Category: Community

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Armed Forces Day: Shropshire Council support county’s military community

25/06/2020
An image of Shropshire Council's interim acting chief executives standing 2m apart holding the Armed Forces Day flag.

Shropshire Council is celebrating Armed Forces Day with a series of online content and Covenant signings to show its’ continued support to…

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Coronavirus: Shropshire Libraries to accept returns at six branches for one week

24/06/2020
An image of Shrewsbury Library.

Shropshire Libraries currently remain closed in line with national guidance, but for one week beginning Monday 29 June 2020, the six largest…

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News from our partners: Woman who escaped Nazis tells her story for Refugee Week

14/06/2020

News from our partners Ellesmere Sculpture Initiative A moving story by a woman who was educated in Oswestry after escaping the Nazi…

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Safely reopening businesses in our town centres

12/06/2020
Shrewsbury town centre

Shropshire Council is committed to ensuring health and protection is the priority across everything we do. This extends to the preparations for…

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News from our partners – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2020

12/06/2020

News from our partners – Shropshire Safeguarding Community Partnership               June 15th 2020 is World Elder Abuse…

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Shropshire Libraries launch ‘Shropshire Summer Reads’

10/06/2020
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Shropshire Libraries is challenging adults to join a countywide community of readers this summer and support local businesses in the process. From…

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Great Outdoors Wildlife Blog: Cuckoo Spit

09/06/2020
An image of a froghopper which can be found in the Shropshire countryside.

Everyone will be familiar with the curious appearance of cuckoo spit around the countryside at this time of year. Drops of white…

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Coronavirus: Early Help teams provide support to more than 600 families during the lockdown

05/06/2020

Shropshire Council’s Early Help teams have supported a total of 407 families during the coronavirus lockdown, offering direct support to more than…

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Coronavirus: Together we are stronger – thank you to volunteers across Shropshire

04/06/2020
An image of Shropshire Council staff preparing food parcels to be delivered to vulnerable Shropshire residents impacted by coronavirus.

Shropshire Council has been working closely with community and volunteer groups to support residents during the coronavirus lockdown across the county. Some…

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Coronavirus: Helping Shropshire businesses against scams

04/06/2020

Shropshire Council’s regulatory services is looking to help prevent businesses from falling victim to sophisticated scams now and in the future. Most…

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