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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!

Pair reunited at Shropshire furniture store

05 Sep 2016

by Simon Alton

Two Shropshire women have found themselves working together again, several years after being colleagues at another firm. The pair, who are now working together at Alan Ward in Shrewsbury, have vast experience in the retail trade and lost touch when they finished working for fashion giant Monsoon. But they have been reunited after both successfully applied for separate job vacancies […]

Poetry legend takes to the stage in Shrewsbury

05 Sep 2016

by Rhea Alton

Liverpool poetry legend Roger McGough is set to take to the stage to bring his witty rhymes to Shrewsbury audiences. Described as the ‘patron saint of poetry’, McGough will be teaming up with performance poets LiTTLe MACHiNe for the 7.30pm show on Thursday, September 15, at Theatre Severn. He rose to fame when The Mersey Sound was published in 1967, […]

Two night warm up for Ross Noble

05 Sep 2016

by Rhea Alton

Audiences in Telford have the chance to see brand new material from comedian Ross Noble as he warms up for his latest tour. The funny man will be taking to the stage at Oakengates Theatre @ The Place at 8pm on Thursday, September 22, and Friday, September 23, before heading out across the country with his brand new material. Planning […]

Family run IT company helps to keep AFC Telford United on top of its game

30 Aug 2016

by Rhea Alton

A family-run IT company is helping AFC Telford United stay on top of its game when it comes to technology. Shrewsbury-based Network Support Solutions has become the club’s official supplier of IT services, helping it to keep up to speed with all of its administration particularly on match days and player transfer deadlines. The company, based at Shrewsbury Business Park, […]

Charity Christmas market launch at Shropshire department store.

22 Aug 2016

by Kirsty Smallman

Charities across Shropshire are being given the chance to showcase their goods and raise vital cash at the first charity Christmas market to be held at a leading county department store. It is the first time that Alan Ward in Shrewsbury has hosted the event and the company is now calling on charities to get in touch and book a […]

County energy expert praises building firm behind low energy homes.

17 Aug 2016

by Kirsty Smallman

A Shropshire energy expert has praised the expansion of a firm building extremely low energy homes. Claus Best, director at Shrewsbury-based Smart Energy Services, has hailed the new developments of energy-efficient company PYC, which will see a purpose-built factory constructed in Welshpool where houses can be prefabricated off site. This will shorten build times and minimise delays and weather disruptions. […]

Telford BMX club sees boom in numbers after British BMX Series

17 Aug 2016

by Kirsty Smallman

A Telford BMX club has seen a boom in youngsters taking to the track after hosting the British BMX Series in the county for the first time. Volunteers who run Wrekin Riders BMX Race Club in Dawley are now expecting an even bigger boom in numbers as Team GB BMX riders Liam Phillips and Kyle Evans take to the track […]

The Time Machine at Theatre Severn

17 Aug 2016

by Harriet Ernstsons-Evans

H G Wells fans are in for a treat when a one-man show rolls into town on his 150th birthday. Robert Lloyd Parry will bring to life the author’s classic science fiction novella The Time Machine on the stage in Shrewsbury on Wednesday, September 21, as part of a UK tour. Adapted and performed by Lloyd Parry, The Time Machine: […]

Guest Blog/ A Level of Anxiety: A Level Results Day

17 Aug 2016

by Rhea Alton

You’ve finished your exams. Results day is a couple of months away. A long summer is ahead. Phew, you can take a well-deserved break. But, before you’ve had chance to read that book you said you were going to read, and tidy Granny J’s garden as promised, results day soon appears on the horizon. T-minus 7 days. Gulp. Bye-bye fun […]

Maths whizzes go for gold in national competition

12 Aug 2016

by Simon Alton

Maths whizzes at a Shrewsbury school are celebrating their success in a national competition. Three of Prestfelde School’s pupils achieved a gold in the Junior Maths Challenge, putting them in the top six per cent of children across the country. And two have even been invited to sit a follow-on competition, the Junior Maths Kangaroo, which will be completed by […]