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Better Shrewsbury Transport has submitted details of ‘chronic mismanagement’ of the North West Relief Road ahead of a council review into the project that begins this month.
2 Apr 2026
Campaign group Better Shrewsbury Transport has called for a "full and thorough" inquiry into the controversial North West Relief Road project, labelling it a "disaster."
9 Jul 2025
Campaign group Better Shrewsbury Transport (BeST) has responded to NHS, Fire Service and Police chiefs coming out in support of the Shrewsbury North West Relief Road.
20 Jan 2025
Campaign group Better Shrewsbury Transport has written an open letter to Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, asking her to ‘claw back’ £4.2m of Marches LEP funding for the controversial North West Relief Road.
10 Dec 2024
Campaigners against the North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury have sent a letter to Shropshire Council leader Councillor Lezley Picton asking her to clarify the status of £4.2m in funding pledged by the Marches LEP.
28 Aug 2024
Campaigners against the North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury have sent a letter to the new Labour Secretary of Transport, Louise Haigh MP, asking her to scrap the controversial scheme.
10 Jul 2024
Better Shrewsbury Transport and The Woodland Trust are teaming up to host a world record attempt for the most people dressed as Charles Darwin beneath the boughs of the iconic, veteran oak tree that bears his name on Saturday 23 March.
15 Mar 2024
Better Shrewsbury Transport has announced that it is working with high profile law firm Good Law Practice to launch a legal challenge to the controversial North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury.
23 Feb 2024
Campaigners against the North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury are calling on Shropshire Council to clarify how the project will be funded.
6 Feb 2024
Campaigners have been left disappointed but not surprised after Secretary of State Michael Gove rejected calls for a public inquiry into the North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury.
28 Nov 2023
Better Shrewsbury Transport has launched a crowdfunder for a legal challenge to the proposed North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury.
25 Nov 2023
Campaigners against the North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury have today sent a letter to the Secretary of State, Michael Gove MP asking him to call the planning application in for a public inquiry.
13 Nov 2023
Campaigners against the proposed Shrewsbury North West Relief Road have called for a ‘level playing field’ after the authority's Northern Planning Committee approved the proposal on Tuesday.
3 Nov 2023
Campaigners against the North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury say they will fight the project ‘to the bitter end’ after Shropshire Council announced that the long-delayed and controversial road scheme will go to planning on 31 October.
16 Oct 2023
Campaigners against the North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury have accused the government of ‘smoke and mirrors’ over its pledge to ‘fully fund’ the controversial scheme using cash from HS2’s cancelled northern leg.
10 Oct 2023
Campaigners against the Shrewsbury North West Relief Road are calling on Shropshire councillors to block a planning application for a new service station on the A5 on the outskirts of Shrewsbury due to safety concerns.
23 May 2023
Campaigners against the proposed North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury have called on Shropshire Council to review the scheme’s safety after a series of collisions on the county’s roads.
10 Nov 2022
Protesters from across Shropshire today gathered in Shrewsbury to line part of the route of the planned North West Relief Road.
29 Jan 2022
Campaigners from Better Shrewsbury Transport have reacted with disappointment at Shropshire Chamber of Commerce’s backing for the controversial North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury.
19 Oct 2021
Campaigners are calling on Shropshire Council to clarify its position on the 4,436 objections submitted against the Shrewsbury North West Relief Road, after the council issued a revised application.
10 Sept 2021
