Bus services in Ludlow and Shropshire saved – for now
andybodders Shropshire Council has stepped in to extend its financial support for twelve bus services that were under threat after March, saving them from closure. These include the Ludlow 701 town…
Shropshire Council not budging on EV charging point locations in Ludlow
At the beginning of last week, I sent a summary of representations on the location of the next round of EV charging points in Ludlow town centre to Richard Marshall…
Buses under threat after Shropshire loses out on levelling up funding
Yesterday, Shropshire Council was awarded more than £19 million by the Department for Levelling Up to begin redevelopment of the riverfront on Smithfield Road in Shrewsbury town centre. It is…
Bus fares are capped at £2 until end of March on most routes
Bus passenger numbers in Shropshire and elsewhere have not fully recovered since the pandemic. That has meant that buses have received extra bus subsidies from the Department for Transport (DfT)…
Plans announced for EV on-street charging points in Broad Street and Corve Street
Shropshire Council has been awarded £902,940 to install more on-street electric vehicle charging points across the county. The grant award is from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, with support…