Posts by Month: December 2011

78 posts found.

Scrutiny to look at future of grant funding for voluntary and community sector

08/12/2011

Shropshire Council’s Performance and Strategy Scrutiny Committee will be looking at the council’s financial relationship with the voluntary and community sector at…

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Hairdressing apprentice celebrates new business opportunity

08/12/2011

Shrewsbury hairdresser Ian Bezuidenhout has taken the leap in setting up his own salon to work alongside existing beauty business, The Beauty…

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Registering for free school meals helps schools benefit from extra funding

08/12/2011

Shropshire parents are being urged to check if their child could benefit from free school meals which could save them more than £350 a year.

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Council’s new highways and environment contractor is confirmed

08/12/2011

Shropshire Council has this week confirmed Ringway Infrastructure Services Ltd as their new partner who, as from April 2012, will maintain the roads and…

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Scrutiny panel to hear progress of work to outsource leisure centre management

07/12/2011

Shropshire Council’s Safe and Confident Communities Scrutiny Committee will hear and discuss the latest progress to outsource the future management of five…

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Christmas fundraising boost for Hope House

07/12/2011

Hope House Children’s Hospices has received a festive fundraising boost thanks to their annual Santa Fun Run, and a special Christmas song launched…

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Oswestry’s Community Alcohol Partnership warns young people against using fake IDs

07/12/2011

A Shropshire Council-led project, the Oswestry Community Alcohol Partnership (Os-CAP), which aims to tackle underage drinking in the town, is warning young…

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Local police want people to ‘Lighten Up!’

06/12/2011

Now that the dark nights are here, the police are urging you to ‘Lighten Up!’ if you want to reduce your chances…

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Community tree scheme ‘top up’ option extended to 23 December

05/12/2011

Shropshire’s residents, landowners and farmers who have applied for free trees through the community tree scheme now have until Friday 23 December…

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Cross Street in Shrewsbury now open

05/12/2011

Cross Street in Shrewsbury is now open. It was closed earlier this afternoon (Monday 5 December 2011 at 2.30pm) due to a lorry stuck underneath…

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