Mad scramble in Shropshire to approve unwanted houses is far from over
Lack of investment in planning staff means that Shropshire Council will not be able to resist developers’ demand to build on the green field of Shropshire, despite claims to have…
Job Watch Ludlow – unemployment up but still trending downwards in Ludlow
Unemployment in the Ludlow constituency is up by ten people, probably due to students who have completed their college and university courses signing on while they seek jobs. The real…
Ludlow’s Coder Road: a centre of excellence for a town that thinks green?
So what’s the future of Coder Road? The biodigester is shut down. The recycling centre is closed. And at the beginning of October, the highways depot shuts when the Ringway…
Good news on De Grey’s (updated 4 August)
Tom Morton of the Shropshire Star reports very good news on De Grey’s. Tasty, the company currently refurbishing the building, has told the newspaper it intends to keep not only…
Job Watch Ludlow – the economy is at last working not hurting in Ludlow – young people are getting jobs and wages are rising
We have seriously good news. At last the economy, after the biggest crisis of my lifetime, is working not hurting – well, not hurting as much. And, despite what many…