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Next phase of Shrewsbury town centre enhancements set to begin

05/02/2020
Bellstone - SITP work

Improvements to footways, crossing points, road signs, street furniture and road surfaces are to begin in Shrewsbury town centre later this month…

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Mayor to share writing tips at Shrewsbury Library event

05/02/2020
An image of Phil Gillam who is taking part in the Shrewsbury Library Writers' Lab in February 2020.

Shrewsbury Library is inviting you to join the mayor, Phil Gillam at the latest edition of their successful Writers’ Lab event on…

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Shropshire Council invests a further £1.3m improving county’s roads

05/02/2020
Councillor Steve Davenport inspects the recently completed work in Ditton Priors.

Shropshire Council is investing a further £1.3 million maintaining and improving roads in Shropshire. The resurfacing and patching work – which is…

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Two options for future swimming provision in Shrewsbury to be considered

04/02/2020
A picture of a swimmer to depict an example of leisure facilities

Shropshire Council’s Cabinet will next week (12 February 2020) be asked to agree that two options for future swimming provision in Shrewsbury…

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Shropshire Council responds to Future Homes Standard consultation

04/02/2020

Shropshire Council’s Climate Change Task Force has responded to the Government’s Future Homes Standard (FHS) Consultation saying it does not go far…

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Shrewsbury shopping centres to be ‘dog friendly’ from 17 February

04/02/2020

Shrewsbury’s Darwin, Pride Hill and Riverside shopping centres will be ‘dog friendly’ from Monday 17 February [2020], meaning dogs will be welcome…

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Climate action key consideration in council decisions

04/02/2020
An image of the sun piercing through clouds. In 2019 Shropshire Council declared a climate emergency.

Climate change appraisals have been made a compulsory element of Cabinet papers at Shropshire Council, forcing the issue to be considered in…

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News from our partners: Clarinettist, and a children’s concert – both on 14 March 2020

03/02/2020
Emma Johnson, Clarinettist

News from our partners Shropshire Music Trust The highly-acclaimed clarinettist Emma Johnson, with special guest John Suchet, will be performing at Shrewsbury’s…

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Applications going to Southern planning committee on 11 February 2020

03/02/2020
A row of houses

The following planning applications will be considered by Shropshire Council’s Southern planning committee at its meeting at Shirehall, Shrewsbury on Tuesday 11…

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News from our partners: Moishe’s Bagel play St Alkmund’s Church in Shrewsbury on 26 March

03/02/2020
Moishe's Bagel

News from our partners Shropshire Music Trust Moishe’s Bagel is an intoxicating, life-affirming mix of klezmer, jazz and latin…-“they emphatically put the…

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