It may not be often that a day on a dig starts off, on top of a Medieval castle motte ,with a…
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Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig diary: Day 6 – 23 July 2022
Multihogs to tackle more potholes across Shropshire in August
Shropshire Council’s three Multihog road planer machines will be tackling more potholes and other defects on roads across Shropshire next month [August…
Severn Valley Country Park and The Mere in Ellesmere awarded the coveted Green Flag Award
Today Shropshire Council is celebrating after receiving a Green Flag Award for both Severn Valley Country Park near Alveley, and The Mere…
Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig diary: Day 5 – 22 July 2022
As the Curtain wall trench comes to a close interest turns to the motte top, where there is still a lot to…
Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig diary: Day 4 – 21 July 2022
The good weather held for the fourth day of excavations, with cloud cover and moderate temperatures. Though there were few finds for…
Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig diary: Day 3 – 20 July 2022
The objective for the dig today was to continue through the layers of trench 4 in order to find the features shown…
Science behind children’s summer reading challenge
Children aged from four to 11 across Shropshire are being encouraged to get involved in a science and innovation-themed Summer Reading Challenge.…
Residents’ views sought on strategy that will help bring empty homes back into use
Shropshire residents are being asked their views on the council’s draft Empty Homes Strategy, to help bring empty homes across the county…
News from our partners: Simon and son on target for the Transplant Games
News from our partners Shropshire Community Leisure Trust Ltd Local dad, Simon Maceachen, who donated his liver to his eldest child Harry…
More Shropshire roads to be resurfaced in August
A further eight stretches of roads across Shropshire are set to be resurfaced in August as part of Shropshire Council’s annual resurfacing…
