Work on Ludlow’s £27 million hospital will begin this summer after health bosses gave the plans the final seal of approval.

Calls have been made to build a footbridge over the A49 in Ludlow amid concerns that people living in the centre of town won’t have easy access to the proposed £27 million hospital.

Top-level talks were taking place today between two Shropshire MPs and the Highways Agency over safety improvements to the A49.

A referendum over the £27 million hospital in Ludlow would be unnecessary and expensive, the town’s MP said today.

Ludlow’s planned £27 million new hospital was today described as a ‘once in a generation opportunity’ to improve care for people living in south Shropshire.

A 1,200 signature petition against plans to move GP surgeries out of Ludlow could be delivered to Downing Street with the help of comedian Jo Brand.

Ludlow MP Philip Dunne has spoken out against plans that would ‘dismember’ his constituency as part of reforms to reduce the size of the House of Commons.

The fight is on to save Bishop’s Castle’s Barclays bank from closure. A petition has been launched to prevent the bank in High Street closing on June 29.

Shropshire MPs today spoke with one voice over an ‘unfair’ fire service funding settlement after it emerged the county lags way behind other regions.

Campaigners fighting to keep a medical practice in Ludlow town centre have claimed a ‘satellite’ surgery could be the way forward.

Congestion charges, taxi fares and website design were among thousands of pounds in expenses claimed by MPs in Shropshire and Mid Wales, it emerged today.

Crunch talks will be held today in a bid to save a bank in Craven Arms from closure. Ludlow MP Philip Dunne and Councillor David Evans,are meeting HSBC officials.

Overseas visits, punditry and business dealings have all been declared by MPs in the House of Commons’ Register of Members’ Financial Interests.

Three MPs from Shropshire and Mid Wales have opted for the same festive design on their Christmas cards this year.

Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski today backed David Cameron’s decision to use the British veto to block eurozone treaty change.

An MP has pledged to help save a branch of HSBC in south Shropshire which is due to close next year. Ludlow MP Philip Dunne said today he had requested a meeting with HSBC bosses.

Two Shropshire MPs have held talks with the Government’s housing minister to discuss home shortages in the county.

Ludlow’s railway station ticket office will not be under threat from plans to close outlets throughout the country as part of cost-cutting measures, according to the town’s MP.

A Shropshire MP today called for a review into how Network Rail sanctions major engineering work after the cancellation of trains to Ludlow during the town’s annual Food and Drink Festival.

A Shropshire MP has incurred the wrath of parents and staff at a county school threatened with the axe over comments he made claiming at some point a school may become “too small” to offer a good education.

Union chiefs today said they were confident more than 100 jobs could be saved at Bridgnorth’s biggest private employer.

Lembit Opik lost his Montgomeryshire seat to Glyn Davies despite spending more money on his election campaign, figures reveal today.

Four out of six MPs representing Shropshire and Mid Wales today said that they would be voting in favour of an increase in university tuition fees, despite the student protests.

A Shropshire MP made no expenses claims during the first session of the new Parliament, it was revealed this afternoon.

A Shropshire WI banned from tending a railway station garden for health and safety reasons has had its case referred to two Government reviews.

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A Shropshire MP has called for everything to be done to “achieve the best outcome” after meeting workers at a factory threatened with closure.

Campaigners today claimed traditional village life was “dying out” as new figures revealed almost 900 country pubs were forced to close last year.

The Conservatives today ousted Lembit Opik from his Montgomeryshire seat and maintained their stranglehold on Shropshire.

The Conservatives maintained their stranglehold on Shropshire with the county once again a sea of blue today – except for Telford.