Category: Climate change / environment

378 Climate change / environment posts found.

News from our partners: Farming projects in Shropshire Hills AONB awarded over £400,000 

22/07/2022
View looking west towards Church Stretton

News from our partners Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership One year on and the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme has awarded almost £419,000…

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News from our partners: Scheme helps businesses cut their carbon footprint

21/07/2022

News from our partners Worcestershire County Council Over the last three years, 3,034 tonnes of carbon emissions have been saved by businesses…

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Partners celebrate official opening of new ‘carbon neutral’ builds at Sundorne Infant and Harlescott Junior schools in Shrewsbury

15/07/2022
Haughmond Federation's new building - main entrance. Photo credit: Pave Aways Ltd.

Shropshire Council, along with the Haughmond Federation, PSG (Shropshire Council’s Property Services Group), MHA Architects and Pave Aways Ltd, came together with…

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News from our partners: Shropshire moped hire scheme that tackles transport challenges to expand

14/07/2022

News from our partners Community Resource A prominent Shropshire charity is working with an established motorcycle hire firm to provide low-cost travel…

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Businesses urged to get involved with Shrewsbury Movement Strategy

26/06/2022
People on bikes in a traffic-free Shrewsbury town centre

News from Shrewsbury Big Town Plan Partnership (which includes Shropshire Council) Businesses in Shrewsbury are being asked to get involved with a…

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Schools encouraged to get behind county zero carbon targets

14/06/2022
Meole Brace teaching hub

Schools in Shropshire are being encouraged to get behind Shropshire Council’s net zero carbon strategy through a series of free workshops. Shropshire…

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Fun and games as Shrewsbury hosts new Beat the Street interactive challenge

08/06/2022
Beat the Street logo

A new interactive game to encourage people to get active and walk or cycle more is coming to Shrewsbury. Beat the Street…

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Volunteers spot new bug at nature reserve

06/06/2022
Fallen's Leatherbug

A new species of bug has been found by volunteers at Eardington Nature Reserve, near Bridgnorth. A group of voluntary wildlife recorders…

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20mph limit in Shrewsbury’s Copthorne and Porthill areas to be considered by Cabinet

27/05/2022

Plans to implement a pilot 20mph speed limit in the Copthorne and Porthill areas of Shrewsbury will be considered by Shropshire Council’s…

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Summer celebrations sky lanterns and balloons ban

25/05/2022
Image of two walkers on Bromlow Callow, Shropshire with bright skies, green fields and hedgrows.

As the summer season of parties and celebrations gets underway with The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, people are being reminded not to…

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