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Tree planted to mark success of carbon-neutral highways maintenance programme

25/02/2022
(l-to-r) Andy Wilde, Shropshire Council's head of highways; Dean Carroll, Shropshire Council's Cabinet member for physical infrastructure, at the treeplanting at Column roundabout in Shrewsbury

A field maple tree has been planted on the Column roundabout in Shrewsbury to mark the completion of Shropshire Council’s £1m carbon-neutral…

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Meet the Leader session welcomed in Ellesmere 

24/02/2022
Residents meet Lezley Picton in Ellesmere.

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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Tragedy avoided at height of floods

24/02/2022
The rescue, from CCTV cameras

This week, at the height of the floods, the quick thinking and prompt actions of Shropshire Council and Shropshire Fire and Rescue…

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Extra £59m to be added to Shropshire Council’s highways budget

24/02/2022

An extra £59m will be added to Shropshire Council’s highways budget in the next four years – after the council’s financial strategy…

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£4.5m investment in Bridgnorth approved

24/02/2022

An investment of £4.5m to revitalise High Street, Bridgnorth and the town’s public realm has today (Thursday 24 February 2022) been agreed…

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Council leaders call for long term solution to flooding along River Severn

24/02/2022
Bridgnorth flooding - Feb 2022

Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council are urging George Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for emergency…

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Discretionary business grant scheme expanded by Shropshire Council

24/02/2022

A fresh round of discretionary business grant funding worth almost £700,000 has been expanded by Shropshire Council in a bid to support…

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Shropshire children’s home rated ‘outstanding’

24/02/2022
Jo Rocke, Shropshire Council's registered manager -m placements, receiving the OFSTED verdict from Vince Hunt, Chairman, Shropshire Council.

A Shropshire Council-run children’s home has been rated ‘outstanding’ by Government inspectors, following an Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) inspection in…

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News from our partners: Major incident in Ironbridge stood down yesterday

24/02/2022

News from our partners West Mercia Police Earlier this week a major incident was declared in the county as water levels along…

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£9m available to help lift Shropshire homes out of fuel poverty

24/02/2022
A row of houses

Energy experts at Shropshire Council have helped secure funding totalling £9 million to assist local people to improve their homes and ease…

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