Posts by Month: April 2020

65 posts found.

Coronavirus blog: Lesser celandine – a sign of spring

08/04/2020
Lesser celandine

The lesser celandine (Ficaria verna) is a member of the buttercup family. Look out for these yellow star-shaped flowers along path edges…

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Coronavirus: Shropshire Council harnesses the power of technology and data in county’s fight against coronavirus 

07/04/2020
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Shropshire Council is using technology and data in its response to the coronavirus pandemic. Tools such as digital dashboards present live data about the county’s situation in relation…

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Coronavirus: 1,800 Shropshire businesses to receive grant funding from tomorrow

07/04/2020

Shropshire Council has processed grant applications from more than 1,800 businesses since applications opened last Wednesday (1 April 2020), and the money…

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Coronavirus: news from our partners – NHS asks people to share their coronavirus symptoms to help others

06/04/2020
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News from our partners Department of Health and Social Care (UK Government) / NHS – originally published by Government 4 April 2020…

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Coronavirus news from our partners: SaTH services still available for urgent and emergency care

04/04/2020
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News from our partners Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) Help for patients requiring urgent and emergency care is still available…

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Coronavirus: Over 30K items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) now being issued to council key workers

04/04/2020
Shropshire Council’s senior health and safety officer Tim Tearle prepares PPE to issue to council key workers.

Shropshire Council are now distributing over 30,000 items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) equipment to essential frontline workers. The PPE, which currently includes…

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Coronavirus: Shropshire Council to hold virtual meetings

03/04/2020
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The Government has temporarily removed the legal requirement for local authorities to hold public meetings in person during the coronavirus pandemic, and…

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Coronavirus: Free access to Ancestry Library and Find My Past

03/04/2020
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Ancestry Library and Find My Past are being made available free of charge for use at home while libraries in Shropshire are…

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Coronavirus: Grass cutting and weed spraying update

03/04/2020
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Grass cutting and weed spraying activities continue in the Shropshire Council area.  Grass cutting Shropshire Council’s contractors are continuing to cut the…

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More time to have your say on the Shrewsbury North West Relief Road

03/04/2020
A still from a new fly-through animation of the new road

Shropshire Council has announced that it is extending the deadline for responses to the current consultation on the proposed Shrewsbury North West…

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