I agree with Ramblers: Shropshire Council is losing its grip on footpaths
andybodders A letter has arrived from The Ramblers asking me to “support a reversal of the cuts imposed by the current administration so that we have Rights of Way that are…
Eric Pickles has it right on secret payoffs by bodies like Shropshire Council
I confess I don’t often see eye-to-eye with communities secretary Eric Pickles. As supposed champion of localism, he has done so much to undermine local decision making in the last…
Breathtaking Shropshire Council bungling on planning will trash fields and fail young people
Planning matters can be a little on the dull side, but bear with me a moment on this one. It really matters that Shropshire has gone from being one the…
Shropshire Council’s Sunday parking charges on trial in Ludlow
The councillor sat alone in the witness box looking across the court, looking at times as though he had been brought there for trial. Several times during the meeting, he…
Ludlow town walls: It’s neglected old walls that fall down
Few can have missed the main story in town over the last ten days. Ludlow’s town walls are falling down, or at least a substantial section has fallen and is…