Home and Family News & Updates
Shrewsbury-based charity Little Stars has been awarded funding through Shrewsbury Town Council's new three-year Cost of Living Grant Fund, enabling the organisation to expand its support for local families facing the rising costs of raising children.
Bluebird Care Shropshire, the award-winning home care provider, has announced a significant £500,000 investment in a new operations hub in Bayston Hill, marking an exciting new chapter for the growing business.
Shropshire Fostering has launched a new partnership with Shrewsbury Town FC Foundation to provide wellbeing support for both foster carers and the children in their care.
- 11th February 2026
Shrewsbury Town Council is pleased to announce that the newly refurbished play area at Hermitage Green in Belle Vue is now open, offering children an exciting, safe, and welcoming space to play.
- 9th December 2025
Shropshire Fostering has launched a new campaign to raise awareness that babies are among the children who need foster care – and to encourage local families to consider opening their hearts and homes to the youngest children requiring support.
- 8th December 2025
When the mercury plummets and the garden is dusted in a layer of sparkling frost, the natural human instinct is to retreat indoors, bury ourselves under blankets, and wait for spring.
- 23rd November 2025
It is both surprising and concerning that, in England, the funeral industry remains unregulated.
- 9th November 2025
In a landmark case that underscores the delicate balance between parental rights and child welfare, the family courts have ruled in favour of vaccinating a baby despite the mother’s objections.
- 5th November 2025
Being a working parent often means juggling a hundred priorities before lunchtime, and when it comes to your child’s education, you want the very best balance between quality, care, and value.
- 11th October 2025
The release of ‘The Run’, the seventh fostering awareness film produced by award-winning producers ReelTwentyFive, premiered at the Everyman cinema in Birmingham on 9th October 2025.