I wanted to share with you some correspondence that I have received from our MP in the House of Commons, Mark Pritchard MP, as my previous updates on these matters had been from the County perspective rather than our local constituency. Government and Local NHS Covid-19 Response In their response to the Covid-19 outbreak, Ministers… Continue reading Further Updates on COVID and Business Support

Shropshire Council had published the Regulation 19: pre-submission draft of the Shropshire Local Plan and its supporting documents to invite representations from all parties on compliance with all legal requirements, including the duty to co-operate, and soundness. Representations previously had to be made by 5pm on Friday 5 February 2021. However I’m pleased to report that the final stage… Continue reading Extension to section 19 consultation

We have recently received an update from the Director of Public Health in Shropshire. Shifnal has one of the highest rates of infection of COVID in Shropshire, above Telford and only second to Wem. Therefore it is vital that we continue to observe government guidelines, socially distance and continue to take precautions in order to… Continue reading Local COVID Update in Shifnal

Shropshire Council Cabinet met on Monday 18th January. Several questions were submitted by members of the public and also council members. https://shropshire.gov.uk/committee-services/documents/g4147/Public%20reports%20pack%2018th-Jan-2021%2013.00%20Cabinet.pdf?T=10 Question from Cllr Ed Bird“Regarding the regulation 19 pre-submission draft of the Shropshire Local Plan 2016-2038, I would like to reiterate the points made in the letter addressed to Edward West, Principal Planning… Continue reading Cabinet and SITs Costs

Yesterday evening I attended two Shifnal Town Council Committee meetings via Zoom: Employment Committee. Given the nature of the meeting I cannot discuss details of this meeting, other than to say we as members have concerns and are monitoring the welfare of council staff during this COVID lockdown. Movement Management Advisory Committee. The other members… Continue reading Town Council Committees

The council resumed last week after the Christmas break and understandably, a lot of time has been spent chasing the CCG and NHS to get Covid vaccines more widely available. The leader of Shropshire Council has had two meetings with the CCG and NHS partners and with the Shropshire MPs, as well as meetings with… Continue reading COVID 19 Vaccines

This week I attended parish and Shropshire council meetings. On Monday 14th I attended the Donington with Boscobel parish council meeting where concerns were raised about flooding in Long Lane and environmental health issues amongst other things. We also discussed the development of Boscobel House and I have contacted officers to expedite their planning application… Continue reading December Update for Shifnal South and Cosford

Shropshire Council’s cabinet met yesterday to discuss various items, including the Shifnal Town Centre and Highways Improvement Scheme. The report on the scheme can be found here https://shropshire.gov.uk/committee-services/documents/s26049/Report%20-%20Shifnal%20Town%20Centre%20and%20Highways%20Improvement%20Scheme%20FINAL.pdf I have previously posted here outlining the history and reasoning behind the Town Council’s decision to progress the Town Centre Highway Scheme https://edwardbird.wordpress.com/2020/10/18/the-decision-to-progress-shifnal-integrated-transport-scheme-sits/ In summary, not all… Continue reading Shropshire Council Cabinet Update 7th December 2020

Shifnal Town Council met on Thursday 19th November to discuss a range of matters concerning the Town. As usual, Shropshire Councillors receive questions from the Town Councillors. These are normally submitted in advance, to provide us with an opportunity to obtain full responses from officers where necessary. On this occasion I was asked two questions.… Continue reading Recent Meeting of Shifnal Town Council

On Monday 2nd November, 1pm, the Cabinet of Shropshire Council met to discuss various issues (the agenda can be found here (https://shropshire.gov.uk/committee-services/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=130&MId=4144&Ver=4). As part of this agenda, members, such as myself can submit questions to cabinet. Given the local plan has raised particularly controversy around Shifnal, both in the scale of developments but also in… Continue reading My question to Shropshire Council’s Cabinet about employment land around Shifnal