Solar farms: are they temporary and can they be on the best soils?
andybodders All solar farm applicants stress that the land use is temporary and the land will be improved through fallow use during the forty years. That is questioned in a submission…
Shropshire Council Liberal Democrats call for dedicated active travel budget
The Shropshire Liberal Democrat group on Shropshire Council has submitted a motion to the next meeting of Shropshire Council calling on the council to express its concern over national funding…
Oak trees on Bromfield Road get protection – we need to save and plant trees
Shropshire Council has placed provisional tree preservation orders on 18 oak trees on the west side of Bromfield Road, along with a plane tree. Three limes on the cricket ground…
Philip Dunne voted for sewage pollution until 2050 – it’s sh*t
Sewage pollution in our rivers and seas has been in the headlines for a long while. Water companies have resisted cleaning up their act preferring to wait until 2050 until…
Shropshire Council missing targets on streetlight repairs
With dark evenings and mornings, residents have been reporting faulty streetlights to Shropshire Council. Last Wednesday’s cabinet was told 7.25% of the council’s 20,000 streetlights currently have faults (around 1,450…