Afternoon Resident

BELOW EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED MORE INFORMATION BELOW

PCSO Breese will be attending a joint agency visit organised by STAR housing on the 19th March 2025 at 10:30 at Albrighton. The objective is to engage with tenants and other members of the public to identify issues that can be addressed, such as fly tipping, grounds maintenance matters, antisocial behaviour problems, street furniture suggestions and repair reports.  This involves a multiagency approach that we are keen to develop towards improving our communities.  We aim to cover the below areas during this visit 

Ash Grove, Cross Roads, Fairlawn Court, High Street, Millers Green

If you are a resident in the above areas or have any issues please look out for us walking around and come and let us know what issue are effecting you. 

Pre-election period

Local elections are to be held in the Shropshire Council area on Thursday 1 May for Shropshire Council, and for town/parish councils in the Shropshire Council area (where contested). The pre-election period starts on Monday 10 March, when the notice of election will be published, and ends at 10pm on 1 May. During this time specific restrictions on publicity and other activities are in place.

During the pre-election period, the rules change on what we can and can’t publicise. In short, the council can't carry out any activities that could be construed as influencing support (either positively or negatively) for a politician or political party. This will affect the way we deal with the media, and extra care must be taken by service areas with social media accounts.

In particular, council officers (and therefore STAR Housing staff members) cannot:

The pre-election restrictions are governed by Section 2 of the Local Government Act 1986, as amended in 1988.

It's important to note that pre-election rules restrict activity wider than just publicity. Use of council facilities and resources, the member’s code of conduct, developing new policies and the holding of events (including some meetings) featuring councillors must all be carefully considered during this period of heightened sensitivity. We must also consider whether to launch or run consultations or campaigns during this period.