Category: Climate change / environment

470 Climate change / environment posts found.

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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Countryside activities for next generation of rangers

14/01/2022
Shropshire countryside

Young people with a love for the countryside are able to lend a hand managing and protecting the county’s landscape with the…

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Solar farm is shining light in bid for council to be carbon neutral

14/01/2022
A banner at the solar array site in Oswestry

Plans to future-proof Shropshire Council’s first solar farm by doubling its size and increasing its output have won backing. The initial scheme…

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New recycling bin for Shropshire householders after £3m investment approved

13/01/2022

Shropshire householders can now request an additional wheelie bin for recycling cans, glass and plastic at the kerbside after councillors approved an…

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