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Alternative library services for Shawbury to be considered
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Alternative library services for Shawbury to be considered

Recommendations for an alternative library service at Shawbury will be put to councillors next week in the context of proposals to close the existing library.

22 Jul 2016

Telford & Wrekin Council seek views on library services
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Telford & Wrekin Council seek views on library services

Telford & Wrekin Council is seeking people’s views about the impact of changes to libraries following cuts in the Council’s budget.

1 Jun 2016

Library users invited to have their say on review of library opening hours
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Library users invited to have their say on review of library opening hours

Library users across Shropshire are invited to have their say on proposals to changes to library opening hours.

25 May 2016

Newport Library and First Point saved from closure
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Newport Library and First Point saved from closure

A decision has been taken by Telford & Wrekin Council’s senior cabinet members to save Newport’s First Point & Library Service.

17 Feb 2016

Great Dawley Town Council agrees in principle to save town’s library
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Great Dawley Town Council agrees in principle to save town’s library

Great Dawley Town Council has agreed in principle to save the town’s library, which is one of a number threatened with closure in Telford & Wrekin Council’s £30m budget cuts.

10 Feb 2016

Hadley Library set to be saved as Council hails response to budget cuts
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Hadley Library set to be saved as Council hails response to budget cuts

Hadley Library looks set to be saved as Telford & Wrekin Council hails the response of the community and partner organisations in helping to save services threatened by budget cuts.

8 Feb 2016

Shifnal Library to be refurbished ahead of transfer to town council
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Shifnal Library to be refurbished ahead of transfer to town council

Shifnal Library and Customer Service Point will be temporarily closed from Monday 1 February 2016 for refurbishment, as part of the transfer of the library to Shifnal Town Council.

19 Jan 2016

Albrighton Parish Council agrees to consider running Albrighton Library
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Albrighton Parish Council agrees to consider running Albrighton Library

Albrighton Parish Council has agreed to consider taking over the running of Albrighton Library – if the plans get a positive response from the local community.

21 Oct 2015

Shifnal Town Council to take over the running of Shifnal Library
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Shifnal Town Council to take over the running of Shifnal Library

Shifnal Town Council has agreed to take over the running of Shifnal Library – if the plans get a positive response from the local community.

14 Sept 2015

Future of Ellesmere Library to be discussed at event
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Future of Ellesmere Library to be discussed at event

Ellesmere residents are being urged to attend an event to help develop the future of Ellesmere Library this afternoon.

25 Aug 2015

Residents’ views sought on proposals for Bishop’s Castle Library
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Residents’ views sought on proposals for Bishop’s Castle Library

Shropshire Council is inviting residents in Bishop’s Castle and the surrounding area to give their views on proposals for their local library service.

20 Jul 2015

Shropshire Council to move Church Stretton Library away from town centre
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Shropshire Council to move Church Stretton Library away from town centre

Shropshire Council has today made the decision to move Church Stretton library from its current location in the town centre to Church Stretton Secondary School on Shrewsbury Road.

27 Mar 2015

Church Stretton Library campaigners take petition to Shirehall
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Church Stretton Library campaigners take petition to Shirehall

Campaigners against plans to move Church Stretton Library from its current town centre location to a school almost half a mile away have delivered a 1100 signature petition to Shirehall.

18 Feb 2015

Church Stretton residents urged to take part in library consultation
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Church Stretton residents urged to take part in library consultation

Church Stretton residents are being encouraged to have their say on proposals for the town’s library and its services.

5 Dec 2014

New Dawley library opens its doors
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New Dawley library opens its doors

The brand new Dawley library within the Phoenix Academy complex is set to open today after the old library premises closed in mid-August.

17 Sept 2013

Dawley library closes its door to make way for brand new library
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Dawley library closes its door to make way for brand new library

Telford & Wrekin Council is set to open its new library in Dawley that will form part of the £16m Phoenix Academy complex at the beginning of next month.

14 Aug 2013

Summer reading challenge begins at Telford & Wrekin libraries
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Summer reading challenge begins at Telford & Wrekin libraries

Telford & Wrekin libraries will kick off a summer of activities today when the 2013 Summer Reading Challenge is launched at Wellington Library between 10am and 12noon.

13 Jul 2013

New Dawley library to open in September
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New Dawley library to open in September

Telford & Wrekin Council is poised to open a brand new bright and welcoming library in September – the second of three opening in the borough in the space of just three years.

20 Jun 2013

Telford & Wrekin library service changes to go before cabinet
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Telford & Wrekin library service changes to go before cabinet

Plans by Telford & Wrekin Council to change its library service are to go before the council’s cabinet on Thursday 26 April.

21 Apr 2012

New Wellington library and register office opens
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New Wellington library and register office opens

Telford and Wrekin’s brand new library and register office opens today along with First Point Wellington – all part of the state of the art Wellington Civic & Leisure Centre.

2 Apr 2012

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