Shropshire Councillor for Ludlow North
Shropshire Councillor for Ludlow North
Shrewsbury Bus Station is a disgrace. I am embarrassed to use it. I don’t feel comfortable with using it. Yet, it is the bus hub for our county. It is one of the main gateways into Shrewsbury and Shropshire for…
We have seen it so many times around Ludlow. A pedestrian lying on the pavement. A worried group huddled around. A dash to charity shop to grab blankets and coats to keep the victim warm while they wait, often for…
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 service, the 435 between Ludlow and Shrewsbury and the 552…
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 the portfolio holder for highways. No one is objecting to…
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 good news that the council was successful in getting money…
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) and local councils, including Shropshire Council, to keep the buses…