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Shrewsbury Castle Dig Diary – Day Three

25/07/2019

Day three of the excavation has seen us move through the lower part of layer two. We have begun to find more…

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Plans for revitalising Shrewsbury to be developed in next stage of Big Town Plan

25/07/2019
Map showing the six areas for which masterplans are set to be developed.

A series of masterplans for revitalising six key areas of Shrewsbury are set to be developed as part of the town’s Big…

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Shrewsbury Castle Dig Diary – Day Two

24/07/2019
An image of the dig team at Shrewsbury Castle during the excavation

Day two has been spent skimming any remaining top soil with spades. Next the teams worked back across the trench in lines,…

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Shrewsbury Castle Dig Diary – Day One

24/07/2019
An image of two of the finds from day one of the first ever Shrewsbury Castle excavation

Day one saw us break ground inside the walls of the castle for the first time. Peeling back the turf and slowly…

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Wartime Farm: Step back to the 1940s home front this August

24/07/2019
An image of people dressed in 1940's period clothing at Acton Scott Historic Working Farm for the Wartime Farm event.

Step back to life on a 1940s farm this August with Acton Scott Historic Working Farm at ‘Wartime Farm’. Wartime Farm will…

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News from our partners: New service allows patients to go home the same day

24/07/2019
Susan Dawson

News from our partners Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) Total laparoscopic hysterectomies can now be done as outpatient surgery at…

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Have your say on proposals to expand Bridgnorth Town Council into Tasley and Worfield

24/07/2019
Bridgnorth

Shropshire Council is undertaking a review of the electoral arrangements in the parishes of Bridgnorth, Tasley and Worfield. The Community Governance Review…

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Shropshire Council launches innovative onsite health screening for businesses and their staff

24/07/2019
Preventive Health launch

Local businesses can now invest in affordable, convenient onsite health checks for their staff with minimum disruption to their workplace; improving staff…

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Survey to help reduce number of Oswestry’s empty shops

23/07/2019
Oswestry businesses are being urged to apply for funding

A survey is to be carried out in Oswestry town centre this summer, to help identify and reduce the number of empty…

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Review of polling districts, polling places and polling stations 2019

23/07/2019
A polling station

Shropshire Council is conducting a review of polling districts and polling places in accordance with the Representation of the People Act 1983…

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