Council under fire as £233k spent on four speed humps in Shrewsbury
The work was carried out around Roushill, Shoplatch, Mardol and
Bellstone earlier this year as part of the Shrewsbury Integrated
Transport Package, to help enforce a new 20mph speed limit in the town
centre. The cost has now been revealed following a Freedom of Information
request by Professor John Whitelegg from the Shropshire-wide 20’s Plenty
campaign, which is pushing for a blanket 20mph limit to be introduced
in all built-up areas across the county.
Via
Shropshire Star
Fresh Shrewsbury relief road consultation could take place after redesignShropshire Council has revealed it is looking again at the current
designs for the four-mile road in an effort to lessen the carbon
emissions and ecological impact of the huge construction project, in
response to the thousands of objections made by members of the public and environmental groups. As a result the project team anticipates submitting amendments to the
planning application, which would then be subject to a fresh period of
public consultation. Following any further period of consultation, the planning application
is expected to go before the council’s northern planning committee for
determination before the end of the year.
Via Shropshire Star
£9.3m transformation for Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Emergency Departme
The Emergency
Department at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is undergoing a £9.3million
transformation as part of a programme of work to improve patient care.
The Shrewsbury and
Telford Hospital NHS Trust, which runs Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and
Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, secured the funding from the
Government.
The building work will take place in four phases over the next 12
months, with the first phase already under way to create the larger and
improved Majors zone for those who are seriously ill. Patients attending the
Emergency Department can expect some disruption during the building
works, however, all services will remain operational.
Via Shropshire Live
Shropshire Council bids for slice of £4 billion 'levelling up' fund for major projects
In
Shrewsbury, the money will fund demolition work and site preparation as
part of ambitious plans to re-shape the entire of the Smithfield and
Riverside areas of the town. The
project would see the most significant changes to Shrewsbury in
decades, and a report from Mark Barrow, the council's director of place,
says the council believes the plan will attract more people, and
business, to the town.
The bid also requests money for work across the town centre including pavement widening, traffic calming and wayfinding.
Via Shropshire Star
