People of Wellington! The Borough wants YOUR views!
July 26th, 2010
Wellington residents, businesses and visitors are being urged to have their say on the latest plans to regenerate the market town. Work is under way on a brand new £8.5 million Civic Quarter and a £1.2 million scheme to repave Market Square, New Street and the pedestrianised part of Walker Street between Rasputins and the Halifax Bank.
Consultation has now started to ask people for their opinions on whether key streets in the town centre should be pedestrianised.
The Countryside Comes to Shrewsbury Town Centre
July 15th, 2010
The countryside comes to Shrewsbury town centre at 10am on Saturday 17 July. Countryside campaigners from across Shropshire will set up stall in The Square to promote the rural way of life.
Falconers, a farrier, ferreters, ice cream makers, honey producers, cake bakers, farmers to name but a few, will all be there with the tools and animals of their trades. Daisy the cow will even be present in the town centre ready for milking!
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'Your Community Matters' event in Wellington
July 7th, 2010Key organisations responsible for services in Telford and Wrekin are gearing up for the next Your Community Matters event in the borough, which takes place in Wellington on Sunday July 11, at Bowring Park.
Residents in the west and north of the borough are being invited to the public event where they will have the chance to put their questions and concerns to representatives from organisations Telford & Wrekin Council, the police, the NHS, the fire service and Wrekin Housing Trust.
Local contractor to undertake Wellington repaving scheme
June 11th, 2010Contractors will be moving on site to start the repaving of Wellington town centre on Monday.
Local firm McPhillips (Wellington) Ltd have secured the contract for the scheme to repave New Street, Market Square and the area outside Rasputin's.
Roads in the centre of Wellington - New Street, Market Square, Bell Street, Crown Street and Duke Street - are now closed while the first phase of the repaving scheme is completed.
Father's Day - Drive a Steam Loco at Telford Steam Railway
June 8th, 2010Telford Steam Railway, Shropshire is offering dad, or grandad, the chance to drive a full sized engine on Father's Day, 20th June. The ideal gift, it's just £25 for 15 minutes introduction on a cold engine plus another 15 minutes at the controls of an industrial steam locomotive. The family isn't forgotten either as the price also includes a Family Ticket for unlimited travel all day on the service train.
Centre of Wellington to be closed for several months
May 25th, 2010
The centre of Wellington is to be closed for several months, Wellington News can reveal. Businesses and residents of the centre of Wellington should, by now, have received a leaflet and questionnaire outlining the proposals.
New Street, Bell Street, Crown Street, Duke Street, Walker Street and Market Square will be closed from 7 June until 31 October.
The council points out that the first stage of the works will be to repave New Street and what it describes as "preliminary works" in Walker Street and Market Square.
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‘Your community matters’ at Madeley on the map event
May 20th, 2010Preparations are now complete ahead of an event this weekend that will give people living in and around south Telford the chance to put their questions and concerns to representatives from agencies including the police, the local council, the NHS and the Fire Service.
The 'Your Community Matters' event is taking place in conjunction with the 'Madeley on the Map' celebrations in Anstice Square in Madeley on Saturday 22nd May.
Your Community Matters event at Madeley
May 17th, 2010Residents living in and around Madeley and south Telford are encouraged to attend an event in Madeley where, in addition to the specially organised celebrations that are already going on, they will also have the chance to put their questions and concerns to representatives from agencies including the police, the local council, the NHS and the Fire Service.
The 'Your Community Matters' event is taking place in conjunction with the 'Madeley on the Map' celebrations in Anstice Square in Madeley on Saturday 22nd May.
Water leak in Wellington centre
May 10th, 2010A water leak in Wellington has been reported to Severn Trent. The leak is beteen HSBC and W H Smith, on the junction of Station Road, Market Square and Church Street.
Wrexham & Shropshire celebrates second anniversary
April 28th, 2010
Wrexham & Shropshire is today toasting the second anniversary since the launch of its direct service to London Marylebone on 28 April 2008.
Wrexham & Shropshire has become a local success story bringing quality service and great value fares to communities that had been without a direct service for many years. The company's quality of service has been recognised by passengers, having recently achieved a 98% customer satisfaction rating in this year's National Passenger Survey, the highest rating in the survey's history.
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