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Coronavirus: High number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals locally during 7-13 January 2022

20/01/2022
COVID-19 stats locally 7-13 January 2022 infographic

During the seven-day period between 7-13 January 2022:     2,815 new COVID-19 cases reported     A decrease of 47% on the previous week   The 7-day infection rate for Shropshire was 865 per…

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Enforcement officers ensuring hospitality businesses meet food hygiene standards

20/01/2022

Enforcement officers are still out and about ensuring Shropshire’s hospitality businesses are selling and producing food that is safe to eat. There has been a reported…

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Safeguarding partnership urges communities to look out for signs of child neglect

20/01/2022
Neglect of children infographic

Shropshire Safeguarding Community Partnership are asking communities to help keep children safe and look out for the signs of neglect. The call to…

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Coronavirus: Praise for council staff working behind the scenes on COVID-19 booster programme 

20/01/2022

The Leader of Shropshire Council has paid tribute to the hundreds of staff supporting the accelerated winter COVID-19 booster programme.  While colleagues in…

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Shropshire County Pension Fund to target net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner

19/01/2022

At the Shropshire County Pension Fund (“the Fund”) Committee meeting on Monday 17 January 2022, Pensions Committee members agreed that the Fund…

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Mentoring sessions offered to help town centre businesses

19/01/2022

Traders in Shrewsbury are being given the opportunity to benefit from expert advice through a series of free retail mentoring sessions. It’s…

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New festival launched to show how much we all Love Oswestry

19/01/2022

A brand-new event to celebrate everything we love about a Shropshire town will take place next month. The Love Oswestry festival will…

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Athletes set for return to The Mere in Ellesmere for world class triathlon

19/01/2022
Triathlon athlete

Some of the UK’s top triathlon competitors are set to return to Ellesmere for a world championship qualifier race. The two-day event,…

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News from our partners: Plans submitted for unique Shrewsbury housing development

19/01/2022
Mock up of how houses would look: London Road, Shrewsbury - Cornovii Developments Limited planning application

News from our partners Cornovii Developments Limited Plans have been submitted to Shropshire Council for a unique housing development focusing on delivering…

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Morecambe and Wise homage brings sunshine to Shrewsbury

18/01/2022
Dennis Herdman Mitesh Soni and Thom Tuck in The Play What I Wrote at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Photo credit: Manuel Harlan

Theatregoers in Shropshire are in for a surprise when “The Play What I Wrote” opens at Theatre Severn next week. Audiences will…

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