
Shropshire care homes welcome new managers
Residents and staff at two north Shropshire care homes are starting the new year with two new managers. Greenfields in Whitchurch has appointed Jonathan Cook…
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Residents and staff at two north Shropshire care homes are starting the new year with two new managers. Greenfields in Whitchurch has appointed Jonathan Cook…
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Sending a season’s greeting has added importance this festive season for Hope House Children’s Hospice with each purchase of its Christmas cards directly helping the…
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On 11 November 2020 Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin will be celebrating 70 years of supporting local older people. Last year the local charity…
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It’s Befriending Week 2020, local charity Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin would like to take the opportunity to thank all of their befriending volunteers…
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As Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin reaches its 70th birthday, the local charity is asking people across the county to take on a ‘Platinum…
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A family run pharmacy in Shrewsbury has moved to a new site after their previous store was devastated by flooding five times. The new site…
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Members of Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin day centres and dementia groups will get to enjoy some lovely blankets thanks to the talented knitters…
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Jessica Liebich from Shrewsbury has launched an innovative range of alcohol-free hand sanitisers and cleaning products that offer long-lasting protection, that are already changing the…
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A Nurse at the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals has signed up for her second skydive, after enjoying the first one so much! Debbie…
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An innovative scheme at Shropshire’s acute hospitals, which is designed to transform the lives of people living with cancer, has been shortlisted for a national…
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Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin has successfully trialled its first outdoor Dementia Support Group since March at Trinity Centre, Shrewsbury. Supported by their Dementia…
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Local care assistant, Pamela Howell, (affectionately called “Pam”) of Bluebird Care Shropshire, based in Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Church Stretton, has scooped up an award for…
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A Shropshire care home resident has had her 101st birthday wish come true after staff rallied round to give her a new hairdo. Betty Green,…
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A brand new shop and café has been officially unveiled at a Shropshire care home after staff and residents decided to transform an old shed…
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Midlands-based Vaughtons, makers of the iconic Aston Martin badge that adorn every model of the British sports car maker, is today launching an NHS Rainbow…
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Shropshire Festivals have been commissioned by Marches Care to deliver 110 personalised goody bags to all the staff at The Uplands in Shrewsbury. The family-run…
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Patients living with dementia at Shropshire’s acute hospital are benefitting from an initiative which provides knitted and crocheted octopuses to premature babies. The cuddly aquatic…
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A Shrewsbury woman who tested positive for coronavirus was applauded by the NHS staff who saved her life at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). Sally…
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A Midwife at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals has won a national award for her work in helping colleagues to support each other.…
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A Shrewsbury mum has organised a three-day online festival to raise money for Shropshire’s acute hospitals. Annie Hambley has put together the Rainbows and Happy…
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The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has thanked the public for their support and donations during the coronavirus pandemic. Local communities and businesses…
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A specialist Shropshire menopause clinic is holding a training seminar for GPs this month after reports that doctors receive very little formal menopause training during…
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News of the country’s first orthopaedic centre for veterans being built in Shropshire– thanks to a £6 million charitable grant – has been heralded as…
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Crane Quality Counselling, based in the Roy Fletcher Centre in Cross Hill, Shrewsbury are offering urgent appointments to help people who would benefit from a…
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Charity that supports brain tumour patients in Shropshire and across the UK appeals for the local community to get involved in a fundraising day on…
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Louise Barnett has this week taken up the role of Chief Executive for the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Louise joins The Shrewsbury…
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Free art workshops for people living with movement disorders are being held in Telford and Wrekin, thanks to the support of the Arts Council National…
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Shropshire based company, School Shop Direct, have partnered with local charity The Movement Centre to help support their work, supporting children with movement disabilities to…
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Jane Lewis believes in the power of giving. She and her colleagues at Shrewsbury’s BT telephone exchange unite every year to get behind fundraising efforts…
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Do you have an interest in working with people with dementia? Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin is currently looking to recruit more volunteers at…
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A Telford schoolboy is making ‘bubbles’ in the world of Scuba Diving after becoming the youngest person to be awarded a Junior Open water scuba…
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A Shropshire woman who felt crippled with the debilitating symptoms of the menopause is now running a company helping other women cope with the fallout…
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More than 100 care vacancies have been filled in Shropshire after a recruitment drive was launched to help address the workforce gap created by an…
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A surgeon at Shropshire’s specialist orthopaedic hospital has been awarded a prestigious prize for a research paper written during her time as an orthopaedic fellow…
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More than 100 people turned out for a recruitment day aimed at filling the gap in Shropshire’s care workforce. With an ageing population increasing demand,…
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A Nurse at the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals has ticked an item off her bucket list by taking part in a 10,000 feet…
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Louise Barnett has been appointed as the Chief Executive of Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Louise will start at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust…
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A recruitment drive has been launched across Shropshire in a bid to fill the workforce gap created by an ageing population. The need for action…
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Telford & Wrekin Council for Voluntary Service are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership, funded by Telford & Wrekin Council and Telford & Wrekin…
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It’s back to university and in the coming days, Moreton Hall’s latest cohort of STEM students will embark on their undergraduate journeys into the world…
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Current research shows that the average length of time someone stays in a job is four and ah half years and staff loyalty is a…
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A nurse who took on a gruelling 220-mile swim to raise money for charity says she would not have been able to even contemplate the…
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A Shropshire based charity is seeking support to help boost its funds. The Movement Centre, based at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital in…
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A student who made a life-changing decision to study at Wrexham Glyndwr University and boost her career prospects is urging others it is not too…
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A Charity that supports brain tumour patients in Shropshire and across the UK is appealing for the local community to get involved in a fundraising…
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For many years now, Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital and Severn Hospice had enjoyed a successful partnership; and once again Nuffield Health staff, colleagues and friends…
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The special recognition of Nurses at Morris Care Nursing Homes was celebrated with beautiful blooms as a thank you to mark ‘International Nurses Day’ on…
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Katie Burton, a volunteer befriender for Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin, is a woman on a mission. Two missions in fact. And a serious…
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The Golden Ticket Charity Ball, organised by local business lady Sally Rogers, took place on Saturday 9th March at Park Hall Pavillion, Oswestry. The evening…
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A kind-hearted runner from Telford has received a £1,000 donation to boost his fundraising pot for Phab Kids as he prepares to run the London…
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