Hot topic for discussion in Telford Shropshire
Telford and Wrekin Council is inviting young people, parents, carers, and professionals to share their views on the priorities for the Borough’s new Youth Strategy.
The public consultation is a final check to ensure the priorities truly reflect local needs before the final version goes to Cabinet in January.
Read moreAndy Smith takes a look a worrying piece of news about Telford, but tries to put a brave face on it.
In a story by Harry Warner on Joe.co.uk headlined “All 23 UK towns and cities on Russian ‘target list’ revealed by ex-Russian Deputy PM“, Telford gets a mention, and I’m excited, proud and disappointed all at once.
First a bit of background. An ex-Russian Deputy PM has p…
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Telford & Wrekin Council's cabinet met at Southwater One on Thursday, December 4, 2025. Picture: LDRS
Landlords of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in Telford will face paying for stricter rules under council plans to tighten planning and licensing regimes.
Telford & Wrekin Council’s ruling cabinet has decided that now is the right time to go for a range of measures because of the impact that concentrations of HMOs are having on parts of the borough.
Read moreThe article 4 direction would remove the option for landlords of smaller HMOs to use permitted development rights and would therefore require them to seek planning permission for a new HMO, regardless of size. Existing HMOs would be unaffected by these changes.
The planning changes would allow the Council to know where all HMOs are located and to consider what the impact of new HMOs would be on the wider community and local services.
Read moreThe question, submitted by the party’s co-ordinator Pat McCarthy, asked: “Will this council recognise the genocide in Gaza, as concluded by the UN, and end our financial complicity?
“The situation demands that you halt all spending on Israeli goods and divest our pension funds from Israeli assets. To do otherwise is to make our community complicit in these atrocities.”
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Councillor Jenny Urey speaking at the full Telford & Wrekin Council. Picture: Telford & Wrekin Council
Councillors have had enough of irresponsible dog owners in Telford & Wrekin but there is concern that there aren’t enough people to enforce the rules.
The full Telford & Wrekin Council got behind a motion calling for the enforcement of a ‘dogs on leads’ policy on agreed designated public areas and highways.
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The area in Donnington where a healthcare company wants a residential home for children. Picture: Google Maps
A controversial plan for a children’s home in Telford has been recommended for approval by planning officials.
The proposal for a change of use of a house in Bridle Walk, Donnington, saw a parish council face a backlash from residents after it criticised locals for not turning up to a meeting to discuss it.
At a later meeting the parish council decided to oppose the change of use after residents turned out.
Now, councillors at Telford & Wrekin Council’s planning committee are set to decide the matter at a meeting to be held in public this Wednesday
Read moreThe railway bridge on Church Street in Wellington has been painted with a poppy design, just in time for remembrance day.
Should we have more of this in Telford?
Read moreCouncils to get new powers to limit “unwanted shops” and use compulsory purchase orders, with the council, to take over empty shops and “bring vibrancy back to the high street.”
Read more“And from what I have seen new tenants of the £900-£960 per month Nuplace properties at the iconic Grade II-listed Gower in St Georges are in for a treat.”
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Steve Reed, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government visit the Park Lane Centre as the government launches its Pride in Place strategy. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
The Secretary of State was asked directly by Telford Live about the number of unlicensed HMOs, particularly in areas like Woodside.
Read more“…reasons provided for a poor financial performance included the pensioners winter fuel allowances being stopped, and Trumps tariffs…”
Read moreRoundabouts? I’m over them. You’d be forgiven for thinking that every mini island in the country had two intersecting red…
Read moreAldi is proposing a change to its new Telford store’s car park, reigniting a debate over whether modern vehicles are…
Read moreWhenever a story is published about almost anything with even a hint of politics, there is often a ‘Vote Reform’…
Read moreWest Mercia Police issued more than 140,000 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for speeding in just one year, according to new…
Read moreA raft of policy initiatives will make sure a target of 1,000 new homes are built every year. Telford &…
Read moreMigration from other parts of the UK and from other countries is revealed as the driving force behind the rising…
Read moreIt’s a subject that gains a lot of eyeballs on social media, and a few self-styled ‘auditors’ have paid visits…
Read moreHouses of Multiple Occupation (HMO) have seen a huge growth over the past few years, and while it’s a first…
Read moreI’m revisiting Telford-past today. A recent trip to Sutton Hill reminded me of this beautifully forward-looking brochure from the early…
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The incredible imbalance between boy’s and girl’s education almost correlates to the one that existed towards women at the beginning of the 20th century. However, it is men who are suffering now. Photo by Pixabay
Are our local schools geared up for teen boys or has the education system become far too feminised? Abi Crook…
Read moreWe’re used to seeing Easter Eggs in February, and Lynx gift sets adorned with holly on November 6th, but today,…
Read moreDespite their legal status, e-scooters are a common sight on Telford’s streets. While currently banned from public paths and roads,…
Read moreYou live here (or if you are reading this in Shrewsbury, want to live here) but have you stopped to…
Read moreA sideways look back the by-elections that took place this week in Telford.
Read moreWe are entering into a dark time. Quite literally, seeing as the clocks are changing tonight. It does strange things…
Read moreThe incumbent MP for Telford is Lucy Allan (Cons) who won the seat from David Wright (Lab) in 2015 with just a 730 vote majority.
Read moreThe incumbent MP for the Wrekin is Mark Pritchard (Cons) who has increased his majority and share of the vote each election since he won the seat from Labours Peter Bradley in 2005.
Read moreOccasionally we get submissions through our Tell Your Story form, most often businesses trying to promote themselves (which is OK) but take a look at this from twitters, @twistingmy (Telfords Grumpy Old Man)
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