Scouts from 1st Gobowen Scout Group have recycled more than 10,000 batteries as part of a national initiative, helping to protect the environment and build more sustainable habits for the future.
25 May 2026
Gobowen Theatre Group has announced the return of its annual festive treat with a production of the classic fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk.
28 Nov 2025
A nurse leader at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital has been nationally recognised for her dedication and compassionate care.
22 Aug 2025
A 21-year-old male driver is in hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle collision on the A5 at Gobowen in the early hours of this morning
17 Jun 2025
A landslip near Gobowen has significantly impacted train services travelling from Chester to Shrewsbury.
5 Jan 2025
Selattyn & Gobowen Parish Councillor Craig Emery has spoken of his disappointment around proposed changes to the 53 service Oswestry to Ellesmere.
5 Dec 2024
Gobowen Community Group will hold a Fireworks & Bonfire night at Gobowen Playing Fields on Sunday 3rd November.
8 Oct 2024
North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan has pledged to ‘fight for Oswestry’ after new plans announced by the Labour Government have put the restoration of the railway link to Gobowen at risk.
31 Jul 2024
Shropshire’s Derwen College is counting down the days until this year’s annual fun-packed summer fete, which promises to be full of bustling entertainment.
16 May 2024
Derwen College, near Oswestry has relaunched its 10km Challenge, creating an inclusive event where everyone can do 10km in their own way.
14 Feb 2024
Local MP Helen Morgan has celebrated a £246,000 boost for Gobowen Station – and called for the next stop to be the restoration of the rail link to Oswestry.
26 Sept 2023
North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan joined teachers and pupils at Gobowen Primary School for a community speed watch event.
19 Sept 2023
Shropshire Council is to install Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Cameras to enforce moving traffic offences, in a bid to create safer streets outside schools.
30 Jun 2023
A determined teacher has signed up to complete five kilometres on a handbike, to support the specialist College where she works with young people with learning difficulties and disabilities.
26 May 2023
A fire involving a car spread to two domestic properties in north Shropshire this morning.
22 May 2023
Shropshire’s Derwen College has so much going on for this year’s annual fete that organisers have had to extend the event into an entire weekend to fit everything in.
25 Apr 2023
Police are appealing for witnesses after two cats were shot with an air weapon in Gobowen.
8 Feb 2023
Derwen College charity shop, The Vintage Advantage, is celebrating winning a top national award at the Charity Retail Awards – the ‘Oscars’ of the charity shop world.
27 Jan 2023
A man has died following a fire at a property in Gobowen, the fire broke out at the property on Wednesday afternoon.
12 Jan 2023
A former Shropshire student who is a speaker and ambassador for people with learning difficulties has added ‘author’ to his remarkable CV.
9 Jan 2023
