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Emergency Contact Details

Dial 999 for police, fire or ambulance in emergencies.
You can also dial 112 anywhere in the European Community to contact the emergency service.

Accommodation / Homelessness
Alcohol / Drugs
Animals
Chemists
Domestic Violence
Environment Agency
Fire
Hospitals
Malicious Telephone Calls
Missing People
Noise
Oswestry Borough Council
Passports
Personal Help
Police
Pregnancy
Utilities

Accommodation / Homelessness

Shelter
Tel: 0808 800 4444 
Web: www.shelter.org.uk

Alcohol / Drugs

Alcoholics Anonymous
Tel: 0845 769 7555
Web: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

National Drugs Helpline
Tel: 0800 77 66 00
Web: www.talktofrank.com

Tackling Drugs - Government Website
Web: www.drugs.gov.uk
 

Animals

RSPCA
Tel: 0870 5555 999 (Cruelty Hotline)
Web: www.rspca.org.uk

Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA)
Web: www.pdsa.org.uk

Environment Health Dog Warden Service 
01691 677225  

Cats Protection
Tel: 08702 099 099
Website: www.cats.org.uk

Chemists

Boots the Chemists
Tel: 01691 659249
Locate: SY11 2SU

Church Street Pharmacy   
Tel: 01691 652160
Locate: SY11 2SU

Willow Street Pharmacy   
Tel: 01691 653033
Locate: SY11 1AA

Domestic Violence

Women's Aid National Helpline
Freephone 24 Hour Domestic Violence Helpline 0808 2000 247

Domestic Violence Forum (Oswestry)
Seeks to ensure that appropriate support is given to people in the Oswestry area experiencing domestic violence.

Environment Agency

General Enquiry Line
Tel: 0845 933 3111

Emergency Hotline
Tel: 0800 80 70 60

Floodline  
Tel: 0845 988 1188
Web:  www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood

Fire

Emergencies
Dial: 999

Shropshire Fire and Rescue
Non-emergency 01743 260200
Web: http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/

Hospitals

Countess of Chester Hospital (A&E) 
Tel: 01244 365000 (25.12 miles)

NHS Direct
Tel: 0845 4647 - 24 hr Helpline
Web: www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital 
Tel: 01691 404414
Web: www.rjah.nhs.uk

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (A&E) 
Tel: 01743 261000 (15.12 miles)
Web: http://www.sath.nhs.uk/

Shropshire Doctors Cooperative (Shropdoc)
Tel: 08450 202131

Malicious Telephone Calls

BT Nuisance Line
Tel: 0800 661 441

Missing People

National Missing Persons Helpline
Tel:  0500 700 700
Web: www.missingpersons.org

Noise

Environment Health Noise Service
Tel: 01691 677225 Office Hours

Oswestry Borough Council

Oswestry Borough Council
Out of Hours Emergencies 01978 264332

Passports

Passport Office 
Tel: 0870 5210410
Web: www.ukpa.gov.uk 

Personal Help

Childline
Tel: 0800 1111 (Freephone)
Web: www.childline.org.uk

Citizens Advice Bureau
Tel: 01691 654425
Web: www.adviceguide.org.uk

NSPCC - Child Protection Helpline 
Tel: 0808 800 5000
Web: www.nspcc.org.uk

Samaritans
Tel: 08457 90 90 90
Web: www.samaritans.org.uk

Sexual Health Information Line 
Tel: 0800 567 123

Social Services
Tel: 01743 253729
Emergency Duty Team: 01743 244197

Police

Non-emergency
Tel: 08457 444 888 - 24 Hours a day

If you have any information about crime, drugs, or criminals, ring Crimestoppers on 0800 555111

Minor Crime Notification System
Report Non-emergency crimes online
Web: www.online.police.uk

Pregnancy

Unwanted pregnancy / Termination of pregnancy / 'after sex' contraception 0845 300 8090

Utilities

Water Service Leak Line
0800 783 3344

Gas Leaks
0800 111 999

Powerloss Helpline
08457 331 331

British Telecom Line Fault
0800 800 151