Category: Climate change / environment

402 Climate change / environment posts found.

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
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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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Tree scheme launched with tribute to “much loved” Shropshire Council worker

08/10/2020
Percy Mullaly

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

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Housing Day: Right Home, Right Place

07/10/2020
Housing Day 2020

As part of this year’s Housing Day today (Wednesday 7 October 2020) we take a closer look at how Shropshire Council and its…

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Community Tree Scheme is now open for business

07/10/2020
An image of planted trees

Please note that the scheme has now closed for this year due to unprecedented demand – thank you so much for the…

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Development of Shrewsbury’s Park and Ride takes big step forward

06/10/2020

Plans to develop the existing Shrewsbury Park and Ride service into a ‘next generation’ transport system have taken a big step forward,…

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