Latest news and views from Cllr David Walker pertinent to West Felton Parish. David Walker is currently the vice-chairman of West Felton Parish Council.
David was formerly a Town (11 years), District (8 years) and County Councillor (4 years) for Bridgnorth (1999-2010). He brings his expertise in Planning, Construction and Civil Engineering Surveying and a wealth of experience in community campaigning for local people to West Felton Parish Council.
David was elected onto West Felton Parish Council in May 2017. He also stood for Whittington Division on Shropshire Council in May 2017, coming 2nd with 26% of the vote despite being new to the area and a relative unknown.
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The Coronavirus scourge that is rampaging across the globe is now causing increasing disruption across the UK, as normal life is increasingly suspended, including politics. Venues are closed. Meetings are… Read More »Coronavirus update
Highways England are going to be closing the A5 from Queens Head to Gledrid roundabout for 2 weeks from the end of September. The roadworks are combining two seperate projects… Read More »A5 Queens Head to Gledrid roundabout combined nightime closure
On Tuesday evening I chaired the August meeting of West Felton parish council. Below is the summary report I have sent to the parish magazine: With Marian Hesketh on holiday,… Read More »West Felton PC August meeting
The new Queens Head LED lights have now been installed by Highline Electrical for West Felton Parish Council. All that remains is for SP Energy Networks (SPEN) to connect up… Read More »Queens Head LED lights installed
For some time the talk in West Felton has been about the village shop being up for sale. As I understand it the owner had been in discussions about moving… Read More »West Felton village shop is on the market
Shropshire Council’s Local Plan review consultation closes on the 8th of February. It is important that as many people as possible respond. If you want sites added or removed from the… Read More »Local Plan Review Consultation deadline fast approaching
Last Tuesday West Felton Parish Council agreed to upgrade their remaining street lights to LED street lights. I am grateful that colleagues supported my proposition to carry out the upgrades.… Read More »LED street lights on the way for West Felton
For a little while rumours circulated that The Court nursing home had closed. The nursing home in West Felton has now been put up for sale for £600,000 confirming The… Read More »The Court closure confirmed with £600,000 price tag
At our Last Parish Council meeting, during the report from our Shropshire Councillor, Steve Charmley, announced that there was £12m unspent in the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) ‘Local Fund’ pot and… Read More »West Felton risks losing £325,000 CIL Local Funds to Oswestry
Across the Country and the Shropshire in particular, people are crying out for more affordable homes, to buy and rent. In Shropshire, the average house price is £220,352 with the… Read More »West Felton 45% & Whittington 25% more houses since 2011
