999 fire calls set to be answered out of county (updated 9 October)
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) currently has its own Fire Control Centre in Shrewsbury that takes 999 calls. SFRS is now consulting on closing the control centre and merging…
It’s rubbish and it’s piled high in Ludlow
A huge pile of rubbish in the centre of Ludlow is to be cleared after councillors asked the Environment Agency to take action. Ludlow Skip Hire Ltd recently took over…
De Grey’s historic street sign to go?
It’s been overhanging Broad Street for as long as many people can remember. But now the De Grey’s shop sign looks set to go. Ludlow’s much loved, but sadly closed,…
Network Rail can’t mow grass and pick up litter at the same time!
Its bank holiday weekend, and I am ashamed of how dirty our town has become. Fly-tipping is growing after the Coder Road recycling centre was shut down despite overwhelming opposition…
Earl of Plymouth plans solar farm at Bromfield
The Earl of Plymouth’s estate is planning a solar farm in Bromfield. It will be north of the gravel pit and food centre, squeezed between the railway and the Corve.…