The Conservatives have failed to win a single council seat in the South East since May. Lib Dems, however, are going strong. 💪
Cllr David Walker
@piginthepoke.bsky.social
Shropshire born & bred. Chartered Civil Engineering Surveyor. Drone pilot. 🔶️ Lib Dem Cllr Whittington Division, Shropshire Council - Cabinet member for Planning. Published & promoted by North Shropshire Liberal Democrats, 7 Maypole Court, Wem, SY4 5AA
Local Nature Recovery Strategy consultation open until 15th Oct Check how your land is shown in the new Nature Recovery Strategy — and tell us if we’ve got it right. It’s an opportunity map, mapping what could be there rather than what is there right now. Review the map at shropshire.gov.uk/lnrs
The Longmynd Hike is a 24-hour challenge over the Shropshire Hills which was due to set off from Church Stretton on Saturday.
Storm Amy forces Longmynd Hike cancellation
It will be only the fourth time in its history that the Longmynd Hike has been called off
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Local Nature Recovery Strategy consultation open until 15th Oct Check how your land is shown in the new Nature Recovery Strategy — and tell us if we’ve got it right. It’s an opportunity map, mapping what could be there rather than what is there right now. Review the map at shropshire.gov.uk/lnrs
The role of grassroots sport is really important in fostering strong connections to the community. It was good to discuss that, and cricket provision across North Shropshire, with Cricket Shropshire and the England Cricket Board at Whittington Cricket Club yesterday.
It has been a couple of big weeks for Shropshire Council after Cabinet, Council and Audit committee today. Corporate Peer Challenge, Audit letter lay bare the scale of the problem left behind by the last Conservative Administration.
One week left to submit sites for consideration in the Shrophshire Council's news local plan newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk/2025/09/call...
One more week to respond to Local Plan 'call for sites' - Shropshire Council Newsroom
Landowners, site promoters, businesses, organisations and developers have one more week to respond to Shropshire Council’s ‘Call for Sites’
newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
This really is tremendous news. Shropshire Council's Children's Services has been graded as Outstanding by Ofsted. Congratulations to everyone who has worked so hard to make this possible newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk/2025/08/shro...
Shropshire’s children’s services brings love back into the system - Shropshire Council Newsroom
Shropshire Council has is proud to announce that following a recent visit by Ofsted, inspectors have rated its children’s services ‘outstanding’.
newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
Shropshire Council has now issued its 'call for sites' to developers, agents, land owners & other interested parties. The call for sites is an important first step to build a positive development framework for the county for new plan period & beyond.
Call for sites as work set to begin on new Local Plan - Shropshire Council Newsroom
This ‘Call for Sites’ invites landowners, site promoters, businesses, organisations, developers and others to promote sites.
newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
Took the Oxon park and ride today, with James Owen, Shropshire Council officers, and reporters to today's Cabinet meeting. This was to mark the new increased frequency of park and ride buses 🚌 in Shrewsbury. £2 for a return with buses every 12 minutes
Enjoyable day at West Felton Carnival talking to residents. Started the day manning one of the road closure positions again, before manning the parish council stand on the playing field. Well done to the carnival committee and volunteers for pulling off another great carnival
Here’s a composition of some of the Red Kites I’ve been photographing recently. The numbers are increasing recently due to the number of this years young also in the groups seen #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon
With a longer campaign there is no doubt that Matthew would have won. With a full campaign ahead of the next General Election there shouldn't be any doubt that he would smash it, but only with everybody's help. You know what to do. www.libdems.org.uk/volunteer
Matthew Green@matthew-green.bsky.social · last yr.#LibDems have started process of selecting. I am up for it, & motivated to fight the 3 1/2 year campaign. I cannot do it alone. If I’m candidate again, will you help me campaign to give #SouthShropshire the competent progressive representation it deserves, & help resist rise of divisive populism?
A Welsh Lib Dem HOLD tonight in Llanidloes, Powys - holding off Reform and Plaid in a very hard-fought campaign. Lib Dem 557 Reform UK 551 Plaid 225 Con 118 Labour 112 Ind 6 Llongyfarchiadau to new Cllr Fleur Frantz-Morgans, Glyn Preston and the whole Maldwyn team!
LibDem HOLD Llanidloes, POWYS UA; 🔶 LDM, Fleur Frantz-Morgans, 557, 35.5% ➡️ Refuk, 551, 35.1% 🌼 PC, 225, 14.3% 🔵 Con, 118, 7.5% 🔴 Lab, 112, 7.1% 🔘 Ind, 6, 0.4% Congratulations 🎉 to Cllr. Fleur and the 🔶 team! 🏆
Benfieldside (Durham) Council By-Election Result: 🔶 LDM: 28.3% (+17.3) 🌹 LAB: 27.4% (+0.8) ➡️ RFM: 25.6% (-6.6) 🙋 Ind: 15.7% (-8.0) 🌳 CON: 1.6% (-5.0) 🌍 GRN: 1.4% (New) Liberal Democrat GAIN from Reform. Changes w/ 2025.
Reform's first 2 ever council defences were tonight, and they've lost both of them.
Mendip (Bath & North East Somerset) Council By-Election Result: 🔶 LDM: 57.1% (-18.2) ➡️ RFM: 22.0% (New) 🌳 CON: 9.7% (+6.7) 🌍 GRN: 6.6% (+2.0) 🌹 LAB: 4.6% (+0.9) Liberal Democrat HOLD. Changes w/ 2023.
It seems to me that the ORR may be acting primarily in the interest of building an unnatural monopoly to suit the government nationalisation agenda, rather than acting in the interests of rail users, consumers and communities. www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/r...
Richard Branson's Virgin Trains comeback blocked after ruling from regulator
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) on Thursday said it had rejected applications from Virgin Management and two other companies for track access rights to run services on the West Coast Main Line
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"We're clamping down on this and smashing the business model of criminals selling these abused and smuggled puppies." @dannychambers.bsky.social
Looks like the Conservatives under Badenoch are aiming to reduce the numbers of British soldiers, even more than they did in the past decade. #BritishArmy
With The Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin GP Out of Hours contract procurement Independent Panel about to publish its report/recommendation. This article is worrying, including Medvivo’s statement: www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/urgent-...
GP concern at private out-of-hours provider enforcing 'morally wrong' targets
GPs working for a private out-of-hours (OOH) provider have raised concerns about new performance targets which they say are ‘morally wrong’.
pulsetoday.co.uk
Shropshire Council started 6-week public consultation on Much Wenlock Neighbourhood Plan, which allows local communities to play vital role in local planning & shared vision. I urge local residents to participate & share their views before 25 July deadline. newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk/2025/06/much...
People asked for views on Much Wenlock Neighbourhood Plan - Shropshire Council Newsroom
Shropshire Council has today (13 June 2025) begun a six-week public consultation as part of a review of the Muck Wenlock Neighbourhood Plan
newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
Not nearly enough after decades of mismanagement, underinvestment & hiking bills - to say nothing of the disgrace of endless sewage spilling. No more excuses. Scrap OFWAT. Get a proper regulator. Put Thames Water into administration. Make it a public benefit company. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thames Water fined £122.7m in biggest ever penalty
Thames Water must pay a £104.5m penalty for sewage breaches and £18.2m relating to shareholder dividends.
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Honoured to have been selected by Leader-elect @hkkidd.bsky.social to be Shropshire Council’s Portfolio Holder for Transport & Economic Growth. Lots of work to do. Raring to get going! @shropslibdems.bsky.social 🚶♀️👩🦽🚴♀️🚌🚕🚈🚗🏭🏢🏛️🏬📈 newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk/2025/05/lead...
Leader-elect picks new Cabinet - Shropshire Council Newsroom
The Leader-elect of Shropshire Council has announced the roles and members of the first Cabinet for her new administration.
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I have been picked by my colleagues to have a cabinet role with a Planning portfolio. That will get ratified on the 22nd at the annual council meeting. Chuffed to be part of a strong team, and I'm looking forward to getting stuck in.
Jonathan Calder@lordbonkers.bsky.social · last yr.That new Lib Dem cabinet for Shropshire in full.