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A funding boost from Central Government will provide a welcome opportunity to research and develop traffic management schemes within Shrewsbury, according to the leader of the Town Council. Councillor Alan Mosley has welcomed yesterday’s news of a six-year, £12 billion package of growth deals across England’s 39 Local Enterprise Partnerships. These allow authorities and businesses…

A record number of hanging baskets will adorn shops and businesses in Shrewsbury this summer, coinciding with the town’s bid to be crowned bloom Champion of Champions – the ultimate Britain in Bloom title. Shrewsbury Town Council’s commercial basket scheme continues to be blooming successful with figures increasing year on year. A total of 303…

Shrewsbury Town Councillors have voted by overwhelming majority to recommend that Shropshire’s Regulatory & Business Support Services do not move to IP&E Ltd, the company set up to run some Shropshire Council services for profit. At a meeting of the full council on Monday [23 JUNE], members considered a formal response to plans to re-design…

Pupils at a Shrewsbury School have been busy decorating wooden poppies which will be used to decorate a commemorative garden in the Quarry to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War. The poppies were provided by Shrewsbury Town Council, which is coordinating a series of commemorative events recognition and remembrance of the outbreak…

Shrewsbury Market Hall will sizzle as the town venue hosting ‘Fringe’ events in support of the Shrewsbury Food Festival on June 28 and 29. Some of the best-known chefs and artisan food specialists in town will take to a stage in the market for a series of gourmet demonstrations between 11am and 5pm on both…

Shrewsbury Town Council’s new operational depot will be officially opened by the Mayor later this week. Staff moved into the operational base at the STC Weeping Cross Depot, situated next to the Council’s existing greenhouse, in March. Mayor of Shrewsbury, Councillor Beverley Baker, will now officially open the building this Friday [13 May] as part…

Shrewsbury will soon be been transformed into a riot of colour as the town council prepares for the summer planting scheme, ahead of this year’s Britain in Bloom contest. Around 300,000 colourful blooms will be planted out around town in the many hanging baskets, tubs and planters, with more than 20,000 plants alone ear-marked for…

Shrewsbury artists are invited to exhibit their work within the picturesque surroundings of the town’s Quarry. Shrewsbury Town Council will launch its annual Quarry art exhibition next month, from June 1. The event runs each Sunday, from 2.30pm until 5.30pm, until September 7 – subject to weather conditions. Excludes event days on June 29 and…

The date for Shrewsbury’s Annual Town Meeting has been changed to avoid a conflict with the European Parliamentary Elections. It will now be held on May 19 from 7pm in the Council Chamber at the Guildhall. The Annual Town Meeting is open to residents who live within the council’s 17 wards and provides a chance…

The new Mayor of Shrewsbury has pledged to promote the arts during her term of office, as well as continuing to support local business and tourism. Councillor Beverley Baker was elected Mayor of Shrewsbury at the annual meeting of Shrewsbury Town Council last night. [MON] The mayor-making ceremony, which was held at Theatre Severn, saw…

Unsung heroes who have gone above and beyond for the town of Shrewsbury have been honoured at this year’s Mayor’s Awards ceremony. The Mayor’s Award scheme is Shrewsbury’s equivalent of ‘The Oscars’ with local individuals, organisations, groups and businesses being recognised for achievements which have benefited the town. The great and the good of Shrewsbury…

Shrewsbury shoppers are invited to step forward and try out a new reflexology and massage service, now available at the town’s indoor Market Hall. Roots and Up, run by Ash Molloy, launched at the end of April and offers a full range of reflexology and therapeutic massage for relaxation, pain relief and chronic conditions. A…