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Bold new campaign encourages Shrewsbury shoppers to choose local over online giants this Christmas

05/12/2025
Becky Rawlins, Co-owner of Hopefully Made and Chair of Shrewsbury BID’s Original Shrewsbury Working Group

News from our partners Shrewsbury BID will launch a new town-wide marketing campaign on Small Business Saturday (6 December), calling on shoppers…

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Shropshire Council announces opening of Coton Hill House supported housing scheme

05/12/2025
A bedroom at 70 Castle Foregate.

Shropshire Council is proud to announce the opening of Coton Hill House, a newly redeveloped supported housing scheme located on Berwick Road,…

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Aqualate Golf Club tees off with smart water butts in green innovation drive

04/12/2025

Aqualate Golf Club, near Newport, has taken a major step towards environmental sustainability by installing smart water butts on its grounds, supported…

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Oswestry’s Cambrian Railway building restoration wins national award

04/12/2025
Repairs to the Cambrian Station Building in Oswestry

Shropshire Council’s work to restore the Cambrian Railway building in Oswestry has won a National Railway Heritage Award. Funded by the UK…

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Closure of St John’s Hill, Shrewsbury for gas main replacement

03/12/2025
Road ahead closed

St John’s Hill in Shrewsbury will be closed from 5 January to 20 February [2026] while Cadent Gas replaces the existing cast…

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Winter Outreach Wellbeing project coming to a rural area near you

03/12/2025
The Winter Outreach Project vehicle

Shropshire Council’s Community Wellbeing Outreach Team (CWOT), Public Health, has launched the WOW (Winter Outreach Wellbeing) Project, a mobile hub initiative designed…

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Emergency closure of Buildwas Bridge

03/12/2025

Buildwas Bridge will be closed to vehicles from Monday 8 December [2025], for up to two days, for investigation works. To ensure…

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High demand drives installation of four more secure cycle pods in Shrewsbury

03/12/2025

News from Shrewsbury Big Town Plan Partnership  The first round of secure Shrewsbury Moves Cycle Pods introduced over the summer has proved a…

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New Whitchurch to Wellington bus service to begin on 5 January

02/12/2025

A new bus service between Whitchurch, Market Drayton, the Princess Royal Hospital and Wellington bus station will begin on 5 January 2026,…

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Newly refurbished rough sleeper accommodation opens in Shrewsbury

02/12/2025
A bedroom at 70 Castle Foregate.

A newly refurbished accommodation has officially re-opened at 70 Castle Foregate in Shrewsbury after a closure for essential works, providing vital support…

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