It is only eight days since the last fire but once again vandals have built a bonfire on Gallows Bank. We had a sense of déjà vue this evening as Mel the Collie and myself strolled onto the bank from Dark Lane. That was at 18.45 and the fire was well ablaze. Two men in […]
Month: March 2016
Rocks Green supermarket application delayed again after highways objections
Back in December, Highways England put a three-month hold on the application for a store and petrol station at Rocks Green on the outskirts of Ludlow. Now, the highways authority has extended the hold on a planning decision by another three months. In a letter to Shropshire Council, it says that the promoters of the […]
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More truck damage to Ludlow’s riverside heritage
Following hard on the heels of the damage to Ludford Bridge, which is set to keep it closed for weeks, yesterday a truck damaged the riverside wall on Temeside. Engineers will be on site to schedule repairs on Thursday. It is already clear that the wall will need to be taken down and rebuilt over […]
Update on repairs to Ludford Bridge – it may be closed until late April
Shropshire Council’s initial statements that Ludford Bridge will be closed for three to four weeks have proved to be over optimistic. The bridge has already been closed for more than a fortnight. It be another six or seven weeks before it reopens. All work on the bridge requires the consent of Historic England, the nation’s […]