Telford

Council leader welcomes prospect of HS2 cash for county projects

Leader of Shropshire Council, Lezley Picton
A number of county schemes were named by the government as receiving funding freed up by Rishi Sunak’s decision to cancel the northern leg of HS2.
The announcement said money would be given to Shrewsbury’s …

HS2 is a monument to Britain’s ruinous paralysis

My father was a civil engineer, so I was raised on the prodigious achievements of the great 19th century industrialists – Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Thomas Telford, designer of the glorious Menai Suspension Bridge. Dad’s great hero was Joseph Bazalg…

Drivers fined for speeding in County Durham

The cases were heard at Peterlee Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, September 12.
Michael Lee Marsden, 43, of Catherine Terrace, Annfield Plain, near Stanley[1], was driving a Vauxhall when he exceeded the 30mph limit in ShieldRow Lane, New Kyo, on Februar…

MPs hold Westminster meeting to voice support for A5/A483 bypass

The event was chaired by Helen Morgan MP who brought together other MP’s such as Telford MP Lucy Allan and former Mayor of Llanfyllin, now MP for Clwyd South, Simon Baynes.
They were joined by local businesses and councils, with the Welsh Government, N…

Welsh Marches MPs and regional leaders call for transport …

MPs and regional leaders from around the Welsh Marches are meeting in Westminster today, Tuesday, 5 September at 11 am as part of their campaign for improvements to be made to road and rail links in Shropshire[1] and the neighbouring areas.
The meeting…

Lorry and motorcycle involved in Telford crash

The ambulance service were at the scene
The incident on the junction of the Eastern Primary, A442 Trench lock to Wombridge interchange on Wednesday, was reported at around 2.11pm on Wednesday.
Two fire engines, including the incident support unit hav…