LocalDevelopment Plan

Theplanwill setout thecouncil’s proposalsand land-use policies.It will cover up until2037, with im plementation duefrom2026, when it will be usedtoguide decisionson planning applications

Thecouncil is nowcalling for potentialdevelopmentsites,which will be collectively knownasCandi date Sites, to be submitted.The call forsites is open untilDecember 13

Councillor Jake Berriman said: “Itisnosecretthatone of therea sons that we arereviewing ourDevelopmentPlanearly is because we have under-deliveredonhousing completions. Ordinarily,thiswould be disappointing, butina time when we face ahousing crisis, it is unacceptable

“Incalling forsites nowIwantto make it veryclear that we be exam iningall proposalsverycarefully andtesting them forclear deliver ability.Landownersand developers sitting on 54 stagnant sitesshould beware that they will notsimplybe passported acrosstothe newplan, I expect to seeaclear routetodeliv ery.”To find outmorevisit powys. gov.uk

National awardgiven to Feed aFamilydrive

Thepublisher of theJournal’s sisternewspaper theShropshireStar haswon aprestigious national awardfor helping foodbanks.

TheFeedaFamilycampaign haswon this year’s Making a Differenceaward. Making aDif ferenceispartofthe News Media Association’s annual Journalism Matterscampaigntohighlightthe vitaland positive role journalism playsinour society

Youngdrivers aredelayingrepairs

Youngdriversare delaying carrepairsinanattempt to save money, anew survey suggests

An RACpollof3,102 motorists indicated37per cent of those aged 17-24are putting offworkto mend theirvehiclesasthe cost of living crisis bites. This couldlead to “far larger”billsinfutureas problems escalate, themotoring services companywarned. Some

16 percentofyoung people surveyedare delaying majorrepairs, whichcould includereplacing handbrakes or crackedwindscreens. Minor repairssuchas fixing smalloil leaksorreplacing brakediscs arebeing postponed by 28 percentofyoung drivers. Thepollsuggested that 14 per cent of driversofall ages areskipping repairs.

MARK DREW mark.drew@mnamedia.co.uk

The public were invited to view thecampaigns andtovotefor theirfavourites. TheFeed aFam ilycampaignwon theaward for regional journalism.

TheFeedaFamilycampaign hasbecome an annual fixturefor theShropshireStarand itssister

paperthe Express&Star. Both titles have teamed up with food banksfromacrossthe region for amajor push to stockupsupplies aheadofChristmas

Andithas been extended this year with adrive launched in the summer to help during thecost of living crisis.The campaign has provedasuccess,withfoodbanks involved reportinga bigincrease in donations.

Sainsbury’slooksfor 18,000 workers

Sainsbury’shas revealed it is hiringfor 18,000 seasonable jobs to supportthe retail giantthrough the busy Christmasperiod.

Thecompany said it hascreated 15,000 rolesatSainsbury’s,2,000 at Argosand 1,000inits logisticsdivision.Itsaidthe newworkers will help acrossstorestokeepshelves stocked, pickitems andtopackand deliver online orders.

Meanwhile, it is also searching

forlogistics stafftoworkat ware houses to supportincreased de mand forproducts.

It comesamida festive period whichisexpected to be particularly busy forthe retail sector following twoChristmases disrupted by the pandemic.Sainsbury’s andArgos temporaryChristmas storecol leagueswillreceive hourly payof £10.25 and£11.30 in London,which wasincreased earlierthisyear.

Acouncil is inviting the public anddevelopersto suggestsuitable sitesfor development.

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Days when thirdannualjazz festival hitright note again

HEATHER LARGE heather.large@mnamedia.co.uk

2005:Morethan1,000 musicfansdescended on Bridgnorth forthe town’s thirdannualjazz festival.

With avariedline-up of performers, theevent offeredawiderange of musictosuitall jazz tastes.It featured many artistsfromaround theregion, includingClaverley’s Carole Westwood,who wassinging with theArchie CotterellTrio.

They were knownfor performing smooth jazz from starssuchasElla Fitzgerald andDiana Krall.

Carole performedduringthe SaturdayJazzTrail,which wasmade up of town venues such as theBell andTalbot, King’s Head, theBear, theBlack Boy, as well as theBassa Villaand Cinnamon coffee house, both in Cartway, andGabrielle’s Wine BarinHigh Town

At thetime, TheArchie Cotterell Trio were working mainly at jazz clubsacrossthe Midlands region andhad recentlycompleted re cordingfor theirsecondCD. Also performing,wereThe LianeCar roll Triowithsupport from special guestand guitaristAndrewWil liams.

Encouraged to play pianofroma young age, Lianereceivedlessons from concertpianist PhyllisCat ling.She developedadeeppassion foreverything jazz,souland beyond culminatinginthe formationofThe LianeCarroll Trioin1990.

Hervocal talentswererecognizedin 2005 when shewas awarded ‘BestVocalist’ and‘Best of Jazz’ at theBBC Jazz Awards forher al bumBillyNoMates on Splash Point Records.

Artistswho also appeared during the trail included KeithNichols, Paul Sawtell, Martin Litton,Enrico Tomaso,Erika Lyons, JohnGibbon, Julian Stringle, RoySainsbury,Dee Daly andBrendaScott

Theevent wasfollowedbya per-

formance of thePizza ExpressAll starsin theevening,at theTheatre on theSteps

Sundaylunch took on anew meaningwhenfanscould enjoya feastofjazzastheyswung to the strainsofThe CraigMilverton Trio,who were performing at The King’s Head

Theweekend wasrounded offon ahighnotewithaterrificperfor manceofTribute toSatchmo and theDukebythe KeithNichols Or chestra

TimLord, chairman of the Bridgnorth Jazz Festival commit tee, started thefestivalthree years previously,following thesuccess of theLudlow Jazz Festival,which he hadorganisedfor 17 years.

“The Bridgnorth eventcametogether when Imoved back to the area in 2001,” he said.“Igot to

getherwithtwo friendswho are also interested in jazz music. The firstevent wasasuccess,the second even better andhereweare at our third.”

Mr Lord said thethree-day event hadbeenahugesuccess,adding: “This wasour thirdfestivalin Bridgnorth andthisyearinsteadof having just four venuesthere were seven.Itwentverywelland from what we cantellitwas very well attended.Wehad an audience of around 120atthe Theatre on the Steps, 130atthe Strollerevent and around 90 peopleat theDownInn on Friday.Interms of musicand thenumberofvenuesitiscertainly thebiggest festival we have staged in Bridgnorth.Wethink attendance numberswereuponlastyearbut it is difficult to saywithout lookingat thereal figures.”

Otherartists entertaining audi encesin2006 were KeithNichols, CraigMilverton, Paul Sawtell, Ar chie Cotterelland Enrico Tomaso MalcolmWain, from thefestival committee,saidthatyear’sevent went better than he couldhave hopedfor

“Wehad good capacity audiences allthe wayround thefestival,”he said.“We hadsome stunningper formances. Anyone whomissed the LianeCarroll performancereally missedout,itwas magical.

“She is atop drawer entertainer.But that’s nottotakeanything away from thequality of theother acts.”

Adelve into thearchives of oneofthe world’s greatsuper carcompanies hasconfirmed thepioneeringpartShropshire playedinthe birthofthe Lamborghini legend

Italiancar enthusiastDavid MorrisofShrewsburyand Carl Peele, theLamborghini Club’s companysecretary andtreasur er,travelled to the firm’s factory in Italytoverifythatthe very firstLamborghini sold in the world wastoaShropshirebuyer andthatitwas the firstroad-le galLamborghini ever produced

It wasthe same sleekwhite carDavehad seen as acar-mad youngster oneSaturdayinSep tember 1964 when he cycled down to Jones’s newsagents at TheColumn, Shrewsbury,to collectamagazine.

Thesportscar pulled up with Italiannumberplatesand,incongruously, thedrivergot out andwenttothe shop to buya canofHeinz baked beans.

Dave foundout laterthatthe ownerwas wealthyindustrialist RobinGrant,ofPitchford Hall, near Shrewsbury,who hadtak en deliveryonAugust21, 1964, although thedriver on theday he sawwas Oliver Colthurst, whowas marriedtoRobin’s stepdaughter Caroline

Findingout more hasmeant yearsofresearchculminating in theItalian trip confirming that car’shistoricsignificance.

“Theylet us looseintheir factory archive,”saidDave, of the ItalianAutoMotoClub. “The buildrecords were allcontained in handwritten exercise books, with entriesmadeinballpoint pen, anditwas quiteashock to seehow primitive they were

“Theywereabletoconfirm that Mr Grantwas thevery firstpurchaser andowner of a Lamborghinicar in theworld, andtheyweredelightedwhen Ihandedoverthe copy of the very firstreceiptever issued by Mr Lamborghini–toMrGrant –which they hadnot seen be fore.Theyasked me to sign its authenticity,and it is now sitting in thecompany’s archive, together with thebuildrecords They confirmed that Iheldmore informationonthat first car than they did, andasked me to update them if we come across furtherinformation.”

Plansare nowbeing drawnup to celebrateLamborghini’s 60th anniversary at PitchfordHall next year

TheLiane CarrollTrioreturned to thefestivalthe followingyearto open theevent with aconcert at the Down Inn, againjoinedbyspecial guestAndrewWilliams.

OrganisersTim Lord andMalcolmWainwith localsinger Carole Westwood

Jazz musician John Barnes entertains puntersatthe BlackBoy,Cartway Jazz musician EnricoTomasooutsideTanners in HighStreet

TheLamborghini in 1964

Helpingclimate throughthings in your basket when shopping

Hunting foroptions forthose worriedabout mortgagerates

VICKIJONES vicki.jones@mnamedia.co.uk

Rising mortgage rates anda smallerpoolof home loanstochoose from meanshomeown erslooking to secure theirnextdealcould be in fora bill shock.

We areall awareofthe wor ryingstate of affairswhenit comestothe climatecrisisand thelossofhabitatsfor ourplanet’swildlife.

TheWWF’s latest Living Planet report revealspopulation sizesdeclinedby69per cent on average, between1970 and2018, driven largelybythe loss andbreak-upofnatural habitatfor agriculture, while climatechangeisalso increasinglyathreattowildlife.

So,whatcan we do as consumers to mitigatethe impact of deforestationand help to preventit?

1. Ditchanimalproducts re liantonsoy: From soymilk, to candlesand veggie alternatives, soyisusedeverywherenow

“There is an oceanofsoy be ingproducedwithhugeareas beingdeforested in ordertopro duce it.Soy hasbeenproduced to such ascale,because it’s used predominantly foranimalfeed,” says WWFchief executiveTan ya Steele

2. Look outfor palm oillabelling: Palm oilhas become a more prevalent productpeople aretryingtoremove from their diets, butthere arewaystolook outfor ethicalpalmoil too.

“Palmoil is in things likenut butters, anditeven appearsin toiletries like shampoos and soaps,”Steelesays.

“Palm oil, likesoy,isasuper crop –it’susedinalot of things Boycotting doesn’talwayswork, so do look forcertified palm oil labels that show it is notfrom freshly-deforested land.”

3. Stop buying newgold: Due to an immense rise in theprice of gold,particularlyduringthe pandemic,mines have been set up across theAmazon.

“Large partsofthe Amazon arebeing illegally destroyedin ordertocreategoldmines,and mercuryisusedinthe extraction process, whichoften polluteswaterways andtherefore harmslocal indigenous communities,” Steele says

4. Only buybeefifit’sBritish: Steele says:“Oneofthe reasonsfor illegal land grabs in theAmazonisfor cattle to effectivelyberearedand sold forbeef. UK supermarketsare focusing on not importingBra zilian beef,sowecan as well.”

Octobermarkedthe weakest starttothe month formortgage productchoiceinmorethan12 years, accordingtoMoneyfacts. co.uk. Encouragingly, thechoiceof products hassincestarted to creep back up again– butwiththe added stinginthe tail that lenders’ rates have also increased.

Market volatility andastringof recent Bank of Englandbaserate hikes have been amongthe factors putting an upward pressure on mortgage costs. Averagerates for twoand five-year fixed-rate mort gage topped 6% in earlyOctober, markingthe firsttimethishas happened for14yearsand 12 years respectively,accordingtoMoney facts’ records. Whilethe ratesavail able will vary day-to-day,thiscould mean difficult choicesfor thoseon the1.8 million fixedmortgagedeals scheduledtoend next year

“The climbininterestrates will be worryingnewsfor borrowersnot only sittingona variable rate deal, butalso thosewho aresoontocome offtheir fixed-rate mortgage,” says Rachel Springall, a financeexpert at Moneyfacts

Some borrowerswho have savings putby maywanttoconsider making overpayments on their mortgage,which couldpotential ly give them access to acheaper mortgage rate ifoverpaying means they move down into alower loan to-value bracket.But individual circumstances vary –and so thepros andconsofpotentially having less moneyinsavings butmorepaidoff themortgageneed to be weighedup verycarefully

Theremay also be othersteps that homeowners cantaketoget themselves in abetterposition.

“Althoughthe mortgage market is certainlystill open forbusiness, it does mean that dealsare comingand goingfrequentlyand often with little or no notice,”saysDavid Hollingworth, associate director, communications at L&CMortgag es.“That meansborrowers don’t have theluxuryoftimetodecide on theright deal andwill have to move fast to secure arate.

“Using an advisercould help,as they will hopefullybeabletohelp borrowerszoneinonthe rightdeal as well as assist in making theapplication,”he adds.“Once thefull applicationissubmitted,the rate should be secured, butitwill make sense to provideall therequested back-updocuments as soonaspos sibletohelpthe processing time

“Withborrowers eagerto fixtheir rate to give some security,lenders will be beinghit with aspike in business andthatisbound to have an impact on processing times. Whilst borrowersneed to move quickly, it’s still importanttoshop around andtheyshouldn’t panicor make knee-jerkreactions.”

Borrowersmay be able to widen choice of dealsavailable to them by speaking to theirexistinglender. KatieBrain,consumerbanking ex pert at star ratingsbusiness Defaq to,says: “Itcould be worth goingdirect to yourexistinglender or bank you alreadyhaveaccountswith, as many of thebestbuysare only availabledirectlythrough thelender.Otherwise,itisworth goingtoa broker,who cansearchthe market

foryou,but it maybetrickygetting access to oneat themoment dueto sheerdemand. Getyourpaperwork in order,soyou canapply forthe mortgage quickly,”she suggests Anotherdilemma maybewhether to fixintoamortgageratein order to have certainty, or to sitonavar iabledeal. “The decision forthose with a fixedratecomingtoanend now, whetherto fiximmediatelyor move onto avariableratefor awhile to seewhere themarket settles,is adifficult onetomake,”saysPaul Broadhead, head of mortgage and housing policy at theBuildingSocietiesAssociation (BSA). “The best betisfor borrowersinthisposition to reachout to theirbrokerand/or currentlendertodiscussall theoptionsavailable.”

Putthe kettle on andthink aboutthreatofscams

Putting people underpressureisa common tactic used by scammers, to trickpeopleintodoing some thingwithout really thinking it through

When people areina stateof high stress,theymay only real ise afterthey’ve transferred their cash or handed over theirpersonal details, that they have probably just been conned.Scams canbeso convincingthatone in five (21%) people feel resignedtobeing likely to fall victim to afraudster pretendingtobesomeoneelse, accord ingtoresearchfromSantander

So,pausing fora moment to take stockofthe situation– andtore-

move yourself from that sense of urgencyand pressurethey’re putting on you –can breakthe spell woven by ascammer

This is exactlywhatthe Take Five to Stop Fraudcampaignis encouragingpeopletodo–and in some cases, it couldsimplymean stopping to make acup of tea

Morethantwo fifths (44%)of thosesurveyedfor Santander agreed that stoppingfor acup of teais thebestway to addclarity to asituation, andfor morethana third(35%),stoppingfor acuppa hashelpedthemtoavoid making a gravemistake

Psychologist Dr MegArrollsays

doing some deep breathingcan also help calm asituationdown.

“Begin by breathingdeeply throughyournose, hold foramoment andthenbreathe slowly out throughyourmouth,” shesug gests. “Ifyou find yourself in a stressfulsituation,for example beingconfronted by somethingor someone suspicious, this canslow yourheart rate down andprovide asense of calm.”

Stopping to jotthingsdownwith apen andpaper,orgetting theper spective of familymembers can also bringclarity to asituation, shesays. “Whenin doubt, putthe kettleon!”saysArroll.

Manyfamilies will be worrying about mortgage rates

Paul Broadheadhas advice

KatieBrainfromDefaqto

Helpingyou getbettersleep during menopause

Womenstrugglingtosleep during themenopause arebeing offered tips to help getabetterquality of sleep.

Last month wasmenopause awarenessmonth andthe furniture expertsatOnline-Bedrooms co.ukhaveresearched tips to help womenexperiencingthe meno pause getabetternight’ssleep

Tips to help you sleepduringthe menopause:

n Trytofollow aregular sleeping schedule –Going to bed andwakingupat thesametime each daywill give yourbodyabit more of aroutine whichcan regu late yoursleepingpattern.

n Wear looserand lighter clothingtobed –Alot ofwomen experiencing themenopause have hot flashes. Wearinglooserand lighterclothingcan help make hot flashesexperienced at nightfeela littlelessoverwhelming.

n Trytoavoidspicyfoods –If you do find yourself experiencing hot flashesthenyou maywantto layoff spicyfoods. These canbea triggerfor sweating andcould be a contributing factor to extreme hot flashes.

n Exercise Past studieshave even shownthatregular exer cise hashelpedinsomnia patients achieveabetterquality of sleepso

it’s worth fittingintoyoursched uleifyou can.

n Avoidany kind of caffeine wellbeforebed –Try to avoid having cups of tea, coffee andhot chocolateinthe evenings.It’sbelieved that caffeine cantakeup to eighthours to leaveyourbody. These arealso knowntotrigger hot flashes.

n Keep your bedroomcool Open thewindows before bedtime andget some air flowingthrough yourroom.

n Talk to adoctor –Ifalack of sleepisaffectingyourday to day life then consider talkingtoadoc tor.

Presentersharesmessaging tips to avoiddatingdisasters

PRUDENCE WADE PressAssociation

It mighthavebeenone of thedullerparts of school,but now–accordingtoAnnaRichardson –spellingcorrectlyis sexy.

Richardson knowsher stuffwhen it comestolove andrelationships, having presented showslikeNaked Attractionand TheSex Education Show.“Forme, theway we communicate andtext– proper grammar andspelling is really important,” shesays. “I do alot of showsaround dating andrelationships, I’ma trained hypnotherapist as well –so communicationinrelationships is everything forme.”

Andthe Wellington-born 52-yearoldsuggests proper communication is adying art. “I seethe younger people around me –and in fact, even my agegroup dating at the minute–and theway they’recom municating,it’slike: Oh my God,” shegroans.“It’s amiracle anybody gets together.”

Accordingtonew research by datingapp Badoo(badoo.com),69per cent of single Britsare turned off by badly-writtenmessages (a stat Richardson initiallydidn’tbelieve: “I waslike, 69 percent–really? Is this ajoke?”) –but it’s common in online dating,with49per cent of daters having received amessage with badspellingorgrammar

“It’sa huge turn-off,” says Rich ardson.“Youwanttofeelyou are important, that you areworth the time andthe effort to communicate properly with –you want to feel that you’revalued. Iwould want that Ithink most people would want that.”

If you’researchingfor love online, Richardson recommendsavoiding thesecommondatingmistakes…

n Lazy messaging –While Richardson admits she’sapedant, shestill stresses theimportance of taking care with yourmessages “Without thecorrect syntax and

punctuation, sentencesjustdon’t make sense,” shesays.

“Ifyou’renot puttinginthe correct grammar, that canbemiscon strued –and actually,the worst thingis, it couldevenbeoffensive. So it’s really importanttotake care.”

n Misspellingnames –Getting apotential partner’snameright is asignofrespect,accordingtoRichardson.“Iget it quiteoften –peo pleeitherput one‘N’ in Anna,or they’llcallmeAnne, or they’llcall me Hannah –I’m like, oh.”

Shecalls misspelling names“a massiveno-no –especially if you’re wantingtobeimportant to some body andyou want [them] to feel valued,thenofcourse –get their name right”

n Rushingmessages –“Rush ingtexts –weall do it in awork situationeveryday,especially

with WhatsApp,texts,phonecalls, emails, everything –we’re being pulled in amillion differentdirec tions. It’s understandable at work to rush things…Not if you’reabout to date,and notifyou want to find yourlifepartner.”

n Usingemojisinstead of words –Richardsonacknowledges she’sguilty of using emojis instead of wordstospeed up hermessaging, butadds: “Actually, there’snoexcuse.Yes,itcan be funnyinacom edysense –but really,it’salittlebit lazy.”

n Notgivingpeopleachance –Richardsonacceptsher initial reaction to someone sendingher a message littered with spelling and grammarmistakesisto“binthem offimmediately”,she says.Howev er,she adds:“We couldall do with more kindness in theworld.”

Whilemistakescan be aturn-

off, it doesn’tmeanthatperson isn’tright foryou.“Maybesay to people –iftheydoreverttousing emojis,orthey’ve misspelled stuff, or they’rejustnot usinggrammar –say to them kindly andtactfully, actually,thisisavalue of mine.I find it arealturnon, andI’m quite into thecorrect spelling.It’simpor tant to me,because it meansyou’ve spenttimeonme.”

Richardson recommends this positive approach,sayingyou’llget “betterfeedback with sugar rather than vinegar”.After you’vespoken to yourpotential match, shesays: “Iftheydomakethe effort,then maybethey’re thepersonfor you.”

Anna Richardson hasteamedup with dating appBadoo to guidesin gletonsonthe most common messaging mishaps, encouragingthem to putinmoretimeand effort to land moredates

Capture perfect photographs by copyingroyal family’sposes

When it comestoposing fora family photowecould alllearn athing or twofromthe Royals

Photographyexperts at Parrot Print.comhavetrawled through decadesofofficialroyal familyim ages to collateaguide of thebest poses to employ when creating the perfectgroup shot

Methodsthe BritishRoyal Familyuse,suchas slanting their legs, taking awidestance, or clasping their handsare just some of the techniquesanyonecan adopttoimprove thequality of theirphotos.

AspokespersonfromParrotPrint.comsaid: “There’s alot to consider when it comestocreating theperfect family photo andit’sa skill theroyalshavegot down to a fine art.

“Knowing how to pose forapho to cancause more stress than you firstthought.Fromcontrolling the kids to getting heightorder correct, thereare plenty of things to consid er.The perfectpose canbeachieved by avariety of methods, andwho better to look at as examples of this than ourown royalfamily?”

Posing like royalty:

Handsbehindback:Often adoptedbyPrinceCharles,this pose is asimpleone whichalso nice ly adjustsposture by forcingyou to standwithastraighterback, as yourhands areclasped andnaturallyfallbehindyou

Clasped hands: ThelateQueen Elizabeth II’s signaturepose, claspingyourhands together near your waistis sufficientfor keeping a handbagaccessory in place.

The‘DuchessSlant’: This pose wasnamed afterKateMiddleton once sheattendedpublicroyal engagementsafterjoining the royal family.Itwas furtheremphasised as intentionalwhenMeghanMar kle also beganattending these en gagements, andadoptedthe same pose.Itinvolvessitting up straight with legs placed parallel andslant ed to oneside.

Wide stance: Theopposite to his wife Kate Middleton’spose,Prince William mostly poseswithhis legs placed wide apart

Crossed legs: Foryounger chil dren,adopting acrosslegged stance canhelptokeep fidgetingunder control. Prince George hastaken this on as hissignature pose,despitehis young age.

¾angle: This is ago-to pose to ensure that subjects arecaptured in theirmost flattering angles.By facing thecameraand then turning your face andbodyslightlytothe side,itmakes fora less monotonous pose

Hand tucked in suit jacket: Tuckingone hand in asuitjacket or waistcoat,itcan make fora more naturalstance.

Sittingatdifferent levels: To avoidarigid photo, or to organise biggergroups, picturescan be made more naturalbyusing chairs and ledges to placepeopleatdifferent heights.

n Formoreinformation on how to posefor theperfect familyphoto graph, visitParrotPrint.com

NakedAttractionpresenter Anna Richardson says communicationiskey when youare looking for love

Sleep canbeanissue forsome

IN SEASON

by Andy Richardson

Good food –if youknow wheretolook

Autumn is nearinganend andsoon we will be into theharsher,colder months of winter.The provisionof newcrops will diminish as growers batten down thehatches andawait thereturnofspring.

It’s time to make themostofthe last of autumn’s bounty,therefore, andwildmushrooms remain abun dant –ifyou know wheretolook, or if you can find agood supplier.With nearly 15,000 types of wild fungi in theUK, there’saverysimple, veryclear rule forthose lookingto forage andfeast.Never rely on one source formushroomidentification, andnever eatanythingunless you are100%sureitisedible.

Thereare asmall number of widely availablemushrooms that arecommonlyfound at this time of year,including oyster mushrooms. Thoseare generallylocated in a tiered formationontreestumps, particularly beech. Itsshell-shaped capvariesinhue from creamto grey-blue, beneathwhich is awhite

Delicious turkeysand ducksfor your festivefeast

Whetheryou like to keep things traditionalatChristmas with turkey, or fancyachangewithduck, then Gressingham hasall your bases covered.

Producingturkeys andducks to high welfarestandards,Gressinghamcan ensure that you find the perfectand most succulentbirdfor yourfestive table.

AllofGressingham’s turkeys come from RedTractor assured Britishfarms acrossSuffolk, Norfolk andEssex

Gressingham offers both free rangeturkeys andturkeys that have been reared free to roam in largeairybarns with naturalday

lightand good ventilation.The turkeys aregivenperches andpecking objectstoencourage them to interactand be active during theday andatnight they areencouraged to roostand sleep.

Vitamins

They eatamix of wheatand soya with vitamins andmineralstoensuretheyare given abalanced diet to meet theirneeds.

If you fancy having duck for Christmas lunch, then Gressing hamisthe expert andoffersdeliciouswhole ducksorcrownsthat servethree to four people Perfectfor asmaller crowd, but

still special andsomethingabit different, Gressinghambreeds, hatches, rearsand then prepares theducks by hand

AllGressingham turkeysand ducksare reared in Norfolk, Suffolk andEssex

Gressingham turkeysare availa blefromCostco andbutchers/farm shops. Prices vary

Gressingham ducksare availa blefromSainsbury’s,Tesco,Asda, Morrisons,Waitrose andOcado all year round. Prices vary

Formoreinformation about Gressingham turkeysand ducks andrecipeideas visitwww.gress inghamduck.co.uk

Butternutsquash, leek and potatoshine in thesedishes

ANDY RICHARDSON andy.richardson@mnamedia.co.uk

Winter is just around thecornerand these recipesfromMichelin-starredAndreas An tona arejustthe ticket. They areguaranteedto warm coolwinternights andare selectedfrom hisforthcoming book, Eureka,which is availa ble from hisrestaurant, Simpsons,inBirming ham.

LEEK ANDPOTATOSOUP

underpartand short, stubby stem Oyster mushroomsare edible with adelicatetaste

Chickenofthe woodsispopular in restaurantsand is often, butnot only,found growingonoak trees This bracket fungus is madeoffan shaped layers with wavy edges.The young surfaceissoftand creamy in colour,withanacid-yellow underside

Anotherfavourite is thegiant puffball,which is foundinmeadows. It is so bigthatitisoften mistakenfor afootball.

Arealfavourite is thechanterelle, whichisfound in woods, particularly beechand oak. This rich-yellowfungi,shaped likea funnel,developsawavy, turned-underedgewithage.Beneath, gills form deep ridges down thestem. It is accompaniedbyadelicateapricot scent.

Chanterelletoast is an easy dish to create –and tastes delicious. All you’llneedtomakeitare abouttwo cups of chanterelles,somebutter, salt,and heavycream

Simply sautethe mushroomsin butter,thenadd in thecream and salt,stirringgently.

Trychanterelle soup,too,with sage,thyme,onions, garlic andcoconutmilk

Method: ForThe Leek andPotato Soup:Inalarge saucepan,meltthe butter andadd theonionsand leeks. Cook over alow -mediumheatuntiltheyare soft with no colour.Stir in thepotatoes. Addthe chickenor vegetablestock andbring to the boil

Reduce to asimmer andcookfor about30minutes or untilthe pota toes aresoftand cooked through. Transfer to ablenderand blenduntilcompletelysmooth. Pass through a fine sieve. Return soup to aclean panand placebackonthe heat to warm through. Mixinthe cream andseasontotaste

ForThe Potato Beignets:Ina largebowlcombinethe flourwith thebakingpowder. Whiskinthe milk andthenstirinthe shallots, garlic,springonion andpotato. The mixturewillbequite stiffbut will loosen when theother ingredients areadded. Add¼tsp of salt.Heat

enough oil, about5cm,ina deep pan to 180˚C. To checkthe seasoning, carefullyplace ateaspoonofthe beignetmix in theoil andfry until golden andcrispy. Adjust seasoning if required.Carefullyfry therestof thebeignet mix, abouttablespoon sizedpieces. Creating aquenelle shapewillformabeautiful shape once fried. Fryuntil golden brown on both sides, flipping once during thecooking process. Drainonkitch en paper. It is recommendedtofry thepotatobeignetsright before you areready to eatthe soup

To Finish:Drizzle thechive oilon thepipinghot soup andtop with the potato beignets andchopped chives

SPICED BUTTERNUTSQUASH

PECORINO,PINE NUT, CHILLI DRESSING

Ingredients: Serves 4

Spiced Butternut Squash: 2butternut squashes,

peeled anddeseeded

4-6tbspolive oil

2tsp chilli powder

2tsp smoked paprika

2tsp garlicpowder

1tsp ground cumin

Salt Pepper

Chilli Dressing: 100mlolive oil

40ml lime juice

½tsp salt ¼tsp cayennepepper

1tbsphoney ¼tsp blackpepper

1tsp chili powder

To Finish:

Pecorino shavings

50gpinenuts, toasted

1red chilli,thinlysliced

Watercress

Method: ForThe Spiced Butter nutSquash: Preheatthe oven to 200˚C. Dice thebutternut squash into largecubes andplace in abowl. In aseparatebowlcombine theoliveoil,chilli powder,paprika,garlic powderand cuminonabowltoform apaste

Addthe butternutsquashtothe bowl andmix to evenly coat.Place thebutternut squash on alined baking trayand roastfor 25 -30 minutes or untiltender. Mixhalfwaythrough theroastingprocess

ForThe Chilli Dressing: Place allthe ingredientsin ablenderand blenduntil combined.Check seasoning andadjustifrequired

To Finish:Place thebutternut squash into abowland drizzle the chilli dressing on top. Sprinkle over some pine nutsand pecorino shav ings.Top with freshchilli andwatercress

Spiced ButternutSquash

Leek

Createsomethingspecial

Chanterelle mushrooms

Balanceiskey to rewilding, says topstar

Follow thesehot tips to keep down householdenergybills

BY LISA SALMON

Butwithenergycharges at an unprecedentedhigh, it’s vitalfor cash-strapped families to keep heatingcosts as low as possible,and thebestway to do it is to make sure yourhome is properly insulated,so theheatyou’vepaidhugesumsof moneyfor isn’tseeping outthrough thewalls, floors androof.

ExpertsatInsulationExpress (insulationexpress.co.uk)warn25 percentofthe heat in an uninsu latedpropertyescapes throughthe roof, 35 percentthrough wallsand 10 percentthrough floors, andin sulating ahome cansavearound £500 ayear.

“Astemperaturesdrop, abad ly insulatedhome will feel colder much quickerand retain less heat, causing yourboilertoworkharder anddriving up yourenergybills,” says Insulation Expressproperty managerJenny Turner.“It’s vital to checkexistinginsulation, or in stallitinyourpropertytosaveon energy billsthiswinter.The invest ment in insulation in theroofand walls, anddraught-proofing your home now,will payfor itself in a shorttime, making it worthwhile forbothyourhome andyourwal let.”

AndJessica Forster, projectman ager at theEnergySavingTrust (energysavingtrust.org.uk) adds: “Preventing heat loss,particularly as we head into thecoldermonths, will mean you’lluse less energy to heat yourhome.”

Here,the expertsoffer tips on how to make sureyourhome’s prop erly insulated…

1. Checkfor draughts

Forstersayssimpledraught-proofingis oneofthe most cost-effective ways to save energy andmoneyin yourhouse.“Take yourselfaround yourhome to find wherethe biggest

draughts are, andwhere you can blockunwantedgapsthatlet cold air in andwarmair out,”she advises At currentprice caplevels, sealing gaps around windows, doors, floors andskirtingboards, couldleadto an annual reductionin billsof£125 ayearfor atypical semi-detachedor mid-terracehome,or£70 ayearfor a mid-floor flat,she says,adding: “Pro fessionaldraught-proofing is likely to save more energy,because an in stallerwill know whichmaterials will workbest.”

2. Look at your loft insulation

If you canget into yourlofteasily, Turner says it’s agoodideatocheck forgapsinany insulation that’s al readyin place, explaining:“Insu lation should reacheverycorner of theloft, with no gaps or shallow pockets that couldlet heat escape, vastly reducingyourhome’s heating efficiency.She suggests usinga tape measuretoassessthe depthofthe existing insulation,and thespacing between thejoists, beginningat the mid-point of onejoist andmeasuring to themid-point of thenext. Turner says thedistancewillusuallybeeither 400mmor600mm,indicating

thewidthofany additional insula tion you mayneed

As forthe thicknessofthe insu lation,Turnersaysideal thickness dependsonthe type of insulation material,but forloftinsulation, the recommendedthickness forglass wool insulation is 300mm on new builds,250mm forrockwool, and 220mmfor cellulose

3. Feel fordampand draughts

Simply usingyourhands to feel whetheranexternalwallfeels cold or damp cangiveagood indication of whetherit’swell-insulated or not, explains Turner

“Morecommon in olderproperties, damp andcoldexternalwalls canindicate alackofinsulationand means that heat in this area will dissipate quickly,”she says.

“Use yourhandtofeelalonga wall to seeifit’sdamp.”

If yourwalldoesfeelcoldordamp, you mayneed to have cavity wall in sulation putin.

Forstersays: “Installing cavity wall insulation couldresultinan annual saving of around £395 fora £1,200investment, with apayback time of less than twoyears.”

4. CheckyourEnergyPer formance Certificate

Allbuildings in theUKshould have an Energy PerformanceCer tificate (EPC), whichoutlinesthe energy efficiency of thebuilding, showinghow well yourhouse re tainsheatonascale of AtoG,explains Turner.“This is beneficial forhomeowners, as it highlights possible energy costs, andsome certificatesevenprovide sugges tionsfor typesofinsulationyour home wouldbenefitfrom,”she says.“If yourpropertyscoreson thelower end of thescale,you’ll know thereare improvements to be made in termsofinsulationand energy efficiency.”

5. Usethermal imaging

Usingathermal imagingcam eraonaproperty’sexternalwalls when theheating’soninsidewill visuallyhighlightareas wherethe surfacetemperature changes from warm to cold,and identify weak nesses in currentinsulation, says Turner,who points outthatthis is best done afterdarkfor easier visibility

Youcan buyathermal camera from around £220 or more, or paytohaveathermal imaging survey done professionally,for an in-depth analysisofyourhome’s energy efficiency

6. Don’tforget the floor

Although less heat is lost through floors than throughwalls andthe roof,Forster says insula tion is agreat waytokeepyour propertywarm, although you generally only need to insulate the ground floor, with theexception of floors above unheated spaces, like garages.Turnersuggests home owners checkwhether anysolid or suspended floors have polystyrene insulation boards or thermal floor panels underneath them,and seal anygapsbetween floorboardsand skirting boards to reduce therisk of draughts.But,she adds:“Fora cheapersolution, invest in thick rugs that will actasanextra layer ofinsulation.”

GardeninglegendAlanTitch marshhas warned that the trend towards‘rewilding’ –let ting nature take care of itself to encouragewildlifeand biodiver sity –shouldnot displace tradi tional gardening.

“Rewilding does notmeanlet ting it liefallowand doingnothingwithit,”hesays. “There’s a misconceptionabroadthatthe only waytoget more wildlife into yourgarden is to rewild.”

Titchmarsh, 73 –TVand ra diopresenter,chatshow host, documentary-makerand best selling author –reveals hissen timentsinhis latest book The Gardener’s Almanac, published by Hodder &Stoughton and priced £14.99

He says:“Onefriendwho has done asurveyofhis wildflower meadow andofhis garden found more wildlifeinthe garden than in thewildflower meadow.It’sa case of balance–there’s room forboth–but rewildingisnot theanswertomakingour countryagreen andpleasantland. Thereare plenty of places where it is important–headlands and farms, thecountryside in general,woodland andriverbanks, roadside verges.Itshouldnot anddoesnot need to replacea well cultivated garden which hasawiderange of species in it, whichisequally as good andin many cases better forwildlife–andit’sbeautiful too.

“One cannot go on,onone hand saying how importantgar dens arefor mental wellbeing, andthenknockingsomebody forhavingstripes on theirlawn, because it makesthemfeelgood to have stripes on theirlawn. It’s doingthemgood, andalso theblackbirds, thethrushes,the starlings, whocan get worms outoflawns butcan’t get them outoflonggrass,and solitarybees,who canburrowinto lawns.”

Balanceisthe key, Titchmarshinsists.Rewilding and keepingthingslooking pretty is averyhardthing to do, he agrees

“I have awildflowermead ow,which we cutinearly September.It’sbeautiful.But it’s ameadow, not agarden.Rewildinghas caughtonin away whichIfeelabit sadabout,if people aren’t beingrealistic

“Whatsaddensmeisthata well cultivated,welltended, well growngarden is getting dispar aged –which is anonsense.”

Temperatures arestart ingtodropand we’re all thinking aboutputting theheating on.

Insulation Expressproperty managerJenny Turner

Thermalimagingcan highlightinsulation weakness areasItisagood idea to checkfor gaps in loft insulation

Alan Titchmarsh

JessicaForster projectmanagerat theEnergySaving Trust

BBC2, 10pm

The term ‘national treasure’ is bandied around far too frequently these days.

But one of the celebrities that is probably deserving of the title is Stephen Fry, who, for various reasons, has aspecial place in the heart of the old and young alike.

Back in 2016, Frydecided to step down from hisposition as host of QI, and it raised the question –how do you replace the man who (alongwith regular panellist Alan Davies), was the heart and soul of the much-loved panel show?

Before the producers began their search for someone equally cleverand witty to host the show,theyrealised the solution was right under their noses.

Recurring ‘Bantermeister’ Sandi Toksvig, who had already made 16 appearances as aguest on the show, was immediately moved into the hostingchair “QI is my favourite television programme both to watch and to be on,” she said at the time.

Although afew people were worried how QI would continue without Fry’s distinctive hosting style, it wasn’t long before the new incumbentwon them over In an interview with The Guardian in 2020, Danish-born author andformer News Quiz and The Great British Bake Off presenter Sandi explained why it wasn’t actually that daunting to step into Fry’s shoes.

“I’ve beenabroadcaster areally long time,” she said. “I don’t know what there was to worry about. Iask aquestion and then Isee if anybody else knowsthe answer.”

“I hadn’t planned to wear his shoes, so it’s really not a problem.

“And, also, theytell you the answers beforehand; he doesn’t know it all.

“I hate to break it to you. It’s like aboy’s card trick: ‘Look at me! Iknow everything.”

Saying that, she also admitted to Digital Spy that she didn’t think she’d last very long on the show “Stephen and Iare very different heights, and Itook over

on QI for the first season, and because theyweren’t sure Iwas going to stay,Ihad his chair on abox thatwas this high, andIhad to climb up into thechair in order to present theshow

“Now,I’m pleased to tell you, Ihave my own chair on QI.”

Sandi has now been at the helm for six years (from series Nonwards), and begins anew run, revolving around the letter ’T’, tonight.

In the show,Sandi will be challenging guests Joe Lycett, Holly Walsh and Bill Bailey,along withDavies, to show off their knowledge of tips and tools.

When asked whatshe likes about theshow,Sandi points at the different waysinwhich the guests and audience can show they are clever –even resident ‘dunce’ Davies.

“I don’t like it when we rate intelligence by yourability to name the highest lake in the world,” she says.

“That’s what Ilove about QI. How could you be expected to know thatpicnics were originally held indoors, or that a slow loris has poisonous elbows?

“But our show is full of facts like that and it almost educates by accident.

“I love QI because education’s really fun, and the world is full of extraordinary things.”

6.00 Breakfast (S) 9.15 MorningLive (S). 10.10 Critical Incident (S). 10.55 TwoMinutes Silence (S). 11.05Dirty Rotten Scammers (S). 11.35 Homes Under The Hammer (R) (S) 12.05 Bargain Hunt (S). 1.00 BBCNewsAtOne; Weather (S). 1.30 BBC Regional News; Weather (S). 1.45 Doctors (S). 2.15 Money ForNothing (S). 3.00 Escape To The Country (R) (S). 3.45 TheRepair Shop (S) 4.30 TheTravelling Auctioneers (S). 5.15 Pointless (R) (S).

6.00 Take AHike (R)(S). 6.30 TheRepair Shop (R) (S). 7.15 TheTravelling Auctioneers (R) (S). 8.00 Sign Zone: Trawlermen: Hunting The Catch(R) (S). 9.00 BBCNews (S) 10.00BBC News (S). 12.15PoliticsUK (S). 1.00

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6.00 Good MorningBritain (S). 9.00 Lorraine (S). 10.00 This Morning (S). 12.30

Loose Women (S). 1.30 ITV News; Weather (S). 1.55ITV

Regional News; Weather (S). 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal (S). 3.00 Riddiculous (S). 3.59ITV Regional Weather (S). 4.00

TippingPoint (S). 5.00The Chase (S)

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6.00 Richard Osman’s House Of Games Previous winners Tim Key, Jamie Laing, Sunetra Sarker and Laura Whitmore compete (S). 6.30 Strictly: It Takes Two Analysis of the couples’ progress (S). 7.00 Live Men’s Rugby League World Cup The opening semi-final. Kick-off is at 7.45pm (S). 10.00 QI New series. Sandi Toksvig shares her top tips and tools (S). 10.30 Newsnight (S). 11.05 Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (R) (S).

11.35The Secret Genius Of Modern Life (R) (S).

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Everybody Loves Raymond (R) (S). 8.30 Everybody Loves Raymond (R) (S). 8.55 Frasier (R) (S). 9.25 Frasier (R) (S). 9.55

Frasier (R) (S). 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) (S).

11.25 Channel 4News Summary (S). 11.30 Chateau DIY (R) (S). 12.30 Steph’s Packed Lunch (S). 2.10 Countdown (S). 3.00 A Place In The Sun (R) (S). 4.00 Sun, Sea And Selling Houses (R) (S). 5.00 Four In ABed (R) (S). 5.30 Come Dine With Me (S).

6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine (S). 12.45 Shoplifters & Scammers: At WarWith The Law (R) (S). 1.40 5News At Lunchtime (S). 1.45 Home And Away (R) (S). 2.15 FILM: Random Acts Of Christmas (Marita Grabiak 2019) Premiere. Drama, starring ErinCahill and Kevin McGarry (S). 4.00 BargainLoving Brits In The Sun (R) (S). 5.00 5News At 5 (S).

6.00 The Early Rundown (R). 6.30 The Early Rundown (R). 7.00 Sky News Breakfast (R). 7.30 Sky News Breakfast (R). 8.00 Beth Rigby Interviews 8.30 Road Wars (R) (S). 9.00 Nothing To Declare (R) (S). 9.30 Nothing To Declare (R)(S) 10.00 Supergirl (R) (S). 11.00 NCIS: LosAngeles (R) (S). 12.00 NCIS: LosAngeles (R) (S). 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R) (S). 2.00 S.W.A.T (R) (S). 3.00 Patrick Aryee’s Wild World (R). 4.00 Patagonia (R) (S). 5.00 The Simpsons (R) (S). 5.30 Futurama (R) (S).

6.00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S). 6.35 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S). 7.00 The Cabins (S). 8.00 Secret Crush (S). 9.00 Secret Crush (S). 10.00 Dress To Impress (S). 11.00 Dress To Impress (S). 12.00 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (S). 1.15 Celebrity Catchphrase (S). 2.00 Supermarket Sweep (S). 3.05 One Tree Hill (S). 4.00 HartOfDixie (S). 5.00 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (S).

6.00 The Simpsons (S).

6.30 Hollyoaks The McQueen’s struggle to adjust to the divide between them (R) (S).

7.00 Channel 4News (S).

7.30 Unreported World A silent crisis of abuse and child pregnancies in rural Guatemala (S).

8.00 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice AJ Odudu, Joel Dommett and Lorraine Kelly discuss Patisserie Week (S).

9.00 Gogglebox The amateur critics share their thoughts on the week’s telly (S).

6.00 Parking Hell Cameras follow PC Mark Hodson who tracks down dangerous parkers (S). 6.30 Eggheads (S). 6.55 5News Update (S).

7.00 IKEA:How Do They Really Do It? The secrets of the world’s biggest furniture seller (R) (S).

7.55 5News Update (S).

8.00 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out Susan and her campervan head for the Shropshire Hills (S).

7.00 TopOfThe Pops Performances by Mariah Carey, Aerosmithand WetWet Wet(S). 7.30 TopOfThe Pops (S).

8.00 TopOfThe Pops With Kenny Everett and Mike Vickers, Roxy Music and Boney M(S).

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6.00 Futurama Frytries to resurrect the Star Trek series (R) (S). 6.30 The Simpsons (R) (S).

7.00 TheSimpsons The family faces aseries of Thanksgiving nightmares (R) (S). 7.30 Young Rock

8.00 Jamie And Harry’s World Cup Challenge: Got, Got, Need The Redknapps flyto Madrid for ameeting with Luka Modric (R).

Catchphrase Guessing game, hosted by Stephen Mulhern(S).

6.00 Classic Coronation Street (S). 6.35 Classic Coronation Street (S). 7.00 Classic Emmerdale (S). 7.35 Classic Emmerdale (S). 8.05 Bless This House (S). 8.40 Bless This House (S). 9.10 Agatha Christie’s Poirot (S). 10.20 Agatha Christie’s Poirot (S). 11.30 Heartbeat (S). 12.35 Heartbeat (S). 1.40 Classic Emmerdale (S). 2.15 Classic Emmerdale (S). 2.50 Classic Coronation Street (S). 3.25 Classic Coronation Street (S). 3.55 Midsomer Murders (S).

8.55 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (S). 9.15 APlace In The Sun (S). 10.05 APlace In The Sun (S). 11.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (S). 12.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (S). 1.10 Heir Hunters (S). 2.10 Four In ABed (S). 2.40 Four In ABed (S). 3.15 Four In ABed (S). 3.50 Four In ABed (S). 4.20 Four In A Bed (S). 4.50 Kirstie And Phil’s Love It Or List It (S). 5.55 Escape To The Chateau: DIY (S).

10.00 ILiterally Just Told You Game show,hosted by Jimmy Carr(S).

11.05 The Big Narstie Show New series (S). 11.55 The IT Crowd Jen goes on adate (R) (S). 12.30 The IT Crowd (R) (S). 12.55 The IT Crowd (R) (S). 1.20 The IT Crowd (R) (S). 1.45 MMA: Professional Fighters League Highlights (S). 2.40 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell (R) (S). 3.30Come Dine With Me (R)(S). 3.55Come Dine With Me (R)(S). 4.20Come Dine With Me (R)(S).

9.00 Building The Impossible RobBell discovers how the Hoover Dam was built (S).

10.00 Deep-Sea Super Predator Documentary about amysterious marine creature (R) (S).

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FILM: Godzilla (2014) Monster thriller remake, starring Aaron Taylor Johnson (S).

1.30 The LeoVegas Live Casino Show (S). 3.30 Entertainment NewsOn5 (S). 3.35Warship: Life At Sea (R) (S). 4.20Around The World By Train With Tony Robinson (R)(S). 5.10 House Doctor (R)(S). 5.35 EntertainmentNews On 5 (S).

5.40 PawPatrol (R) (S).

9.00 Petula Clark At The BBC Alook at the singer’s extraordinary career that’s stretched across eight decades (S).

10.00 Petula Clark In Concert Part one of two. A1974 performance by the singer (S).

10.45 Petula Clark In Concert Part two of two (S).

11.30 The Sound Of Petula Petula Clark presents and stars in her own show from 1973 (S).

9.00 Resident Alien Harry learns which extraterrestrial race is on Earth.

Dress To Impress Sophie, Shannon and Amelia pick outfits for Neeki (S).

12.00 Singer-SongwritersAtThe BBC (S). 1.00 TopOfThe Pops (S). 1.30 TopOfThe Pops (S). 2.00 TopOfThe Pops (S) 2.30 TopOfThe Pops (S). 3.00 Close

10.00 Fantasy Football League With guests Trevor McDonald and Maisie Adam (R). 10.35 Late Late Show Best Of The Week

11.35 Formula 1 The Sao Paulo Grand Prix Sprint Race Qualifying session (R).

1.20 TheRussellHoward Hour (R). 2.10 Road Wars (R) (S). 3.05 Hawaii Five-0 (R) (S). 4.00 S.W.A.T (R) (S). 5.00 Motorway Patrol (R). 5.30 MotorwayPatrol (R) (S)

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8.00 Bob’s Burgers Bob has to close the restaurant due to aleak (S). 8.30 Bob’s Burgers (S). 9.00 FILM: Bad Neighbours 2 (2016) Comedy, starring Seth Rogen (S). 10.50 Family Guy Stewie attempts to combat ageing with plastic surgery(S). 11.20 Family Guy Peter accidentally becomes the face of social justice (S). 11.45 American Dad! (S). 12.10 American Dad! (S). 12.40 Bob’s Burgers (S). 1.05 Bob’s Burgers (S). 1.35 Hey Tracey! (S). 2.15 Celebability (S). 3.00

7.00 Heartbeat Rosie receives unwelcome attention from an admirer (S).

6.55 Escape To The Chateau Dick Strawbridge and Angel Adoree make plans to host weddings on the grounds (S).

7.55 Grand Designs An update on a prefabricated home in west Cumbria (S).

Midsomer Murders Akiller uses ancient torture methods to punish modern-day “sinners” (S). 10.00 Foyle’s War Awoman is killed in an explosion (S).

Agatha Christie’s Marple (S). 2.10 Unwind With ITV (S). 2.30 Teleshopping

6.00 Heartbeat ARussian trawlerman is accused of being aspy (S). 9.00 Astrid: Murder In Paris The body of a best-selling novelist is found in his apartment. In French (S). 10.05 24 Hours In A&E A 36-year-old man is involved in ahighspeed road traffic collision (S). 11.15 24 Hours In A&E A headteacher arrives having been involved in acollision with abus (S). 12.15 8Out Of 10 CatsDoes Countdown (S). 1.20 8Out Of 10 Cats DoesCountdown (S). 2.20 24 Hours In A&E (S) 3.25 Food Unwrapped (S). 3.55Close

JOOLS’ 30TH BIRTHDAYBASH

BBC2, 9.00pm

On October 8, 1992, BBC2 brought us the first edition of anew musicshow,Later with Jools Holland Fronted by the pianist and former Squeeze member,who had made his first foray into presenting on Channel 4’s influential The Tube, it featured performances by the Neville Brothers,the Christians, Nu Colours and D’Influence.

Originally conceived as aspin-off from the arts programme The Late Show (which explainthe name), the idea was to get adiverse group of musicians, from living legendstoup-and-coming artists,ina room and let them play live. It was asimple format, but it proved to be very enduring as it’s now been on air for 30 years. That’s no mean feat when so many other musicshows, from the much-loved, one-time schedule mainstay Topofthe Pops to the more recent, short-lived Sounds Like Friday Night, have fallen by the waysideinthe three decades it’s been on air

Althoughthat wouldsuggest that Later… isn’t broken and thereforedoesn’tneed fixing,there have been afew changes over the years. In 2008, the show introduced Later Live, a30-minute edition which would be broadcast live on Tuesdays, followed by a longer,pre-recorded episode on Fridays.

In 2019, it was decided that Jools needed aweekly guest host, while the following year,the pandemic forced abigger change on the show.Unable to gather musicians together in astudio, let alone have alive audience, Jools instead began introducingguests by video link and inviting them to pick theirfavourite moments from the show’s impressive archives.

As restrictions began to lift, Later began to get back to something resembling normal,and for its 30th birthday it was even able to get outofthe studio and in front of apacked audience.

The presenter is definitely in the mood for aparty

Jools says: “It’s unbelievable that this year sees my show reach its 30th birthday

“It’s atestament to the greatpower of music that we are still going strong, and are now the longest running internationalmusic show on earth. I’m delighted and honoured that we’re going to celebrate this monumental milestone with aspecial one-off event in the fabulous Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, the scene of so many legendary musical moments.”

In keeping with the Later spirit, the30th Birthday Bash features an eclectic mixofartists whohave at least one thing in common –they’ve all appeared on the show over the years.

They are Robert Plant, First Aid Kit, Michael Kiwanuka, Richard Hawley,Seasick Steve, Benjamin Clementine, Martin and Eliza Carthy,Gogol Bordello, Poppy Ajudha, Imelda May,The Joy andCeleste.

They’ll all be taking to the stage for some special live performances, and of course Jools himself will also be there to take charge. He’ll be conducting a few interviews (giving long-standing fans achance to see how much his technique has improved over the past 30 years),but perhaps he can also be prevailed upon to join his guests on the piano…

6.00 Breakfast (S). 9.15

Saturday Kitchen Live (S). 10.45 The Lord Mayor’s Show (S). 12.00 Football Focus (S). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S). 1.15 Bargain Hunt (R) (S). 1.45 Live Men’s Rugby League World Cup England vs Samoa. Kick-off is at 2.30pm (S). 4.30 Final Score (S). 5.10 BBC News (S). 5.20 BBC Regional News; Weather (S). 5.30 Celebrity Mastermind (S).

6.40 Love Monster (R) (S).

6.45 Go Jetters (R) (S). 7.00 Go Jetters (R) (S). 7.10 Hey Duggee (R) (S). 7.20 Hey Duggee (R) (S). 7.30 Shaun The Sheep (R) (S). 7.35 Dennis &Gnasher Unleashed! (R) (S). 7.50 Ninja Express (R) (S). 8.00 The Deep (R) (S). 8.25 Odd Squad (R) (S). 8.35 One Zoo Three (R) (S). 9.00 Newsround (S). 9.05 Nova Jones (R) (S). 9.30 Blue Peter (R) (S).

10.00 Deadly Pole To Pole (R) (S). 10.30 Britain’s Secret Seas (R) (S). 11.30 Mountain Vets (R) (S). 12.00 TopOfThe Shop With TomKerridge (R) (S). 1.00 Live Snooker: UK Championship (S). 5.15 FILM: WarHorse (Steven Spielberg 2011) (S).

6.00 Live Women’s World Cup

Rugby Union England vs New Zealand. Kick-off is at 6.30am (S). 9.15 ITV News (S). 9.25 James Martin’s Saturday Morning (S). 11.35 Ainsley’s World Cup Flavours (S). 12.40 Women’s Rugby World Cup (S). 1.10 ITV News; Weather (S). 1.25 ITV Racing: Live From Cheltenham Coverage of the second day of the November Meeting (S). 4.00 Family Fortunes (R) (S). 5.00 Celebrity Lingo (S).

6.00 ITV News; Weather (S).

6.10 ITV Regional News (S).

6.20 FILM: Aquaman (2018) Premiere. Adventure, starring Jason Momoa (S).

AQUAMAN

Highlights from the music programme (R) (S).

9.00 I’m ACelebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Ant and Dec present the celebrity survival challenge (S).

10.00 The Jonathan Ross Show With Sylvester Stallone, Tyson Fury, Martin Freeman, Danai Gurira and Rio Ferdinand (S).

11.05 ITV News; Weather (S). 11.25 English Football League Highlights Action from the latest fixtures (S).

12.05 Snooker: UK Championship (S). 12.55 Snooker: UK Championship Extra (S). 2.55 This Is BBC Two (S).

1.10 Shop: Ideal World 3.00 Unwind With ITV (S). 4.15 Love Your Weekend With Alan Titchmarsh (R) (S).

VENOM

(Channel 4, 9.00pm) While exploring space for new worlds, aprobe belonging to the Life Foundation discovers a comet covered in symbiotic lifeforms. Following

the probe’s returntoEarth, journalist Eddie Brock investigates sinister trials being carried out by the corporation, and after being infected by an alien symbiote, develops superhuman strength and power.Fantasy adventure, starring TomHardy and Riz Ahmed.

Sport

Loves Raymond (R) (S). 8.15

Everybody Loves Raymond (R) (S). 8.45 The Simpsons (R) (S).

9.15 The Simpsons (R) (S). 9.40

The Simpsons (R) (S). 10.10 The Simpsons (R) (S). 10.40 Four In ABed (R) (S). 11.10 Four In A Bed (R) (S). 11.40 Four In ABed (R) (S). 12.10 Four In ABed (R) (S). 12.40 Four In ABed (R) (S).

1.15 FILM: The Karate Kid Part III (John GAvildsen 1989) (S).

3.25 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (R) (S). 4.30 Huge Homes With Hugh Dennis (R) (S). 5.30 Grand Designs (R) (S).

6.00 Milkshake! 10.00

The Smurfs (R) (S). 10.15

SpongeBob SquarePants (S).

10.20 Entertainment News On 5 (S). 10.25 Friends (R) (S).

10.55 Friends (R) (S). 11.25 Friends (R) (S). 11.55 Friends (R) (S). 12.25 FILM: Christmas

Under The Stars (Allan Harmon 2019) Romantic drama, starring Jesse Metcalfe (S). 2.15 FILM: Christmas In Paris (Justin GDyck 2019) Romantic drama, starring Rebecca Dalton and Karl ELandler (S). 4.05 FILM: AHeavenly Christmas (Paul Shapiro 2016) Festive romance, starring Kristin Davis (S).

6.00 New Kids In The Wild (R) (S). 7.05 New Kids In The Wild (R) (S). 8.10 The Simpsons (R) (S). 8.45 Formula 1 (R). 10.30 Soccer AM With John Fendley and Jimmy Bullard. 12.00 The Slow Mo Guys’ Big Adventures (R). 12.30 The Simpsons (R) (S). 1.00 The Simpsons (R) (S). 1.30 The Simpsons (R) (S). 2.00 The Simpsons (R) (S). 2.30 The Simpsons (R) (S). 3.00 Gillette Labs Soccer Saturday Football updates (R). 5.00 Legends Of The Pharaohs (R).

6.00 Unwind With ITV (S). 6.15

Coronation Street Omnibus (S). 9.00 Secret Crush (S). 10.00 Dress To Impress (S). 11.00 Dress To Impress (S). 12.00 I’m ACelebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (S). 1.15 In ForAPenny (S). 1.50 FILM: Evan Almighty (Tom Shadyac 2007) Comedy sequel, starring Steve Carell (S). 3.45 I’m ACelebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (S). 4.55 FILM: Hotel Transylvania 3: AMonster Vacation (Genndy Tartakovsky 2018) Animated sequel, featuring the voice of Adam Sandler (S).

6.00 Bless This House (S). 6.40 Foyle’s War (S). 8.35 Foyle’s War (S). 10.50 Midsomer Murders (S). 12.50 Midsomer Murders (S). 2.55 Midsomer Murders (S). 5.00 Midsomer Murders (S).

8.55 Food Unwrapped (S). 9.30

APlace In The Sun (S). 10.25

APlace In The Sun (S). 11.25

APlace In The Sun (S). 12.30 Location, Location, Location (S). 1.35 Come Dine With Me (S). 2.05 Come Dine With Me (S). 2.35 Come Dine With Me (S). 3.10 Come Dine With Me (S). 3.40 Come Dine With Me (S). 4.10 Four In ABed (S). 4.40 Four In ABed (S). 5.15 Four In ABed (S). 5.50 Four In ABed (S).

7.00 Titanic: Building The World’s Largest Ship The untold storyofthe doomed steamship’s construction (R) (S).

7.30 5News Weekend (S). 7.35 Inferno: The Great Fire Of London (S).

7.00 Raiders Of The Lost Past With Janina Ramirez The truth behind the myth of the minotaur (S).

7.00 The Simpsons A pickpocket targets Springfield (R) (S).

The Simpsons (R) (S).

Shanghai Knights (2003) Martial arts comedy sequel, starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson (S).

7.00 Midsomer Murders Barnaby is implicated in the murder of a photographer (S).

6.20 Four In ABed (S). 6.55 Matt Baker: Our Farm In The Dales The family work on the farmhouse. Last in the series (S).

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TOP GEAR

BBC1, 8.00pm

It may seem hard to remember now,but when it was revealed that JeremyClarkson, James May and Richard Hammond were leaving TopGear, some people wondered if the motoring show would survive.

Admittedly,it did take awhile for the BBCto find apresenting line-up that truly gelled, but under the stewardship of Chris Harris, Freddie Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness, it’s once again pulled ahead. However,Paddymodestly suggests that it’sthe format, rather than just the presenters, that’s behind the show’s continuing popularity

He says: “I think essentially,it’s got abit of something for everyone. It’s got petrolhead bits in there of course, but it’s also got alot of entertainment as well. And it’s great escapism on aSunday night isn’t it, before getting ready to go back to work.

“People like to switch off by watching us driving around in exotic cars or old bangers, going round the world and visiting different places that you never get achance to see.”

So farthis series, the places that you never get achance to seehave included aderestricted Autobahn in Germany,which might have madefor fun viewing but was apparently fairly scary to film.

Paddy explains: “It sounds amazing on paper and Iwas really looking forward to it, but when you’re actually there it’s terrifying. You’re going up aroad which is essentially like the M60 where people are driving on their way home from the office,and there’s alane that is de-restricted every couple of miles or so where you can drive as fast as yourcar will go.

“I was driving aPagani Huayra which doesn’t have aroof and it feels like it’s doing 100mph even when you’re doing 30mph and there was one moment where Iwas doing about 167 mph and Ithought, this is just terrifying.”

Luckily,he’s less stressed tonight, as he gets

behind the wheel of aRanger Rover that’s being billed as the most luxurious car Land Rover have ever built. However,adrive around London doesn’t seem like much of atest, so he and Chris take it to the country’s toughest off-road event, the King of Britain, to really put it through its paces.

Paddy says: “Normally you see Range Rovers wafting around town, you’ll see someone doing the school run in one, or nipping to the supermarket and you’ll never ever use what thosecars are designed for,which is their off-roading capabilities. So, we showed the car in areally sexy light around London… but then we said ‘right let’s see what it’s all about!’”

Also in this episode, Freddie Flintoff is trying his hand at F1 -F1Stock Car Racing, that is. It’s afullcontact motorsport where bumping your opponent is actively encourage, and it seems like it should be the perfect fitfor the fearless (and very competitive) Fred. But is he in for abruising experience? Meanwhile, Chris Harris is also in the world of racing as Mercedes invite him to try out an F1 car they have built for the road, but the testdrive doesn’t go exactly to plan.

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(R) (S). 3.50 Unwind With ITV (S). 5.05 Ainsley’s World Cup Flavours (R) (S).

HERE BEFORE (BBC2, 10.30pm)

Several years after the death of her beloved Josie, Laura (Andrea Riseborough, pictured) has rebuilt her life in asuburb of Belfast with her husband Brendan (Jonjo O’Neill) and son Tadhg (Lewis McAskie). The arrival of new neighbours –Chris (Martin McCann), Marie (Eileen O’Higgins) and their 10-year-old daughter Megan (Niamh Dornan) –unsettles Laura as she suspects asupernatural connection between thetwo girls but her fascination with Megan is acause of rapidly mounting concernfor Chris and Marie.

AFISH CALLED WANDA

(BBC1, 11.30pm)

British barrister Archie (John Cleese) has his world thrown into chaos when he meets Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis), asultryAmerican thief who wants to

know where his client George has hidden astash of diamonds. While being seduced by Wanda for inside information may have its upsides, Archie becomes entangled with her thuggish lover Otto (Kevin Kline), who is also busy terrorising George’s animal-loving sidekick Ken(Michael Palin).

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1966: WHO STOLE THE WORLD CUP?

Channel 4, 10.00pm

It is one of the most iconic images in British sporting history,when HM The Queen presented England captain Bobby Moore with the gleaming Jules RimetTrophy at the oldWembley StadiuminJuly1966

However,aspeople who know theirfootball folklore will tell you, it almostnever happened.

Ahead of the2022World Cup which kicks off in Qatar this weekend, thisdocumentary,narrated by AlanFord (Lock, Stock &Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch),looks at oneofthe most audacious and surprising storiesinthe tournament’s history –one that took place entirelyawayfromthe pitch

The tale, whichinvolves spivs and wide boys fromsouth London,the FlyingSquad, anda dognamed Pickles, is worthyofany classic Britishcrime flick.

It begins in January 1966, when the Football Association receives the silver-gilt trophyaheadofthe scheduled World Cup in the July

While it wasusually keptintheir headquarters at Lancaster Gate,StanleyGibbons’ Stampexcompany received permission to place the trophyintheirexhibition on condition that it would be under guard at alltimes.

However,onSunday 20 March, guards noticed that someone had forcedopen the display case andstolen the trophy.

With the FA,the government and the police in danger of becominganinternationallaughing stock,Scotland Yard tookcontrol of thecase

The story wentpublicthe nextday,before FA Chairman Joe Mears receivedananonymousphone call.

Aparcelwas eventuallydeliveredtohis home containing the removablelining fromthe topofthe trophyand a ransom note demanding£15,000 in £1 and £5 notes.

Despitewarningsfrom the thieves that they would melt the trophy down, Mears metDICharles Buggyfromthe FlyingSquad and gavehim the package

What followed was agameofcat andmouse, with the police instructingMearstocreate afalseransom payment outofbundles of paper and arrangeaswitch.

After asomewhatfailed undercover operation, the blackmailer,who wasgoing by thename of ‘Jackson’ was identified as petty thiefand used cardealer Edward Betchley

Afew dayslater, on 27 March, DavidCorbett and his dog Pickles were walkinginBeulahHill, south east London, when Pickles began to sniff at aparcel lyingunder a hedge.

WhenCorbett opened the package, he recognised the trophyand handed it in at GipsyHill police station.

Policeannouncedthe recovery of the World Cup the nextmorning, and Pickles became acelebrity,appearing on TV and in movies,while Corbettattendedthe players’ celebration dinnerafter theWorld Cup final.

Meanwhile,Betchley was convictedofdemandingmoney withmenaces with intenttosteal andbanged up But that wasn’t theend of the story

In 2018,investigative journalist TomPettifor identified the Jules Rimet Trophy thief as Sidney Cugullere, acriminal known by many as Mr Crafty,who loved to boast that he was‘the first Englishmantoliftthe World Cup’.

The 1966 tournament is,sofar,isthe onlytime the Three Lions have,legitimately, got their hands on thefamous trophy.

Fans will be hoping thatchangessoon,but in the meantime,this film is areminderofhow the nation’s greatest footballing achievement was almost overshadowedbyanaudacious theft –and saved by a curious dog.

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Rhoddir rhybudd drwy hyn bod yCyngor wedi derbyn yceisiadau canlynol:

Gorchymyn Cynllunio Gwlad aThref (Gweithdrefn Rheoli Datblygu) (Cymru) 2012 (fel y’i diwygiwyd)

Rheoliadau Cynllunio Gwlad aThref (Asesu Effeithiau Amgylcheddol) (Cymru) 2017

Datblygiad Asesiad Effaith Amgylcheddol (Erthygl 12(3)):

Datganiad Amgylcheddol yn cyd-fynd â’r cais

Codi adeilad igreu lle ac iosod cyfarpar gwres aphwˆer cyfunol -“datblygiad CHP” gyda phwrpas deuol iddarparu allbwn gwres thermol 4MW ac allbwn trydanol 2.5MW a’r holl waith cysylltiedig

Canolfan Ailgylchu Gwastraff Ffaldau

Llandeglau, Llandrindod gan Powys Environmental Cyf –22/1631/FUL. Gall aelodau o’r cyhoedd gael copïau o’r Datganiad Amgylcheddol gan yr asiant Mr Shawn Jones, Agrivio, 53 The Freelands, Main Road, Kempsey, WR5 3NB

E-bost: sljones2008@hotmail.co.uk neu ffoniwch: 07896 759658, am bris o£185 am gopi papur neu CD £155

Gall unrhyw unigolyn sy’n dymuno gweld y cais hwn adogfennau cysylltiedig wneud hynny ar wefan ycyngor https://pa.powys. gov.uk/online-applications/?lang=CY tan

12 Rhagfyr 2022.Osoes gennych unrhyw broblemau, mae croeso ichi ffonio: 01597 827161.

Dylai unrhyw unigolyn sy’n sy’n dymuno cyflwyno sylwadau ynglyˆn â’r cais uchod naill ai anfon e-bost at yr Awdurdod Cynllunio Lleol yn planning.representations@powys.gov.uk neu ysgrifennu at Wasanaethau Cynllunio, Cyngor Sir Powys, Neuadd ySir, Spa Road East, Llandrindod, Powys LD1 5LG erbyn

12 Rhagfyr 2022

Rheoliadau Cynllunio (Adeiladau Rhestredig ac Ardaloedd Cadwraeth) (Cymru) 2012

Gwaith sy’n effeithio ar Adeiladau Rhestredig (Erthygl 10):

Hawl adeilad rhestredig ar gyfer gosod to newydd gyda phaneli to sêm sefydlog sinc yn Dolau Siphon Outlet House, Nantmel, Llandrindod ar gyfer Severn Trent Water Limited –22/1767/LBC

Cais iryddhau amodau 3a4sydd ynghlwm wrth ganiatâd 22/1173/LBC mewn perthynas âmanylion drysau affenestri arfaethedig a manyleb o’r lliw ar gyfer ycladin, gwaith saer a choed allanol arfaethedig yn Ffermdy Taylors, Norton, Llanandras ar gyfer Mr aMrs Huck 22/1717/DIS

Mae modd archwilio’r ceisiadau hyn ar wefan yCyngorhttps://pa.powys.gov.uk/ online-applications/?lang=CY Os cewch unrhyw broblemau, mae croeso ichi ffonio 01597 827161 /e-bostio planning.services@powys.gov.uk

Dylai unrhyw unigolyn sy’n dymuno gwneud sylwadau am yceisiadau hyn un ai e-bostio’r Awdurdod Cynllunio Lleol yn planning. representations@powys.gov.uk neu ysgrifennu at Gwasanaethau Cynllunio, Cyngor Sir Powys, Neuadd ySir, Llandrindod, Powys, LD1 5LG o fewn 21 diwrnod oddyddiad cyhoeddi’r hysbysiad hwn.

Mae croeso ichi gysylltu âniynGymraeg. Fe wnawn ymateb yn ddi-oed.

Gwilym Davies Pennaeth Eiddo, Cynllunio aGwarchod yCyhoedd Cyngor Sir Powys.

Notification of the following applications received by the Council:

Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012 (as amended)

Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017

Environmental Impact Assessment development (Article 12(3))

EnvironmentalStatement accompanies the application

Construction of abuilding to house and install acombined heat and power plant “CHP development” with dual purpose to provide heat 4MW thermal output &2.5MW electrical output and all associated works

The Ffaldau Waste Re-Cycling Centre

Llandegley, Llandrindod Wells by Powys Environmental Ltd –22/1631/FUL.

Members of the public may obtain copies of the Environmental Statement from the agent Mr Shawn Jones, Agrivio, 53 The Freelands, Main Road, Kempsey, WR5 3NB email: sljones2008@hotmail.co.uk or tel: 07896 759658, at acost of £185 for hardcopy or CD £155

Any persons wishing to view this application and associated documents can do so on the council’s website http://pa.powys.gov. uk/online-applications/?lang=EN until 12th December 2022.If you have any problems please do not hesitate to tel: 01597 827161.

Any persons wishing to make representations about the above application must either email the Local Planning Authority at planning. representations@powys.gov.uk or write to Planning Services, Powys County Council, County Hall, Spa Road East, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 5LG by 12th December 2022

The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Wales) Regulations 2012

Works affecting Listed Buildings (Article 10):

Listed building consent for the replacement of the roof covering with zinc standing seam roof panels at Dolau Siphon Outlet House, Nantmel, Llandrindod Wells for Severn Trent Water Limited 22/1767/LBC

Application to discharge conditions 3and 4attached to permission 22/1173/LBC in relation to proposed doors and window details and specification of the colour for the proposed external cladding, joinery and timberwork at Taylors Farmhouse, Norton, Presteigne for Mr &Mrs Huck –22/1717/DIS

These applications may be inspected on the Council’s website http://pa.powys.gov.uk/ online-applications/?lang=EN .If you have any problems please do not hesitate to tel: 01597 827161 /email planning.services@powys.gov.uk

Any persons wishing to make representations about these applications must either email the Local Planning Authority at planning.representations@ powys.gov.uk or write to Planning Services ,Powys County Council, County Hall, Spa Road East, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5LG within 21 days of the date of this publication.

You are welcome to contact us in Welsh. We will respond without delay.

Gwilym Davies Head of Property, Planning and Public Protection Powys County Council.

THE SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL (PROHIBITION AND RESTRICTION OF WAITING AND PARKING PLACES) (CONSOLIDATION) ORDER 2009 (VARIOUS ROADS,LITTLE STRETTON) (AMENDMENT)ORDER

ShropshireCouncil proposes to introducethe following parking restrictionsinLittleStretton:

No Waiting or Loading At AnyTime LudlowRoad(B5477) Fromapoint2metressouthoftheproperty (westside)boundaryofno.1AncientHouse,Ludlow Road,LittleStretton,SY66REandno.2 AncientHouse,LudlowRoad,Little Stretton,SY66REnorthwards,toapoint2 metresnorthofthesouthernmostbuilding lineofTollCottage,LudlowRoad,Little StrettonSY66RB

OldHallFarmLoopRoad FromitsjunctionwithLudlowRoad(B5477) (westtoeastsection) westtothepropertyboundaryofRagleth (bothsides) Place,LittleStretton,SY66PPandRagleth Inn,LudlowRoad,LittleStretton,SY66RB

From apoint in line with the easternmost boundaryofBrookFarm,LittleStretton,SY6 6PPeastwardsfor23metres.

Documents relating to this consultation canbeviewedatChurch StrettonLibrary,ChurchStreet,ChurchStretton,oratwww.shropshire. gov.uk/traffic.Alternatively,youmayrequestcopiesby: -E-mailing:traffic.engineering@shropshire.gov.uk

writing to:TrafficEngineering Team, Shirehall, AbbeyForegate, ShrewsburySY26ND -orbycalling03456789006.

If youwish to raiseanobjection, express support, or makeany other comments about theseproposals, pleasesend us an e-mail or letter by1December2022(contactdetailsasabove).Youmayalsoringthe abovephonenumberformoreinformation.

Pleasenotethat,forlegalreasons,objectionsmustbemadeinwriting or by e-mail, and should statethe grounds on which the objection is made Objections cannot be accepted overthe phone 10November2022

(Data Protection: Please notethat representations received may be reproduced, stored, copied and published on-line in connection with the processing of the (proposed) Order and/or anyInquiry. Information will not be used foradditional purposes without consent Representations without aname and address will be treated as anonymous, which mayaffect their weight in the decision making process. Anydetails published on-line will exclude individuals email addressesandphonenumbers.)

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Leslie Jane

Of Wotherton, Chirbur y, formerlyof Middle Farm, Rorrington.

Passed away peacefully at home after along illness on October 29, 2022, aged 75 years.

Further Funeral details to follow

All inquiries to W. J. MORRIS AND SON

Funeral Directors

Bishops Castle SY9 5BS 01588 638523 01588 630161

GITTOES

Louise Anne nee Alvers

Of Lord’s Land, Whitton.

Passed away peacefully at Hereford County Hospital on October 28, 2022, aged 62 years.

Much loved Wife to Edward (Ted),adored Mother of Natasha and Rory,Sister and Grandmother,who will be greatly missed by her Family and Friends.

Pr ivate Fu neral and Cremation.

Donations if desired to Cancer Research.

Inquiries

GEOFF HALL FUNERALS

Knighton 01547 528554.

GRIME

Emily Mary (Mary)

Dog Kennel Lane, Bucknell.

Peacefully at home on October 29, 2022, aged 94 years.

Much loved Mum to Sheila, John, Caroline and Sue.

AdoredGrandmother and Great-Grandmother who will be sadly missed by her Friends and Family

FuneralService at St Marys Church, Bucknell on Saturday, November 12 at 11am followed by Interment in Bucknell Cemetery.

Family flowers only please.

Donations if desired to Cancer Research.

Inquiries to

GEOFF HALL FUNERALS

Knighton 01547 528554

LAVENDER Barry (Baz)

Of Bishop’s Castle, formerly of Linley

Passed away peacefully at home on October 12, 2022, aged 75 years.

Beloved Husband of Dorothy and much loved Dad of Nigel and Bev.Loving Grandad to Nola and Chloe.

He will be sadly missed by all his Family and Friends.

Funeral ServiceatEmstrey Crematorium, Shrewsburyon November 11, 2022 at 2pm.

Family flowers only,donations if desired to Lingen Davies Cancer Appeal and South Locality Staff Welfare Fund Shropshire Community Health Trust NHS.

All inquiries to W. J. MORRIS AND SON

Funeral Directors

Bishops Castle SY9 5BS 01588 638523 01588 630161

MORRIS

Raymond Thomas (Ray)

Peacefully at his home in Bucknell on Saturday, October 29, 2022,aged 85 years.

Loving Husband of Val. Cherished Father of Stephen and Josie.

Devoted Grandfatherand Great-Grandfather Ray will be greatly missed by all his Family and Friends.

Funeral Service will take place at St Mary’s Church BucknellonThursday, November17, at 11am. Followed by Interment.

Family flowers only please donations if desired to Midlands Air Ambulance.

THORNE Joyce

Of Bishop’s Castle.

Passed away peacefully on November 1, 2022, aged 94 years.

Loving Wife of the late Maurice Thorne, much loved Mother of Howard and Clive, Mother-in-law of Ann and Helen, Grandmother to James, Gregory, Grace, Sam and Benand GreatGrandmother of Fleur

She will be sadly missed by Family and Friends.

Funeral Service at Emstrey Crematorium,Shrewsbury on November 19, 2022 at 10am.

Fa mily flowers only, donations if desired to Breast Cancer UK.

All inquiries to W. J. MORRIS AND SON

Funeral Directors

Bishops Castle SY9 5BS 01588 638523 01588 630161

Acknowledgements

Roger

Clare Evans Tony Garratt

KarynGodwin Maureen Hagans Irene Haycock Dot Jenkins Judith Jones Phillip Jubb David Lewis Brian Lloyd Beatrice Millichap Graham Morrey Jayne Parnham Hazel Roberts Dorothy Stevens John Thackeray Alan Twamley Jean Woodhouse Alan Wynn

PALMER

Dorothy Mary (Dot)

Of Ludlow,peacefullyat home on November 1, 2022, aged 84 years.

Much loved and cherished Wife, Mum, Nan and GG.

She will be verysadly missed by all her Family and Friends.

Funeral Service at Ludlow ElimPentecostal Church on Monday,November 14 at 11.30amfollowed by Interment in Henley Road Cemetery, Ludlow

Fa mily flowers only, donations would be appreciated to be divided between Ludlow Elim Church and the Severn Hospice.

TRAYLOR

Elizabeth Ann (Lizzie)

Edward and Family would like to expresstheir sincere thanks to Family,Friends, and Neighbours, forthe large number of cards, kind messages of sympathy and donations of £600.00 to Macmillan Cancer support in memoryofLizzie.

Also, for the attendance at the Funeral

Special thanks to the bearers and to A.WHughes &Son, Funeral Directors for the dignified and professional manor,inwhich they carried out the Funeral arrangements.

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Dottie Childs

MaryCraig

Davies Honor Drury

Shooting Brakepackedwithgoodies

BILLMcCARTHY

Like many estate type cars or tourers, style andpracticalityhave beenmarried to deliver coupe-like styling, with littlecompromiseoninterior space.

Theterm“shootingbrake”is supposedly from turn-of-the-last centuryEngland,where it referred to acar used to transport ahunting partyand itsgear. “Brake”referred to achassis that wasusedtobreak in horses.

It eventually just came to referto earlywagonsingeneral

Thetermwas laterapplied to custom-builtwagonsbyhigh-end

coachbuilders andsubsequently be came synonymous with thestation wagonor, nowadays,the estate

With achoiceofPremium Line, Luxury Line andSport Line trim levels, it certainlyisapremium, stylishvehicle with itssleek,coupe likeprofile andfeaturing thesig nature crestgrillequad lampsand notforgettingthe Bentleylookalike winged bonnet badge

TheSport Line modeladdsdarkchrome finish forthe window sur rounds andfront grille, whichalso gets adarktinted chrome mesh in sert.It also features 19-inchalloys with redBrembobrake calipers

To therearofthe vehiclea single-piece glasshatch accommodates part of thelightcluster anda“float ingtype” integral spoiler.

Rear wheeldrive,itfeaturesa

powerful 2.2-litre diesel engine matedtoaneight-speed auto box that offers reasonable economy whiledeliveringdecentpace.

Packed with high endgoodies, it is spacious with apremium interior

Oneofthe star attractionsisthe twomainbinnacledials whichturn into camerastoshow theroaditis turningintowhenthe indicatoris activated.

Arealsafetyfeature that helps keep cyclists andpedestrians safe

This is aproperpremium motor with state-of-the-art technologies, qualitymaterials, anda finish to create what theGENESIS describe as ‘a fighterjet cockpitappearance.’

Centralisthe 10.5-inchHDinfotainmentscreenand 12.3-inchTFT instrument clustercontrolling connectivityand navigation functions.

It operates theimpressivesound system,whilethe GenesisConnect system offers voicerecognition and live updatesand smartphoneintegration.

Boot spacesonthese type of es tatesortourers arenot as capacious as some of theolder styles,but with 465litresavailable,expanding to 1,535-litre load area with 40:20:40 split-foldrearseats,itoffersplenty of stowagespace

On theroad, therefined200PS dieseldelivers smooth acceleration It powers to 60mphin around 7.5 seconds, with littledieselnoise Plentyofpunch butdeliveringreal world economyofaround40mpg.

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GENESISG70 SHOOTING BRAKE

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C02 emissions: 177-182g/km

Warranty: 5years/unlimited miles

New454bhpBMW

M2 is revealed

BMWiscontinuingcelebrationsto mark 50 yearsofits performance‘M’ division with therevealofthe newM2.

Entering asecondgeneration, this newsportscoupe hasbig boots to fill, as thepreviousM2was widely regard ed as oneofthe best performancecars around.Itwas also BMW’sbest-selling ‘M’model

Getting atuned version of itspre decessor’s 3.0-litre twin-turbo in-line sixengine, it’s themostpowerfulM2 date –putting out454bhp and550Nm of torque.Comingwithaneight-speed SteptronicSport automaticgearbox as standard,BMW will also offera six-speed manual formoretraditional sports carfans.

Thenew M2 also bucksthe increasingtrend forall-wheel-drive sports cars, as it remainsrear-wheel-driven Accelerating to 60mphtakes just 3.9 secondsinthe automaticcar (0.2 seconds more forthe manual), with versionscomingfromthe factorylimited to topspeedof155mph, though this canbeincreased to 177mph with the optional MRaceTrack packageincluded.

TheM2utilises an active differential as standard,along with electronic adaptive dampersand abrake pedal that offers twosettingsof‘feel’.

Thenew M2 is 11.4cm longer and 1.6cmwider than itspredecessor, though it’s only marginallylower.With widerarches, it looksnoticeablymore

muscular than thestandard2 Series Coupe. It also getsa distinctiveframe less kidney grille, whilealightweight carbon roofisincludedonall models TheM2rides on 19-inchalloysatthe frontand 20s at therear, whileabold ZandvoortBluecolourisavailable ex clusively on this model.

Moving inside,customers canchoose lightweightcarbon fibrebucket seats as an option,inplace of thestandard heated MSport seats, whileBMW’s newCurvedDisplay (incorporating a 14.9-inchtouchscreen and12.3-inch digitalinstrumentcluster)has been introducedtoo

Morestandardequipment is fitted to theM2aswell, includingahead-up display, Harman Kardon soundsys temand areversing camera.

Thenew BMWM2isset to be launched in May2023, with prices starting from £61,495.

Therideand handling areexcellent, with tuned suspensionand electronicallycontrolled adaptive damperssoaking up theworst of thepotholes, whiledeliveringagile handling forsuchabig car.

Marketacleansupasshe claims awinning double

MarketaVondrousova impressively wonboth thesingles anddoubles titles at TheShrewsbury Club’s ITF WorldTen nisTourevent –with thetournamenthaileda huge success.

TheCzech Republicstarbeat EvaLys from Germanyinthe singles finalbeforefollowing it up by partnering Miriam Kolodziejova, anotherCzech player, to victoryin thedoubles final.

Acapacitycrowd ofmorethan 500enjoyed Finals Dayatthe BudgenMotorsW100Shrewsbury tournament as Vondrousova, who reachedthe 2019 French Open final andwas asilver medallist at last year’s Olympics, lifted two trophies.

Currentlyranked121 in the world,havingbeenashigh as 14, Vondrousovasaved four setpoints in theopening set of thesingles fi nalagainst Lys, whowentintothe finalona nine-match winningrun Vondrousovaeventuallycomplet ed a7-5,6-2 victorytobecrowned W100 Shrewsbury championin only thesecondtournamentshe has playedsince April.

Having hadwrist surgeryearlier this year,she madeher return at aW80 tournament in France last week

“I’m superhappy,” said eighth seed Vondrousova. “I really enjoyed this week andI’m just very happy to be back competingand playing matchesaftersuchalongtime.

“I playedreallytough matches this week,soI’m just happytobe back at my level.”

Reflecting on saving setpoints in theopening set, Vondrousova added: “Itwas very tough. Evawas playingprettygreat andIwas just trying to puteveryballintothe courtand stay in thematch and fight. I’mjustreallyproud how I fought andhow Iplayed.”

Lys, 20,currently acareer-high 126in theworld rankings enjoyed a fine week in Shropshire,knocking outthree Britishplayers before also beatingCroatianAna Konjuh in the semi finals.

“I’m very proudI made it this far,” said Lys, afterthe final. “Everysin glematch wassuchagood fight, so I’mjusthappy that I’ve playedthis tournament this well.”

Vondrousovathenenjoyed that winningfeeling againlater in theafternoonasshe partnered Kolodziejova to victoryinthe dou bles final. They gotthe better of JessikaPonchet,fromFrance, and Renata Voracova,fromthe Czech Republic,7-6,6-2

Dave Courteen, TheShrewsbury Club’s managing director,high-

lightedthe achievementofVon drousova in winningboththe sin gles anddoubles titles

“Towin thesingles anddoubles meansyou have hadtowin alot ofmatches throughout theweek,” he said.“She’sbeenplaying two matchesaday in some cases

“It’sa bit of ararityfor someone to be both asingles anddoubles championat thesameevent.It’sthe firsttimeit’shappenedinanITF tournament at TheShrewsbury Club anditjustproveswhataclassy playershe is.”

Reflecting on thesuccess of the tournament,headded: “Weare proudthatwehavebeenableto host such ahighquality eventin Shrewsbury that brings such ahigh leveloftennistothe town

“Weare oneofonly13towns or cities acrossthe world to host an ITF eventofthisstature,sofor Shrewsbury to have done that is amazing. Thequality of thetennis hasbeenwonderful.”

RichardJoyner, thetournament director forthe LTA, wasdelighted with thesuccess of theevent

He said:“This tournament is the culminationofanumberof yearsbuildinguptothis. It was Dave Courteen’sdesiretobring as high alevel tournament as possible to Shrewsbury.That’snow been achieved whichisfantastic

“The atmosphere made it aspe cialoccasion. We shouldn’tunder estimate how much players enjoy playinginanatmospherewithfull stands andlotsofnoise.”

Keybowls figuresare honoured by PremierLeague

SallyKing, part of Wrockwardine Wood’s championship-winning team this season –collected their dad’scertificate

Hill’slatestrike earnsTowna valuable point

Shifnal Town fought back from alosing position threetimes to secure alatepoint at home to MidlandLeaguePremier Divi sion leadersWalsall Wood

JoeFitzpatrick gave thevis itorsthe leadafter38minutes before Shifnal’sTyroneOfori equalisedjustbeforehalf-time

Only four minutes afterthe breakMatthew Hughes re stored Wood’s lead before an instantresponse from Shif nal, inside aminute, saw MichaelNelsondrawthem level.

Wood went aheadfor thethird time in thematch when Adam McGurk struck in the68thmin ute.

Thevisitorslookedset to take allthree points untilthe hosts equalisedfor athird time,inthe 91st minute, throughThomas Hill

Shifnalare fifthinthe divi sion,level on points with fourth placed DarlastonTown, who they have agamein hand over TheShropshireoutfitalso have twogames in hand on allofthe topthree teams and only athree-point gapstands in theway of them catch ingsecond-placed Stourport Swifts.

Elsewhereinthe league, Market DraytonTown crashedto their14thconsecutive league defeat,as they lost 1-0awayat Highgate United.A 57th-minute goal from Jack Till separatedthe sides. Draytonremainrooted at thebottomofthe league with onewin from 15 games, which came on theiropening league fixturebackinAugust.

Meanwhile, thegamebetween Tividale and Whitchurch Al port wasabandoned at half time duetoanalleged racist commentdirected at aTividale playerfroma member of the crowd.

In MidlandLeagueDivision One, AFCBridgnorth lost 3-1 in acrunchclash away to Coven tryCopsewood

With both clubs languishing towardsthe wrongend of the table, Bridgnorth failed to build from theirwin last week with a poor defeat

They sit16thinthe league, now just twopointsahead of 18th-placed Copsewood andjust four points offthe relegation zone

Haughmond also tasted de feat,losing3-1 to Wednesfield, while Shawbury United were beaten 2-0byStapenhill

TheShropshirePremier League, nowsponsoredbyTaylorSupport, have awardedthe honour to Helen Clee and, posthumously, to Phil Clee

“Weare proudtorewardHelen andPhil Clee with lifemembership

theleaguebecause of theireffortsasresults secretaries forover 10 yearsatthe startofthe 2000s,” explainedleaguechief RobBur roughs.

“Sadly we lost Phil recently, so hischildren –StuartCleeand

“Theywereresults secretaries from 1999 to 2012,doing agreat job of collatingall theresults in that time andthenemailing or faxing them over to thethen fix turessecretary Mark Burroughs so he couldplacethemonthe website.

“Theyalso hadtofax andlater emailthe resultsthrough to ShropshireStarover that time,providing peoplewithresults in theSaturday paper, longbeforethe internet was widelyavailable.”

In theNorth West Counties League Division OneSouth, EllesmereRangers suffered a blow in theirpromotion race as they lost 3-1tostrugglersCheadleHeath Nomads

Thevisitorsraced into a3-0 lead andSteven Hole’s goal for Ellesmerewas nothingmore than aconsolation

Afterthe defeat,Ellesmere sit thirdin thetable andninepoints offleaders StockportTown, whilethe winnersonthe dayare in therelegationzone.

Marketa Vondrousova with EvaLys and, inset, with doublespartner Miriam KolodziejovaPicture:Richard Dawson

Twokey figuresinthe growth of thecounty’selite bowlingleague have been rewarded with lifemem berships

of

Premierlifemembershippresentation,fromleft: StuartClee, Sally King, league treasurerRob Burroughsand HelenClee

STUART DUNN sports@mnamedia.co.uk

Ludlow proveto be spot on as they progress

Ludlow held theirnerve to book theirplace in thenextround of theSalop LeisureLeaguePre mier Division Cup.

Theirclash with Broseley provedtobeakeenlycontested affair andwas finallydecidedvia apenalty shoot-out.

Thetie endedall square at 2-2withJackMarston scoring twicefor Ludlow andRonan Ma riemoutouand RyanMountford replying forBroseley

Butitwas Ludlow whopro gressedtothe next roundafter triumphing 3-1onpenalties

PremierDivisionleaders DawleyTowntooktheir league form into thecup competition.

They were toostrong forvis itingWrockwardineWood, running out7-2 winnerstomakeit aperfect 11 wins from 11 games in allcompetitionsthisseason.

George Lees (two), Charlie Knowles(two),Dan Beddows, Kieran Buckleyand TomBradleynetted forTown.

Church StrettonTownare an othersidewho will be eyeing a possible league andcup double Stretton,who aresecondin thetop flightstandings,hit form on theroadtoeasepastErcall

ColtsJuniorsEvolution

AlexanderRyder ledthe way with ahat-trick as Strettonwon 7-2. He wasjoinedonthe scoresheetbyHarry Morris(two), SamJones andJames Hill.

WemTownwithstood aspirited fightbackfromMorda United to book theirplaceinthe next round.

Morda cancelledout atwo goal deficittodrawlevel but werethenundonebya late winner. Luke Darrell, Keegan Green andAndrewHinks were themen on target forWem

Samuel Florymaintainedhis impressive goalscoringformto help Prees United to a4-2 victory on theroadatStMartins

Floryopenedthe scoringand then Liam Mooreaddedasec ondbeforehalf-time.Alexander Cadman andasecond forFlory completedUnited’shaulafter thebreak GobowenCeltichit sixofthe best to send MadeleySports packing.

Ed Rogers andZakhWard struck in the first-half with ShaunDaviesreplyingfor Sports.But Celtic then took charge inthe second period with Ward,JackHughes, Tristan Lloydand substituteScott Hale adding furthergoals to seal a6-1 success

TheDivisionOne League Cup action sawthe toptwo,AFC Bridgnorth Development and WellingtonAmateursDevelop ment,gohead-to-head.

Anditwas Wellingtonwho emerged 3-2winners thanks to twogoals from Matteo Basi ni-Gazzi andone from Hayden Norry.

Mike Whitehouse,Mathew Lainsburyand Robert Jones netted to earn Llanymynech a3-0 winagainst Shrewsbury JuniorsDevelopment

Shabaz readytotakenext step on journeytothe top

LIAM KEEN liam.keen@mnamedia.co.uk

ShabazMasoud is ready to announce himself as a‘worldlevel’ fighteras he preparestotakeon fellow undefeated boxer Jack Batesonfor the WBAInter-Continental super-bantamweightti tle.

Coming offthe back of atwo rounddemolitionofYoanBoyeaux in Dubaiearlier this year,Masoud is nowreturningtothe ring fora huge bout againstBateson on Friday.

Masoud started outatWellington Boxing AcademyinTelford andnow trains with TysonFury’sformer coachBen Davison, andisready to prove hisskill on Probellum’scard in Sheffield.

“I’vebeencalling for fights like this fora while. Themainthing is thatit’sherenow andthe timing is right,”Masoudtoldthe Shropshire Star

“I’vegot better andbetter. Ikeep improvinginthe gym. I’mshining with everychallenge.Peoplewill be raving aboutmeafterthis fight.

“Camphas been amazing.I’ve putinthe worknon-stopand I’m just readytogonow

“I wasplanningongetting outin August butafew things happened that stoppedthat.

“I’vebeeninthe gymsince my last fight. I’ve nottaken anyrest or anybreak,I’vebeeninthe gym non-stop

“As soon as this fight got men tioned,I waspushing foritstraight away.All Idoiseat,sleep,repeat boxing.That’smylife.

“Mylast fightwas adifferent experience.Itwas abroad andthe

weatherwas alot hotter

“Boyeaux hadbeeninwithalot of good guys andfoughtfor aworld title. He wasonthatlevel as an op ponent andI took himapart

“I’vestill gota lotmoretoshow No-one hasseenmybestyet,I just keep gettingbetter.”

To achievehis dreams, however, Masoud hastoget through hisnext challenge as he faces17-0undefeated fighterBateson

“He’sagoodopponentwho has verygood amateurexperience,” Masoud added. “Since he’s turned prohe’sdonewell, butIfeellikeI’m morethancapable of exploitinghis weaknesses

“He’sagood fighter,but Ihave thetools to beat him. It will show people that I’mworld level

“There’s a fine line betweencock inessand confidence. Sometimes people whodon’t know me or understandmyjourney,theythink I’m cocky. When they gettoknow me, understand thestruggleI’vebeen through andthe graftI’veput in, they then realise whyI’m so confi dent.Mystruggles have made me likethis.”

Notonlyisthis fightfor theWBA Inter-Continentalbelt, butitisalso a finaleliminatorfor theBritishti tle.

That crowniscurrently held by

Telford’sLiamDavies, whois fight ingonNovember19for theEuropean title, andMasoudcan seea fight with Davies in thefuture.

“There’s alot of options forme afterthis fight, butforgetall the titles,for me it’s about gettingin thereand beatinghim,” Masoud said.“Some of theseguyswithtitles,I’d beat them tomorrow.They getmatched righttowin those ti tles, buttheywon’t be abletoavoid me now

“Afterthis fight, alot ofpeople will realise what I’mabout.I’ll leaveittothe team to seewhatthey want to do next,but thereisa fight therewithLiam.”

Juniorsend in stylebybeating theS&H seniors

andJack Dirkin (Wrekin) hitbacktodefeat Tony Greenand GrattanSmall man1up

SteveHawke andSandy Johnston putthe seniorsahead once more, 2&1against HarryBryce (Telford)and HarrySlater (Wre kin)

AlfieDaniels (Wrekin) andSeb

Golf returns. ArscottMen’s Stableford. DivOne:1 AllenHum phries (10) 38pts; 2Del Skone(9) 36pts; 3Russell Wellings(11)35pts DivTwo:MikeJones (16) 43pts; 2 Paul Carpenter(15)42pts;3 Jon Lyttle(13)38pts.Div Three: 1Paul Ellis(24)35pts;2 Alan Davies (26) 34pts; Mark Newman (26) 33pts. Llanymynech. Ladies’18-Hole Stableford: 1Denni Coleman41pts;2 Beverley Cadwallader37pts.NineHole Stableford:1GwenanDavies 20pts.Wrekin. SeniorsWinter Stableford. DivOne:1PaulLewins 23/9;2 IanSmith 21/9;3Bernie English20/9. DivTwo:1AlexCun ningham 22/11; 2JohnSaul19/10; 3David Rogerson19/11

Shabaz Masoud hashis sights setonInter-Continentalsuper-bantamweightglory and a fightwith Liam Davies

Shropshire &Herefordshire Under-14s andseniors sides at Bridgnorth

Reynolds (Shifnal) levelled things up again, 1upagainst TimHam mett andSimon Jones, andFletcher Park (Ludlow)and Ross Coleman (Wrekin) fought back from four

holesdowntoforce ahalfagainst senior captainJohnWilliamsand Dave Jones.Thatmeant thematch waslevel with onegametocome in,but it wasjuniorsHugoRoberts

(Shifnal) andHarry Smith(Ludlow) whoheldoff Damien Scholes andDonaldMcKellor to win1up andtakethe match3.5-2.5

Shropshire’s fabfourare handedaSparkscall-up

Four playersfromthe Shropshire girls’ agegroup pathwayhavebeen selected in CentralSparkssquads for2023.

TheSparksare theregionalside basedinBirmingham whichplay at thetop levelofwomen’s cricket againstother regional teams from acrossthe country.

EmilyChurmsand CaitlinBelch er have been picked to be apart of theSparks’ Academyintakefor thenext12months. They will be involved with an extensivewinter trainingprogramme leadinginto summer matcheswhere theCen tralSparkswill competeagainst otherregionalacademies

Churms is also on thereservelist forthe England Under-19ssquad forthe WorldCup in SouthAfrica in January.

Lauren Kenvyn andAmy Grif fithswill be part of theSparks’ expanded Emerging PlayerPro gramme this Winter whichismade up of players from Shropshire,

Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshireand Herefordshire.

Also selected in theSparksAcad emyisEllieAndersonwho plays for Alveleyand is part of theWorces tershirepathway

Allwereselected afterextensive trials in recent months.

Cricket Shropshire’s Women andGirls PathwayLeadDarrell Corfield, whohas been involved in theprocess,said: “Congratulations to thefourgirls from ourpath waywho have been chosen in the Sparks squads.

“It’sgreat to seethe system establishedsogirls involvedin Shropshire cansee thereisaclear pathwayfromclubcricket andthe county agegroup set-up throughto theSparksand then thenational side.”

Shropshire is also represented in theseniorCentralSparkssidewith EveJones,who beganher career at Whitchurch andinthe Shropshire agegroup ranks

Alicefull of prideafter a stunning all-roundeffort

AliceKinsellahailed ‘one of theproudestmomentsofmylife’ after finishingwithin awhisk er of theWorld Champi onship all-around podi um.

Kinsella finished fourth, just 0.134marks behind compatriot Jes sica Gadirova,who became Great Britain’s firstwomen’s all-around medallist in thecompetition’s his tory

It marksthe latest in astringof near-missesfor the21-year-old,who also finished fourth in all-around andbeamatthe Commonwealth Gamesinthe summer,but shewas in no mood to ruewhatmight have been.

“No-one likescomingfourthbut this is probably oneofthe proudest momentsofmylife,”saidKinsella, whotrainsatParkWrekinGym nasticsClubin Telford. “I didthe all-around finalin2019and fin ished12th, so to nowsay to myself Icamefourth, Icouldn’tbemore proudofmyself.

“Myconfidencehas just gota lot better.AfterCovid Ifeltlikemy gymnastics wasgetting better as well andmydifficultywas going up.Now that I’ve gotprettymuch my full difficultyatthe startofthe year I’ve managedtoimprove it through theyear, andI hadalot of confidencecomingintothisWorld Championships.

“Knowing I’mthe fourth best in theworld givesmealot of confi dencegoing into next year.”

Kinsellahelpedthe hostsearn team silver earlierin theweekde

spiteafallonthe beam in theirpe nultimaterotation.

Thetroublesome apparatuswas firstup in theindividual finaland sheavoided arepeattoget her challengeoff to astrong start. She shoneon floor, hailing her‘best-ev er routine’ aftera scoreof13.633 whichkepther firmly in contention fora medalgoing into her finale on theuneven bars

Kinsellafelljustshort of knock ingGadirovaoff the finalspoton thepodiumbut shecan nowreas sesswhatshe maybecapable of with the2024Olympicslooming on thehorizon

“I didn’t really thinkabout ex pectations beforehand,” shesaid. “IfI putpressureonmyself, that’s when it normallygoes downhill.I

just wanted to go outthere anddo my best

“I told myself to just go outand enjoy it,it’salwaysa dreamtomake anyall-around final

“I couldhaveimprovedonafew bits butIcan’t askfor much more than beingfourthbestinthe world

“Being last on bars wasabit nerve-wracking butI managedto composemyself.

“Itwasn’tthe best barroutine I’ve ever done,but it wasmyfull difficulty, andI’m just proudIman aged to do it underpressure.”

Kinsellahad shownplentyof characterearlier in theweekwhen sherecoveredfromher fall on the beam in theteamevent, bouncing back to deliver an accomplished floorroutine as Britainrecorded

theirbest-ever women’s team result at this event.

It wasalso enoughtosecure aquota placefor theParis 2024 Olympics, with Kinsellaadding anotherteammedaltoacollection alreadycontainingOlympic bronze, European silver andCommon wealth gold

“I hadthe mistakeonbeamand putthatbehindme,”she said

“Itwas toughbut having these girlsreallyhelped. Ijustwanted to go outthere andabsolutelysmash floor, trustmyself, trustmytrain ingand that’s what Idid

“Ithelps having such an amazing teamaroundme. They broughtme back up because Iwas abit down Withoutthem, Iwouldn’thavebeen able to do it.”

Doublesbattles serve up afew surprise results

TheBridgnorth League took a second rest from playingleague snookeras theRay HalfordDou bles preliminary, firstround and quarter-finalmatches took cen tre stage.

Andas is oftenthe case with handicap competitions,there were afew surprises

Chasingadeficitof27points, Woodfield’stwo in-form players, Neil Drewettand hisson Cam eron,wereeliminatedinthe pre liminary round, succumbing to Mark Jonesand JasonBrown

TheWoodfieldladscameclose to levelling thematch in frame two, but theSt. John’spairhung on to claima 2-0win

Chelmarsh’sSimon Thomas andDaveSiddons, winnersof numerous doubles competitions in thepast, were beaten 2-0by Nick Carson andOwenHughes, from Broseley,inthe firstround

Also firstround casualties were IanPostans andCarlWalk er,and Beamer Jones andChris Petford, allfromChelmarsh.In fact,for the firsttimeinmany ayear, theChelmarsh club will nottable ateaminthe semi fi nals

It wasaparticularlygood nightfor Broseley pair Neil Cas well andAndyGarbett.

They sawoff Postansand Walker andthentheywentonto beat St. John’sduo Mike Craw leyand KevinSmith, thecon quersofJones andPetford,for awell-deserved semi finalplace.

Anditwas also agood night foranother Broseley pairing–that of CameronBradenand BrianEdwards

They firsteliminatedAlveley’s ChrisJepsonand RegBurton andthenMarkJones andJason Brown–bothmatches ending 2-1. Ahealthy rubofthe green sawthemthrough in the final frames of both matches.

A firstround winfor Matt Smoutand Gary Watsonen sured that allofthe Broseley Ateam’splayers arestill in thecompetition.TheybeatSt. John’stop seeds Martin Lippitt andTim Steele

Maddock’s TomMaxfieldand DanMorrismadetheir way into thelastfourby firstbeat ingAlveley’s BrianArnoldand SteveColdecott 2-0, despitea32 pointhandicap.

They then knockedout Rob Powell andJosh Summers, from St. John’s, by thesamescore in a much closer handicappedclash Powell andSummershad pre viouslybeatenBroseley’s Andy Carsonand Pete Thomson.

Sixpartnerships remain four from Broseley andtwo from Maddock’s

Thetwo remainingquarter fi nalmatches –Cameron Braden &Brian Edwardsv JamesBren nan& Paul Harper andNick Carson& Owen Hughes vMatt Smout& Gary Watson–are due to be playedbySunday, March 24

Thesemi finals and finalwill be played on Tuesday,April 18 (Venue TBA)

AliceKinsellahad reason to celebratefollowing some impressivedisplaysinthe World ChampionshipsinLiverpool

EmilyChurmsisalsoonthe reservelistfor theEnglandUnder-19squad

TITLEHOPEFULS BACK ON TRACK

NICK ELWELL nick.elwell@mnamedia.co.uk

An impressive second-half showingpow ered Regional 2West Midlandsleaders Ludlowtovictory at Worces ter.

Afterseeingtheir perfectstart to theseasonended by Hereford theweekbefore, TheLinney men served up theperfect response as they raninsix triesonthe waytoa 36-27success

Ludlow were made to workhard fortheir latest victoryasthey trailedthree times, buttheyhit theirstraps afterthe break.

Raife Hughes,JackDavies, JamesMear, TomPerkins, Joe Doyleand Owen Jones allscored trieswithWill Hodnet adding three conversions.

Andagood daywas capped by the news that titlerivalsHerefordlost to Malvern, whichsaw Ludlow open up aseven-point gapatthe topof thetable “Theyhad thebetterofusin the firsthalfand we made things hard forourselves,”saidheadcoach

Holme winfor Ludlow

AaronHodge scored twicetohelp Ludlow Coltsbag ahard-fought win at HolmeLacy.

AlivelyHerefordshire League PremierDivisionclash ended3-2 in Colts’ favourwithJackDwyer also on target

Coltswereon fire from theoff and took theleadwhenDwyer scored di rect from asweetly struck corner Lacy pulled levelled midway through thehalfbut Coltsrespond ed in styleasHodgenetted with a

sublime18-yard lob.

Hodge then grabbedhis second when he latchedontoa scuffed clearancebythe home keeperand curled a firsttimeshotintothe back of thenet from 30 yards.

Acontroversial penaltyaward againstkeeperRegan Tonkinson sawLacycut thedeficitbeforehalftime

Afterthe break,Colts hadto withstandsomelatepressurebut they held on to seethe game out.

Clee Hill digin forabig win

Clee Hillgavetheir Counties 2 Midlands West (North)rugby promotion hopes aboost with a battlingwin againstBridgnorth seconds.

Ahard-fought encountersaw Clee Hill trail 7-0totheir visi tors at half-time.

Buttheycame fighting back afterthe breakand were back on level termsthrough awell workedtry from Jack Groves, whichwas convertedbyHayden Edwards.

Atense clashwas then de cidedin thehosts’favourwhen Hayden Edwardssuccessfully kicked apenalty to make it 10-7

Clee Hill then kepttheir vis itorsatbay to claimthe spoils andclimb up to thirdin the standings, justthree points be hind leaders Harborne and second-placed Veseyans

AtriptoShropshirerivals Market Draytonisupnextfor Clee HillonSaturday.

Clee HillLadiesare topof theNC3Midlands(West)table followinga dramatic 22-14win away to Stafford.

TriesfromMillieWhitehouse, LeighBowen andAmy Godding, plus aSadie Hall conversion saw them led17-14 at half-time.

Clee Hill only travelled with 15 fitplayers andweredownto 13 forthe final15minutes fol lowing twoinjuries.

Buttheydug deep to keep the home side at bayand wrapped thevictory when Whitehouse went over forher second tryof theafternoon.

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Goalmouth action from Ludlow’s winatHolme Lacy

Picture: Graham Gould

Ludlow

winger JamesMear scoreshis

side’s thirdtry duringthe winagainst Worcester

Picture:TrevorPatchett

Mikey

Jones.“Butweimprovedin

thesecondhalfand in thelast20 minutes we took charge andthey couldn’t live with us

“Itwas agoodwin andagood re action to thedefeatthe week before Notmanysides will come away from Worcesterwithmuchthisseason.”

Ludlow face anothertough test on Saturday when they traveltotackle aMalvernsidewho have reeled off five straight wins