andybodders The ambulance crisis in Shropshire – We can’t go on like this
Over the last eight weeks, half of ambulances arriving at Shropshire’s two A&Es have had to wait al least 30 minutes to hand over their patients to hospital staff. The…
Covid Watch 175: Infection rates no longer falling as Omicron affects all ages
Covid-19 cases have fallen from their peak quickly but in Shropshire and England the infection rate is no longer falling significantly. In Telford & Wrekin, rates have fallen, risen and…
Covid Watch 174: Mortality misinformation in letter in today’s Shropshire Star
I was surprised to read a letter in today’s Shropshire Star that claims that only 17,000 people have died from Covid-19. This is a complete misinterpretation of information provided by…
Ludlow Town Council to challenge Shropshire Council on pavement gritting
There have already been falls on icy pavements around the town this winter. A couple of weeks ago, a police officer sent the town council a memo on a fall…
Ludlow Town Council votes to oppose spending on North West Relief Road and Civic Centre
The North West Relief Road (NWRR) is possibly this county’s most controversial project. Conceived 40 years ago, the four mile road skirting around the edges of Shrewsbury is the sort…