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Council and partners shortlisted for prestigious national award

16/03/2022
LGC Finalist Logo

Shropshire Council and partners have today (Wednesday 16 March) been shortlisted for the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) awards 2022.      …

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Armed Forces match day kicks off for football fans on Saturday 12 March

07/03/2022
Armed Forces helicopter landing

Preparations are underway for the seventh annual Armed Forces Match Day at Shrewsbury Town FC this Saturday (12 March 2022) when the…

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Ukrainian refugees: update

02/03/2022
Ukraine flag

Joint statement from Lezley Picton, Leader of Shropshire Council, and Simon Jones, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for adult social care and public…

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News from our partners: Site tour in St Martin’s as work starts on £5.8 million homes development

02/03/2022
Cornovii Homes hosted a site visit for partners and local people to view the start of progress on the latest development at St Martin's, near Oswestry. L-R: Mark Barrow (Shropshire Council's executive director of place and economy), Dean Carroll (Shropshire Council's Cabinet member for physical infrastructure, Helen Williams (Chair of St Martin's Parish Council), Paul Inions (Managing Director of McPhillips), Harpreet Rayet (Managing Director of Cornovii Homes). Picture by Shaun Fellows / Shine Pix Ltd

News from our partners Cornovii Developments Limited (Shropshire Council’s wholly-owned housing company) Ahead of work starting on a new £5.8m housing development…

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Shropshire residents and businesses urged to share experience of 2022 floods to build case for flood protection 

01/03/2022
A flooded home in Melverley - February 2022

People in Shropshire are being urged to share their experience of flooding in the county. This follows the latest devastating floods to…

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Latest flooding information and advice – 4pm 25 February 2022

25/02/2022
Bridgnorth being cleaned up

The big clean-up is still under way across Shropshire after the county was hit by severe flooding and we are making great…

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Advice and support for those affected by recent floods 

25/02/2022
Bridgnorth flooding - Feb 2022

As the floods start to subside across the county, Shropshire Council are reaching out to residents and businesses to offer advice and…

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Latest flooding information and advice – 11.15am 25 February 2022 last updated

25/02/2022
Bridgnorth flooding - Feb 2022

The big clean-up is still under way across Shropshire after the county was hit by severe flooding, and we are making great…

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Meet the Leader session welcomed in Ellesmere 

24/02/2022
Residents meet Lezley Picton in Ellesmere.

Yesterday (Wednesday 23 February 2022), Lezley Picton, Leader of Shropshire Council, held her second Meet the Leader session, at Our Space in…

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Tragedy avoided at height of floods

24/02/2022
The rescue, from CCTV cameras

This week, at the height of the floods, the quick thinking and prompt actions of Shropshire Council and Shropshire Fire and Rescue…

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