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 estimate. Just three days later, Shropshire Council published a tender for construction that revealed the […]
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Councillors and Chris Naylor call for South Shropshire residents to help save Craven Arms recycling centre
Since the news broke a week ago that the Craven Arms Household Recycling Centre is on a short, very short, list for closure, residents have been making their views known across social media. Yesterday, Ludlow unitary councillors met with Chris Naylor the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for South Shropshire at the Craven Arms Household Recycling Centre […]
Council Cuts: Shropshire Council to charge £52 a year for green bin collections
Cash strapped Shropshire Council has agreed to start charging for collecting garden and food waste in the green bin. It estimates this will bring in £4 million a year. The cost for the opt-in service is expected to be £52 a year, £1 a week. Many people will think the service worth that much. Others […]
Council Cuts: Two out of five household recycling centres are to close – Craven Arms threatened
Shropshire Council is to close two of the five household recycling centres (HRCs) in the unitary area. It’s not looking good for our local HRC on Stokewood Road, Craven Arms, which serves the smallest population of the five. However, the loss of the Craven Arms recycling and waste facility would be devastating for the area. […]
Shropshire Council was warned about the state of the Tollgate play area three months ago
A temporary repair has now been put in place for the fencing on the Tollgate play area which blew down last October. I raised the lack of repairs at Shropshire Council’s cabinet last Wednesday and was promised temporary repairs. I pressed for these to begin the next day. The temporary repairs began that afternoon and […]