Dear All
The work by Severn Trent Water to replace the pipe down the Rorrington Road was done quite quickly. I was not happy however with a number of aspects of how the work was carried out including the amount of notice we were given. The problem it seems lies, in this instance, with poor communication between Severn Trent and their contractor (they also failed to keep the Council and myself properly informed!). I am talking to their local contact to try and make sure these problems don’t re-occur in future.
I’d also like to remind everyone that the Council will be resurfacing the main road through Marton at the end of September. The work should only last a few days and a contraflow system should be in place. Access will be available to residents. Any problems do not hesitate to contact me.
Lastly as I’m sure you have read in the papers the Accident and Emergency and Acute Stroke Care facilities at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital are under threat. It seems Health Trust want to move them to Telford which is another 20 minutes journey time. There is a critical period – the ‘golden hour’ as is called – which is crucial to the survival of many accident and stroke victims. Given the ambulance response times we have in our area, adding this extra journey time will seriously put patients lives at risk.
www.heatherkidd.org.uk (6th item down on ‘recent updates’) or look on the back page of my FOCUS newsletter which was distributed recently.
Best wishes
Heather Kidd
Shropshire Councillor for Chirbury and Worthen
07980635518
heather.kidd@shropshire.gov.uk