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COVID-19 case numbers decrease 45% locally during 7-13 May

20/05/2021
Infographic showing COVID-19 case numbers 7-13 May 2021

During the seven-day period between 7-13 May 2021: 31 new cases reported That is a 45% decrease on the previous week The…

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Shropshire Council elects Lezley Picton new Leader

20/05/2021

Councillor Lezley Picton was today (Thursday 20 May 2021) elected as the new Leader of Shropshire Council, at the annual general meeting…

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Shropshire Council’s new Cabinet confirmed

20/05/2021

Shropshire Council has today *Thursday 20 May 2021) confirmed the names and responsibilities of the councillors who will sit on the council’s…

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Remembering and recording Shropshire’s rural pubs heritage

20/05/2021

As pubs all over Shropshire reopen their doors, a new heritage project has been launched to record information about the county’s historic…

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Independent shop owner aiming to make the world a better place, one customer at a time  

19/05/2021

The owner of an established DVD store and a new bookshop in Shrewsbury’s Darwin Centre is urging people to support the county’s…

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New Cultural Consortium secures funding for Oswestry programme

19/05/2021

A newly formed Cultural Consortium in Oswestry has been awarded £90,000 to carry out a series of cultural events throughout the town…

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Mini meadows in the making on Shropshire’s roadsides

19/05/2021
RSVP work party in Bishops Castle

A group of conservation volunteers in Shropshire is calling for roadside verges to be left uncut to benefit plants and wildlife. Restoring…

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Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury reopens later this week

18/05/2021
Peter Rabbit 2

After a long interval Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury has announced plans for reopening this week. The popular arts venue, owned and operated by…

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Chance for people to shape council’s transport and travel policies

18/05/2021
One of the electric buses trialled on Shrewsbury's park and ride service

Shropshire people and organisations will soon have the chance to help shape Shropshire Council’s new Local Transport Plan (LTP4)– the document that…

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Shropshire Council supports Queen’s Green Canopy to mark Platinum Jubilee

18/05/2021
An image of the woodland at Corbet Wood where a tree planting event is to take place on 30 November.

Shropshire Council is delighted to be supporting an exciting new tree planting campaign across the UK known as the Queen’s Green Canopy…

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