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• MP requests government support for Shropshire swimming facilities

  South Shropshire MP Stewart Anderson is calling for the extension of a fund which has helped hundreds of swimming pools across the country - including Teme Leisure Ludlow, which was awarded £208,023 in March.

• Bedstone College to slash school fees

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• Recycling centres to maintain 7-days-a-week opening for time being

  Household recycling centres in Shropshire will maintain their regular week-long opening hours for the next six months, a meeting has been told.

• Plans for four traditional houses in a Herefordshire hamlet approved

  Plans for four traditional houses in a Herefordshire hamlet have been approved despite fears they will be out of reach of locals.

• Council encouraged to be “ruthless” on projected overspend

  Finance bosses at Shropshire Council say they need to be “ruthless” to reign in the council’s spending position after early in-year projections made for “grim reading”.

• Revealed: Fee from North Herefordshire village movie shoot

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• Council considers lease and rent-back scheme for county car parks

  Shropshire Council will consider a plan to sell off leaseholds to council-owned car parks to raise money.