This provides some security for youth services in the town after a prolonged series of uncertainty. Support for young people has been cut back since the coalition government started to reduce the expenditure available to local authorities following the general election in 2010. “I am proud that Ludlow Town Council has stepped in to fund the running of the youth club for the next year,” said Tim Gill, Mayor of Ludlow. “The Town Council has suffered significant financial losses due to the pandemic, but my fellow councillors and I believe that supporting Ludlow’s young people is one of the most important things that we can do.’