Pontesford

The Shropshire village of Pontesford has staged a remarkable show of people power by raising more than £240,000 to buy their local hill – rescuing a major historic landmark from potentially being closed off to the public. It might not have the most ...

Donations from more than 1,000 people from across the country has resulted in Pontesford Hill being bought by Shropshire Wildlife Trust. It means the hill, on the outskirts of Pontesbury near Shrewsbury, is now safe for future generations to enjoy. A ...

A hill in Shropshire has been bought for more than £200,000 after a community fundraising campaign. More than 1,000 people contributed to the Pontesford Hill appeal, led by Shropshire Wildlife Trust. The trust first attempted to purchase it in 2010 but ...

Pontesford Hill near Shrewsbury - known as The Sleeping Dragon - was sold by the Forestry Commission in 2010 to a private investor who planned to develop it into a burial ground. Members of the community and Shropshire Wildlife Trust need to generate ...

Land on Pontesford Hill, near Pontesbury, could be sold to Shropshire Wildlife Trust within weeks and if its intention was to record the footpaths then there would be no need for a public inquiry, according to Lucy McFarlane, a rights of way officer at ...

Members of Pontesbury Parish Council met last night to discuss plans put forward by Simon Hutchen to transform Pontesford Hill into a visitor attraction. Chairman John Pritchard urged villagers to write letters of objection to Shropshire Council ...