Three buses and a funeral – ticketing madness
andybodders In the last two weeks, Shropshire Council’s civil enforcement officers (traffic wardens to you and me) have been slapping penalty charge notices on everything that stops for a moment longer…
Shropshire Council consults on cuts including three weekly bin collections
With the expectation of further cuts to services to keep within budget in 2025/26, Shropshire Council is consulting on some of the options for reducing costs. It asks not only…
Stuart Anderson MP needs focus on the existing Ludlow Hospital, not a pipedream of an all new hospital
Shropshire Councillors are concerned that Stuart Anderson, the new MP for South Shropshire, is trying to revive plans for a new community hospital on the outskirts of Ludlow. These plans…
Battle to get Ludlow Town Walls repaired heats up with legal threats to town council
The battle lines are drawn. Ludlow Town Council has procrastinated and delayed over repairs to the town wall behind St Laurence’s Church which collapsed in February 2013 for far too…
Auditors blast North West Relief Road management as costs soar and council director departs
In their annual report on Shropshire Council’s financial management, auditors Grant Thorton have condemned the management of the NWRR project, the costs for which have ballooned from £87 million to…