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Shouting about things is our bag, so this is where you can find what our clients have been up to, what's happening in our beautiful county of Shropshire, Team J&PR updates - and, of course, our PR and social media advice and tips!

Festive family fun at Theatre Severn

22 Dec 2018

by Rhea Alton

Every year Theatre Severn gives us so many opportunities to get the family together and mark Christmas with a show! And as well as the hugely popular annual pantomime (you can already buy tickets for next year’s Aladdin!!) we also get a smaller scale Christmas-themed production in the Walker Theatre – which in 2018 was Santa’s Elves and the Shoemaker. […]

Historic Shrewsbury manor opens doors for Christmas fayre

27 Nov 2018

by Rebecca Dutton

A Shropshire village community will come together for a special Christmas fayre at a historic county venue this weekend. The Condover Christmas fayre will take place at Condover Hall, near Shrewsbury, on December 2nd (Sunday) and organisers are promising a great selection of stalls, food, drinks, music and festive cheer. The event, open from 10am to 4pm, will also […]

Fundraising business group benefit from new website

26 Nov 2018

by Rebecca Dutton

A thriving Shropshire business group is ending 2018 on a high with a record number of members and a brand new website. Severn Business Network – which will mark its 10-year anniversary next year – was established to promote business growth in and around Shropshire. The organisation hosts weekly, early-morning, meetings at Shrewsbury Town Football Club, which means members can […]

Don’t get caught out this Christmas, rely on your pharmacy for supplies and out of hours service

26 Nov 2018

by Rebecca Dutton

Shropshire residents are being asked to think ahead and make sure they have any medication they need ahead of the festive period. Adding ‘medication’ to your pre-Christmas shopping list will reduce the impact on the already stretched medical services – as well as limiting any unnecessary extra stress for patients who might run out of much-needed medicines over Christmas. Martin […]

Oh yes it is! It’s Panto time again!

21 Nov 2018

by Rebecca Dutton

It’s that time of year again! Panto time! This year Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn is showing the mother of all pantomimes- Mother Goose! Starring again will be Shropshire’s favoruite Dame, Brad Fitt, along with our fabulous radio star Eric Smith, of BBC Radio Shropshire, who will be playing the squire. The venue is preparing to repeat the success of last year’s box […]

Major plumbing company to sponsor Shropshire cycling team

20 Nov 2018

by Rebecca Dutton

A Shropshire cycling team, which has celebrated huge success this season, has announced a name change for next year and also the addition of an exciting new sponsor. From 2019, ‘Rhino Velo Race Team’ will become ‘Holohan Coaching Race Team’ and along with existing anchor sponsors Shrewsbury based estate agents Cooper Green Pooks and charteredinsurance brokers Beaumont Lawrence, they will […]

Free entry to Ironbridge museums

20 Nov 2018

by Rebecca Dutton

Enginuity and the Museum of Iron will open their doors free of charge to National Lottery players next month – as part of a campaign to say thank you to all those that help raise thousands for good causes every year. The museums will be free to enter on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 December, 2018, to National Lottery players […]

Golden chance at Jump In Shrewsbury

14 Nov 2018

by Rebecca Dutton

The countdown is on for a golden opportunity to win your own Shropshire trampoline park for free. Anyone who attends Jump In Shrewsbury before the end of the month will have the chance to take part with one lucky winner getting the park to themselves, their friends and family – up to 100 people – in the New Year. Sammy […]

Shropshire squash club welcomes former number one star to see new facilities

13 Nov 2018

by Rebecca Dutton

A Shropshire sports club welcomed former number one Squash star Nick Matthews to the county to experience the facilities amid a major overhaul. Working alongside the facilities management team at Shrewsbury School, the Shropshire Squash Club, based on the school site, is currently undergoing development work throughout – both on the courts and online. There have been courts at Shrewsbury […]

Professional cyclist to expand business after helping amateurs get top results

12 Nov 2018

by Rebecca Dutton

A Shrewsbury based former professional cyclist is now offering fully supported bespoke cycling trips alongside his already successful coaching business. Liam Holohan, a former UCI professional, who rode for UCI teams ‘Team Wiggins’, ‘Rapha Condor’ and ‘Madison Genesis’, already runs his own coaching business called Holohan Coaching in Shrewsbury. He has a wide range of clients from World Tour professionals […]