Shropshire Councillor for Ludlow North
Shropshire Councillor for Ludlow North
Update 30 November: Concern over repairs The temporary work has finished but the builders’ bag buttress has not been increased in height as agreed. I have had a number of excuses for this, including non-existent cellars under the road on…
Two Ludlow historic monuments remain on Heritage at Risk Register maintained by English Heritage, the town walls and the Buttercross. Ludlow’s Buttercross The Buttercross is described as: “Repair scheme in progress… Functionally redundant buildings with new use agreed but not…
On Thursday I spoke about the state of the town walls at Shropshire Council, following a question to Shropshire Council leader Keith Barrow. It was not a very successful session, with the speaker refusing to allow me to set out…
I will be asking a question on the state of the town wall at full Council next Thursday 25 September. The procedure is that a written question is submitted and answered in advance of the meeting. I then get to…
Over the last few days, the collapsed section of Ludlow’s town wall behind St Laurence’s Church has been vandalised, further threatening the stability of the graveyard and wall. The safety fences in the Garden of Rest have been damaged and…
Arguments rage but nothing is being done other than pass the buck. That’s the current story of Ludlow’s collapsed town walls. Eighteen months after the walls collapsed, eighteen months after Shropshire Council promised that money was no object in securing…