LUDLOW’S shops and other businesses have pulled out all of the stops to make Christmas as successful as possible. Shops throughout the town went the extra mile to look festive in what has been a very unfestive year. The town has been making the best of a bad situation with shops, the Chamber of Commerce, Ludlow Town Council and Shropshire Council all making a contribution. Unable to hold its traditional Medieval Fayre and Christmas lights switch on at the end of November, a virtual event was staged that attracted viewers from all over the world. There has also been an online market for the past month.
PEOPLE have been heeding the message to show more understanding and respect to the staff at Ludlow Post Office. This follows a report in the ‘Advertiser’ that some customers are abusing staff because of the wait to be served and the need to queue outside. Staff have complained about being sworn at and abused by thoughtless customers. The Post Office is in the One-Stop shop in Ludlow and is heavily used at this time of the year. Because of Covid-19 restrictions it has been necessary to restrict the number of people that can be in the Post Office at any one time.