andybodders Covid Watch 130: Cases in Shropshire and Telford are still declining but not as fast as elsewhere
We are getting there but Shropshire infection rates not falling as fast as the rest of the country. Infection rates plateaued in late January and early February. This might be…
Shrewsbury’s Big Town Plan should aim to build a signature bus station and must not undermine rural bus services
For a while, our county town has been working on setting out a new future. Shopping centres have been purchased. And an ambition vision for the future of the town…
Covid Watch 129: Everyone is sharing their experiences of having their first vaccination, including Tracey and Andy
We are getting there. Medics and health professionals have been working flat out after a slow start that was not their fault to get everyone in priority groups vaccinated. People…
Covid Watch 128: Infection rates continue to fall though Shropshire is still not in a comfortable zone (if there is one)
It is becoming a familiar picture. It is a welcome picture. But it is still far from a comfortable picture. Infection rates have been dropping in Shropshire, and in Telford…
Local elections to go ahead in May come what may the government says – time to go postal
We’re off! The government yesterday announced yesterday that the next local elections will be held in three months’ time on 6 May. There has been discussion for months on whether…