Category Archives: Business

Local businesses help shape and grow Shropshire’s economy

May 16, 2012 / Leave a comment / Permalink

This year’s interactive Business Summit took place on Monday 14 May 2012 at Shrewsbury Town FC’s Greenhous Meadow. Continue reading »

Major housing and employment land proposals: meetings in Shifnal, Oswestry, Albrighton and Cleobury Mortimer

May 15, 2012 / Leave a comment / Permalink

More meetings are taking place for people to have their say on preferred sites for thousands of new homes, and employment land, across Shropshire. Shropshire Council has been talking to town and parish councils over the past couple of years about which … Continue reading »

Help us bring superfast broadband to Shropshire

May 9, 2012 / Leave a comment / Permalink

The Connecting Shropshire campaign is working hard to improve broadband speeds across the county – and you can help make a crucial difference.
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A new dawn for public services in Shropshire

May 4, 2012 / Leave a comment / Permalink

Over the next 12 months, Shropshire people will see a major change in the way public services are provided to local communities, following a bold decision by Shropshire Council. At its Annual Council meeting on Thursday (3 May 2012), councillors … Continue reading »

Negotiations still ongoing regarding Tern Valley Business Park

May 4, 2012 / Leave a comment / Permalink

Shropshire Council would like to make clear that no decisions have yet been made regarding the potential sale of Tern Valley Business Park in Market Drayton. Negotiations are taking place between the council and a private investor, but talks are … Continue reading »

Twenty more places at this year’s Business Summit

April 27, 2012 / Leave a comment / Permalink

Shropshire Council has today (Friday 26 April 2012) released 20 more tickets to next month’s Business Summit, after all places were booked.  The Business Summit will take place on Monday 14 May 2012 from 5.30pm at Shrewsbury Town FC’s Greenhous Meadow, … Continue reading »

Shropshire moves toward a new business-like approach for future Council services

April 25, 2012 / Leave a comment / Permalink

Shropshire residents will see a fresh, innovative approach to how future council services are provided, should Shropshire Council’s Cabinet approve a series of proposals in reports published today (Wednesday 25 April 2012).  This initiative is the culmination of a drive by … Continue reading »

Business ideas sought to help grow Shropshire’s economy

April 23, 2012 / Leave a comment / Permalink

Shropshire Council is calling for local businesses to reserve their place at the Business Summit next month (Monday 14 May 2012) for a chance to help shape and grow Shropshire’s economy. The Business Summit will take place from 5.30pm at Shrewsbury … Continue reading »

A bright future for local supplies business

April 20, 2012 / Leave a comment / Permalink

Shropshire Council, along with three other councils in the region, has today confirmed the sale of West Mercia Supplies (WMS) to The Consortium for Purchasing & Distribution Ltd. WMS is a longstanding, successful business, providing a valued service to a … Continue reading »

Cast iron cookware developed at Netherton Foundry near Ironbridge

April 19, 2012 / Leave a comment / Permalink

Backing onto the Severn Valley Railway in south east Shropshire sits a company specialising in the production of slow cookers and tagines, where handles are lovingly made by a Shropshire craftsman from local oak and the iron cast in neighbouring Dudley, resulting … Continue reading »