andybodders 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…
Expanding Ludlow business could move operation to Wales after lack of council help
One of Ludlow’s most significant employers, Flowfit, is on the verge of signing a deal for expanding its business in Wales. This move comes after Shropshire Council has failed to…
We can’t solve climate change and biodiversity loss without solving planning – a view from the grass roots
I am writing from the heart following a battering few years trying to protect biodiversity landscapes from new developments and to get sustainable transport written into housing and supermarket schemes.…
Richard Huffer gives cautious welcome to new countryside code
Welcoming the revised Countryside Code published on 1 April, Clee Hill farmer Richard Huffer said: “It is timely for the Countryside Code to be updated. We have seen more people…
As campaign to protect potholes grows, Shropshire Council pledges to fly the Union Jack from longstanding potholes
Potholes are part of our everyday life. As everyday as the shopping basket though rather more destructive of the wheels of cars, let alone the danger they pose to cyclists.…