Category: Community

4507 Community posts found.

Safeguarding community partnership encourages local pharmacists to support Ask for Ani scheme

17/02/2021
Ask for ANI poster

Shropshire’s Safeguarding Community Partnership is encouraging pharmacists across the county to take part in the Government’s “Ask for Ani” scheme. Ask for…

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Coronavirus: Shropshire businesses offered the chance to deliver rapid testing

17/02/2021

More businesses in Shropshire are being offered the opportunity to take part in a programme of rapid testing for COVID-19 for their…

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Coronavirus: COVID-19 testing available in Market Drayton

15/02/2021

Coronavirus testing is now available in Market Drayton. People with symptoms will be able to get tested at the following location: Market…

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Coronavirus: Pandemic response surveys launched to seek views from town councils, parish councils and community groups

15/02/2021
Coronavirus: Community advice and support

Two surveys have been launched today to help gather the views from town councils, parish councils and community groups about responses to…

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Return to Sender! Elvis the Eel discovered 100 miles from Shropshire

15/02/2021
An image of Elvis the wooden Eel being carried from the beach by its finders

A wooden eel, affectionately named Elvis, has been discovered ‘all washed up’ on a beach 100 miles from its Alveley, Shropshire home…

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Free transport service helps vulnerable residents get their COVID-19 vaccines

11/02/2021
An image of two of Shropshire Council's vehicle fleet and socially distanced members of staff who have been helping Shropshire's vulnerable residents get their COVID-19 vaccines

Since the launch of the free transport offer, Shropshire Council and its partners have helped more than 200 Shropshire residents get to…

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Working together to deliver a successful Census 2021

10/02/2021
Graphic about Census 2021

The Office for National Statistics – which runs Census 2021 – is working with Shropshire Council to deliver a successful Census and…

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Coronavirus: Council thanks vaccination volunteers

09/02/2021

Shropshire Council leader Peter Nutting is praising the efforts of vaccination volunteers across Shropshire. Several local vaccination centres are now up and…

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Coronavirus: News from our partners – ‘Tackling Inequalities’ fund is helping dozens of local groups

08/02/2021
People doing yoga. Yoga4Health is working with homeless people in Shrewsbury

News from our partners Energize Dozens of sport and physical activity groups across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin have received financial support…

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Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 commemorations in Shropshire

08/02/2021
Holocaust Memorial Day candle

Local communities, schoolpupils and individuals took time to reflect upon the Holocaust and other genocides in a number of ways in Shropshire,…

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