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Great opportunities for a career in care as council celebrates Social Work Week

18/03/2024
Social Work Week 2024 graphic

Shropshire Council today celebrates the launch of Social Work Week (Monday 18 March to Friday 22 March 2024) by highlighting the great…

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BT ordered to pay £19,000 for roadworks safety offences

18/03/2024
Road ahead closed

BT has been ordered to pay more than £19,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to seven offences relating to the…

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News with our partners: Shrewsbury’s a winner! Town crowned Infrastructure champion at House of Lords ceremony

18/03/2024
Pictured with the award, l-to-r: Helen Ball, town clerk, Shrewsbury Town Council; Tracy Darke, Shropshire Council's assistant director of economy and place; Seb Slater, Executive Director, Shrewsbury BID

News with our partners Shrewsbury Big Town Plan Partnership Shrewsbury was crowned ‘Infrastructure champion’ in the annual Let’s Celebrate Towns awards, in…

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Choose what you’ll use during Food Waste Action Week

18/03/2024
Choose what you'll use logo

As part of our approach to reduce waste in Shropshire we are again participating in the national Food Waste Action Week (Monday…

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Future of Whitchurch Civic Centre to be considered by new working group

15/03/2024
Whitchurch civic centre

A working group has begun meeting to consider options for the future of Whitchurch Civic Centre, after specialist engineers found that RAAC…

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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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