Telford & Wrekin
GREEN NEWS
A project that will encourage people to cycle more by helping to teach people how to ride and fix bikes, provide courses in schools, and skill up volunteer “Ride Leaders,” is due to start in April. Latest update from Telford and Wrekin Council Newsroom: Known as ‘KOG’, the Ketley Bank, Oakengates, and St Georges Community […]
An eco grant will help an Oakengates business cafe cut down on its water usage and install more energy efficient appliances. Latest update from Telford and Wrekin Council Newsroom: Business Retreat Boutique on Market Street is using the Pride in Our High Street funding to buy a series of items to save money during the […]
Telford & Wrekin Council is proud to announce its participation in Keep Britain Tidy’s annual Great British Spring Clean and are calling on others to lend a hand too. Latest update from Telford and Wrekin Council Newsroom: The campaign, which runs from 17 March to 2 April, encourages communities to come together and keep their […]
Local residents stepping up to tackle litter in Wellington.
Residents had noticed the amount of litter in Bowring Park, Wellington was increasing after football games each weekend. Proactively a small group of them decided to do something about it and arranged to litter pick after a game last month, they also persuaded club managers to join in too. Now residents are helping to keep […]
The Little Green Pantry is set to unveil new products with diversification grant support
A popular shop in Wellington which prides itself on plastic free shopping is launching a series of new healthy products thanks to a Pride in Our High Street diversification grant. Latest update from Telford and Wrekin Council Newsroom: Keli King, owner of The Little Green Pantry, is using the funding to buy a new machine […]
Organisations in Telford and Wrekin can apply for grants from a pot of around £50,000 to fund projects to boost the use of the borough’s green spaces for physical activity. Latest update from Telford and Wrekin Council Newsroom: The money up for grabs is from Telford & Wrekin Council’s Green Spaces Are Go Grant Fund, […]
Telford mum sets up recycling drop-off in front garden
Liz Pinfield-Wells has recently been seen in the news showcasing her dedication to climate action through the set up of a Terracycle recycling point in her own front yard. Liz not only helps recycle items that can’t go in your kerb side recycling bins, she is also involved in the Telford Climate Action Hub promoting […]
Wrekin walkers exasperated with dog poo bag litter
Walkers at a Shropshire beauty spot have hit out at the scale of litter and dog waste abandoned. Latest update from BBC Newsroom: Article by Rob Trigg, BBC Radio Shropshire: Dave Daniels, who walks The Wrekin almost every day and is a volunteer litter picker, said it was “endless”. He refuses to collect dog waste […]
Making a greener borough
Telford & Wrekin Council is on a mission to make the borough even cleaner, greener, safer and more enjoyable for everybody. See the latest update from Cllr Carolyn Healy (Labour) – Cabinet Member for climate change, green spaces, natural and historic environment and cultural services: We’ve been delivering so many projects over recent months that […]
AceOn-inspired training centre gives engineers new technology skills for the future
A pioneering training centre for cutting-edge green technology is set to develop engineers of the future at Telford College. Latest update from Telford and Wrekin Council Newsroom: Telford-based battery and energy storage specialist AceOn Group, in partnership with Telford College, has created the state-of-the-art facility on campus which will deliver training courses and qualifications in line with […]