Getting all around the Telford
All of the infrastructure in the new Telford town are designed for an unlimited car usage, this mean than the congestion level is significantly lower than in the other town of the same size, in addition to the fact which the residents in Telford are travelling the short distance to the workplace compare with the other town in the West Midlands. There are 75 % of the workers who travel by car to work are causing the trouble to the local Council, who are trying to implement the Climate Change Transport Strategy in order to encourage people to use the public service for helping in reducing the amount of Co2 in the air.

M54 motorway is liked the West Midlands conurbation and the north-south by A442 Queensway or known by the Eastern Primary. There are about 13 car parks for both long and short-term stay in the town centre.

Generally, 70% of the Telford’s workers live within 6 miles from the workplace; hence it’s not surprise that most of the m prefer to travel by car. However, if you live further than the Telford railway station, there are train and the regional bus that leaded to the town centre.

Shopping, drinking and eating in Telford
Telford Shopping Centre is the home of largest indoor shopping centre in Shore hire; it is classed as the top 10 in the country. The Shopping Centre is builded over 50 acres in the city centre, there are 160 stores including the brand names like Marks&Spencer, H&M, Zara and House of Fraser.

Once it comes to eating out, in the Telford there are thousand collection of European, Oriental, Indian, Frankie&Benny type including the national pub chains which also served food.

There are number of good restaurants and pubs in Ironbridge Broseley, Much Wenlock and Muxton.The Malthouse Restaurant&Jazz Bar, Chez Maw, Tontine Hotel, Shakespeare Inn and horse and Jockey, also worth to try out for food.

Ironbridge Open Air Museum of Steel Sculpture, Weston Park-an ancestral home of the Earls of Bradford and the Wrekin are the nice place for spending the weekend. If you have a children, the fairy tale attraction-Wonderland or Hoo Farm Animal kingdom are the good place for visit.

The Main resident area
Telford is the new town which planned in 1960’s which the main idea for providing low density of housing. Housing market had been performed well above the national and regional averages. In addition, Telford’s reputation as the housing hotspot is more likely to continue to grow. In spite of the high rate of growth, the price of house in Telford is still below the average in the region.

The Central Telford Area Action Plan outlines in detail the authority’s aim to create a 21st century heart for the borough, with dozens of new shops and offices and 2,500 homes being provided.

The plan is a scheme to give Telford a proper centre to replace the existing shopping malls surrounded by car parks.

It covers shopping, jobs, homes and leisure, outlining the vision of bringing life and vitality to the town centre day and night.

The planning blueprint also looks at ways of cutting the reliance on cars, following criticism that the existing shops are surrounded by a “racetrack” ring road in a sea of car parks.

It outlines ways in which people will be encouraged to get to and from the town centre on foot, by bike or public transport.

The plan also looks at the natural environment and how the town park can be protected for future generations as well as linking in more with the town centre.

And it examines ways in which the character of Old Park, Central Park, Malinslee and Hollinswood can be secured.

In his foreword to the plan, Councillor Stephen Bentley, cabinet member for the environment, says: “Over the last 40 years, Telford has grown from being a fledgling new town to become a successful and thriving town of 140,000 people.

“Now is the time to look again at what we want for the future of the borough as a whole and the important role central Telford plays.

“This plan sets a framework within which to bring forward proposals for major development.

“It will help to address the need for housing in the town centre, the limited opportunities for activity in the evening, the unfriendly environment for pedestrians and to improve and protect the town park.”

If the plan is backed at a meeting of the council on Thursday, it will be published, put out for consultation and submitted to the Secretary of State for approval.

By Peter Johnson

Telford said it has “worked to position Telford Homes for the economic downturn and has taken steps to reduce the impact of this downturn on the business.”

It has agreed a £57m grant with the Homes and Communities Agency and is in advanced negotiations with its housing association partners to construct developments entirely for affordable housing.

Chief executive Andrew Wiseman commented, “The strong partnerships which the company has with a number of housing associations and the grant programme agreed with the HCA mean that, to a certain degree, we are able to shelter the company from the lack of activity and confidence in the private residential market.”

“The board will focus on these relationships to achieve security of cash inflows before embarking on construction and will continue to ensure that the company is adapting to current economic conditions.”

Mr Wright, who described himself as a proud Oakengates “lad”, said he would love to see market stalls in the centre of his home town.

And he promised to champion the cause of markets at a select committee hearing in Parliament this afternoon.

He told a 200-strong audience at Oakengates Theatre today for a meeting of Telford & Wrekin Senior Citizens’ Forum: “There are good markets in Telford and struggling markets.”

Wellington market, he said, was a real success story but the few stalls remaining in Oakengates were a pale shadow of what used to be.

“I’m going back to London this afternoon for a select committee inquiry into how we can promote better markets,” he said.

“Oakengates used to have a strong and vibrant market and its town partnership and Telford & Wrekin Council need to work together to bring stalls back here.”

Lively market stalls would attract shoppers into centres such as Oakengates, Dawley and Madeley and give local economies a much needed boost, he said.

Meanwhile, the forum, which is open to residents aged 55 and over, was thanked by Councillor Andrew Eade, borough council leader, for its input in the budget-making process. He added: “This was a genuine consultation, we had more than 400 replies and made substantial changes to our spending plans as a result.”

He also said the council would be announcing a considerable investment to tackle the crumbling state of roads and pavements.