Sunday, 23rd November 2008

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Lights out anger mounts

Vulnerable people are being put in danger by Powys County Council’s new policy of switching off two in every three streetlights, people in towns all over Mid Wales have claimed.

Feathers fly…

A free-range egg-laying bird farm is to be built near a Mid Wales village after planning officers revealed objections had been removed.

Hospital up for debate

Residents will be able to have their say about the development of a new community hospital for Ludlow at the next meeting of the Action: Ludlow and Ludlow Rural local joint committee next Thursday (September 25).

Council top of complaints list

Ludlow Town Council is the most complained-about authority in the county, according to figures released by standards committees across Shropshire.

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Assault blamed on lights ban

A teenager who suffered a torn ear drum in an assault in Llandrindod Wells claims his friends could not see the incident because the street lights had been switched off.

Councillor resigns over hall fiasco

Work to transform the Strand Hall in Builth Wells has stopped and one councillor has resigned following disagreements about health and safety matters.

Flood defences not an option

A year after Tenbury Wells flooded three times and within a week the town was flooded again, Environment Agency figures show over half of those displaced last summer are still not back in their homes.

School blasted as being ‘inadequate’

A top south Shropshire private school has been blasted by Ofsted for being “inadequate” when it comes to looking after boarding pupils – by not vetting would-be staff properly and not following fire safety rules.

Floods wreak havoc - again

South Shropshire was hit by floods last weekend, 14 months after last year’s disastrous summer. The main areas affected around Ludlow were Norbury, Bitterley, Angel Bank, Middleton and Burford.

Petition against lights switch-off

An online petition has been set up and a campaign is being organised against the switching off of street lights across Powys.