'We are a tourist town so we like it to look nice' – Mayor criticises council over state of historic Bridgnorth
The mayor of a picturesque market town has criticised Shropshire Council for failing to maintain the pavements and roads.
Councillor Rachel Connolly, Mayor of Bridgnorth, has said that 60 per cent of issues reported to the authority by residents are not being repaired.
And she says there are health and safety issues in Bridgnorth resulting from the neglect by Shropshire Council.
The Mayor, who is also a Shropshire Councillor and represents the Labour Party for Bridgnorth West and Tasley, said the town's organisers of the annual 10k running event, which takes place later this month, have even been forced to clear the race route of overgrown weeds and vegetation, as the Conservative-run council has failed to do it.
Councillor Connolly said: "Last month, my colleague councillor Julia Buckley [Lab] raised this issue on my behalf at cabinet at Shropshire Council specifically about the work that is not being done by the council. On the council's Fix My Street portal, 60 per cent of the issues that have been reported by residents in Bridgnorth are not being fixed. I've reported some of the big issues and heard nothing. I've escalated them, and I've heard nothing."
