Summer Update

At the most recent full Shropshire Council, the most notable item on the agenda was the formal withdrawal of the County’s Local Plan. The Council has been grappling with significant issues in its planning framework: I made the following statement about the withdrawal: “Thank you chair, Councillor Ed Bird, Shifnal South. We are disappointed that… Continue reading Summer Update

Updates from Council Meetings on Thursday 18th July

Shifnal Local Insight Report I recently received an interesting report produced by SALC (Shropshire Association of Local Councils) containing a report on Shifnal. Shifnal is a relatively prosperous area with low rates of deprivation, crime and unemployment in comparison to Shropshire and the national average. Financial Information from Shropshire Council It was the last meeting… Continue reading Updates from Council Meetings on Thursday 18th July