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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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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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