Saturday, 11th October 2008

Bring your Barbies!

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Sandra Cartwright has been knitting clothes for the last two years so the dolls can be included in Christmas shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.

Tor to ride for England

Horsewoman Tor Smith, from Henley, near Acton Scott, has been selected once again to represent England.

School is ’shining example’

Church Stretton School is bucking the trend when it comes to maths – and has been heralded by Government inspectors as a shining example of how arithmetic should be taught.

Council top of complaints list

Ludlow Town Council is the most complained-about authority in the county, according to figures released by standards committees across Shropshire.

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Pride of Herefordshire Awards 2008

School blasted as being ‘inadequate’

A top south Shropshire private school has been blasted by Ofsted for being “inadequate” when it comes to looking after boarding pupils – by not vetting would-be staff properly and not following fire safety rules.

Floods wreak havoc - again

South Shropshire was hit by floods last weekend, 14 months after last year’s disastrous summer. The main areas affected around Ludlow were Norbury, Bitterley, Angel Bank, Middleton and Burford.

Tesco opens PO in town

Ludlow looks set to have a brand new Post Office – as part of a pilot scheme pioneered by supermarket giant Tesco.

Boxer’s efforts to help beat cancer

Members of Ludlow Boxing Club are doing a triathlon at the end of this month to raise funds for the club and for children’s cancer charity, CLIC Sargent.

A champion ‘just like dad’

Last Sunday, Scott Moran, who runs Moran Motorhomes on Ludlow Business Park with his dad Roger, won the British Hill Climb Championship.

Richard aims for £100,000

A 91-year-old south Shropshire man is aiming to raise £100,000 for the County Air Ambulance before he reaches his 100th birthday.