No Ludlow connection to new Shrewsbury to London service says Arriva Wales
The long awaited direct train service between our county town and the capital launches on 13 December. But Ludlow residents will have to drive to Shrewsbury to catch it. Shropshire…
We agreed temporary work to protect Ludlow’s collapsed town wall but should we fell two trees? (Updated 26 October)
On Thursday I spoke about the state of the town walls at Shropshire Council, following a question to Shropshire Council leader Keith Barrow. It was not a very successful session,…
Shropshire Council’s planning performance is among the worst in the country
It’s a truly shocking statistic. Only fourteen planning authorities in England have a worse planning performance than Shropshire (so we are 15th worst out of 338). That’s because the Shropshire…
“We don’t want to build Future Fit on fear.” Can we realise the #myfuturefit dream for reorganising Shropshire’s health?
Of course we don’t want to build Future Fit, a new model for health provision in our area, on fear. But in my view, Future Fit is flawed because it…
Fantastic spectacle as Royal Welsh gets Freedom of Ludlow
A bit of history was made yesterday when Ludlow town council gave the freedom of the town to the Royal Welsh regiment. It was a fantastic occasion, with a parade…