Posts by Month: February 2022

78 posts found.

Food Standards Agency welcomes UK ban on all feeder rodent imports from Lithuania used as pet food

28/02/2022

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has welcomed a ban, after a link was confirmed between a Salmonella outbreak in people, and feeder…

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Shrewsbury’s Darwin shopping centre praised for helping to grow successful local business

28/02/2022

Watercolour artist and homeware designer Meg Hawkins has praised The Darwin shopping centre in Shrewsbury for its role in growing her brand,…

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Latest flooding information and advice – 4pm 25 February 2022

25/02/2022
Bridgnorth being cleaned up

The big clean-up is still under way across Shropshire after the county was hit by severe flooding and we are making great…

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Advice and support for those affected by recent floods 

25/02/2022
Bridgnorth flooding - Feb 2022

As the floods start to subside across the county, Shropshire Council are reaching out to residents and businesses to offer advice and…

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Coronavirus: Director of public health urges caution as remaining coronavirus restrictions lift

25/02/2022
COVID-19 weekly stats, 11-17 February 2022 infographic

During the seven-day period between 11-17 February 2022:  1,374 new COVID-19 cases reported  The 7-day infection rate for Shropshire was 422.2 per 100,000  It was 378.5 per 100,000…

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Latest flooding information and advice – 11.15am 25 February 2022 last updated

25/02/2022
Bridgnorth flooding - Feb 2022

The big clean-up is still under way across Shropshire after the county was hit by severe flooding, and we are making great…

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Tree planted to mark success of carbon-neutral highways maintenance programme

25/02/2022
(l-to-r) Andy Wilde, Shropshire Council's head of highways; Dean Carroll, Shropshire Council's Cabinet member for physical infrastructure, at the treeplanting at Column roundabout in Shrewsbury

A field maple tree has been planted on the Column roundabout in Shrewsbury to mark the completion of Shropshire Council’s £1m carbon-neutral…

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Meet the Leader session welcomed in Ellesmere 

24/02/2022
Residents meet Lezley Picton in Ellesmere.

Yesterday (Wednesday 23 February 2022), Lezley Picton, Leader of Shropshire Council, held her second Meet the Leader session, at Our Space in…

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Tragedy avoided at height of floods

24/02/2022
The rescue, from CCTV cameras

This week, at the height of the floods, the quick thinking and prompt actions of Shropshire Council and Shropshire Fire and Rescue…

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Extra £59m to be added to Shropshire Council’s highways budget

24/02/2022

An extra £59m will be added to Shropshire Council’s highways budget in the next four years – after the council’s financial strategy…

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