Charlotte Barnes, Shropshire Councillor for Bishops Castle, has called for additional traffic safety measures outside Norbury Primary School after an accident last week. Charlotte said “Norbury School is outside the village and does not have any form of speed limit on the road immediately outside. As a result we have had a number of incidents […]

Charlotte Barnes, Lib Dem Candidate for Ludlow, has delivered and impassioned speech at her Party’s conference in Glasgow calling on the Government to make public transport free to all 16 to 18 year olds who are attending further education or training. Charlotte said “The key point here is that it will soon be obligatory for […]

‘Timid’ Approach to Broadband will cost County Dear Charlotte Barnes, Lib Dem Councillor for Bishops Castle, has urged Shropshire Council to have a radical reappraisal of its policy on broadband before it looses the £11m broadband investment offered and leaves the County in the technological third world. Charlotte, who is on the Council’s Shropshire Broadband […]

Charlotte Barnes, Lib Dem Shropshire Councillor for Bishops Castle, has been selected by an overwhelming majority by Ludlow Liberal Democrats to contest the seat at next year’s General Election. Speaking after the selection meeting at the Bishop Mascall Centre in Ludlow on Saturday, Charlotte said “it’s a great honour to be selected to represent the […]

ACTION ON LAND SEARCH DELAYS. Shropshire Four Times Longer than Most Councils Charlotte Barnes, Shropshire Councillor for Bishops Castle, has secured a commitment from the Council’s Land Registry* to speed up its land search service after complaints from local solicitors and house buyers. Charlotte said “A local search is a requirement for most house purchases […]

Strong representations from local businesses and local Councillor Charlotte Barnes have deferred the closure of a key road into the town until the end of the holiday season. Charlotte explained “Originally Severn Western wanted to close the B4385 from Montgomery just north of town for 6 weeks during July and August to improve the power […]

Residents Celebrate Housing Victory Bishops Castle residents are celebrating the decision by Shropshire Council’s Planning Committee to turn down an application to build 9 houses on Woodbatch Road in the town. The proposal had attracted considerable criticism because of the restricted access to the proposed site via Kerry Lane. Twice a day this road is […]

ROADS CASH INFUSION WELCOMED Councillors in the West of Shropshire have welcomed the speed at which the Governments extra cash for road repairs has been put to work but warn that it is only addressing the tip of the iceberg. Heather Kidd, Shropshire Councillor for Chirbury and Worthen, said “This injection has made a difference […]

Dear Sir, Last month the Government introduced the ‘Green Deal Home Improvement Scheme’. Under this imitative Householders can claim money (up to £7600) from the government on energy-saving improvements such as insulation, draught-proofing and double-glazing. But when it comes to heating, only natural gas boilers requiring replacement are included in the scheme – most residents […]

Dear Editor, Over much of the country there is a growing crisis in the care of elderly and vulnerable adults as cutbacks start biting hard. Here is Shropshire we face a situation with many are facing a wait of months to be assessed for what care or adaptations they need. One friend of mine had […]