A TIP near Ludlow will stay open after fears were raised that it could be closed. 

The possible closure of the household recycling centre in Craven Arms was raised as part of Shropshire Council's budget process.

Councillor Andy Boddington previously vowed to fight to keep the centre open, and said that residents' opposition to the closure was "fierce".

But now it has been agreed by Shropshire Council’s Cabinet that all five of the council's household recycling centres will remain open.

Following a consultation in which residents were asked what they would be willing to pay for a garden waste subscription, an annual charge of £56 for kerbside collection of garden waste is set to be introduced.

The plans have been put forward to help Shropshire Council make £62m of savings.

A charge of £56 is in line with the fee charged by neighbouring authorities for garden waste collection, and covers the risk of any revenue shortfall if participation levels are lower than expected.

All five recycling centres will remain open but close one day a week to help make the required savings.

A final decision on which day they will close will be made in conjunction with the council’s waste contractor Veolia.

If the changes are agreed the new garden waste subscription service would be introduced from October 1, 2024, with the annual subscription covering the period October 1 to September 30.

Garden waste collections would stop from October 1 for anyone that has not subscribed by this date.

From this date food waste collections would be suspended as councils cannot charge for this service. However, all councils in England must introduce a weekly food waste collections to all properties in 2026 and Shropshire would introduce a new food waste collection service by this date.

Subscribers to the garden waste service would no longer be able to put food waste in their garden bin.

Cabinet is also being asked to agree a new booking system for the recycling centres, which would help to reduce queues at busy times and encourage more recycling by enabling centre staff to better engage with visitors.