David Walker talking to a resident about their concerns on Station Road, Whittington.
Latest news and views from David Walker pertinent to Whittington Parish. Whittington Parish comprises half of the area of Whittington Division – West Felton Parish forming the other part.
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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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
During the run-up to May’s election residents complained to me about the broken blindspot mirror on Station Road next to the level crossing. Mopping up election casework had to wait… Read More »Blindspot mirror is now repaired
Yesterday Shropshire Council announced that they had agreed to a £11.2 million contract with AirBand, a Worcester Broadband company, to help supply Broadband to hard to reach Rural Places. Given the shockingly… Read More »AirBand & Shropshire Council agree WiFi broadband roll-out deal
[wds id=”4″] Yesterday supporters of the MLU joined a march in support of keeping the MLU open without any service reduction. The march started at The Bailey Head and from… Read More »MLU protest march II
Over the course of the election and the months, beforehand, a number of issues were brought to my attention that still needs attention. Despite losing the County Election I will continue to… Read More »Mopping up casework from the Election
Thank you to everybody who voted yesterday and especially so to those who vote for me. I exceed my minimum expectations in an area not worked properly before and where… Read More »Thank you
Last Saturday, 25th of March, LibDems joined hundreds of parents, children and concerned Shropshire residents to march against the threat to downgrade Shropshire’s Maternity Units. SaTH had previously produced a report as… Read More »Shropshire MLU marches & SaTH meeting
After my last Focus, the feedback I received via text, survey, email or on the doorstep had a consistent theme… traffic, speeding, parking and the high number of HGVs. Park Hall,… Read More »Traffic concerns worrying residents
This month I have been on two marches organised to defend local services from Conservatives cuts. Strangely, no Conservative MPs were present at the march. Conservative Councillors were in short… Read More »Education march against Conservative cuts
The word is that the Conservatives are now contemplating backsliding on their Business Rates review in the face of a growing backlash. Conservatives introduced the changes to help rebalance the… Read More »Business Rates changes are a farce
