David Tooley

Shrewsbury

Local Democracy Reporter at Newsquest

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Articles

Battery firm seeks to charge council

2 days ago | telford-live.com | David Tooley

A developer behind controversial plans for a battery storage facility near a World Heritage Site has launched a bid to get the council to foot the bill after councillors rejected its proposal. Telford & Wrekin Council says its elected planning committee did not act unreasonably when members went against the advice of their own officers to reject plans for land off Buildwas Bank, in Coalbrookdale.
Is your council facing the chop or the blender?

2 days ago | telford-live.com | David Tooley

One parish council will cease to exist, while others will be created, shaken up or merged if councillors agree to adopt sweeping new boundary arrangements across Telford & Wrekin borough. A meeting of the borough’s Boundary Review Committee on Monday (May 12) is set to see councillors move on to a second round of consultation before they are called on to make a final decision.
Telford and Wrekin parish shake-up could create new councils

2 days ago | bbc.com | David Tooley

Parish shake-up could create new councilsDavid TooleyLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceGetty ImagesThe changes are intended to reflect changing populations in the areaOne parish council could be abolished and two new ones created as part of an electoral boundary shake-up. Telford and Wrekin Council's boundary review committee is looking to make changes to keep up with the evolving population in the area.
Shropshire hospital chiefs warn of ‘big year’ ahead as ‘ways of working’ challenge set for 8,000 staff

4 days ago | shropshirestar.com | David Tooley

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust (SaTH) board was told that the trust posted a deficit of £18.6 million at the end of the financial year which followed multi-million pound government support payments. Andrew Morgan, who chairs the trust, warned that “the figures can mislead you in just how big the deficit is". Mr Morgan said that without two support packages of £44 and £10 million, the £18.6 million reported deficit “gets us into the £70s of millions".
SaTH would have been £70m in the red without Government backing, meeting told

5 days ago | bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk | David Tooley

The two cranes at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital are a feature of the county town's skyline. The LDRS arranged with the comms team at SaTH to take some pictures on site. This was taken on Thursday, May 8, 2025 If it weren’t for two big Government support packages a hospitals trust would have posted a financial deficit of more than £70 million, a meeting was told.
Hospitals’ trust raises warning level over cyber attack after shops hit

5 days ago | bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk | David Tooley

File photo of a woman's hand pressing keys of a laptop keyboard. (Image: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire) A hospitals trust in Shropshire has raised its assessment of the likelihood of a cyber threat to the second highest level – from possible to likely – amid high street attacks and following a major power outage in Europe. A meeting was told that there is no specific risk to Shrewsbury & Telford Hospitals NHS Trust but the board was told the measure means mitigating potential problems.
Promoted AFC Telford United and military unit set to get special recognition at council meeting

5 days ago | shropshirestar.com | David Tooley

On the same evening, a military unit based in Telford and Wrekin – the Shropshire Yeomanry – is being proposed to receive the council’s top honour of Honorary Freedom of the Borough. The football club, based in Wellington, secured promotion to the National League North with a stirring 4-2 win over Kettering Town in the Southern League Premier Central playoff final.
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust battling £18.6m deficit

5 days ago | bbc.com | David Tooley

Hospital trust continues to battle £18.6m deficitDavid TooleyLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceSATHChief executive Jo Williams said she was being honest about the challenges faced by Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS TrustA hospital trust's deficit could have been more than £70m if it had not received government support, a meeting has been told. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust board was told it had posted an £18.6m deficit at the end of the financial year.
Rejected: HMO Plans would overdevelop the site

6 days ago | telford-live.com | David Tooley

Council planners have thrown out a proposal to convert a dilapidated family house in Wellington into a HMO for 12 people. Planners ruled that the the proposal for 93, Watling Street, Wellington, would mean a “significant intensification of use and an overdevelopment of the site.”Objectors had included Telford & Wrekin Council leader Councillor Lee Carter (Labour, Arleston & College) who told officers that he ‘strongly’ objected to the plan.
Flats plan on hold

1 week ago | telford-live.com | David Tooley

Drainage experts have put a holding objection on plans to build a block of 15 affordable flats behind a pub in Telford. Veldor Living Ltd and Homes Plus Ltd has asked Telford & Wrekin Council for permission to build a three storey block of one-bedroom flats on land east of The Randlay Farmhouse, in Randlay Avenue, Randlay.