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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Rob Trigg
All the main political parties standing for Shropshire Council on 1 May say the charge is likely to stay.
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
msn.com | Rob Trigg |Andy Giddings
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Rob Trigg |Andy Giddings
A planned relief road would be a major economic boost to Shrewsbury, Shropshire Council has said. It has published a revised business case for the North West Relief Road, which estimates the scheme would cost £215m. Environmental campaigners held a protest before it was presented to a meeting at Shrewsbury's Guildhall on Thursday. Opposition parties announced earlier this month they would scrap the scheme if they take control of the authority after May's local elections.
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Rob Trigg |Andy Giddings
Protestors gathered outside a meeting in Shrewsbury where the relief road was discussed [BBC]A planned relief road would be a major economic boost to Shrewsbury, Shropshire Council has said. It has published a revised business case for the North West Relief Road, which estimates the scheme would cost £215m. Environmental campaigners held a protest before it was presented to a meeting at Shrewsbury's Guildhall on Thursday.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Rob Trigg |Tanya Gupta
Child sex abuse victims halved, report findsRob TriggBBC political reporter, ShropshireTanya GuptaGetty ImagesA report said 71 of the 80 children and young people safeguarded by the council were femaleThe number of confirmed cases of child sexual exploitation in Telford and Wrekin has fallen. A report looking at the problem in the borough showed six victims were identified in the 12 months to March 2024 and 28 were considered at risk of becoming victims.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Rob Trigg
Lezley Picton says she is "extremely disappointed" with the government's new home figures [Shropshire Council]The leader of Shropshire Council says she is "extremely disappointed" by a new housebuilding target set by the government. In a national effort to build 1.5m new homes by 2029, the council has been asked to contribute 1,994 properties a year - a 34% increase in the number of homes built annually since 2021.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Rob Trigg
The leader of Shropshire Council says she is "extremely disappointed" by a new housebuilding target set by the government. In a national effort to build 1.5m new homes by 2029, the council has been asked to contribute 1,994 properties a year - a 34% increase in the number of homes built annually since 2021. Conservative leader Lezley Picton said the local authority would have to identify new sites for housebuilding, beyond its long-term housing plan.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Aida Fofana |Ellen Knight |Rob Trigg
Venues including a pub and a Sikh temple have opened their doors to people in Shropshire affected by Storm Darragh. The George and Dragon Inn, in Much Wenlock, let locals use its space as a "warm hub" offering a free hot drink and a place to charge their electronics, while a gurdwara in Telford has welcomed those hit by power cuts. The charitable gesture came after nearly 2,000 homes were left without electricity by the storm.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
msn.com | Rob Trigg
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Rob Trigg |Chloe Hughes
The Conservatives are set to lose their majority on Shropshire Council, due to the defection of two councillors. The BBC understands that Steve Davenport, the councillor for St Martin's near Oswestry and a former Conservative cabinet member, has already resigned from the party. John Price, representing Oswestry East, is expected to resign in the coming days. They are both set to join a newly-formed political organisation called Shropshire First.
