Category: Assets and estates

100 Assets and estates posts found.

Working group to consider options for future of Whitchurch Civic Centre

18/01/2024
Whitchurch civic centre

Shropshire Council is to set up a working group – including Shropshire Council officers, local Shropshire Councillors and Whitchurch Town Council –…

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Shopping centre management team to take on new role at Shrewsbury Market Hall

18/01/2024

Shrewsbury’s shopping centre management team is expanding its role within the town to include the market hall building, as longstanding market manager…

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Restoration of Cambrian Railway building in Oswestry to be considered by Cabinet

11/01/2024

Shropshire Council’s Cabinet will next week – 17 January 2024 – be asked to approve a project to restore the exterior of…

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Bulldozers move in to clear site for Whitchurch’s new £13m pool and fitness centre

10/01/2024
(l-to-r) Andy Hall, Whitchurch Mayor; Tom Biggins, a local Shropshire Councillor for Whitchurch North; Gerald Dakin, local Shropshire Councillor for Whitchurch South; Peter Gilbertson, Shropshire Council's project manager for the development; Lezley Picton, Leader of Shropshire Council; Peggy Mullock, a local Shropshire Councillor for Whitchurch North; and Robert Macey, Shropshire Council's Cabinet member for culture and digital. using a spade to dig

Bulldozers are on site and have started demolishing the old Whitchurch Swimming Centre, neighbouring youth hub and multi-sports area. Funded by Shropshire…

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Whitchurch Civic Centre complex set to be demolished and redeveloped due to RAAC

10/01/2024
Whitchurch civic centre

Shropshire Council’s Cabinet will next week – Wednesday 17 January 2024 – consider a recommendation to permanently close Whitchurch Civic Centre after…

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Lord Hill’s Column statue in Shrewsbury to be inspected

08/01/2024

The statue of Lord Hill on top of The Column in Shrewsbury is set to be inspected after small pieces of debris…

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Investment supports Shropshire Council carbon savings projects

23/11/2023
Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury

Grant funding has allowed more than £300,000 to be invested in projects reducing Shropshire Council’s carbon footprint and increasing energy efficiency. The…

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Demolition works begin on site of closed old Whitchurch swimming pool

22/11/2023
Map of old Whitchurch swimming pool parking spaces during demolition

Contractors are carrying out preparation works ahead of demolition of the old Whitchurch swimming pool, neighbouring youth centre and Multi-Use Games Area.…

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All Shropshire schools clear of RAAC concrete, survey finds

14/11/2023

A survey by Shropshire Council has found that all schools in the Shropshire Council area – including council-maintained schools, academies and voluntary-aided…

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Whitchurch Civic Centre to remain closed following RAAC survey

14/11/2023
Whitchurch civic centre

A detailed structural survey undertaken by specialist RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete) engineers has concluded that RAAC exists across the majority of…

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