Posts by Month: March 2024

74 posts found.

Adults aged 40 and over encouraged to get free blood pressure checks 

15/03/2024
Blood pressure - get checked for free in pharmacy today - graphic

Shropshire Council’s public health leads are encouraging all adults aged 40 and over to get a blood pressure check for free at…

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Opportunities to have a say on proposed £28m swimming pools and enhanced leisure facilities in Shrewsbury

15/03/2024
Shrewsbury Sports Village

A public consultation about building two new swimming pools, and enhancing fitness and leisure opportunities at Shrewsbury Sports Village, is being launched…

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Overwhelming number of applications for new grant scheme

14/03/2024

A grant for small businesses launched last week has proved so popular that the current application process has been ‘paused’. The UK…

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Another business start-up success for Shropshire

14/03/2024
Nina Finch, Running Wild Pottery, Ludlow

One of the main aims of the Shropshire Growth Hub is to provide help to individuals looking to take that first big…

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Blog from our partners: Social Prescribing Day in the county

14/03/2024
Kirsty Jarman

Blog from our partners NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin / Integrated Care System Today the impact of social prescribers, community groups and…

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Leadership award for Shropshire Council chief executive

14/03/2024
Andy Begley with his award

Strong leadership and having a clear direction have helped Shropshire Council’s chief executive to win a prestigious award. Andy Begley was one…

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Shropshire Council and STAR Housing put customers first in anticipation of new housing regulations

13/03/2024
Louise Champion, a resident (left), and Chloe Drew, housing assistant (rents)

Shropshire Council, along with Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing (STAR Housing) – Shropshire Council’s arms-length management organisation – has successfully concluded its…

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Workshops put Shropshire tourism and visitor economy in the spotlight

13/03/2024
Robert Macey, left, and Mark Hooper, right, at Love 2 Stay in Shrewsbury, where one of the workshops was held.

Ahead of English Tourism Week (Friday 15 March – Sunday 24 March 2024) a series of specialist workshops for businesses working within…

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Shropshire’s Virtual Care Programme expands its support for adult social care

13/03/2024
A man is sitting in a sofa and smiling at a screen with a video call taking place

Shropshire’s virtual care programme is going from strength to strength, and 62 adults have now received technology-enabled-care through Shropshire Council’s virtual care…

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Get behind Get Crafty With Words and help make it happen

12/03/2024
Crowdfund Shropshire logo

Residents in Oswestry are being encouraged to get behind a community project and help to make it happen. The project, called Get…

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