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Oswestry HMO plan thrown out on appeal amid concerns over living conditions

Oswald House in Oswald Road. Picture: Google.

The planning inspector appointed to hear the appeal over the proposed conversion of Oswald House, at 13-17 Oswald Road, said the small garden space would not provide suitable living conditions for future tenants.

The scheme was rejected unanimously by Shropshire Council’s northern planning committee last December, despite planning officers recommending that it be approved.

If permission had been granted, the 14-bed property would have been created across the first, second and third floors, with the two commercial units on the ground floor to be converted into self-contained flats.

One of the flats would

Telford firm makes its mark on international stage

Spaceoasis, based in Hortonwood, has been asked to design, manufacture and install the interiors for new school buildings in France, Switzerland and Singapore this year.

The innovative furniture company’s continued overseas success has enabled the firm to create new career opportunities for skilled local people including Will McGarry, who joined the company in May as a Technical Designer.

The company has delivered projects for Eton College, Dulwich College, Queen Anne’s School, Wimbledon High School, Clongowes Wood College in Ireland, Apex 2100 in France and the exclusive Aiglon College in Switzerland to name just a few.

Spaceoasis delivers research-led

Elon Musk’s role in Twitter’s sad demise

A decision by Elon Musk to spend tens of billions on a platform that used to work perfectly well increasingly looks foolhardy, rather than brave.

He has stripped out the contribution of key staff, alienated advertisers and squandered the goodwill than tens of millions had for a platform on which happy connections were once made – but now seems to offer only binary opinions allied with hate.

Musk made billions from technology and is now losing unimaginable amounts as his foray into the world of social media backfires as spectacularly as a

AO World swings to full-year profit after cost cutting efforts

The company, which has its recycling centre in Telford, posted pre-tax profits of £7.6 million for the year to March 31 against losses of £10.5 million the previous year.

But revenues slumped 17 per cent to £1.4 million over the year after stripping out loss-making sales and as weak shopper confidence impacted demand amid the cost-of-living crisis.

AO World said it was “confident” of returning to sales growth in the medium term and would begin investing again in the businesses “prudently”.

AO World founder and chief executive John Roberts said: “The significant improvement in our profit performance

Jobs fear as company with Telford bases announces consultation

SW Group Logistics, which offers end-to-end transportation, confirmed that a staff redundancy consultation is under way after the business lost a major contract.

The company, which has a warehouse at Stafford Park and distribution hub at Halesfield 21, would not confirm the number of jobs at risk.

But director Gary Causer confirmed: “It is with regret we can confirm that following the loss of a customer contract of 25 years, SW Group have had to reassess our staffing levels at affected sites.

“Redundancy consultations are under way and every effort is being made to minimise job

West Mercia Police targets modern day slavery in construction industry

Police have launched a campaign to tackle modern slavery in the construction industry

On Monday, West Mercia began the two-week ‘intensification period’ that sees police and partners take a stand against modern-day slavery in the industry.

The operation, dubbed ‘Operation Aidant’ is coordinated by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and runs nationally every year, focusing on vulnerability, exploitation and modern slavery.

The police activity seeks to enhance and develop knowledge of labour exploitation within the construction industry and highlight the signs of modern slavery that people may encounter in their everyday lives and encourage people to report it.

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