The Wales Air Ambulance base nearest to Shropshire could move - though the charity says it won't for at least four years. Councillors on the English side of the border are questioning the move. Read more:
Wales Air Ambulance said the proposed move would allow it to attend more than 500 extra emergencies each year
Wales Air Ambulance said leaving its Welshpool site and moving crews north would allow it to attend more than 500 extra emergencies each year.It added borders "should not be a barrier to people having needs met".However, the charity said moving them to a single site in Rhuddlan could see daily hours of operation extended from 12 to 18, with two crews and two helicopters able to fly from the new base.
It called the border with Wales "largely a political distinction" only, and pointed out fundraising for the Wales Ambulance Service Charitable Trust took place in Shropshire.
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