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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!

Taxi firm’s prize bonanza

28 Sep 2016

by Simon Alton

A Shropshire taxi firm’s customers are enjoying a prizes bonanza worth hundreds of pounds as the company says thanks for backing a new service. The prize draw was put together by Go Carz, the county’s largest private hire firm, and celebrates the successful launch of a new app by the company aimed at improving service. The app makes it more […]

New Shropshire cycling team celebrates success in first season

27 Sep 2016

by Rebecca Dutton

A new cycling team set up in Shropshire is celebrating a successful first season after its members reached top positions in four different disciplines across the country. Rhino Velo Racing, a team mentored by well-known Shrewsbury cyclist Mike Jones, is climbing high in a number of cycling league tables. Team member Matt Davies celebrated a double victory recently. On Saturday, […]

Free employment seminars taking place in Telford

26 Sep 2016

by Simon Alton

Business owners and managers are being invited to a free employment law update being held in Telford on October 6. The seminar is being organised by Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors, and delegates will have the opportunity to arrange a one-to-one meeting with an employment law specialist following the event. John Merry, head of employment at Lanyon Bowdler, said that the seminar […]

Double award for Telford carer.

26 Sep 2016

by Kirsty Smallman

A Shropshire carer is celebrating winning two awards – one of which comes after she sang gospel songs to a very ill client in a bid to keep her calm after suffering a seizure. Vanessa Lewis, 26, has been recognised for her outstanding work for Sentinel Care Services, based at Stafford Park in Telford. She picked up the Star Carer […]

Ludlow estate agents get double whammy at awards bash

26 Sep 2016

by Simon Alton

Leading Ludlow estate agents, Nock Deighton, have celebrated a double whammy at the company’s annual awards ceremony. The team at the Ludlow office were presented with the coveted ‘Top Office Shield’, and the Chairman’s Award for the Employee of the Year went to Ludlow’s senior negotiator, Debbie Perrott. As a company, Nock Deighton has experienced a particularly buoyant year and […]

Free stay and play sessions at Shrewsbury school

26 Sep 2016

by Simon Alton

A school in Shrewsbury is holding a series of free “stay and play” sessions for young children throughout the rest of this year. Prestfelde School, in London Road, is inviting parents to bring their children along to the fun sessions within the school’s nursery grounds, with the first one starting on Friday September 30. Emma Thelwell, head of Little Prestfelde, […]

Shropshire law firm riding high in national rankings

20 Sep 2016

by Simon Alton

A law firm in Shropshire is celebrating after 16 of its lawyers were recommended in a leading independent guide of the country’s top legal professionals. The Legal 500 UK is the leading independent guide to law firms across the country and ranks the best legal professionals in specialist areas of law based on independent research and interviews with solicitors and […]

Taxi firm signs for Shrewsbury Town

14 Sep 2016

by Simon Alton

Shrewsbury Town have announced a new signing – but you won’t be seeing the latest addition on the pitch at the Greenhous Meadow. Go Carz, Shropshire’s largest private hire firm, is getting behind the League One side as the official club taxi partner. The company’s managing director, Carl Wilday, said it was great news for the firm and hoped the […]

Storage King seek charities for Christmas gift appeal

12 Sep 2016

by Kirsty Smallman

A self storage company in Shrewsbury is calling on the kind hearted people of Shropshire to donate gifts for children, young carers and the elderly this Christmas. Storage King, situated on Battlefield Enterprise Park, which is Shropshire’s largest and longest-established self storage centre, will donate all the gifts collected to a number of local charities in the area. The appeal […]

Shropshire school “revolutionising” boarding

12 Sep 2016

by Simon Alton

A Shropshire school is “revolutionising” its boarding house by making it more flexible for pupils and parents. Prestfelde School in Shrewsbury has welcomed boarders since 1929, but changing times have seen the numbers of pupils living on site dwindle in recent years. Now the school is developing a fresh approach by making the boarding house an “extension of home” to […]