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A new service has been launched to support people who are experiencing and suffering from bereavement and loss. The offer is open to any Shropshire resident who has been bereaved by either a recent death or previous loss.  The Bereavement Support Service is operated by Shropshire Council and community voluntary partners Samaritans, CRUSE, Severn Hospice…

A 3-year Defra funded programme for farmers and land managers in Protected Landscapes (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and National Parks) in England has been launched. Here in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), over £700,000 is available to distribute this year to projects linked to farming that can demonstrate benefits to…

Shropshire Alcohol Awareness Week – It’s Alcohol Awareness Week (until Sunday 22 November 2020), a week when Alcohol Change UK aims to encourage people to start thinking and talking about alcohol, to motivate change at every level – individual, community and national. This year’s focus is on alcohol and mental health. See https://newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk/2020/11/alcohol-awareness-week/ for more information.

The Pontesbury Parish Neighbourhood Plan will set out policies to help ensure a sustainable, vibrant and thriving community for the foreseeable future. For instance, helping to protect the Parish against inappropriate and unwanted development, protecting our green spaces, and supporting new community initiatives. It is being put together by volunteer residents for the benefit of…

Hi everyone. The latest Newsletter is now online. Go to Pontesbury Newsletter page to download it. Editor.