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Children are invited to join the Wild World Heroes on a reading adventure in Shropshire libraries

06/07/2021
Wild World Heroes Reading Challenge 2021

Shropshire Libraries are calling for children to sign up to the Wild World Heroes Reading Adventure for the 2021 Summer Reading Challenge.…

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Memorial cherry tree ceremony to mark the humanitarian role of the Armed Forces in Srebrenica 

02/07/2021
Remembering Srebrenica flower

Shropshire Council is holding a special cherry tree dressing ceremony outside Shirehall in Shrewsbury at 11am on Tuesday 6 July 2021. This is…

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News from our partners: Ellesmere all set for arty ‘Meremaids’ to make a splash

02/07/2021
Meremaids in Ellesmere. Sally Poynton (centre), with Anna Gallen (left) from Ellesmere Guides and Heather Rodenhurst (right) from the Ellesmere Library Readers Group.

News from our partners Dozens of people will be making a colourful splash in Ellesmere this weekend (Saturday 3 July 2021) as…

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Shropshire Council issues provisional view on BT Payphones proposed for removal

01/07/2021
iconic red BT phone box

Shropshire Council has issued a provisional view with regard to the 61 payphones that BT has proposed to remove from operational service…

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Shropshire’s Gypsy and Traveller community commended by council

25/06/2021
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month - June 2021

June 2021 is Gypsy Roma and Traveller History month, and has been celebrated nationally since 2008. In Shropshire, it provides the opportunity…

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A new swimming centre for Whitchurch to be discussed by Cabinet 

22/06/2021
A picture of a swimmer to depict an example of leisure facilities

A new swimming centre could be built in Whitchurch under plans going before Shropshire Council’s Cabinet.  Six options will be put before the…

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News from our partners: Spades in the ground to deliver new dedicated veterans centre at RJAH

21/06/2021
Air Vice Marshal Anthony J. Stables, Chairman of the Headley Court Charity, cuts the first piece of ground to mark the start of work on the Headley Court Veterans’ Orthopaedic Centre.

News from our partners The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) Healthcare provision for veteran patients has…

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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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