Helen Morgan warned that poor public transport links are holding back the economy and “driving deep and fundamental inequality” as she urged the Labour government to “transform opportunities” for people in rural areas.
4 Jun 2025
Improvements are to be made to bus services across the Shropshire Council area in the coming months, along with a fare reduction on both Shrewsbury and Ludlow park and ride.
17 Jul 2024
Shropshire has lost more miles of bus routes than any other county in England over the past eight years, data uncovered by MP Helen Morgan has revealed.
10 May 2024
Bus services across Shropshire have declined by more than half since 2010, according to a damning new study.
15 Apr 2024
Shropshire Council’s new on-demand bus service was officially launched yesterday, initially in two zones, and with plans in place to expand the service on a on a zone-by-zone basis.
5 Dec 2023
Shropshire’s Liberal Democrats have warmly welcomed the prospect of a Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway that could serve Shrewsbury and Gobowen with a direct rail link to London.
1 Dec 2023
People will be able to try Shropshire Council’s new on-demand bus service for free from today for a trial period as the service is tested ahead of its full launch on Monday 4 December.
6 Nov 2023
A new on-demand bus service is set to begin operating later this month, initially in two zones, and with plans in place to roll the service out across the county – on a zone-by-zone basis.
11 Oct 2023
Services on five Telford bus routes are to end and some evening services will be reduced next month, due to a lack of funding.
23 Aug 2023
Shropshire Council is to extend its financial support for a number of under-threat bus services from 31 March.
23 Feb 2023
Two Shropshire bus services – the 576 and 19/19a – have new operators after both routes were previously operated by Arriva Midlands.
5 Dec 2022
The leader of Telford & Wrekin Council has welcomed the decision by Avanti West Coast to reinstate the direct daily train service from Shropshire to London Euston.
15 Aug 2022
Direct rail services from Shropshire to London have been cut from Avanti West Coast’s services as part of timetable changes.
14 Aug 2022
Train passengers are being warned of disruption this Saturday 13 August during industrial action.
12 Aug 2022
Shropshire Council has made an ambitious £98 million bid to transform bus transport across the county.
29 Oct 2021
Shropshire Council has bid for more than £46million of Government funding to help improve bus services across the county.
22 Jun 2020
Train passengers are being warned of busy services between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton today as the second Saturday of strike action takes place.
23 Nov 2019
A signalling fault led to delays for train passengers between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton this morning.
8 Feb 2019
Arriva Midlands is increasing fares across its local bus network from today.
6 Jan 2019
Buses across Shropshire are being given a major facelift following Arriva Midlands’s announcement that it is investing £200,000 to update its local fleet.
16 Nov 2018
