Charlotte Barnes, Lib Dem Councillor for Bishops Castle, has urged local residents who are in need of housing to reregister on the housing waiting list following a review by Shropshire Council which has seen a drop a 5,000 of those registered. Charlotte said “The Council effectively deleted everyone from the housing waiting list and […]

  Residents of Bishops Castle were astonished to hear this week that the reason their mobile phone is so poor is that they are not covered by the EE phone network – one of the UK’s major phone networks. Local residents have been complaining for some time about the decline in the quality of mobile […]

Bishops Castle and Clun Areas to be hit Hard Parents and councillors in rural Shropshire have responded with anger and dismay to the council’s announcement that they are consulting on charging parents nearly £900 a year for each child attending 6th form for transport . Heather Kidd, Councillor for Chirbury and Worthen, said “This is […]

  Young people in the Bishops Castle Area have launched a campaign to save their youth club in the face of threatened council cutbacks. They have written to the Leader of Council and Philip Dunne MP. In the letter they argue: ” We are writing to you as the Youth group from Bishops Castle who […]

  Charlotte Barnes, Lib Dem Councillor for Bishops Castle, has urged Shropshire Council not to cut funding for Bishops Castle Youth Club – the only such facility for miles around. Charlotte said “Youth services in Bishops Castle have been progressively cut back and now I understand that we may loose last remaining youth club evening […]