Telford & Wrekin Council news


£50 fee plan for Wellington traders’ displays axed by council

Controversial plans to charge traders £50 for street displays in Wellington have been scrapped. Telford & Wrekin Council still intends to introduce permits to control the number and size of stalls.


More snow on way to Shropshire, say forecasters

Shropshire was on rush-hour snow alert today as forecasters warned that the journey home could be hit by a fresh artic blast.


£4m to boost Shropshire’s house building plans

Government ministers have awarded Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin more than £4 million as its share of a £432 million scheme to boost economic growth and increase house building.


Dawley town hall workers find treasures

Oh we do like to be in Dawley . . . This saucy seaside prop was just one of the items uncovered when volunteers set about clearing up a much-loved town hall.


Letter: Blinkered decision on high speed broadband

Telford & Wrekin Council has announced that it was pulling out of a joint agreement with Shropshire Council to provide high speed broadband to the rural area of Telford.


Bid to turn Donnington military base into centre of excellence

Council leaders in Telford today moved to lobby the Ministry of Defence in a bid to attract a military centre of excellence to the town.


Telford & Wrekin libraries shake-up is under public scrutiny

A month-long consultation into controversial plans to slash opening hours at libraries across Telford & Wrekin was launched today.


Fury after diggers arrive at Newport store site

Planning chiefs at Telford & Wrekin Council have been criticised after diggers turned up to work on land earmarked for a £21 million supermarket in Newport, but which has not got planning permission.


Telford & Wrekin staff quit in lost data row

Two members of staff at Telford & Wrekin Council have resigned and another was disciplined after investigations uncovered breaches of confidentiality, it emerged this afternoon.


Anger over cost of council pensions

Each person in the Shropshire Council area is paying more than £74 every year towards the cost of council staff and member pensions, it was today claimed.


Waste bulking station Telford plan may be scrapped

Plans for a plant to deal with rubbish in Telford, which supporters claim could bring £2 million a year into council coffers, could be scrapped, it was claimed today.


Ice rink firm is now in financial trouble

Telford Ice Rink could have been nothing more than an ‘embarrassing, empty, flooded shed’ if it had it been signed over from the council to a private firm, it has been claimed.


Campaigners calling for new M54-M6 link

A campaign was launched in Telford today calling for a new motorway link between the M54 and the M6.


Telford & Wrekin Council’s first MD starts job

The first ever managing director of Telford & Wrekin Council has officially taken over at the helm of the authority.


Move to scrap free swimming in Telford

Free swimming for the over-60s and those on benefits in Telford will be scrapped under cost-cutting plans being proposed by council bosses.


Council retreats on Wellington shop pavement displays

Hundreds of people have signed a petition supporting a trader who was ordered to remove his displays of fruit and veg from outside his store in Telford.


Sainsbury’s is revealed as big name behind Newport plan

Sainsbury’s has clinched a multi-million pound deal to become the operator of a huge proposed store in Newport, which would create 400 jobs, it was revealed today.


Peace talks to calm Wellington street displays row

Peacemakers at Wellington Town Council are to help resolve a row over on-street displays in a bid to keep trade flourishing in the town.


New Newport street lights to help reduce clutter

New wall-mounted street lights are to replace lampposts in parts of Newport next month as part of a bid to ‘de-clutter’ the town.


Detailed plans for Telford’s Southwater development

Detailed plans for the next phase of work on the £250 million Southwater development in Telford town centre have been submitted to councillors.


Telford & Wrekin Council’s plea on savings of £20m

Residents in Telford are being urged to attend a public consultation on the council’s proposals to make almost £20 million in savings this year.


Telford town centre park to be protected against development

Civic leaders in Telford have issued guarantees that Telford’s town centre park will be protected against development for future generations as part of plans to commemorate the 2012 Olympics and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.


Telford & Wrekin Council spends £50,000 on translation

Telford & Wrekin Council has spent more than £50,000 on translation services in the past four years.


Telford food premises given Scores on the Doors for catering hygiene

More than 30 restaurants, pubs, takeaways and other establishments serving food in Telford have been rated for health and hygiene as part of the council’s Scores on the Doors scheme.


Telford & Wrekin Council will consult on £9m list of service cuts

Newport’s community recycling centre could close as part of more than 200 cuts to services Telford & Wrekin Council is considering in a bid to save £9 million.


Telford & Wrekin Council unveils new £137,000 managing director

A new managing director has been appointed at Telford & Wrekin Council – the first post of its kind at the authority.


Tesco Express to be centrepiece of Hadley regeneration

A new Tesco Express food store will be the centrepiece of the first phase of the regeneration in Hadley – and be the supermarket giant’s fifth Telford store.


Closing Telford information point will save £22,000 a year

Closing a local information point in Telford is likely to save the borough council £22,000 a year.


Gritters out as Shropshire falls to near freezing point

Gritters were out in Telford and Shropshire overnight as temperatures fell to near freezing point.


Telford & Wrekin Council chiefs to tighten security

Procedures at Telford & Wrekin Council are being ‘tightened up’ after a former employee dumped confidential files in a bin.

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