andybodders Local Elections 2021: A record number of candidates standing in Shropshire on 6 May
With 232 candidates standing for 74 Shropshire Council seats, twenty more candidates than in 2017, the elections on 6 May are looking to be lively. On the right there are…
Covid Watch 141: Would you welcome a vaccination passport if they were introduced? Vote now
I have very mixed views about vaccine passports. The government is resisting the idea. Ministers worry about the complexity and potential discrimination, though rather less about the intrusion into civil…
Elections 2021: Ludlow Town Council nominations announced – I am disappointed by the lack of new faces
I confess I am disappointed. There are fifteen seats on Ludlow Town Council. But there are only two candidates for the 6 May election who don’t already sit on the…
Elections 2021: Shropshire Council unitary candidates announced including Ludlow
Local elections will take place on 6 May, now just under four weeks away. Today, Shropshire Council has published the list of candidates for the 74 unitary seats up for…
Recycling rates have stagnated – here are five steps to recycling heaven in Shropshire
Shropshire Council is in the top fifty councils in England for recycling rates. It recycled 54.6 per cent of its waste in 2019/20 but that rate has not improved over…