General Information

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Police

Our local policing team are Sue Eden (Community Support Officer) , Tim Griffiths ( Local Police Officer), John Evans (Sergeant) and Inspector John Payton.
They are based at Craven Arms Police Station.
01743 264774
 
Emergency call 999

Non-emergency call 08457 444 888

Banks and Post Office

The nearest Post Office is based in the Village Shop, it is open every weekday morning until 12am.

The nearest banks are:
    HSBC      -  Bishop's Castle, Craven Arms and Church Stretton.
    Barclays  -  Bishop's Castle, Craven Arms and Church Stretton.
    Lloyds     -  Ludlow  and Church Stretton.
    NatWest  -  Ludlow.
   

Doctors Surgeries

The nearest surgery is at Bishop's Castle.
Bishop's Castle Medical Practice, Schoolhouse Lane, Bishop's Castle SY9 5ER
General Enquiries
01588 638 285
Outside of surgery opening times you will hear a recorded message giving details of how to contact a doctor.
For advice on any medical matter you can call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47

Dentists

Bishop's Castle   - Kneale & Butler         01588 638 581
Church Stretton - Clapworthy & Jones  01694 722 660
                    -  Lyness                      01694 722 862

Hospitals

Local Hospital telephone numbers:
Shrewsbury    
 01743 261000
Ludlow           01584 872201
Bishop's Castle  01588 638220

Household Recycling
Lydbury North is part of the South Shropshire Council scheme to reduce household waste as much as possible.
Residents are given two wheelie bins and a green box.
Black wheelie bin - Non-recyclable waste ( plastics, cat litter etc)
Green wheelie bin - for bio-digestible waste ( garden waste, food waste, cardboard etc)
Green box - for re-cyclable waste ( Newspaper, magazines, junk mail, tins, glass)

The Black wheelie bin is emptied on Friday and the following Friday the Green box and the Green wheelie bin are emptied.
A calendar of dates is available from the Council.
For more information about Wheelie Bins and Re-Sort telephone
01584 813396/7/8

A large Household Waste Recycling Centre is based at Craven Arms, this will take large items, e.g. soil, engine oil, electrical equipment.
Some plastic waste (plastic bottles, carrier bags) can be recycled here.
A smaller recycling facility is based at Bishop's Castle Business Park (bottle banks, newspapers etc)

Bank Holidays:
There will be no collection of domestic refuse on bank holidays.
ALL rubbish collections during a bank holiday week will be made one day later than usual. i.e. Friday collections will be on a Saturday.
 

Library

The nearest library is at Bishop's Castle, it has internet facilities. Telephone 01588 638215.
It is based at Enterprise House, which also has computing and photocopying facilities.

A mobile library visits Lydbury North every two weeks on a Monday  from 9.30 - 9.45am. (please check with Bishop's Castle Library)
The Mobile Library is based at Bishop's Castle Library.

School Closure (severe weather)

To check if local schools are open,  during severe winter weather  (heavy snowfall) please ring 01743 252 080.
Please note  - this line is only activated during severe weather.

Alternatively, Radio Shropshire has regular updates of school closures . If you suffer from bad reception try listening through broadband by clicking on this link. RADIO SHROPSHIRE LIVE

Transport
Bus

49 link is a door to door 'demand responsive' service. It is run by TESS (Transport for Everyone in South Shropshire). You need to arrange this service in advance. Please click on the following link for further details.   TESS

553 is the regular bus service from Bishop's Castle to Shrewsbury, run by Minsterley coaches.  Click here for TIMES

748 Mondays only service from Shrewsbury to Ludlow calling at Lydbury North.  Run by Boultons.   01694 771 226

860 Wednesday only service Bishop's Castle to Wellington (Telford). Calls at Lydbury North.  Run by Whittles. 01562 820 002

Dial-a-Ride
Bishop's Castle & District Dial-a-Ride operates a regular Friday morning service into Bishop's Castle, it provides by arrangement an on-demand service to any person with a transport need. Dial-a-Ride operates a small bus which takes individuals or groups of up to 12 or 13 (check with co-ordinator). A rear lift  is fitted for wheelchair users, and a helper can be arranged to travel with the less able.
Bookings must be made in advance via the co-ordinator
01588 638 350

Road

To check road traffic conditions in the local area please click on this link. ROAD TRAVEL

Taxis

Castle Cars from Bishop's Castle 01588 638 072
Craven Arms Taxis                  01588 660 448

Train

The nearest train station is at Craven Arms, on the Wales and Borders line, local trains to Ludlow and Shrewsbury.
Trains are run by Arriva.

Veterinary Surgery

Allwood & Jones
Crowgate Veterinary Surgery
Bishop's Castle Business Park
Bishop's Castle SY9 5BX
01588 638356