The Barrow Era (4): Keith Barrow resigns as council leader and councillor
andybodders It had to happen and I am glad that it has happened sooner rather than later. Keith Barrow has resigned as council leader following years of concern about conflicts of…
Shropshire Council planners have responded to my article “Local planning is dead in Shropshire”
In my article on the decision to approve 215 homes off Bromfield Road last night, I said that I would be asking a question at the full Shropshire Council meeting…
Dangerous sign removed from Eco Park
It’s been a windy couple of weeks. The weekend before last we had vicious gales overnight on Friday. The winds brought down part of an oak tree on the NHS…
The Barrow Era (3): Auditors of leader’s personal tax return got ip&e contract says standards report
On Tuesday afternoon, without fanfare or a press release, Shropshire Council published the full report into the alleged breach of conduct by Keith Barrow, leader of Shropshire Council. The report…
Will Shropshire Council’s Big Conversation on cuts become the Big Con?
Shropshire Council’s leadership has launched “The Big Conversation”, a five-year long consultation on the future of council services. This is an important survey and it is important that people take…