Friday, 3rd September 2010

Green festival under way

PLANS are finalised for this year’s Ludlow Green Festival and it’s all systems go.

£3m school plan may be delayed

A decision on planning permission for the new £3m Ashford Carbonell Primary School could be delayed.

A-Level students’ record year

A-Level students in south Shropshire received those vital exam results yesterday.
Hundreds of young people were delighted to get the important grades to get them into university whilst others, not quite making the grade, were desperately logging on to the UCAS website to find an alternative place.
This year saw the introduction of a new A* grade, […]

Clapped out - fault silences bells

Oh come you home of Sunday, when Ludlow streets are still. And Ludlow bells are calling, To farm and lane and mill.

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Dating v2 - Prince

Jane celebrates floral victories

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A florist from Bishop’s Castle is celebrating this week after bagging her biggest ever haul of trophies at this year’s Shrewsbury Flower Show.
Jane Pugh, who runs Jane’s Petal And Flowers on the High Street, said she was “over the moon” to scoop an array of awards after one of the busiest weeks of her life.
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Chance to join ‘green’ homes tour

Stretton Climate Care has a new idea – instead of visiting other folk’s gardens, have a tour of their ‘green’ homes.

Eva’s ready for flower show

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You are never too young to get involved in community events so tiny tot Eva Edwards is all geared up with flowers and wheelbarrow for the 13th annual Culmington and District Flower and Produce Show in the village hall next Saturday, August 21.
Everyone is invited to take part and enter their flowers and produce and […]

Protest at biomass land decision

Opponents of the proposed £5m Biomass plant have reacted with anger to news that Shropshire Council’s cabinet has agreed to set aside land at the town’s Business Park for the development.
Shropshire Council’s cabinet provisionally accepted a proposal to build the Biomass plant on the site during a confidential discussion at a meeting last week. Now, […]

Townsfolk get voice on parking

Church Stretton residents will soon have the chance to have their say on the controversial issue of parking in the town.

Path closure sparks row

A row has blown up over a long-used Church Stretton footpath that walkers found suddenly closed off with a six-foot high padlocked gate.