Category: Climate change / environment

445 Climate change / environment posts found.

New team takes to the roads to tackle flytipping

01/04/2022

A dedicated flytipping response team will take to the roads from today (1 April 2022) as Shropshire Council looks to clamp down…

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Launch of strategy to look at future travel in and around Shrewsbury

01/04/2022
People on bikes in a traffic-free Shrewsbury town centre

News from the Shrewsbury Big Town Plan Partnership A major study has been launched into how people could travel in and around…

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Shropshire firm to manufacture new recycling wheelie bins

01/04/2022

New recycling bins that will be delivered to households across the Shropshire Council area from next month (May 2022) are to be…

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Meter reading advice to save cash on estimated bills

31/03/2022
Cost of living help graphic

Consumer experts at Shropshire Council are reminding people to take meter readings for their gas and electric supplies today. Frances Darling, Shropshire…

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Sign up for new sustainability festival Shropshire Goes Green

31/03/2022
Chris Winn and his son at Shropshire Goes Electric!

A new climate and sustainability festival, Shropshire Goes Green, is in the planning by Shropshire Council. Building on the success of November…

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News from our partners: Flood Recovery Trailer to deliver vital support to flood-hit communities across Shropshire

29/03/2022
The flooded River Severn in Shrewsbury.

News from our partners National Flood Forum Flood-hit communities in Shropshire are set to receive vital advice and support from the National…

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£500,000 scheme launched to find nature-based solutions to flooding

22/03/2022

A £500,000 scheme has been launched to deliver a nature-based solution to flooding. The Severn Rivers Trust, with partners from Powys County…

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News from our partners: Site tour in St Martin’s as work starts on £5.8 million homes development

02/03/2022
Cornovii Homes hosted a site visit for partners and local people to view the start of progress on the latest development at St Martin's, near Oswestry. L-R: Mark Barrow (Shropshire Council's executive director of place and economy), Dean Carroll (Shropshire Council's Cabinet member for physical infrastructure, Helen Williams (Chair of St Martin's Parish Council), Paul Inions (Managing Director of McPhillips), Harpreet Rayet (Managing Director of Cornovii Homes). Picture by Shaun Fellows / Shine Pix Ltd

News from our partners Cornovii Developments Limited (Shropshire Council’s wholly-owned housing company) Ahead of work starting on a new £5.8m housing development…

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Shropshire residents and businesses urged to share experience of 2022 floods to build case for flood protection 

01/03/2022
A flooded home in Melverley - February 2022

People in Shropshire are being urged to share their experience of flooding in the county. This follows the latest devastating floods to…

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Latest flooding information and advice – 4pm 25 February 2022

25/02/2022
Bridgnorth being cleaned up

The big clean-up is still under way across Shropshire after the county was hit by severe flooding and we are making great…

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