Ludlow’s tip and recycling centre WILL close – that’s wrong
andybodders Please see my correction and apology for this article. I am appalled by the way that Shropshire Council is treating the residents of Ludlow. It is stripping jobs and services…
Ludlow’s tip & recycling centre: We deserve better treatment from Shropshire Council in Ludlow
My letter on the probable closure of the Coder Road tip and recycling centre is published in the South Shropshire Journal today: Shropshire Council is determined to close our tip…
Shropshire cardboard recycling goes to trash
Cardboard recycling rates across Shropshire have plummeted since kerbside collection was suspended by Shropshire Council in 2011. The amount collected is down 60%, plunging from 4,000 to 1,676 tonnes. Previously…
Chirbury hedgerows victory – for now
I was out strolling in the woods this morning when BBC Radio Shropshire rang asking to speak about the hedgerow row. I began to talk to Jim Hawkins not even…
Shropshire’s historic hedgerows under threat
Update: Application withdrawn on 17 January 2013 There are almost unprecedented plans to plough out 7 miles of hedgerow near Chirbury. If proposals like this are nodded through, large areas…