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Village to feature on Japan TV

A small village near Oswestry is soon to be seen by million of music fans all over Japan.A small village near Oswestry is soon to be seen by million of music fans all over Japan. Midlands Indie-rock band, the Subkicks, spent two days shooting their new video in and around the Old Chapel in Pant. The Old Chapel is owned by the band's manager Vince Davey. He recently converted it into his home. He said: "Somehow, the band has made it in Japan before the UK. "The filming did cause a lot of interest to the locals as some shots were taken outside, under bright lights with large cameras on tracks and two borrowed brand-new Mercedes cars. "It is quite bizarre to think that MTV in Japan will be showing the video and on that video will be a little village like Pant." Read more in the Shropshire Star

Oswestry|May 28, 2008
Oswestry

£6m fittings on cards at casino

Gambling machines, poker tables and Las Vegas-style fitt-ings worth up to £6 million are being installed at Wolverhampton's newest casino, the Express & Star can reveal today.Gambling machines, poker tables and Las Vegas-style fitt-ings worth up to £6 million are being installed at Wolverhampton's newest casino, the Express & Star can reveal today. The historic former Low Level station is currently being transformed into a casino, bar and restaurant. Oswin Developments, the firm behind the renovation, has spent around 18 months studying old photographs of the station to bring it back to its former glory. It had initially hoped the striking complex would open its doors at the end of summer. But bosses today revealed the project had been delayed due to the original building firm going into liquidation. New contractors are now finishing off and the complex is on course to open before Christmas. Intricate ceiling plasterwork has been replicated to exact detail to stand alongside original features to give a new generation of customers a taste of the past. Read the full story in the Express & Star

News|Jan 18, 2008
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