Worthen with Shelve Parish Council

News

3rd September 2025

Temporary Road Closure:  Unnamed road Brockton towards Hampton Beech

Start Date: 8th September 2025  to  1st October 2025
Closed full time
Purpose: Urgent Road Closure to ensure works can be completed by the water course,
Works Promoter:   Shropshire Council
You can view the closure and diversion route by clicking here:  https://one.network/?tm=GB145389206
Should you have any queries regarding this closure, please call Customer Services on 0345 6789006, or contact the Street Works Team on [email protected].
 
A488 Hope Valley – The road works are due to be completed on Friday 5th September with the road reopening Saturday 6th September .  A significant amount of work has been undertaken addressing landslips, tree work and  drainage with some final patches of resurfacing to be completed this week. A lovely walk through on Sunday for local residents.
 
Speed reduction location:  A488 between Hope & Gravelsbank
Date: 23rd September 2025
Tuesday 09:30 - 15:30
Purpose: Temporary speed restriction Speed Reduction from 60mph to 40mph to 30mph through site -Openreach-2 way traffic lights  Works Promoter:   Openreach  Works Promoter Ref: BC008PLT2503756824032024-03 
You can view the works location by clicking here:  https://one.network/?tm=GB144098375  Should you have any queries regarding this work, please call Customer Services on 0345 6789006, or contact the Street Works Team on [email protected].
 
Road Closure:  B4385 between Bishops Castle & Pentre
Date: 1st October 2025
Thursday 09:30 - 15:00
Purpose: Road Closure-Openreach-FOR TM PURPOSES ONLY - Works in conjunction with BC518MAPKFWG6KMM6W 
Works Promoter:   Openreach  Works Promoter Ref: BC518MAPKF1WG6KMM6W-02 
You can view the closure and diversion route by clicking here:  https://one.network/?tm=GB144789117  Should you have any queries regarding this closure, please call Customer Services on 0345 6789006, or contact the Street Works Team on [email protected].

 

13th August 2025

WORTHEN WITH SHELVE PARISH COUNCIL

 

NOTICE UNDER LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1972 (Section 87(2))

 

VACANCY FOR A COUNCILLOR

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

 

that a casual vacancy has occurred in the office of Councillor for the Hope Ward of Worthen with Shelve Parish Council following the resignation on 1st August 2025 of

Councillor Gayvn Williams

 

 

Rule 5(2) of The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules, 2006 now applies.

 

The rule allows TEN ELECTORS for the parish [ward] in which the casual vacancy has arisen to request the Returning Officer to hold an election to fill the vacancy. * That request must be made within FOURTEEN DAYS, calculated in accordance with the rules, ** of the date of this notice. The fourteen-day period ends on 29th August 2025.

 

What if a request to hold an election is not received during the permitted time?

 

Rule 5(5) of the above Rules will apply. The Parish Council must, as soon as practicable after the expiry of the fourteen-day period, co-opt a person to fill the vacancy.

 

The Returning Officer’s address is: Electoral Services, Shropshire Council,

The Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8HQ

 

The telephone number for further guidance is 0345 678 9015

 

 

This notice is dated Friday 8th August 2025

Mrs S Smith, Responsible Officer, [email protected]

 

 

______________________________________________________________________________

 

* There is no form of words for this request, which might simply be a letter headed with such words as “We the undersigned being electors for the [Ward of] … Parish, call for an election to fill the vacancy arising from the [death][resignation] of ….” A template entitled “Request for an Election” is available to download from Shropshire Council’s website – www.shropshire.gov.uk - under “Current Council Vacancies.” It is helpful if the ten signatures are accompanied by printed names and addresses.

 

** In calculating the notice period, day one is the day following the date of this notice; a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a Bank Holiday or day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning shall be disregarded, and the period closes at midnight on the fourteenth day after the date of this notice. Rule 5(2) of The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules, 2006 now applies.

27th April 2025

Election of a Councillor for Chirbury & Worthen

10th April 2025

Statements of Persons Nominated.