andybodders Blue Boar to get new management imposed by Punch Taverns in August – it’s bad news
This is a shock. The Blue Boar on Mill Street is a great pub run by great people. It is owned by pub giant Punch Taverns but has developed its…
Challenge to abolition of ShropDoc underway and arrival of Medvivo on hold
This afternoon, Shropshire health chiefs announced that there has been a formal challenge to the award of the out of hours GP contract to Medvivo, a Wiltshire based private company.…
Tip booking scrapped for cars – but you will still need to show proof of address
At last, a bit of common sense from Shropshire Council! This morning, the portfolio holder for waste and recycling, Ian Nellins, announced at Cabinet that cars will not need to…
Build, build, build as new Shropshire local plan to include large green belt sites
Shropshire Council is in a pickle over its local plan. Planning inspectors sent a critical letter to the council last year, outlining what they see as shortcomings in the plan,…
Health chiefs axe out of hours service ShropDoc in favour of American venture capitalists
This decision was perhaps inevitable given how out of touch the Shrewsbury and Telford & Wrekin Integrated Care Service seems to be with local needs. We saw this at the…