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Building homes that people need: housing company gets Council go-ahead

01/03/2019
Council’s Trading Standards given powers to crackdown on rogue letting agencies

Shropshire Councillors have unanimously agreed to progress with the creation of a company to meet housing need and generate income, at a…

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Greenacres Farm lays the foundations for its new day opportunities building

01/03/2019
Greenacres Farm

  Construction work has now started at Greenacres Farm in Baschurch as part of a regeneration project to renovate facilities and construct…

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Ford Church Bridge – road closure for two weeks from Monday 4 March 2019

01/03/2019

Ford Church Bridge will be closed for up to two weeks from Monday 4 March 2019 to enable repairs to be undertaken.…

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Red Bridge near Maesbrook – road closure for two weeks from Monday 4 March 2019

01/03/2019

Red Bridge will be closed for up to two weeks from Monday 4 March 2019 to enable repairs to be undertaken. The…

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Cound Arbour Bridge – road closure for a fortnight from 11 March 2019

01/03/2019

Cound Arbour Bridge will be closed for up to two weeks from Monday 11 March 2019 to enable repairs to be undertaken.…

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Shropshire Council to invest in new residential accommodation for children in care

01/03/2019

Shropshire Council has agreed to increase its provision of residential accommodation for children in its care, by investing in the purchase, adaptation…

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Unique local health team is making national waves – and it’s a community team based in the hospital

28/02/2019
Dr Finola Lynch LR

Joint news from: Shropshire Council, Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group,  Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust. A unique team which is…

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Music and poetry come to Shropshire Libraries

28/02/2019
Whalebone - at Shropshire Libraries

A collaboration between poet Jean Atkin and acoustic musicians Whalebone is set to bring live music and poetry to libraries across Shropshire,…

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Whitchurch shopkeeper prosecuted over illegal tobacco and underage sales

28/02/2019

A person who ran an off-licence in Whitchurch has been prosecuted for a range of criminal offences by Shropshire Council’s trading standards…

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Lord Hill’s statue on The Column set for repair works following inspection

28/02/2019
Stonemasons inspect Lord Hill's statue and The Column

The statue of Lord Hill on top of The Column in Shrewsbury is set to undergo repair works this spring, following an…

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