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Ambitious plan will see big improvements to Shropshire roads maintenance

24/09/2020
Mount Pleasant crossroads - after the improvement work

Shropshire Council has begun to implement an ambitious plan that will see significant improvements to the way that the council manages and…

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Shrewsbury shopping centres celebrate winning Mayor’s business award

24/09/2020
Kevin Lockwood, Shrewsbury shopping centres manager

Staff and tenants at Shrewsbury’s Darwin and Pride Hill shopping centres have been celebrating after the centres won the ‘Business Award’ in…

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News from our partners: Flu jab invitations on their way, say health leaders

23/09/2020
It's never too early to think about getting the flu jab

News from our partners NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), and Telford and Wrekin CCG Flu vaccination invitations are on their way by…

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Coronavirus: Community Reassurance Team comes to Shrewsbury this Friday

23/09/2020
Community Reassurance Team

Shropshire Council’s Community Reassurance Team will be in Shrewsbury town centre this Friday (25 September 2020) to answer your coronavirus questions. The team,…

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Digital transformation helps planning team adapt successfully to new ways of working

22/09/2020
Council’s Trading Standards given powers to crackdown on rogue letting agencies

Virtual inspections, digital imaging and online meetings helped Shropshire Council’s planning team operate successfully during lockdown. Fresh measures introduced by the council…

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Coronavirus: New obligations on businesses to control spread of virus

22/09/2020
The new covid app launches on September 24

Shropshire Council is urging businesses across the county to comply with the latest requirements to control the spread of coronavirus that came…

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Coronavirus: Survey on current Shrewsbury town centre traffic arrangements still open

21/09/2020
Shrewsbury High Street pavement seating areas

News from Shrewsbury Recovery Taskforce More than a thousand people have responded to a survey about Shrewsbury town centre’s traffic arrangements during…

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Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig – Day 15: Visitors interact at the sifting station

21/09/2020
Evidence of a richer diet with lower status pottery. Photo: Ryan Locklin

Day 15: Tuesday 15 September 2020 Tuesday began cooler than the heat that we had experienced only a day earlier, I had…

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New supported living accommodation proposed for Greenacres Farm in Walford Heath

21/09/2020
volunteers at Greenacres Farm

A proposal for a new supported living accommodation for adults with highly complex needs will be put to Full Council later this…

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Householders thanked as Shropshire’s kerbside recycling rises 23% during lockdown

21/09/2020

Householders in the Shropshire Council area are being thanked for their recycling efforts – as new figures show that the amount of…

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