Fifty-year plan to improve Mortimer Forest looks good
andybodders If you down into the woods this weekend, spare a thought for how they are managed and might be improved. The Forestry Commission has published a fifty-year plan for the…
Shropshire Council budget: Cuts are targeted at the health of our county and planet
Shropshire Council has cut £48 million from its budget over the last three years under pressure of government cuts. It will need to cut, or in its words “save”, £18.5m…
Could changing government recycling policy breathe new life into the pioneering Ludlow Biodigester?
A decade ago, Ludlow was one of the country’s champions of food waste recycling. Caddies were collected weekly from the doorstep of homes and local businesses. This was processed in…
Going to the bottle bank this Christmas? It could be your last chance before they are closed
Shropshire Council wants to close all its recycling bring banks across the county, including the six in Ludlow. The council says that usage has fallen and that people can use…
My submission to the government’s review of national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty
In recent months we have been discussing the idea of creating a national park in South Shropshire, perhaps extending into Herefordshire to embrace the Mortimer Forest and into Telford and…