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Armed Forces Week: Shropshire Council supports county’s military community 

21/06/2021
Armed Forces Week 9and the Day on Saturday 26 June) launched by, left to right: Councillor Kirstie Hurst-Knight, Councillor Ian Nellins, Councillor Vince Hunt (Chair of Shropshire Council), chief executive Andy Begley, and Councillor Lezley Picton (Leader of Shropshire Council).

Shropshire Council is celebrating Armed Forces Week (Monday 21 June until Sunday 27 June 2021) to show its continued support to the county’s military…

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Volunteers Week 2021: Council and partners pay tribute to Shropshire’s volunteers

02/06/2021
Volunteers Week 2021 graphic

Shropshire Council and partners are celebrating the difference volunteers across the county make to their organisation, and thanking them for all their…

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Shropshire to be promoted as a first class tourist destination

01/06/2021
Image of two walkers on Bromlow Callow, Shropshire with bright skies, green fields and hedgrows.

Shropshire will be promoted as a first class tourist destination attracting visitors from far and wide as the county emerges from the…

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News from our partners: Picturesque Bus service to improve access to key destinations in the Dee Valley

01/06/2021
Picturesque Bus at Plas Newydd

News from our partners Our Picturesque Landscape project (which Shropshire Council is involved in) A new bus service has been launched in the…

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Carers Week 2021: Host of events to recognise and celebrate Shropshire’s carers

24/05/2021
Carers Week logo

Over 40 events dedicated to carers will be taking place across Shropshire throughout Carers Week (Monday 7 June to Sunday 13 June…

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Improving broadband for premises: Government consultation underway 

21/05/2021
Corvedale valley - broadband receiver

DCMS consultation on very hard to reach premises The Government is undertaking a ‘call for evidence’ to help with their national decision-making…

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Mini meadows in the making on Shropshire’s roadsides

19/05/2021
RSVP work party in Bishops Castle

A group of conservation volunteers in Shropshire is calling for roadside verges to be left uncut to benefit plants and wildlife. Restoring…

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News from our partners: Union Connectivity Review – joint letter urges ‘critical’ regional schemes be embraced

12/05/2021

News from our partners  Shropshire Council, Marches LEP, Herefordshire Council and Powys Council have joined Midlands Connect in their follow up submission…

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New round of BT payphones removal consultation commences: local views sought

06/05/2021
iconic red BT phone box

Shropshire Council has received a listing from BT of 61 payphones in the Shropshire area that BT propose to permanently remove from…

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News from our partners: 97 per cent of households respond to Census 2021

06/05/2021
People in a wood - illustrating community work

News from our partners ONS (Office of National Statistics) The response to Census 2021 has exceeded all expectations, with 97 per cent…

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