andybodders Bromfield solar farm approved after zero objections – is that unique?
I can’t recall a case across England where this has occurred before. The Bromfield solar farm has been approved without a single protest or objection. We have recently seen lively…
Teckal iceberg could sink Shropshire Council’s private company ip&e
There are two arguments that Keith Barrow, leader of Shropshire Council puts forward to justify transferring ever more public services to ip&e, the council’s private company. The first is that…
Job Watch Ludlow – sharp fall in unemployed young people in Ludlow area
There has been a welcome drop in unemployment in the Ludlow area. The number of people in the Ludlow parliamentary constituency claiming Jobseekers Allowance, or not in work and claiming…
Ludlow solar farm plans changed as dispute breaks out over scheme impact on heritage – updated
Update: 25 June 2015 Kronos have submitted a second revised plan. The initial plan was revised after Historic England and Shropshire Council’s heritage team raised concerns about how well the…
ip&e – Shropshire Council’s ****** company keeps itself ******
Three years after it was founded, Shropshire Council’s private company ip&e is finally making itself public. It has a new website. This looks cute as a sales pitch. It falls…