Pictured are the Covid 19 vaccinations taking place. Picture: Darren Casey / DCimaging OVER half of people in Ludlow have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal. NHS data shows 120,915 people had received a vaccine jab by February 28 – equating to 45% of those aged 16 and over, according to the latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics. Of those vaccinated, 76,250 were aged 65 or over – 96% of the age group. It means 44,665 people aged between 16 and 64 have received a first dose of the vaccine. The data also reveals variation in coverage between different areas across Shropshire. The proportion of residents prioritised for vaccinations, such as those aged over 65, is one factor that could affect vaccine coverage.
NEW plans for flats and apartments have been submitted for a prominent site in Ludlow Town Centre. The new plans have been submitted by Morris Property for the former Budgens site. They are the same in principle as the previous plans, with two retail units on the ground floor and 19 apartments above with communal and private terraces. However, there have been several changes in design. The building will be a modern design throughout using traditional materials over a steel frame with high levels of thermal efficiency. “This design is a considerable improvement on the unused Budgens store,” said Andy Boddington, the Shropshire councillor for the area,
LUDLOW’S farmers’ market, the Ludlow Local Produce Market, will be making an appearance on BBC1’s Farmers’ Country Showdown on Wednesday, January 13. The film crew spent many days filming in and around Ludlow having picked out two stallholders who produce their own food and drink. One was Hare Hill Farm, a relatively new grower of local vegetables based in the Shropshire Hills, and Fletchers, which make multiple award-winning cider. Both are regular traders at the farmers market, which runs all year round on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. Tish Dockerty, market manager for the farmers’ market says: “The production company were keen to speak to holders of stalls that are truly ‘field to fork’, who either grow their own and sell it all, or add value by making it into something like cider.”