Emily Lloyd

Oswestry

Editor at Oswestry & Border Counties Advertizer

Editor at Whitchurch Herald

Digital Audience and Content Editor at the @countytimes @advertizer @whit_herald Contact me at [email protected]

Articles

Man who launched anti-Irish attack on police sergeant says he is sorry

2 weeks ago | bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk | Emily Lloyd

John O'Donnell said he was sorry for his verbal attack on a police sergeant in Llanymynech (Image: Google Street View) A Powys man who launched an anti-Irish attack on a police sergeant - despite being of Irish descent himself - has said he is sorry. John O'Donnell made Catholic slurs towards PS Coburn, told her to "go back to Derry" and referenced the IRA saying that he would "bomb her" during an incident in Llanymynech on February 2, this year.
Chirk man sentenced for threatening behaviour in Wrexham town centre

2 weeks ago | bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk | Emily Lloyd

Ian Thomas appeared at Wrexham Magistrates' Court sitting in Mold (Image: Newsquest) An incident in Wrexham town centre has landed a Chirk man with a court appearance. Ian Thomas was charged with resisting arrest and using threatening or abusive words or behaviour following the incident on Queen's Square in Wrexham on March 20.
Vauxhall driver banned for drug-driving on A495 in Wrexham

2 weeks ago | bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk | Emily Lloyd

Lewis Fosberry pleaded guilty to drug-driving and possession of cannabis at Wrexham Magistrates' Court (Image: Newsquest) A man from a north Shropshire village who admitted drug-driving has lost his licence. Lewis Fosberry was driving a Vauxhall on the A495 in Bronington, near Wrexham, on December 18, last year, when he was stopped by police. A blood test showed he had 3.5ug/l Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannbinol - the active ingredient in cannabis - in his system. The legal limit is 2ug/l.
A5/A483 Oswestry partially blocked after collision

2 weeks ago | bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk | Emily Lloyd

Gledrid Roundabout where traffic is building up following a crash (Image: GoogleStreetView) A busy road near Oswestry is partially blocked this morning after a crash. The incident on the A5/A483 at Gledrid happened at around 9.30am. According to traffic website Inrix, there is currently heavy traffic on the B5070 (Chirk/St Martins road) and the A5 is partially blocked. Google Maps is showing northbound traffic tailing back along the A5 from the Oswestry direction.
Woman charged with arson after property fire appears in court

2 weeks ago | countytimes.co.uk | Emily Lloyd

Sharon Parr is accused of arson at a property in Breidden View, Llandrinio (Image: Google Street View) A woman accused of arson will appear in crown court next month. Sharon Parr is accused of arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered after a property in Breidden View in Llandrinio was damaged by fire between December 20 and 23, 2023. The 55-year-old, of Waterfall Street in Llanrhaeadr-Ym-Mochnant, appeared at Welshpool Magistrates' Court on Tuesday (April 8).
Pair boasted about cocaine deal before police found knife and drugs in search

2 weeks ago | bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk | Emily Lloyd

Todd Davies received a prison sentence after he admitted a string of drug offences at Chester Crown Court (Image: Cheshire Police) Two men who "underestimated" police officers when they stopped the Range Rover they were travelling in have been sentenced for drug offences.
Man to appear in court charged with theft from Gobowen shop

2 weeks ago | bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk | Emily Lloyd

Oswestry Police attended the Co-Op in Gobowen after reports of a theft (Image: Newsquest) A man has been charged with theft following an incident in Gobowen. Officers from Oswestry Police received reports of a theft from the Co-Op store at The Cross on Friday (April 4). They said an unknown male had entered the store and taken several items without paying.
Would you like to take on this newly-refurbished north Shropshire pub?

2 weeks ago | bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk | Emily Lloyd

The Black Lion Hotel in Ellesmere (Image: Sidney Phillips.) Ever fancied running a pub? Well, now could be the time as a north Shropshire pub is looking for new publicans. The Black Lion in Ellesmere has been recently renovated and its owners, Valiant Pub Company, is looking for a self-employed couple to take it on. The Grade Two listed building was on the market for £350,000 last October after it closed at the end of 2022. It had previously been operated by Admiral Taverns.
'We are delighted' - Car park at storm-damaged tourist site reopens

2 weeks ago | bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk | Emily Lloyd

The car park at Rhiwargor car park at Lake Vyrnwy has reopened (Image: Emily Lloyd/NQ) A storm-damaged waterfall car park at a Mid Wales tourist attraction has finally reopened. The Rhiwargor car park at Lake Vyrnwy was closed in early December after Storm Darragh caused major damage. The surrounding lakeside area also suffered damage. Hafren Dyfrdwy, which manages the site, has spent the last four months carrying out major restoration works.
Plans to turn house into nine-bed HMO in Oswestry meet with strong objections

2 weeks ago | bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk | Emily Lloyd

The junction of Hawthorne Grove and Lime Grove, which many objectors say is already clogged with vehicles (Image: Google Street View) Plans to turn a Oswestry property into a 'house of multiple occupancy' have received strong objections. Wolverhampton-based company, Solutions R Us Ltd, want to turn the house in Hawthorne Grove into a nine-bed home that could be occupied by unrelated individuals who share facilities like kitchens, lounge areas and bathrooms.