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, Civil Engineering Surveying, IT 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.
David Walker works as a Civil Engineering Surveyor and as an IT / Network administrator for a Shropshire Planning Consultancy.
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Below you will find all of my latest campaign news pertinent to the parish
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
Yesterday, after a busy week, I popped out to see the finished Queens Head resurfacing work, completed last week. Compared to the previous contractors rubbish temporary repairs Keir has done… Read More »Thumbs up for Queens Head resurfacing
In some welcome news, there are going to be some more substantial roadworks at the Queens Head / Rednal Mile junction in October. Welcome because this junction has been shocking… Read More »Queens Head roadworks & closure in October
Residents, parents, local Conservatives, Lib Dems & Greens continue to express outrage as the ongoing Oswestry Maternity Unit saga drags on. After a prolonged closure due to staff shortages at… Read More »Oswestry Maternity Unit Saga Drags on
Better street lighting plan thrown out by Conservatives This is despite Shropshire Council officers saying upgrades will take 36 years at present rate. Large numbers of councils across the UK, including… Read More »36 years to change a light bulb
The state of the roads and the growing pothole problem has once again been featured by the national and local media. For decades Shropshire has had a reputation for poor… Read More »Growing traffic & pothole problems vs £5m cuts in roads
