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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be living in farming communities.

These communities are found in some of the most rural areas of Britain, where the economy is underpinned by agriculture. There is a strong presence of farming communities in the Scottish Islands, Shropshire, Cumbria and the South West of England.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The West Mercia Constabulary force is responsible for policing the Oswestry Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Shropshire council is £1,176.00, compared to an average in Wales of £980.15.
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Local news

Under-age drink fines clampdown

10/12/2009 06:38:27

Trading standards officers at 13 more councils get the power for on-the-spot fines for alcohol sales to children.
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False sex abuse claims man dies

09/12/2009 21:39:02

An innocent man, originally from Cardigan Bay, who was falsely branded a paedophile, dies of a heart attack.
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Council wins 'public loo Oscar'

10/12/2009 11:40:51

Ceredigion picks up a series of awards for its council loos at a national public lavatory awards ceremony.
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Car hits home as woman makes tea

09/12/2009 18:01:58

A woman says her bungalow will have to be demolished after a car crashes into it while she is inside making a cup of tea.
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Cat suffocated in washing machine

09/12/2009 13:14:21

A kitten suffocated inside an empty washing machine after a drunk student was playing with her, a court hears.
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Boy arrested over 'attack' on OAP

08/12/2009 11:14:49

A 14-year-old boy is arrested by police on suspicion of assaulting a 78-year-old woman.
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Rogue traders' no-go zone set up

08/12/2009 07:03:50

A scheme to stop rogue traders operating in a small community is launched by police and trading standards.
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Miss Moneypenny's family mission

07/12/2009 18:01:52

Actress Samantha Bond traces her mid Wales ancestry in Coming Home on BBC One Wales.
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One dead and one hurt in crash

07/12/2009 12:14:41

A man has died after a vehicle left the road and ended up on its roof in a bog, say police.
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Reward in hunt for sex attackers

04/12/2009 17:12:34

A reward is offered to find those responsible for a serious sexual assault on a student near university accommodation.
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Rapist of child fails in appeal

04/12/2009 13:06:18

A paedophile jailed indefinitely for raping a girl whom police have never traced loses an appeal against his sentence.
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Local news

21/01/2009 12:33:34

News sources for mid Wales on the internet
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Vandals

08/12/2009 12:31:33

A year on from shop attacks police make fresh appeal
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Railway Stations

Gobowen (7.90 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Welshpool (9.06 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Chirk (10.51 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Yorton (14.03 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Shrewsbury (14.23 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

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