We are expecting plans for a patrol station and store on the corner of Bromfield Road and Coronation Avenue to be approved at the April meeting of the South Planning Committee. One of the concerns of the committee was opening hours, with some members feeling it should not be open 24 hours. The people who […]
Month: March 2015
Poll: Should Ludlow police station close altogether or be relocated? Vote now
West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner Bill Longmore has suggested that more police stations should close. One suggestion is that the police should share premises with the fire and rescue service. Ludlow police station on Lower Galdeford is used but the front counter service closed last autumn. Instead, visitors must press a button on a […]
Road and pavement works planned for Ludlow in 2015
Ringway are Shropshire Council’s contractors. I am not happy with some of their work. Lower Corve Street was resurfaced in 2013. The work by Ringway was judged substandard and the work was repeated in 2014. Now Shropshire Council has ruled that work as inadequate so we will see the road resurfaced again this year. Although […]
Ludlow Town Council urged to protect Ludlow Youth Centre on Monday (updated)
Update 16 March 2015 I am very pleased to report that Ludlow Town Council decided tonight to apply to register our Youth Centre as an asset of community value. It also decided to make an expression of interest in a potential community asset transfer. Neither of these moves commits the council to any action but […]
He left Ludlow to find help elsewhere. Why can’t we help homelessness people in Shropshire?
I’m struggling today. It was a day of beauty in the way people reacted. But the ugly hand of bureaucracy soured everything. T has been here a couple of days. He was rough sleeping. During the day he sat outside Holland and Barretts on Broad Street. I have been buried in work and hadn’t been […]