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Marches Growth Hub helps 52,295 businesses, new figures show

10/08/2021

The Marches Growth Hub – the one-stop home for business support and advice across Shropshire, Herefordshire and Telford – has helped more…

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Publication of post-16 examination results (including A levels) today

10/08/2021

Following the Government’s announcement on 6 January 2021 that, due to further national restrictions, exams in summer 2021 could not proceed, exam boards…

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Longden Road closure at Annscroft Village to Meadow Cottage from 16 August 2021

09/08/2021
Road ahead closed

Longden Road, at Annscroft Village to Meadow Cottage, will be closed to traffic as works to repair a retaining wall are programmed…

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New Peer Network programme to help Marches businesses help each other

06/08/2021
Marches LEP logo

A highly-successful programme which brings business leaders together to share their knowledge and help each other’s companies grow is returning to the…

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Coronavirus: Advice on offer for Shropshire’s clubs and pubs  

06/08/2021
Two glasses of beer

Shropshire Council is offering advice and support to clubs and pubs to assist the county’s nighttime economy to operate as safely as it can, following the lifting of the majority of mandatory coronavirus restrictions on…

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Coronavirus: News from our partners – Pop-up vaccination centre at Shrewsbury Town FC this Saturday

05/08/2021

News from our partners COVID-19 Vaccination Service Football fans and the public can get vaccinated at Shrewsbury Town Football Club on Saturday…

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News from our partners: New pregnancy care service launched at Shropshire’s acute hospitals

05/08/2021
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust logo

News from our partners Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH)  A new way for women and their families across the region…

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Heathton West Bridge, near Claverley – road closure from 18 August 2021 

05/08/2021
Road ahead closed sign, on pavement

Heathton West Bridge, which carries a C classified road (Heathton from Claverley to Six Ashes) over Cut Throat Brook, is to be…

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Coronavirus: Concern as local rise in COVID-19 hospitalisations continues, as cases dropped 23-29 July

05/08/2021
23-29 July 2021 COVID-19 cases and hospitalisation figures locally - infographic

During the seven-day period between 23-29 July 2021:  527 new cases reported  A decrease of 46% on the previous week  The 7-day infection rate for Shropshire was 163.1 per…

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700 potholes repaired last week as work continues to improve Shropshire’s roads

05/08/2021

Almost 700 potholes and other road defects were repaired in the Shropshire Council area last week (week ending Sunday 1 August 2021).…

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