Life as a councillor – defending Oldbury (updated)
andybodders Update 25 January 2015 I am pleased to say that we won this appeal. The planning inspector said development would harm the setting, character and appearance of the Oldbury Conservation…
Shropshire Council brings in New Year by pocketing town and parish council cash
How can you trust a public body Shropshire Council when it diverts cash meant for town and parish councils into its own coffers? That’s what it did before Christmas when…
Humbled and frustrated. Reflections on 2014 from a rookie Shropshire Councillor
I was elected as a Shropshire councillor on 13 March 2014. As the vote was counted, I was at the point of exhaustion. I needed sleep. I also needed to…
Shropshire Council supports Charlotte Barnes’ organ donor campaign and calls for national debate
When my fellow councillor Charlotte Barnes gets passionate about something, she is passionate! And Charlotte is passionate about organ donation. She wants an opt-out scheme instead of the current opt-in…
Blue Boar, Ludlow: Conditions on reopening
Report on the Licensing Review. Licensing Act Sub-Committee Application for an Expedited Review of a Premises Licence Blue Boar, Mill Street, Ludlow Extract of Minute 16th December 2014. RESOLVED: That…