Little Chef, Oswestry

The Little Chef opened in 1987, replacing the Whittington branch nearby on the original A5, now called B5009. Whittington had closed because of changes to the road network west of Oswestry. The new Oswestry Bypass, a reroute of the A5, bypassed the older, quieter road. Since the original A5 had less traffic, Whittington Little Chef attracted fewer customers and eventually closed due to low profit. Forte responded by setting up a new site at Mile End Services, right next to a petrol station. Its location next to a roundabout made it very easy to reach and visible to all drivers. The old Whittington Little Chef was heavily renovated and turned into a bungalow with a driveway.

Compared to the original site, Mile End Services was much larger. It included a Little Chef, a Travelodge, a petrol station, and a tourist centre. The Little Chef at Mile End had a typical style with a pitched roof, double front, and red bricks. It was attached to a larger building with a Tesco-style design, which housed the tourist centre. Walkways connected the Little Chef and the Travelodge. During the Granada era, a Burger King was added to the site. Despite many other Burger King outlets closing at Little Chef locations in the 2000s, the Oswestry branch remains open today.

In 2002, the Little Chef underwent a "New Choices" makeover. It received modern furniture and menus from Harry Ramsdens, Upper Crust, Wiseguys Pizza, and Caffe Ritazza. Later, the changes were reversed, and it operated as a more traditional Little Chef. In 2006, a Coffee Tempo was introduced at the site, alongside the Little Chef. The Coffee Tempo was gone by 2009.

In the early 2010s, Euro Garages bought the site. They opened a Starbucks on the Go in the forecourt building. Later, Subway and Greggs also opened inside, making five food outlets in total. After Euro Garages took over in 2017, the Oswestry site became an EG Diner in January 2018. This was due to the end of Euro Garages’ licence to use the Little Chef brand. The site is likely to be rebranded as something new later on. By October 2018, all EG Diners, including Oswestry, closed down. The Burger King still operates independently from the joined Little Chef building which now stands empty and abandoned.