Ludlow Buttercross – an ace museum with a nice town attached
andybodders Last night saw the official opening of Ludlow Museum at the Buttercross. It is fair to say that this project has taken much longer to bring to fruition than anyone…
Shropshire Council calls for ‘clustering’ of town and parish councils to run services it wants to discard
On Tuesday evening, a new campaign will be launched. The People’s Alliance for Ludlow aims to take action over the current uncertainty on future funding of many Ludlow services. That…
Shropshire Council should step up to the plate and hold a referendum on council tax, says Ludlow’s mayor in showdown
The story is headlining on BBC Radio Shropshire right now and I guess we’ll see it in the Shropshire Star when it is published around 9.30am. I think that when…
Ludlow town council calls for more time and greater cooperation over service transfer
At a meeting last night, Ludlow Town Council decided to ask Shropshire Council for extra time to negotiate the transfer of services from Shirehall to community control. The town council…
Proposals to transfer services from Shirehall to Ludlow pose the “Ludford Question” on council tax – it’s a toughie
Ludlow Town Council is considering a request from Shropshire Council to take on a broad range of services. These could cost an extra £1 million a year and hike the…