A summary of the decisions made by Shropshire Council's central planning committee at its meeting on 2 June 2011.

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Shropshire libraries will be celebrating National Bookstart Week with special storytimes and rhymetimes; the loveable Bookstart Bear has special appearances.

Shropshire’s rural communities are being urged not to miss out on a share of the £500,000 Rural Challenge fund that will boost the rural economy.

Shropshire Council’s trading standards service is urging traders to be cautious after being contacted by businesses which have received invoices for inclusion in a website directory without agreeing to use the service.

Shropshire Council’s trading standards service is advising consumers to be on their guard for a fraud involving the sale of iPhones and HTC smartphones on the eBay website.

Blind and partially-sighted people will soon be able to choose the talking books they’d like to read themselves, without having to rely on any help.

Shropshire Council is encouraging residents, local businesses and voluntary groups to get involved in a community litter pick in Church Stretton on Wednesday 15 June 2011.

Residents and visitors can now enjoy a cleaner High Street in Clun, following a successful deep clean by Shropshire Council’s environmental maintenance team last week (Tuesday 24 May 2011).

Work to build a brand new, state-of-the-art facility for young people in Oswestry will begin in earnest next week (Thursday 9 June 2011) when the first brick is laid.