The county’s planning system creaks back into life but underinvestment by Shropshire Council continues
andybodders “I’ve given up. I don’t care any longer to be honest.” I was shopping at the Co-op on Foldgate Lane earlier in the week when Mr S collared me in…
Shropshire Council gets its sums wrong on arts grants – they draw in ten times more money than it thinks
A row blew up three weeks ago about Shropshire Council’s decision to axe funding for arts organisations, venues and festivals through its Revenue Client Grant Scheme. Barely had the ink…
The Future Fit hospital programme has ground to a halt – now it must have a complete overhaul
Guest post by Councillor Tracey Huffer. Yesterday afternoon, the team overseeing the Future Fit programme to reshape announced that it is deferring a decision on the future of A&E services…
At last, some progress on repairing Ludlow’s town walls
In the heady days after the town walls collapsed behind St Laurence’s on 18 February 2013, there were promises of immediate action to repair them and even Shropshire Council dipping…
#RefugeesWelcome: The Shropshire Council (non) debate last Thursday leaves me saddened
Unfortunately, a scheduled debate at Shropshire Council on the refugee crisis was pulled at the last moment on Thursday. I am still very upset about this. Three weeks ago, the…