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Friends of Pontesbury Library is today awarded the Kings Award for Voluntary Service

14/11/2025
Friends of Pontesbury Library committee members.

News from our partners Friends of Pontesbury Library. It is announced today (Friday 14 November 2025) – HM King Charles’ birthday –…

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Council continues to forecast overspend

14/11/2025
Money

Shropshire Council is projecting to spend £47.069 million more than it has coming in by the end of March 2026.  This figure…

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Public advised that help will be available during junior doctor strikes, but disruption is likely

13/11/2025
NHS logo

News from our partner NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced strike action by resident doctors across…

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Shrewsbury Night Bus trial celebrates launch with a week of free travel

13/11/2025

News from Shrewsbury Big Town Plan Partnership It’s just two weeks until Shrewsbury’s festive Night Bus rolls out of the bus station…

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Free after-dark walking and running club launches at the Quarry Swimming & Fitness Centre

12/11/2025
This Girl Can’s (TGC) Let’s Lift the Curfew campaign

News from our partners The Quarry Swimming & Fitness Centre have launched a free to attend night-time walking and running club to…

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Shropshire Council awards new contract for Overnight Short Breaks for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

12/11/2025
Families continue to shape the future of SEND services in Shropshire

Shropshire Council is pleased to announce that Shaftesbury has been awarded the contract to provide Overnight Short Breaks to children and young…

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Shropshire Council celebrates Care Leavers Month

12/11/2025
Shropshire Council is proud to support Care Leavers Month 2025,

Shropshire Council is proud to support Care Leavers Month 2025, a national initiative dedicated to celebrating the achievements of care-experienced young people,…

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Supporting children and foster families – can you help?

12/11/2025
Supporting children and foster families – can you help?

Shropshire is very fortunate to be home to Shropshire Foster Carers Association (SFCA), a group working to welcome and support children, birth…

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Cabinet asked to back emerging plans and progress Severn Valley Water Management Scheme

12/11/2025

Shropshire Council’s Cabinet is being asked to back the next big step for the Severn Valley Water Management Scheme (SVWMS) – a…

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Health and Care Leaders Urge Parents to Vaccinate 2–3 Year Olds Against Flu in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin

11/11/2025
Child receiving flu nasal spray

Health and care leaders are urging parents and carers to ensure their children aged 2 to 3 years receive the seasonal flu…

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