New EV charging points for Ludlow, Craven Arms, Clun and Cleobury Mortimer

Shropshire motorists who have been quickest on the uptake of electric and hybrid vehicles will see more on-street charging points coming to their towns.

A successful bid for Government funding has landed Shropshire Council almost £1m to install more on-street electric vehicle charging points in its communities.

A total of £902,940 has been awarded by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, with support of the Energy Saving Trust, to enable the installation of on-street charge points for local residents wishing to charge their plug-in electric vehicles.

The new sites will raise Shropshire from 65^th out of 375 local authorities for the number of public charge points available, to 11^th place – or within the top three per cent nationwide.

It is anticipated four to 12 on-street charging points will added, in 17 locations. They are:

• Albrighton – Crown Hotel and High Street
• Bridgnorth – Innage Lane and Listley Street North
• Broseley – Bridgnorth Road and Dark Lane
• Church Stretton – 6 Essex Road and Easthope 1-4
• Cleobury Mortimer – Childe Road East, Childe Road West and St Mary’s Lane
• Clun – High Street
• Gobowen – Railway Station
• Highley – High Street, 25 Woodhill Road
• Ludlow – Galdeford Zone A, Corve Street and Broad Street
• Market Drayton – Frogmore Road
• Much Wenlock – Falcons Court
• Oswestry – Edward Street, Wats Drive and Lloyd Street
• Prees – Church Street
• Shifnal – Aston Street, 56 Broadway and Victoria Road
• Shrewsbury – Bainbridge Green, 131 Copthorne Road, 93 New Park Road, 79 Bishop Street, and Abbey Foregate
• Wem – Aston Street and Mill Street
• Whitchurch – Castle Hill, Newtown, Sherrymill Hill, St John’s Street and George Street