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Coronavirus: Businesses and the public must continue to follow business closure restrictions

20/11/2020
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Shropshire Council’s priority during the coronavirus pandemic is to protect the health and safety of the public and to save lives. To do…

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Be part of your community’s future by working on Census 2021

20/11/2020

Census 2021 is fast approaching, and the Office for National Statistics is now on the lookout for staff from across the country,…

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Call for people to join Shrewsbury’s online Christmas lights switch-on

20/11/2020
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People across Shrewsbury are being encouraged to help bring some festive fun to the town by joining an online Christmas lights switch-on.…

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Free parking in Shropshire Council car parks from 3 December to 17 January

20/11/2020
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Parking will be free from 11am to 6pm in all Shropshire Council car parks from 3 December [2020] to 17 January [2021],…

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New safety measures now in place at Belvidere Bridge in Shrewsbury

20/11/2020
Belvidere Bridge, Shrewsbury

Trial measures to improve road safety and encourage social distancing were installed on the Belvidere Road Bridge in Shrewsbury on Wednesday (18…

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Coronavirus: Shropshire COVID-19 update (6 November -12 November 2020)

19/11/2020
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During the 7-day period from 6 November –12 November 2020 in Shropshire: 790 new cases reported This was an increase of 113…

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Coronavirus: The Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard joins the fight against COVID-19

18/11/2020
Shrewsbury comic book artist Charlie Adlard has come up with a unique way to encourage people to socially distance

Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard has returned to his most famous creation to encourage people to keep safe during the coronavirus pandemic. The…

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Help name Shropshire’s gritters – voting now open!

18/11/2020

Fifty names have been shortlisted in a competition to find names for Shropshire’s gritters – with many of the names clearly influenced…

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Alcohol Awareness Week: Speaking up about alcohol and mental health

17/11/2020
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It’s Alcohol Awareness Week (until Sunday 22 November 2020), a week when Alcohol Change UK aims to get people thinking and talking…

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Arts Café event: “Dance Delivery in a Virtual World” – via Zoom on 25 November

17/11/2020
Rachel Liggitt

How can dance delivery physical practice take place online? Artists, dancers, practitioners, community and voluntary art organisations and anyone interested in the…

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