Category: Climate change / environment

406 Climate change / environment posts found.

Shropshire Council delivers UK’s first carbon-neutral highways maintenance programme

02/03/2021

Shropshire Council is currently delivering a £1m carbon-neutral highways maintenance programme, the first such programme led by a council in the UK.…

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Litter to be picked alongside major Shropshire roads next month

24/02/2021
Litter collected in Ludlow

Litter is be picked alongside several Shropshire roads during March 2021 in a month-long effort to clear waste and rubbish from many…

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Flooding update Friday 22 Jan midday: River peaks in Shrewsbury at 4.95m

22/01/2021

The River Severn peaked in Shrewsbury at Welsh Bridge earlier this morning at 4.95m, with flooding across Smithfield Road and into town,…

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Tree planted as tribute to “much loved” Shropshire Council worker as part of Community Tree Scheme

18/12/2020
An image of the Oak Tree being planted in memory of Percy Mullaly.

A tree was today planted in memory of a popular and well-loved Shropshire Council worker who recently passed away. Percy Mullaly worked…

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Shropshire Council secures £500,000 funding for “Trees Outside Woodland” project

16/12/2020
An image of planted trees

Shropshire Council has secured funding worth £500,000 as part of a joint project led by the Department for Food, Environment and Rural…

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Cabinet approves new corporate climate emergency strategy and action plan

15/12/2020
An image of planted trees

Shropshire Council’s Cabinet yesterday (Monday 14 December 2020) approved a new corporate climate emergency strategy and action plan for 2021. The corporate…

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Fuel Poverty Awareness Day: support on hand for those suffering from fuel poverty

27/11/2020

Shropshire Council are today (Friday 27 November 2020) taking part in a national campaign to raise awareness and highlight the support available…

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Shropshire County Pension Fund reveals its carbon footprint

26/11/2020

Shropshire County Pension Fund has become one of the first in the country to report on the carbon footprint of its £2…

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(Ghost)busting Halloween waste myths: encouraging residents to get spookily sustainable

23/10/2020
Cover your face

Joint story with our partners Veolia  We all love Halloween for the pumpkin lanterns, costumes and decorations, but one of the scariest…

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Community Tree Scheme closed as 10,000 snapped up

08/10/2020
An image of planted trees

Unprecedented demand has seen 10,000 trees on offer to residents of Shropshire snapped up in just 24 hours. Shropshire Council’s Community Tree…

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