Your council tax will rise by 10% from April
andybodders When the council tax bills land on the mat or in your inbox next month, they will show that your overall tax bill has gone up by 10%. The biggest…
Bus services in Ludlow and Shropshire saved – for now
Shropshire Council has stepped in to extend its financial support for twelve bus services that were under threat after March, saving them from closure. These include the Ludlow 701 town…
Shropshire Council not budging on EV charging point locations in Ludlow
At the beginning of last week, I sent a summary of representations on the location of the next round of EV charging points in Ludlow town centre to Richard Marshall…
Shropshire Council missing targets on streetlight repairs
With dark evenings and mornings, residents have been reporting faulty streetlights to Shropshire Council. Last Wednesday’s cabinet was told 7.25% of the council’s 20,000 streetlights currently have faults (around 1,450…
Council backs down on charging community and remembrance parades for road closures
We were shocked earlier in the month by Shropshire Council proposals to charge for street closures for not-for-profit, community and Remembrance parades. The reaction around the county was furious. I…