What's happening?

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!

MP praise for firm’s charity efforts

05 Feb 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

By Lisa Rowley It’s always the aim of any PR agency that clients get as much positive publicity as possible in order to generate more business and advertise what they do. We take pride at J&PR in what we do and make great efforts to ensure our news reaches as many people as possible. So it’s certainly rewarding for us […]

Swapping four wheels for two

01 Feb 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

By Lisa Rowley It’s been nearly 18 months since I gave up my company car after leaving my job of nearly 20 years. Instead of buying another vehicle, which I didn’t necessarily need, I swapped four wheels for two – and I haven’t looked back. I’ve always had a cycle since I was young but it wasn’t until it was […]

The buzz around award ceremonies is already starting

25 Jan 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

By Lisa Rowley It’s that time of year again when Hollywood pulls out all the stops for what seems like non-stop awards ceremonies. Many directors and actors will have been working towards and preparing for this moment for many months. And as somebody who loves films and is a regular goer to the cinema it is something I look forward […]

Volunteer reading helpers in schools – why should we?

15 Jan 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

By Kirsty Smallman I’ve always loved reading and I will read just about anything whether it be books, newspapers, magazines or the back of an empty biscuit wrapper. There is just something about the written word and as a former journalist I probably have a passion for it more than most. That’s why when my two boys were born I […]

Luxurious nights at the cinema

10 Jan 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

By Lisa Rowley I’ve always loved going to the cinema from a young age when I’m old enough to remember going along to cult favourites such as Tron and ET. Then visiting a picture house was a difference experience when the main film was preceded by another movie, often made by the Children’s Film Foundation, and there was time to […]

Welcome to our latest J&PR team member Lorna McCann

01 Jan 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

By Lorna McCann I remember the night well. It was dark, windy and wet and I was sat in a small village hall in the coastal town of Buckie, located on the Morayshire Coast in North Scotland. I was surrounded by a dozen or so very weathered-looking, rosy cheeked fishermen. As a reporter, I was there of course, to get […]

It’s nearly panto season!

01 Jan 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

By Lisa Rowley One of my favourite times of the year is fast approaching when young and old get the chance to shout and join in with a sing-song at the theatre. It’s behind you! Oh no it’s not! Yes, it’ll soon be panto season. I always look forward to what our theatres in Shropshire come up with to draw […]

Safe in the knowledge that my child is safe

01 Jan 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

By Kirsty Smallman My boys both love to travel in the car, especially if it’s a long journey as it usually means we are going somewhere exciting, such as camping or visiting a friend. As a mum to a two-year-old and four-year-old, I am always well prepared with a wide variety of toys, snacks, music and games to keep them […]

On the move with Wrekin Removals

01 Jan 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

By Rhea Alton I’m no stranger to moving, in fact in the last three years my husband and I have lived in four houses. We moved from a two-bed terrace to a three-bed house in the country, then packed the home into storage and moved in with family for a few months, unpacked into a three-bed semi in a village […]

Gadgets, gardens and gourmet – Grand Designs Live had it all

01 Jan 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

By Kirsty Smallman Toastie bags, mobile phone holder, hose pipe nozzle, photoframes, gourmet cheese grater, children’s books, stir-fry sauces, handmade chocolates and a gazebo – no not a list from the Generation Game but the contents of the carrier bags I arrived home with from Grand Designs Live at Birmingham’s NEC yesterday. And that didn’t include the endless list of […]