Category: Climate change / environment

378 Climate change / environment posts found.

Great Outdoors Wildlife Blog: Cuckoo Spit

09/06/2020
An image of a froghopper which can be found in the Shropshire countryside.

Everyone will be familiar with the curious appearance of cuckoo spit around the countryside at this time of year. Drops of white…

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Environment Day Blog – How has wildlife responded to the coronavirus lockdown?

05/06/2020
An image of a kingfisher. Bird song has improved during lockdown as positive impacts on the natural environment have benefited wildlife.

We might not be getting herds of deer walking down high streets like in India, wild boar investigating city centres like in…

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Help us Keep Shropshire Tidy and don’t litter

04/06/2020

Shropshire Council is asking visitors to beauty spots across the county to do their bit to keep our parks and sites clean…

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Coronavirus: News from our partners – Severn Trent to donate £1m to charity if customers cut daily demand by 150 million litres to the end of June

29/05/2020
Severn Trent

News from our partners Severn Trent With the hot weather here to stay, and daily demand for water rocketing in recent weeks…

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Coronavirus: Council to set up two multi-agency task forces to mitigate impact of virus on county

27/05/2020
Bridgnorth

Shropshire Council is to establish two multi-agency task forces to help address and minimise the economic and social impacts of coronavirus on…

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Climate Emergency – 1 year on

16/05/2020

Dean Carroll, Shropshire Council Cabinet member for adult social care, public health and climate change, said: “Shropshire Council was already working to…

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Advice and support on offer to those affected by floods in Shropshire

15/05/2020
Flooding in Shropshire

Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin’s residents and businesses affected by the recent flooding are being given the opportunity to discuss their questions…

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Council working hard to deliver Government flooding funding

01/05/2020

Shropshire Council is assuring owners of flood-affected properties and businesses that it is working hard to deliver funding from the Government, despite…

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Shropshire Council staff receive carbon literacy training using Microsoft Teams

24/04/2020

Staff at Shropshire Council have taken part in carbon literacy training that will help to give them the tools and knowledge to…

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Residents whose properties have been affected by floods urged to apply for Community Recovery Grant  

13/03/2020

Residents whose properties have been affected by the recent floods are being urged to apply for the Community Recovery Grant. If you…

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