The Great British Spring Clean is back for 2021! Organised by Keep Britain Tidy, the Spring Clean is a nationwide litter-picking initiative in which volunteers pledge to help tidy up their communities. Half a million people took part last year, despite lockdown delaying the ‘spring’ clean until September.Continue reading
Category Archives: Newdale
Important news and updates affecting residents of Newdale.
Road closures for the Dual Carriageway Maintenance Scheme, June to July 2021
Lawley and Overdale Parish Council has been advised that a series of road closures will take place over June and July 2021, as part of the annual Dual Carriageway Maintenance Scheme.Continue reading
‘Protect your pooch’ campaign
The following is a press release from the Neighbourhood Watch Network. It has launched the ‘Protect Your Pooch’ campaign in response to an increased fear of pet theft among the public.Continue reading
Ketley fire now under control, and “risks to health are low” Council says
Telford & Wrekin Council (TWC) has said that the large fire at the Greenway Polymers (formerly Pink Skips) site is now under control. Firefighters are now “working towards the recover phase”, it says.Continue reading
Ketley fire – air quality concerns
The large fire at the Greenway Polymers (former Pink Skips) site in Ketley has caused significant issues with smoke and air quality for residents across the parish.
Following concerns raised by local residents, Lawley and Overdale Parish Council asked the following question of Telford & Wrekin Council (TWC):
We have been contacted by a number of angry residents in Overdale regarding no information being made available about the air quality monitoring that has been undertaken by the Environment Agency and questions as to why did it take a week of toxic smoke/smells before they even looked at it?