Shropshire Councillor for Ludlow North
Shropshire Councillor for Ludlow North
It was a road to nowhere that will now go nowhere. Championed by the ousted Conservative administration, the 4 mile road would have cost more than £50 million a mile. It was environmentally destructive and could have damaged Shrewsbury’s water…
A date for history books. Last Tuesday, the 21st of January 2025 was the day that Shropshire Council abandoned its target of becoming net zero by 2030. The Northern Planning Committee approved the final permissions for the NWRR despite there…
In their annual report on Shropshire Council’s financial management, auditors Grant Thorton have condemned the management of the NWRR project, the costs for which have ballooned from £87 million to £188 million. Only £87.1 million is available for the scheme…
At the last council meeting, Shropshire Council’s portfolio holder for transport, Dan Morris, refused to give an estimate of the cost of the four-mile North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury saying that would lead to contractors bidding up to that…
The Northern Planning Committee met yesterday to consider the planning application for the controversial NWRR road. After nearly four hours, the committee voted by six votes to five to approve the planning application. The vote was on political lines. Six…
The North West Relief Road (NWRR) has always been controversial. It is environmentally destructive. It has been subject to delays and ever increasing costs. It will spend scarce funds that could be used elsewhere in the county. It will promote…