LUDLOW Mayor Jim Newbold is turning to an experienced musician music to help raise money for his chosen charity Age Concern. Local singer and songwriter Derek Kade will perform at the Assembly Rooms at the annual charity dance and buffet. Derek has
A LUDLOW motor dealership is building its loyalty to customers through an innovative scheme. The Land Rover franchises of Shukers have gone live with a computer system which will remind customers of vehicle parts that need replacing. Worn components
HARD-WORKING members of the Rotary Club of Ludlow have raised nearly £2,000 for charity. Craig Young, Rotary club president, presented Chris Hatt, Ludlow co-ordinator for the County Air Ambulance, with a cheque for £1,805. The money was raised through
MOTORISTS in south Shropshire who use mobile phones on the move are being targeted in a campaign by the Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia. Research shows that using a mobile phone while driving means drivers are four times more likely to be involved
A SCHEME started 10 years ago to promote local produce is going from strength to strength. The Ludlow local produce market started with just six stallholders as an experiment and is now an established attraction to the town with two markets a month and
A GROUP of musicians in Tenbury want to borrow a flat screen television. The Teme Valley Music group are well into rehearsals for a production of Jesus Christ Superstar to be performed in Tenbury and Ludlow in March. But they are missing a flat-screen
LUDLOW in Bloom, working with other organisations including five schools in the town, is providing a ‘garden’ feeling to the front of Ludlow Library. This involves the installation of 10 planters complete with shrubs and bulbs for spring colour. A new
Bishop’s Castle Heritage Res-ource Centre’s Talks in the Town Hall are returning on Thursday, February 26, with David Owen, whose grandfather founded the department store Owen Owen. From its beginnings in Liverpool in 1868, the stores spread widely
I WORK in Craven Arms and I would like to say how enjoyable it has been to come to Craven Arms in the recent weeks and park free in the Corvedale car park. I hope that the council sees sense and continues with this arrangement. KAREN GOOD, Mary
More than 250 beef farmers from Herefordshire and Shropshire met in Ludlow to hear about developments in the beef sector. They were all suppliers of beef to ASDA through ABP Shrewsbury and attended the company’s annual producers’ group meeting. Speakers
Global food security will be one of the most important challenges for decades to come, believes Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, president of the CLA. “We need to produce healthier, safer food in the years ahead to feed a growing global population. But we have
PARENTS in south Shropshire are being urged to protect children from the hazards of the internet. West Mercia’s children safe-guarding boards are urging all parents to log on and learn about internet safety for the sake of their children. Raising awareness
THREE students from Ludlow College are waiting to discover if dressing up in their night clothes during the day has delivered the result they were looking for. Kerry Millichamp, Paula Maugh-fling and Jodie Griffiths are are all level three
PROTESTERS against a proposal to build a biomas plant in Bishop’s Castle are hoping for funds from the town council to help in their fight. The Bishop’s Castle Group is heading the battle against the plan and hope to win their case in a forthcoming public
Ludlow 17 pts Aston Old Edwardians 14. LUDLOW played well to see off the challenge of a very physical Old Edwardians side at the Linney, in Midlands 3 West North. When the sides met at Birmingham earlier in the season, the OEs were equally aggressive
