Yesterday (Wednesday 23 February 2022), Lezley Picton, Leader of Shropshire Council, held her second Meet the Leader session, at Our Space in…
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Meet the Leader session welcomed in Ellesmere
Tragedy avoided at height of floods
This week, at the height of the floods, the quick thinking and prompt actions of Shropshire Council and Shropshire Fire and Rescue…
Extra £59m to be added to Shropshire Council’s highways budget
An extra £59m will be added to Shropshire Council’s highways budget in the next four years – after the council’s financial strategy…
£4.5m investment in Bridgnorth approved
An investment of £4.5m to revitalise High Street, Bridgnorth and the town’s public realm has today (Thursday 24 February 2022) been agreed…
Council leaders call for long term solution to flooding along River Severn
Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council are urging George Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for emergency…
Discretionary business grant scheme expanded by Shropshire Council
A fresh round of discretionary business grant funding worth almost £700,000 has been expanded by Shropshire Council in a bid to support…
Shropshire children’s home rated ‘outstanding’
A Shropshire Council-run children’s home has been rated ‘outstanding’ by Government inspectors, following an Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) inspection in…
News from our partners: Major incident in Ironbridge stood down yesterday
News from our partners West Mercia Police Earlier this week a major incident was declared in the county as water levels along…
£9m available to help lift Shropshire homes out of fuel poverty
Energy experts at Shropshire Council have helped secure funding totalling £9 million to assist local people to improve their homes and ease…
Latest flooding information and advice – 5pm 24 February 2022
Updated: 5pm, Thursday 24 February The big clean up is under way across Shropshire after the county was hit by severe flooding.…
