Health bosses plan further reduction in community hospital beds in Ludlow and across Shropshire
The Clinical Commissioning Group is planning to reduce the number of beds at community hospitals in Shropshire by around 40%. At Ludlow, this would mean a reduction from 24 to…
We should not be losing solar farm appeals in South Shropshire
I am disappointed and rather angry that a planning inspector has allowed a solar farm to go ahead above Neen Sollars, near Cleobury Mortimer. I don’t think that this appeal…
Planning permission sought to help young people through landmark expansion of Ludlow’s Foyer
Shropshire Housing Group has applied for planning permission to extend Ludlow’s Foyer (16/00761/FUL). The plans involve demolishing Harvest House and building a new wing to the existing Marston’s Mill building.…
Update on Ludford Bridge closure – government gives go ahead for repair work
On Friday, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport gave scheduled monument consent to repairs to Ludford Bridge, which was hit by a reversing tarmac truck on 21…
Shropshire and Ludlow are lagging on higher education – 200 young people a year miss out
I see in the Ludlow Advertiser Philip Dunne is welcoming the increase in young people applying to go university. He fails to mention that his own constituency is performing worse…