PRESS RELEASE: More hugs planned for Oswestry’s inspirational hillfort
The love just grows and grows for Old Oswestry hillfort. Shropshire councillors may have voted to throw open its ancient landscape to development, but defiant […]
PRESS RELEASE: Outrage at Shropshire councillors’ unanimous vote to adopt hillfort housing on SAMDEV plan
Shropshire Council voted unanimously yesterday (Dec 17) to adopt SAMDev with OSW004, a nationally criticised site for 117 houses in the setting of Old Oswestry […]
PRESS RELEASE: Hillfort housing ‘forever tainted’ by doubts over Shropshire Council administration in wake of Leader’s resignation
Campaigners have warned that housing development by Old Oswestry hillfort will leave an indelible stain on Shropshire Council’s reputation if approved on its local plan […]
PRESS RELEASE: Hillfort campaigners to demonstrate at county HQ
The year started with a Valentine’s Day heritage hug, a protective ring around the Iron Age hillfort of Old Oswestry, in North Shropshire, under threat […]
PRESS RELEASE: World War 1 commemoration made ‘bargaining chip’ in hillfort housing bid
A major World War One commemoration is in doubt after being used as leverage for housing in the shadow of Old Oswestry hillfort, campaigners have […]
PRESS RELEASE: Campaigners dumbfounded by double standards over Shropshire hillfort sites
A campaign group has accused authorities of staggering double standards over development affecting Shropshire’s historic landscape. The backlash comes as Shropshire Council’s conservation department and […]
PRESS RELEASE Heritage groups ‘slam’ hillfort development in final round of consultation
Shropshire Council’s ‘master plan’ for housing within the historic hinterland of Old Oswestry hillfort has been pulled apart in new criticism by heritage experts. Proposed […]
PRESS RELEASE – Legal expert makes fact-finding visit to threatened hillfort
A specialist planning lawyer has met with campaigners to discuss the prospect of legal action against development affecting the setting of Old Oswestry hillfort. The […]
PRESS RELEASE: Leading light in countryside protection visits threatened hillfort
Deepening concerns over on-going plans to build by a Shropshire hillfort have prompted a visit by the head of a national campaigning body. Shaun Spiers, […]
PRESS RELEASE: Solstice walk on the hillfort
There’s no better place than Old Oswestry to mark the summer solstice, say organisers of a sunset walk around the hillfort next Saturday (June 20). […]