Shropshire Councillor for Ludlow North
Shropshire Councillor for Ludlow North
The bedroom tax that comes into force today slaps an extra £14 a week on social tenants with a room that is deemed to be “spare”. This tax is iniquitous. It will undermine families, communities and friendships. It will not…
There’s a sense of excitement about snow. We listen avidly to any news report that might predict an imminent fall. The moment there is rumour of a local flake, we stare out of the window. The phone rings. “Is it…
Among the tangle of announcements in Wednesday’s Budget was a statement to cheer the heart of real ale drinkers everywhere. As the Chancellor announced it: “We will now scrap the beer duty escalator altogether. And instead of the 3p rise…
The councillor sat alone in the witness box looking across the court, looking at times as though he had been brought there for trial. Several times during the meeting, he might well have been justified in thinking that was the…
Few can have missed the main story in town over the last ten days. Ludlow’s town walls are falling down, or at least a substantial section has fallen and is under threat of falling. Fortunately we have a responsive council.…