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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!

Holohan Coaching Race Team celebrating success in Italy

24 Jun 2019

by Rebecca Dutton

A Shropshire based cycling team is celebrating after achieving excellent results in a multi day amateur event in Europe. Holohan Coaching Race Team, which is mentored and coached by former UCI professional Liam Holohan, has just returned from the Haute Route Dolomites – a three-day competitive event, featuring more than 250km of racing and over 8,000 metres of climbing in […]

Launch of ‘shop local’ tourist packages at Ironbridge hotel

18 Jun 2019

by Rebecca Dutton

A World Heritage Site hotel is teaming up with other local enterprises in a bid to boost visitor numbers to the area. Staff at the Best Western Valley Hotel in Ironbridge have created a series of packages to encourage visitors to the area and support local businesses. They want to work alongside firms in and around the town to offer […]

New fireworks display company revealed for Shrewsbury Flower Show

17 Jun 2019

by Rebecca Dutton

Visitors to Shrewsbury Flower Show can be assured of a real whizz-bang finale this year with the news of a new company coming on board to put on the traditional fireworks display. The display has closed the Show for more than 100 years with thousands of people watching the spectacular on both nights. This year’s show will again take place […]

Caravan owners warned to lock up ahead of holiday season

14 Jun 2019

by Rebecca Dutton

Touring caravan and motorhome owners are being warned to toughen up their security ahead of the holiday season and make sure they are adequately insured. The number of thefts of motorhomes and caravans spike during the summer with tourers more likely to be stolen from unsecured camping sites, driveways and streets rather than from secured sites and storage premises – […]

Pure Telecom hit connection milestone

12 Jun 2019

by Rebecca Dutton

Bosses at Shropshire telecoms firm Pure Telecom are celebrating after smashing through the 10,000 O2 mobile phone connections target – proof, bosses say, of continued business growth across Shropshire and the West Midlands The multi award-winning firm says the figures show more companies are looking at remote working as an increasingly viable alternative and that companies are getting on with […]

Shropshire’s charity cricket event sponsorship extended

30 May 2019

by Rebecca Dutton

Bosses at a Shropshire telecoms firm today announced they had extended their sponsorship of a sell-out charity cricket day and a major business networking event for a further three years. Shropshire County Cricket Club’s Pure Telecom Challenge will be held at Wrekin College on July 11. The day is the largest event on the local business calendar and is regularly […]

Shropshire cycling team aiming high in the West Midlands

30 May 2019

by Rebecca Dutton

A Shropshire based cycling team is well on its way to achieving its goal of becoming the top amateur racing team in the West Midlands. ‘Holohan Coaching Race Team’, which is mentored and coached by former UCI professional Liam Holohan, has already had some excellent wins this season. The team is sponsored by Shrewsbury based estate agents Cooper Green Pooks, […]

Drawing inspiration from Shropshire networking event

27 May 2019

by Rebecca Dutton

Business owners and employees at a special event in Shropshire will be drawing inspiration from a leading comic artist when they get a sneak preview of a major new exhibition to be held next month. The latest Business Bridge Networking meeting will be hosted by Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust (IGMT) in Coalbrookdale on June 5, bringing businesses and individuals together […]

Shropshire PR firm expands as they celebrate another record year

21 May 2019

by Rebecca Dutton

We are excited to announce we have expanded our team by hiring a former journalist and news editor with years of experience in the industry. J&PR Ltd, based in Telford, has welcomed Felicity Roberts to the team as a digital account assistant, as we celebrate another record breaking year. In a career spanning almost two decades, Fliss, from Apley, has worked […]

Award win for third year running for Shropshire telecoms firm

14 May 2019

by Rebecca Dutton

Leading telecommunications company Pure Telecom has lifted a prestigious national award for a third successive year. The Shrewsbury-based firm has now won four awards this year and its most recent success was accompanied by a ‘highly commended’ in a second category at the Comms Dealer Sales & Marketing Awards gala event held in London. Pure won the Reseller Sales Team […]