Helen Morgan, MP for North Shropshire, secured an adjournment debate in the House of Commons last Thursday as MPs departed to their constituencies and beyond for the Easter recess. Excluding the deputy speaker, there were just five MPs present. Philip Dunne, Daniel Kawczynski and Mark Pritchard were conspicuous by their absence. Lucy Allen, Tory MP […]
Day: 3 April 2022
Shropshire Council plans to hike parking charges in Ludlow and across county
Shropshire Council is consulting on higher parking charges across the county, including in Ludlow. In Ludlow, on-street car parking costs will rise by an average of 13%. Hourly charges in Galdeford A car park (upper deck) will rise by 17%. In the lower decks (Galdeford B) and in the Smithfield car park, hourly charges will […]
Regular pharmacy closures in Ludlow are bad for people’s health
A few days ago, Boots was closed all day. Lack of pharmacist. A few days before that, Lloyds was closed all day. Lack of pharmacist. Yesterday, Brown and Francis was closed except for emergencies. These are not isolated incidents. There have been a dozen or more closures this year. Often, they are all day. Sometimes […]