We are celebrating 100 years of social housing in Oswestry by returning a century old, commemorative ‘silver gift key’ which was given to the Mayor of Oswestry in 1921 to commemorate Oswestry’s first council house to current Mayor, Councillor John Price.

The Housing Options review held by Shropshire council has today been concluded and the council have opted to retain their housing stock.

Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing (STAR Housing) are delighted to announce that they have awarded The Dodd Group a further five year contract.

A friendly reminder to all of our customers, our annual garden competition is now open! The closing date for entries is fast approaching, so if your garden is blooming fabulous or if one of your neighbours has a gorgeous garden then please send in your no

With 'Communities that Work' week coming up we are highlighting a couple of customers who we have helped gain skills making them more attractive to employers.

STAR Housing have won the national award for 'Best Project' at the Resolve Anti-Social Behaviour Awards.

Our paint suppliers Crown Paints have
kindly donated a bench to New Century Court, young peoples assisted accommodation in Oswestry. The sustainable seating is made entirely out of recycled paint cans.

Residents at Rhea Hall and St Peters View sheltered scheme have been busy raising over £100 for the 'Highley First Responders' to help them provide emergency care as quickly as possible.

Following the levels of dissatisfaction with the grass cutting service in 2018, with effect from 1st April 2019 STAR housing will be employing a new grounds maintenance contractor to cut and collect the grass in the areas closest to our supported schemes.

We have recently awarded residents from Coronation and Orchard Street £750 to transform an overgrown disused alley way into a fantastic community space called ‘Butterfly Alley’ through the Community Chest Fund.