Shrewsbury's pollution above legal limit
Air pollution levels in some parts of Shrewsbury are 50 per cent above the legal limit - monitors have found.
Shrewsbury|May 25, 2017
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Staffordshire projects up for building awards
Two major Staffordshire building projects are in the running for national awards.
Business|Oct 4, 2017
Business
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Beat cereal stress and benefit
Cereal farmers who protect crops against diseases using a strobilurin fungicide could be reaping extra gains by helping them fend off damaging stress effects and improving crop greening, according to a programme of over five years of research.
Farming|Apr 17, 2007
Farming
The best used cars with free road tax
Some of the most efficient used buys don’t have to pay any road tax at all. We round up the best
Features|Mar 29, 2019
Features
Bottling business back in full production
Bottling of a famous Black Country brewery’s beer has resumed following the recent carbon dioxide crisis.
Business Picks|Aug 1, 2018
Business Picks
Air testing equipment to monitor Bishop's Castle biomass plant
New air quality testing equipment has been installed in Bishops's Castle to monitor emissions from the town's controversial £5 million biomass plant, it has been revealed. New air quality testing equipment has been installed in Bishops's Castle to monitor emissions from the town's controversial £5 million biomass plant, it has been revealed. Shropshire Council has confirmed it has agreed to request from Bishop's Castle Town Council to use high-tech testing gear to ensure gases from the plant, due to be built at Bishop's Castle Business Park, are not polluting the air. Campaigners concerned about the plant's impact on public health lost a three-year battle against proposals to build the biomass plant last December, despite a 1,400-name petition and 130 residents travelling to Shrewsbury for the planning meeting.
Bishop's Castle|Sep 8, 2011
Bishop's Castle
Walsall MP calls on council to 'think again' over transit site plans near 'polluted junction'
An MP has called on council chiefs to "think again" over setting up a temporary transit site next to "one of the most polluted" junctions in Walsall.
Walsall|Apr 22, 2022
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More diesel cars on Shropshire's roads despite pollutants
More diesel cars and vans are appearing on Shropshire's roads, despite the dangerous pollutants many emit.
Transport|Apr 19, 2019
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Companies urged to take up new green grant scheme
Businesses and organisations are being urged to sign up for a scheme which will help them meet the cost of installing renewable energy on their premises.
Business Picks|Jun 16, 2020
Business Picks
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Why diesels are new demons of the road
In today’s terminology, it would probably have been described as a ‘no brainer’.
Motors|Mar 31, 2017
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Motors
£4.7bn cost to make district carbon neutral by 2030
A climate action target is being altered in Cannock Chase after it was revealed that it would cost more than four billion pounds to make the entire district carbon neutral by the end of the decade.
Cannock Chase|Jan 5, 2023
Cannock Chase
The best used cars with free road tax
Some of the most efficient used buys don’t have to pay any road tax at all. We round up the best
Features|Mar 29, 2019
Features
Walsall Burger King reopens after fire - with special giveaway tomorrow to celebrate
A Burger King restaurant has reopened after its closure due to a serious fire more than two weeks ago.
Bloxwich|Mar 28, 2022
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Bloxwich
Eco-car company opening
An environmentally friendly car rental company is to open a branch in Shropshire, creating jobs.
North Shropshire|Oct 16, 2007
North Shropshire
Power station project jobs joy
A multi-million pound expansion of Rugeley Power Station that will safeguard 170 jobs was unveiled today.
Cannock|Sep 21, 2012
Rugeley
Cannock