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Coronavirus: Return to school transport advice issued, to help reassure schools and parents

01/06/2020

Shropshire Council has published some guidance around school transport to help manage the return of pupils to school from today, Monday 1…

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Decisions made by Northern planning committee on 27 May 2020

01/06/2020
Council’s Trading Standards given powers to crackdown on rogue letting agencies

Decisions made at the virtual meeting of Northern planning committee on Wednesday 27 May 2020:- Glovers Meadow, Oswestry – 19/04688/FUL – Change of…

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News from our partners: BAME network for staff at acute trust

01/06/2020
Kal Parkash

News from our partners Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has established a BAME…

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Coronavirus: News from our partners – Severn Trent to donate £1m to charity if customers cut daily demand by 150 million litres to the end of June

29/05/2020
Severn Trent

News from our partners Severn Trent With the hot weather here to stay, and daily demand for water rocketing in recent weeks…

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Volunteers could receive over £600 worth of devices to trial innovative technology scheme

29/05/2020
ACTIVAGE

Shropshire Council has joined forces with global technology giant Samsung to launch a pioneering scheme helping people to stay independent, safe and…

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Planning application: housing in Overton Road, Ifton Heath, St Martins

29/05/2020
The Ifton Heath plans for Cornovii Developments Limited

Shropshire Council’s housing company Cornovii Developments Limited plans in the coming weeks to submit a planning application to build new homes on…

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Long queues expected at Household Recycling Centres

29/05/2020
Household Recycling Centre, Oswestry

People planning to visit one of Shropshire’s five household recycling centres this weekend are being advised to expect long queues, and asked…

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Coronavirus: Mental health support still available during pandemic for children, young people and families

28/05/2020
Library image of young people

Shropshire Council is reminding children, young people and families that support is still available during the coronavirus pandemic. Mental Health Awareness Week…

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Coronavirus: Warning over Sham Hand Sanitiser

28/05/2020
An image of the sham hand sanitiser that has been sold in Shropshire.

Shropshire Council’s Trading Standards Officers are today warning consumers and shopkeepers to avoid a sham hand sanitiser recently found on sale in…

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Coronavirus: Good progress made in work to help people safely visit Shropshire’s market towns

28/05/2020

Shropshire Council is making good progress in its work to ensure that people can safely and easily visit and navigate the county’s…

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