OPAL Volunteers

Back at a time before the A51 Tarvin Bypass was built, the land presently occupied by the woodland was all farmed fields — with not a daffodil in sight. Following the completion of the bypass in 1984, the part-fields nearest to the village were landscaped to an extent by the Highways Agency and thereafter planted with some trees to help with sound mitigation — after which they...

We recently became aware that some Tarvin residents were concerned over the apparent closure of some of our local businesses. We all know that there are currently government imposed restrictions on which shops can be open to trade. Even allowing for this the recent closure of Greenacre Garage was a cause of concern.We have been told that this is due to an unfortunate case of Covid-19 and hence...

Over the past few weeks we have seen an increase in theft of tools from work vans. This has a huge impact on the victim not only for the loss of tools and the cost to replace them but also the work they cannot complete meaning a loss of earnings.Prevention:Fit van door lock cover plates, the plates work by being fitted behind the manufacturers door lock, preventing the thief...