Council leader Malcolm Pate to face the public – Ludlow 7pm Thursday 25 February
andybodders This is not one to miss! The Leader of Shropshire Council, Malcolm Pate, will be visiting Ludlow later this month to discuss the future of public services in the town…
Today is National Libraries Day – ten days ago Shropshire Council agreed finance plans that could wreck the county library service
Shropshire Council is being rather quiet about National Libraries Day. It issued a low profile press release two weeks ago and there are just four events running. It is perhaps…
The registrar service in Ludlow will have fewer hours but no promises of better premises
At the end of last year, Shropshire Council proposed cutting the Ludlow Registrar service by eight hours a week. Bishop’s Castle would lose its service. Oswestry would get extra hours.…
Ludlow Registrar Office cutback decision delayed – it’s time to rethink how we deliver the service
A decision on cutting back the hours of Ludlow’s registrar service was due to have been made today, Monday 14 December. The cabinet member, Karen Calder, was also set to…
As the cuts bite, we will have different sorts of services provided by Shropshire Council – protected and decommissioned (no service at all)
Times are tough. There are more funding cuts to come. But Shropshire Council’s assumptions the worst will happen are not justified. They will damage the council’s role as a civic…