Category: Climate change / environment

433 Climate change / environment posts found.

Update on Storm Eunice: be prepared and stay safe

17/02/2022
Severe weather warning: Wind graphic

Residents are again being asked to prepare for Storm Eunice and to make any necessary arrangements to stay safe. Storm Eunice has…

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Be prepared for Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice as strong winds forecast this week

16/02/2022
Severe weather warning: Wind graphic

Shropshire residents are being asked to be prepared for some potentially severe weather later on, from today (Wednesday 16 February 2022) and…

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Tree planting promise in exchange for council tax ebilling sign-ups

15/02/2022
ebilling screen portrayal

People in Shropshire can now support tree planting efforts by opting to receive their council tax bills electronically. Shropshire Council is promising…

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News from our partners: Tyre tagging introduced to tackle illegal flytipping

09/02/2022
West Mercia Police demonstrate Smartwater tyre tagging

News from our partners West Mercia Police West Mercia Police has teamed up with Smartwater and nine regional councils, including Shropshire Council,…

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Shrewsbury Riverside ambitions unveiled

08/02/2022

Major ambitions to transform Shrewsbury’s town centre for generations have been unveiled by Shropshire Council. The council bids to create a truly…

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Shropshire parishes and people back “Tree for the Jubilee” call

04/02/2022
The Queen's Green Canopy - parishes engaged

People in parishes across Shropshire are getting behind calls to “Plant a tree for the Jubilee” and helping the environment too. Shropshire…

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Shropshire Council awarded £140,000 to help enable and promote cycling and walking

03/02/2022

Shropshire Council has been awarded more than £140,000 of Government funding to help enable and promote cycling and walking in the county.…

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Requests for new recycling bin top 50,000

02/02/2022

More than 50,000 Shropshire householders have requested a new wheelie bin for recycling cans, glass and plastic at the kerbside since orders…

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News from our partners: Shropshire’s Queen’s Green Canopy campaign given boost from a generous legacy

24/01/2022
Anna Turner, Lord-Lieutenant, with Deputy Lieutenant Robert Bland, planting.

News from our partners The Queen’s Green Canopy Shropshire’s The Queen’s Green Canopy campaign has been given a huge boost thanks to…

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Shropshire County Pension Fund to target net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner

19/01/2022

At the Shropshire County Pension Fund (“the Fund”) Committee meeting on Monday 17 January 2022, Pensions Committee members agreed that the Fund…

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