Ludlow furniture scheme to close next year
andybodders Our town would not be the same without the furniture scheme. Established more than 20 years ago, it was pioneering. Unwanted furniture would be collected and refurbished. Some furniture would…
The Prince Rupert Hotel for the Homeless, Shrewsbury: Review
“We gave them hope, but they gave us much more,” Mike Mathews owner of the Prince Rupert Hotel. This book begins with Mike Mathews, owner of the Prince Rupert Hotel,…
Food banks and posh nosh
On Monday, the Conservative Party held its summer party fundraiser. The top lot was dinner with Boris Johnson and his rivals Theresa May and David Cameron. The Dinner of the…
Food on a budget in south west Shropshire – Healthwatch Shropshire wants to know your views
Food banks in south west Shropshire have never been busier. Ludlow Food Bank alone gave out 560 food parcels in 2020, up from 471 the year before. Bishop’s Castle food…
Covid Watch 84: Shropshire businesses step in after our county’s MPs shamefully vote against proving free school meals in holidays
Earlier this week, all five Shropshire MPs voted against giving children from poorer families school meals during school holidays. The MPs, who seem not to know what it is like…