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Shropshire Council leader Keith Barrow resigns
Keith Barrow the leader of Shropshire Council has resigned with immediate effect.
4 Dec 2015
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Shropshire Council leader Cllr Keith Barrow resigns as Director of ip&e Ltd
Shropshire Council leader Keith Barrow has stepped down as director of ip&e after failing to disclose a conflict of interest.
20 Nov 2015
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Shropshire Council Leader and MPs lobby Secretary of State on A5 improvements
Shropshire Council Leader Keith Barrow has joined Shropshire MPs Owen Paterson and Daniel Kawczynski to lobby the Secretary of State for Transport on improvements to the A5 in Shropshire.
20 Oct 2015
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Chairman appointed for Shrewsbury Infant Cremation Inquiry
An independent inquiry begins this week into infant cremations at Emstrey Crematorium in Shrewsbury following the appointment of a Chairman for the inquiry.
9 Dec 2014
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Oswestry community celebrates new approach to local housing
Keith Barrow, Leader of Shropshire Council, has officially opened a development of 18 new homes at Wingate Way, Park Hall, Oswestry.
27 Nov 2014
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Council leader expresses frustration with mobile network EE
The Leader of Shropshire Council is to write to the Chief Executive of mobile phone company EE to express his concerns about the poor signal quality in many parts of Shropshire.
9 Sept 2014
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Shropshire Council leader takes up ice bucket challenge
Keith Barrow, Leader of Shropshire Council, has accepted a nomination for the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise money for charity.
28 Aug 2014
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Leader and MP join forces to retain seven-day Paediatric Service at RSH
Keith Barrow, Leader of Shropshire Council, and Daniel Kawczynski MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham, have made an urgent plea to Shropshire and Telford Hospital Trust to retain a seven-day service at the Paediatric Service at the RSH.
7 Aug 2014
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Shropshire Council finances on the right path, says Leader
The finances of Shropshire Council are in good health, Keith Barrow, Leader of Shropshire Council, has said.
6 Aug 2014
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Council leader raises traffic light concerns with Highways Agency
The Leader of Shropshire Council, has held urgent talks with the Highways Agency about a £3.8m project designed to improve a busy roundabout near Shrewsbury.
6 Jun 2014
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Council reveal plans to boost Shrewsbury town centre trade
Shropshire Council today revealed a number of plans to encourage people to visit Shrewsbury town centre by proposing special offers for parking and transport this summer.
28 Feb 2013
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Council leader says consultant cost is less than 0.2% of overall budget
Shropshire Council's leader, Keith Barrow, today said less than 0.2% of Shropshire Council’s gross budget has been spent on consultants working on projects to improve efficiency and make savings.
21 Feb 2013
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Council leader Keith Barrow to discuss National Grid proposals
A public meeting is being organised to discuss National Grid’s proposals that could see power lines being carried through Shropshire.
22 Aug 2012
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Council leader in Oswestry to talk about new company to run services
Council leader Keith Barrow is meeting people in the Oswestry area to explain more about the new company being set up by Shropshire Council to deliver some of its services in future.
20 Aug 2012
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No pay cut for lowest-paid Shropshire Council staff, recommends Leader
The Leader of Shropshire Council has today announced that he will recommend cancelling a planned 1.7% pay cut for the Council’s 1,700 lowest-paid staff.
2 Aug 2012
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Keith Barrow's plea to BBC Director General about local services
The leader of Shropshire Council has written to the Director General of the BBC, Mark Thompson, to urge him to reconsider making cuts to local radio stations.
10 Oct 2011
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Shropshire Council leaders and county MPs meet with National Grid
The leader of Shropshire Council has declared that a meeting today with National Grid to discuss plans for connecting wind farms to the national electricity transmission network was ‘extremely useful’ and has resulted in the company having a greater understanding of the concerns and anger of Shropshire residents.
13 Jul 2011
