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Council teams shortlisted for prestigious LGC awards

14/02/2019

Shropshire Council has been shortlisted for several prestigious awards across adult social care, health and housing. The Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards…

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Decisions made by South planning committee on 12 February 2019

14/02/2019

The following decisions were made by Shropshire Council’s South planning committee at its meeting at Shirehall, Shrewsbury on Tuesday 12 February 2019. Proposed…

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Shropshire Council seeks land agent to manage its smallholdings

14/02/2019
Smallholding

Shropshire Council is seeking a land agent to manage its smallholdings and the agricultural land that it owns. The agent will manage…

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News from our partners: West Midlands councils rally behind new recruitment and retention campaign 

13/02/2019

News from our partners West Midlands Association of Directors of Social Care (West Midlands ADASS)  Councils across the West Midlands have teamed up…

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News from our partners: Behind-the-scenes scientific work means patients treated sooner

13/02/2019
Karen Gibson

News from our partners Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) A team of white coats at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals have…

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Decisions made by Cabinet on 13 February 2019; with video of meeting

13/02/2019

Some important decisions were made by Shropshire Council’s Cabinet at its meeting today (Wednesday 13 February 2019). To see the full agenda and…

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Shrewsbury’s Claremont Bank to close for two days for gas works

13/02/2019

Claremont Bank in Shrewsbury will be closed to through traffic tomorrow (Thursday 14 February 2019) and Friday (15 February 2019) while Cadent…

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Local Jewish author Natalie Cumming helps Shropshire schoolchildren to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2019

12/02/2019
Holocaust - Pupils planting the tree at St Peter's School, Wem.

Natalie Cumming, author of ”The Fiddle”, joined schoolchildren, Shropshire Councillors, and representatives of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths in ceremonies held…

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Budding children’s social workers encouraged to apply to fast-track training programme

12/02/2019
Polly Chapman, Step Up to Social Work student

People interested in making a real difference to the lives of Shropshire’s children are being encouraged to consider a career as a…

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News from our partners: STAR Housing shortlisted for UK Housing’s Innovative Landlord of the Year Award

12/02/2019

News from our partners Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing (STAR Housing) STAR Housing have been shortlisted for UK Housing’s Innovative Landlord of…

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