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Pylons planning decision unlikely before 2015, says MP Philip Dunne

A decision on plans which could see hundreds of pylons being built across Shropshire and Mid Wales will not be made until at least 2015, it has been claimed. A decision on plans which could see hundreds of pylons being built across Shropshire and Mid Wales will not be made until at least 2015, it has been claimed. Shropshire and Montgomeryshire's MPs held private talks with Charles Hendry, Minister of State at the Department for Energy and Climate Change, responsible for Energy Policy, on Tuesday. Shropshire's Owen Paterson, Daniel Kawczynski and Philip Dunne and Montgomeryshire's Glyn Davies joined forces to quiz Mr Hendry about National Grid's plans. Mr Dunne said the minister had made it clear that no decision was likely until 2015.

News|Jul 21, 2011
News

One in six Telford residents will be a pensioner by 2015

A SHROPSHIRE "NEW" town is going grey - with predictions one in six people will be a pensioner by 2015. A SHROPSHIRE "NEW" town is going grey - with predictions one in six people will be a pensioner by 2015. Huge increases in the number of pensioners are forecast in Telford over the next few years as the influx of people who moved to the town in its infancy 30 or 40 years ago reach retirement age. Council papers forecast the town will experience the "new town" effect. Bosses of elderly care charities today urged council and health chiefs to invest in services to cope with the rise. In 2006 there were an estimated 22,000 people in Telford over the age of 65. By 2015 this number is expected to rise to more than 30,000 which equates to more than 15 per cent of the overall population.

Telford|Jan 10, 2011
Telford

Severn Trent bills to be cut by 2015

Severn Trent customers will see their bills drop by an average of £13 in the next five years after the company agreed not to fight a ruling from the water watchdog.Severn Trent customers will see their bills drop by an average of £13 in the next five years after the company agreed not to fight a ruling from the water watchdog. Bosses at the utility giant say that they will abide by Ofwat's demand to reduce the average household bill by four per cent by 2015, giving customers throughout Shropshire the lowest water bills in the country. Severn Trent, which serves more than eight million customers across the heart of the UK, said it would be necessary to impose a one-off 10 per cent cut in its dividend payment to pay for the decrease. The move will see an average household's bill drop to an average of £291 a year and the company also plans to invest around £800 per property to improve water and sewerage services. Read more in the Shropshire Star

Business|Jan 19, 2010
Business
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