Councillors launch new ‘Eat Local’ Guide

Liberal Democrat Councillors in South West Shropshire have launched a new Eat Local campaign to support local restaurants cafes and pubs.
Building on their recent Shop Local campaign, Shropshire Councillors Heather Kidd, Nigel Hartin and Ruth Houghton have produced a leaflet listing all the different places to eat, across their areas of Chirbury, Clun and Bishop’s Castle. The leaflet is designed for visitors to the area as well as for local residents.

is demanding urgent action over safety measures at the scene of a fatal accident after a year of inaction by Shropshire Council.

At the Folly Junction on the B4386, visibility is very poor when you are coming from the Chirbury direction and there have been numerous accidents here over the years. A person died here in July 2019 and representatives from the Parish Council and I met Officers from Shropshire Council at the Junction on 1st August 2019. We agreed on a number of measures to improve safety here including new white lining and signage which is re-sited and is also NOT misleading as it is now.

The parish Clerk and I have spent considerable time since January trying to get some action without result.

We now have a situation where vegetation has grown up around the junction again and the road markings have totally worn away. I am now getting reports of motorists driving on to the B4386 without realising that they don’t have right of way – again.

Heather has now put down a question to the next full Shropshire Council:

What priority does the Councils highways management give to road safety issues where there have been repeated accidents or fatalities?