Tuesday, 9th February 2010

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Report reveals risk to mobile libraries

SOUTH Shropshire’s mobile library service is ‘under review’ following a decline in user numbers over the past five years.

Town pays for ‘free’ parking for motorists

CAR parking charges in Craven Arms will be scrapped from April – thanks to £10,000 from the town council.

Death of former council chairman

JOE Meredith, who was a district councillor for more than 35 years, has died at home aged 78.

Schoolboy film fan shoots a new ’short’

A TALENTED south Shropshire schoolboy, who is mad on the Wallace and Gromit animations, has produced his own short film and staged a public screening.

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Power to the people!

Radnorshire residents have won their seven-year long fight to stop wind turbines being built on a hill near their homes, in the first determination of a windfarm application by Powys County Council.

‘School closures’: Councillors plan special meeting

COUNCILLORS in Powys are to hold a special meeting to discuss controversial plans to shut several schools.

Helen follows in dad’s footsteps

Helen Edwards

The new chairman of the Llandrindod Wells Spa Town Trust is no stranger to its work – as her late father was a member from the very beginning.

Pub buyout ‘a last resort’ say villagers

A community buyout of a village inn at Bleddfa near Knighton will be a last resort – and will only take place if the pub remains unsold, a meeting has been told.

Road gritting trials success

A trial taking place this winter using local farmers and contractors to grit minor roads is a success and will be extended next year, says Shropshire Council.

Police crack down on troublemakers

ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour continues to be a priority for Ludlow’s Local Policing Team, with advice letters being delivered to the parents of youths causing problems and work underway to issue to town’s first Anti Social Behaviour Contract.