Residents feel 'tortured, surrounded and ignored' over Telford industrial park expansion

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By David TooleyTelfordPublished: Jun 6, 2023Last Updated: Jun 6, 2023Comments

Residents say they feel "tortured" by continued development at a business park in Telford which has left their village community feeling "surrounded".

Disgruntled Horton residents, from left: Alan Bray, Lee Baker, Ian Bellingham and Helen Suttenwood

And they say Horton residents feel completely ignored by Telford & Wrekin Council, which is allowing all kinds of pollution from smells to noise and lighting so bright it makes it look "like a football stadium".

By David Tooley

Senior Reporter@TooleyMedia

Senior reporter at the Shropshire Star, focusing on the south of the county. Got a story? Get in touch at david.tooley@mnamedia.co.uk.

Residents feel 'tortured, surrounded and ignored' over Telford industrial park expansion

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