Category: Finance and budget

169 Finance and budget posts found.

Shropshire Council publishes plans to close budget gap in 2025/26

14/01/2025

Shropshire Council has published its draft Medium Term Financial Strategy, with plans to close an £11.8m budget gap in 2025/26, after examining…

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Shropshire Council responds to 2025/26 Local Government Financial Settlement

19/12/2024

Shropshire Council is reviewing the detail in this week’s local government financial settlement for 2025/26, but is not expecting the announcement to…

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Council and Partners in Care express concerns on potential consequences to care sector, following increase in National Insurance Contribution

12/12/2024

Shropshire Council, in collaboration with Partners in Care, has expressed significant concerns regarding the recent government announcements on the rise in employers…

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Public’s views wanted on possible ideas for budget savings

12/12/2024

Like councils across the country, Shropshire Council faces more difficult decisions and wants your views on these as it seeks to become…

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Themes for budget consultation set out as council plans savings

26/11/2024

Shropshire Council has published themes for consultation to help further reduce its budget next year, as it continues to face a very…

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Successful biochar event at Ludlow Library attracts around 100 attendees 

13/11/2024
A green field in Powys during last year’s drought, which had previously been treated with biochar

Shropshire Council’s recent biochar event held at Ludlow Library was a resounding success, drawing around 100 participants keen to learn about biochar…

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Finance report shows slight improvement to forecast position

12/11/2024

Shropshire Council has published its second quarterly report for the year, detailing its financial position as of 30 September 2024, as part…

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New recycling centre booking system to begin next week

28/10/2024

A new booking system for people wishing to visit any of Shropshire Council’s five household recycling centres comes into effect on Monday…

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Council and Age UK Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin urge people of pension age to check eligibility for pension credit and winter fuel payments

17/10/2024
Saving energy

Shropshire Council and Age UK Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are urging people over the state pension age to check if they are…

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Resurfacing of 11 roads postponed to help council make savings

14/10/2024
Resurfacing work on the A41 in July 2022

The resurfacing of eleven Shropshire roads has been postponed as Shropshire Council works to save £62.5m in the current financial year to…

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