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BBC News
18-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Scaffolding installed to make derelict Wem pub safe
Scaffolding has been installed on a building that a council says is causing "blight" to a town White Horse Hotel in Wem was bought by Shropshire Council in 2023 after standing derelict for a number of years.A conditions and options assessment for the building identified movement in part of the rear of the building, caused by a longstanding authority said the side alley would open to pedestrians after the scaffolding has been installed, which will make the building safe. "This is a long-standing problem building in Wem that residents have been concerned about for many years," said Roger Evans, cabinet member for finance."The council is now looking for a long-term solution for it, and this latest work to put scaffolding in place is part of us ensuring it remains safe and the public is protected."Alan Holford, councillor for Wem, added: "Councillors are working with officers to explore funding opportunities for a scheme to repurpose this listed building and bring it back into use.""We'd also like to thank residents for attending the engagement event in the library back in March and providing their views on the options that our architects have proposed." Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
23-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Backlash over plan for no PCSOs after 8pm
A decision by a police force to stop employing PCSOs after 20:00 has faced a backlash from local Bayliss, Deputy Police & Crime Commissioner for West Mercia Police, said the change would mean no reduction in hours, with shifts switching to earlier in the he said the chief constable had suggested the 20:00 cut off, because it would mean PCSOs would not need to be paid an additional shift councillor Roger Evans, a member of the Lib Dem group which now runs the authority, said the idea was "intolerable". He said he could not recall the change being part of budget consultations and he worried it would leave some areas without police cover in the evenings."!A number of people have contacted me saying they're very upset about the loss of police and availability in the evenings, especially in the summer," he Bayliss said there would be extra police officers on duty to "bolster our availabilities to cover those night time economy areas".Viv Parry a Shropshire councillor in Ludlow, also raised concerns and said she has struggled to speak to a police officer about issues in her Bayliss said he shared her concerns about overstretched police officers and said: "The policing guarantee is likely to mean more officers in Ludlow int he very near future." This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
