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Shrewsbury Castle Dig Day 5

09/09/2020
A much bigger trench! (Picture credit: M Capper)

Dig day number 5 bought with it some lovely weather, just a little wind and plenty of sunshine. Our objective today was…

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Shrewsbury Castle Dig Day 4 – weekend roundup: excavating the Victorian glasshouse interior

09/09/2020
An image of the dig team working on the archaeological dig at Shrewsbury Castle.

As we arrived on site for Day 4 our curious lime filled feature of yesterday, with its loose rubble edge had proved…

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Coronavirus: Welshpool coronavirus testing update

08/09/2020

News from our partners: Powys Teaching Health Board and Powys County Council Nearly 500 people have been tested at a mobile coronavirus…

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Coronavirus: New grant for food and essentials to help residents affected by the pandemic

04/09/2020
Coronavirus: Finance advice and support

A new grant is now available to people who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic and who are struggling to afford…

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What stood on the site of Shrewsbury Castle before it was built? A new archaeological dig aims to find out…

27/08/2020

Shrewsbury Castle is one of the great historic landmarks of the ancient county town. But what stood on the site of the…

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Praise for adult social care in Shropshire

25/08/2020
An adult receiving social care

Adult social care in Shropshire has been praised after a West-Midlands-wide peer review by other councils. The county’s services were scrutinised as…

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Coronavirus: Update on case of COVID-19 linked to Boathouse Inn – no further cases

13/08/2020
Image of two people social distancing

Shropshire Council is working with Public Health England (PHE) Midlands in response to a single positive case of coronavirus in a person…

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The dig team returns: Shrewsbury Castle set for second archaeological dig

13/08/2020
An image of the team who carried out the first ever excavation at Shrewsbury Castle

After a successful first archaeological dig in 2019, Shrewsbury Castle is set for a second dig season this September funded by the…

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Reopening of Shropshire Libraries continues

13/08/2020
An image of Shrewsbury Library.

The reopening of libraries right across Shropshire is well underway with the larger libraries now open and most of those remaining to…

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BT Payphone removal consultation begins in Shropshire

11/08/2020
BT payphone - a red phonebox, in Shropshire

Shropshire Council has received a listing from BT of 56 payphones in the Shropshire area that BT propose to permanently remove from…

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