Shropshire Councillor for Ludlow North
Shropshire Councillor for Ludlow North
It’s official. The introduction of a booking system to use the five household recycling centres in Shropshire has led to a decrease in waste being taken to the tips and an increase in fly-tipping, though some of that is due…
Shropshire Council is planning to reduce collections of black waste bins to every three weeks. It may also do the same for the purple recycling bin. Green bins, a paid for service, will remain collected every two weeks. The council…
Shropshire’s plans for development for the next 15 years could be thrown in disarray by a critical letter from the two planning inspectors examining the new local plan. The inspectors’ letter on the local plan is a bombshell. The council…
There has always been something therapeutic about going to the neighbourhood tip. Getting rid of the old in anticipation of the new, or just decluttering or discarding when downsizing or moving house. Yet, many people are saying that the new…
In the last two weeks, Shropshire Council’s civil enforcement officers (traffic wardens to you and me) have been slapping penalty charge notices on everything that stops for a moment longer than permitted. That includes three buses and a funeral car.…
With the expectation of further cuts to services to keep within budget in 2025/26, Shropshire Council is consulting on some of the options for reducing costs. It asks not only whether people are happy with an increase of 4.99% (which…