Philip Dunne needs to do more research before writing about planning
andybodders I’ve been able to do more research since I last wrote about this topic. In his Westminster column in the South Shropshire Journal on 6 June, Ludlow MP Philip Dunne…
Organ donation: Opt in or opt out?
Lib Dem Councillor Charlotte Barnes, a regular blood donor, and a one-time bone marrow donor, spoke to Jim Hawkins on BBC Radio Shropshire this morning (listen here, starts around 1:20).…
Ludlow MP Philip Dunne offers to intervene in planning disputes
In his column in the South Shropshire Journal today, Ludlow MP Philip Dunne makes the case for local planning. Mr Dunne refers to two cases we determined at last week’s…
A big, new out-of-town supermarket for Ludlow? More to come?
A big, new supermarket for Ludlow could be in the offing, if plans presented to the town council tonight go ahead. Retail consultant Simon Hoare tonight told the town council’s…
Shropshire Council’s fifth anniversary: Five years spent undermining local democracy
Five years ago today, on 4 June 2009, Shropshire Council was elected for the first time. Within a year, the Conservative administration was faced with a financial crisis due to…