Just before Christmas, plans were published for redevelopment of the former Budgens supermarket, which was previously a Co-op and Somerfield before that. It is currently derelict and the host of the Ludlow Art Mural Project. The redevelopment will have two retail units with nineteen apartments above. The design is a mixture of traditional and modern.
Month: December 2019
Plans to convert Castle Lodge in the heart of Ludlow into a boutique hotel are welcome
What to do with Castle Lodge? Standing on the corner of Dinham and Mill Street, the building has had a mixed history. Most recently it was museum of curiosities though much of what visitors saw having been brought in from antique sales and other buildings. Castle Lodge now needs a lot of work to bring […]
As we romp into the 20s, here are my New Year predictions – an asteroid on steroids and Adrian Mole becomes prime minister
As the Roaring 20s begin, we can make accurate predictions for the New Year thanks to the gift of 20/20 vision for all citizens paid for by the £350 million Brexit bonus to the NHS…
20mph limits outside schools but council leader blocks wider speed restrictions on residential streets
Most Shropshire councillors arrived at December’s council meeting by car. It seems that habit has conditioned them to be oblivious to the need to calm our streets. To reduce speeds in residential streets. To make them safer. Equally important, to make them more pedestrian friendly. To encourage mutual respect between different ways of travelling. To […]
Breaking… Diamond Bus get contract to run the Ludlow to Kidderminster service from January
Worcestershire and Shropshire Councils have confirmed this morning that Diamond Bus will replace R&B Travel on the 292 service between Ludlow and Kidderminster. The timetable will remain the same from the takeover date of 5 January but could be changed. Shropshire Council is to call a meeting early in January to look at adjustments to […]