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Closure of Cound Arbour Bridge for traffic realignment scheme work

09/01/2023
Road ahead closed sign, on pavement

Cound Arbour Bridge will be closed from Monday 30 January to Friday 3 February 2023 for the installation of a trial traffic…

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Sign up to get the latest on Government energy bills support scheme alternative funding

09/01/2023
Cost of living

Applications to the Government’s Energy Bills Support Scheme – Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) are due to open in the next few weeks,…

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Document to protect Ironbridge Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site goes to public consultation

06/01/2023
The Wharfage in Ironbridge

Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council have launched a public consultation on a new draft supplementary planning document which aims to…

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A489 to close for Roveries Bridge repair work

06/01/2023
Road ahead closed

Roveries Bridge – which carries the A489 road over the River Camlad – will be closed to traffic for repair work from…

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Voters in England asked to show ID at polling stations from May 2023

06/01/2023
A picture of a polling station to demonstrate voting.

From 4 May 2023 voters in England will need to show photo ID to vote at polling stations in some elections, including…

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Shropshire-based farm continues to support those with learning difficulties following grant funding

05/01/2023
Lower Bush Farm

Lower Bush Farm, near Ludlow, has received approximately £15,000 of grant funding from Shropshire Council in the wake of the pandemic to…

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News from our partners: Developer granted permission to build 23 homes in Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury

05/01/2023
The Oaklands, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury photos

News from our partners Cornovii Developments Limited A total of 23 new homes are to be constructed in Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury by…

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Chance to travel by bus for £2 until end of March

04/01/2023

People can travel around Shropshire by bus for no more than £2 for a single journey until the end of March, thanks…

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Government announces cost of living support for lowest income households in 2023/24

04/01/2023
Millions of new cost of living payments from Spring 2023

Millions of the lowest-income households across the UK will get £900 – or up to £1,350 – from the Government in 2023/4…

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Views sought on new home-to-school transport policy

04/01/2023
Bus stop markings close up

People are being asked for their views on a revised policy which outlines how unsafe walking routes are assessed in relation to home-to-school…

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