Category: Climate change / environment

410 Climate change / environment posts found.

Updated list of litter picks alongside Shropshire roads published

22/03/2021

An updated and extended list of litter picks to be carried out alongside roads across Shropshire has been published. Work is being…

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Solar farm coming to Oswestry to power local businesses

11/03/2021
A banner at the solar array site in Oswestry

Shropshire Council are to install a new solar farm on council-owned land near Maesbury Road, Oswestry, which will directly power local businesses.…

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Shropshire Council secures £443,000 of grant funding for energy efficiency improvements at buildings

11/03/2021
Banner at Cantern Brook, Bridgnorth.

Shropshire Council has secured £443,000 of grant funding to enable energy efficiency improvements at four council buildings across the county. The funding…

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Shropshire Council launches new maps showing real time air quality

10/03/2021
An image of a map showing air quality in Bridgnorth.

Shropshire Council has launched new air pollution maps that will enable residents and businesses to view air quality in Bridgnorth and Shrewsbury.…

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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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