Shropshire Local Information
Practical local information for Shropshire: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Shropshire Roadworks This Week: A458 Shut Four Nights
The A458 from Shrewsbury to Wales shuts four nights, 5 to 8 October, and the A5 bypass westbound on the 5th. Castle Foregate and Raven Meadows dates too.
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Shropshire Bin Collection Days: Bank Holidays Move Yours
Every Shropshire round slipped a day after the August bank holiday, and Friday's went to Saturday. Bin colours, the £58 garden charge and bulky waste prices.
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Parking in Shropshire: Which Car Parks Are Free on Sunday
Frankwell and Abbey Foregate are free on Sundays, Bridge Street is half price, and on-street Shrewsbury charges £3.60 an hour seven days. Full tariffs and permits.
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Shropshire Council Tax Bands 2026/27: £2,400 at Band D
Band D is £2,400.03 before your parish adds its share, after a rise Whitehall gave special permission for. Full A to H table, the precept split and the discounts.
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Shropshire house prices: down 1.3% to £275,232, by town
Shropshire's average fell 1.3% to £275,232 in July 2026 as Telford rose 3.2%. Medians by town, from £187,500 in Highley to £345,000 in Church Stretton.
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Shrewsbury to London trains: 2h34, no direct service
The fastest Shrewsbury to London train takes 2h 34m and every single one needs a change. Journey times, fares and season tickets from each Shropshire station.
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Things to do in Shropshire: £10 follies until 1 September
Hawkstone Park Follies is £10 a head until 1 September and RAF Cosford is free. Shropshire days out with every price checked in August 2026, Ludlow to Oswestry.
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Shropshire planning: 4.61 years of housing land, not 5
Shropshire can show 4.61 years of housing land, not the five required, so the tilted balance applies. Plus the new 2026-2046 plan and Tasley's 1,500 homes.
Bins
Shropshire Christmas Bins: Last Year's Rounds Came Early
Shropshire's 2026 Christmas bin dates are not out yet. Last year Christmas week rounds came up to two days early from 20 December. The full 2025 table is here.
Schools
Shropshire School Term Dates 2026/27: Who Gets Two Weeks
Shropshire's October half term is 26 to 30 October 2026, but The Priory and The Marches take two weeks from 19 October. Every 2026/27 date, school by school.
Trains
Shropshire Christmas Trains: Birmingham Shut 24 to 28 Dec
No trains will run to or through Birmingham New Street from 24 to 28 December 2026. What that means for Shropshire, plus buses and park and ride at Christmas.
Recycling centres
Shropshire Tip Opening Times: 9am to 5pm, Shut 3 Days
All five Shropshire recycling centres open 9am to 5pm every day except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Cars do not book; vans and trailers must.
Half term
Shropshire October Half Term 2026: Dates and 11 Days Out
Shropshire's half term is 26 to 30 October 2026, a week earlier at some schools. Fireworks at Craven Arms, steam trains, pumpkins and trails, with prices.