West Mercia Police often receive an increase in calls regarding fireworks around this time of year, not just on Bonfire Night itself and are reminding us of the following: It is illegal to sell fireworks to anyone under 18 years of age. Maximum penalty of £5000 and/or...

Free Trees for Community Groups and Schools

Since 2010, The Woodland Trust has given away 13 million free trees to schools and communities across the UK. They want to make sure everybody has the chance to plant a tree, so they are still giving away hundreds of thousands of them every year. Together, they will...

Quiz Night Success for NCRA

The NCRA Quiz Night held at Newtown Primary School last week was a great success as funds were raised to help improve the play and park facilities. Councillor Goode and her husband Mark were busy with the preparations along with Rebecca Hanbury who assisted greatly...

The Autumn edition of Rural Review is now out

The Autumn edition of Rural Review has now been printed and is being delivered to every household in the parish. This edition contains details on Wem Rural Parish Council’s re-accreditation of Quality Gold Award, a little piece about parish history, the recent...