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Advice and support on offer to those affected by floods in Shropshire

15/05/2020
Flooding in Shropshire

Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin’s residents and businesses affected by the recent flooding are being given the opportunity to discuss their questions…

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Coronavirus: Updated guidance for using Country Parks and Sites

14/05/2020
An aerial image of The Mere in Ellesmere which has been awarded the Green Flag award.

Following the latest Government announcement that people will be able to travel to exercise in England only, we know many Shropshire residents…

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Coronavirus: Work underway to enable and encourage visits to Shropshire’s market towns

14/05/2020

Plans are being drawn up to ensure that Shropshire’s market towns are ready and able to welcome visitors once shops and other…

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Warmer Homes Shropshire launched to help households lower their heating bills and stay warmer at home

14/05/2020

To help bring down the cost of heating bills for fuel poor and vulnerable households, Shropshire Council along with Herefordshire Council have…

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Coronavirus: Shropshire Libraries’ Arts Award is now online

14/05/2020
Children taking part in a previous year

Now available in both Discover and Explore levels, Shropshire Libraries’ Arts Award has moved online, and you can now sign-up. Arts Award…

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Coronavirus: Shropshire’s homeless receiving daily meals thanks to Shropshire Council’s housing and catering staff

13/05/2020
Claire Downing, Column Restaurant manager with a box of hot lunches ready for distribution.

More than 80 homeless people who have been placed in temporary accommodation in a number of hotels across Shropshire are receiving daily…

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Coronavirus: Blog – COVID-19: a matter of birth, love and death

13/05/2020
Coronavirus: Community advice and support

Blog: Karen Burton, Shropshire Council’s coroners and registration service manager and superintendent registrar, looks at the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic. …

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Country parks Blog: Life on the riverbank

13/05/2020
Caterpillars

If you are lucky enough to live near a river, this is a lovely time of year to get out for a…

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News from our partners: UCS appoints new Head of Health and Social Care to establish Adult Nursing Degree programme

12/05/2020
Professor Deborah Roberts, Head of Social Care and Health, University Centre Shrewsbury,

News from our partners University Centre Shrewsbury During the International Year of Nurses and Midwives and the 200th anniversary of the birth…

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Coronavirus: New suite of mental health resources launched to support people’s wellbeing

11/05/2020
Coronavirus: Wellbeing advice and support

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week (Monday 18 May – Sunday 24 May 2020), Shropshire Council’s public health team has today launched a series of…

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