Mental Health of Youth Farmers

According to a recent by the Farm Safety Foundation 94% of UK farmers under the age of 40 rank poor mental health as one of the biggest hidden problems facing farmers today. Further research published by UK Parliament goes on to say that the covid-19 pandemic may...

Annual Parish Meeting Report

Thank you to everyone that attended the Wem Rural Parish Council’s Annual Parish Meeting on 4th April at Edsaston Village Hall. The meeting was attended by 38 people which included parishioners, parish councillors and Chris Taylor from Shropshire Council who...

Road Closures from Wem to Tilstock

Lining works is being carried out between Wem and Tilstock on 24th and 25th April. Details are below: Where is the work? Work will be carried out in phases; between Wem and Coton and then Coton to Tilstock. Please note access/egress for properties within the closure...
Be careful when driving past horses

Be careful when driving past horses

The speed limit when passing horse riders or horse-drawn vehicles is 10 mph. When passing a horse you should always pass wide and slowly. You can find more information in Rule 125 of the Highway Code which states: Horse riders and horse-drawn vehicles. Be particularly...

Reminder about Telephone Poles

Openreach would like us to remind parishioners not to attach signs on their telephone poles as it can stop their engineers from working for safety reasons. If you would like to put signs up on telephone poles then you will need to contact the National Notice Handling...