Call for volunteer drivers for Ludlow Traveller ring and ride bus service
andybodders As bus services in the Ludlow area go from bad to worse, one ray of light is the arrival of the Ludlow Traveller bus service from Monday, 8 October. The…
Shropshire rural broadband petition: please sign now
We are quite well served for broadband here in Ludlow, but once you step out of town the service rapidly becomes poor to non-existent. Shropshire Council is working with BT…
Shropshire Council is hypocritical when it argues for more rural funding
I was astounded to hear Shropshire Council’s Cecelia Motley speak on BBC Radio Shropshire yesterday morning (begins at 2:36). Her message was spot on about the way that national funds…
Harry Tuffins to take co-operative cards & the post office opens late
In May 2012, local supermarket group Harry Tuffins sold its stores to the Midcounties Co-operative Society. The Competition Commission was none too happy with the deal and some stores were…
We wanted a hospital in Ludlow – we got a review
After six years of debate and angst, the decision is final. Shropshire Community Health Trust (SCHT) decided that the new community health facility for Ludlow is too expensive and will…