A Shrewsbury businesswoman has praised the entrepreneurial talent of Shropshire’s young people and is urging businesses to do more to retain local skills. Katy Jones, managing director of IT firm Network Support Solutions, said businesses needed to capitalise on the talent of young people by creating more jobs to keep them in Shropshire. Her comments follow the 2016 Shropshire Young […]
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Farm proves a hit for children’s storytime
18 May 2016
Children and staff at a Telford nursery have been helping to celebrate the power of storytelling by sharing their favourite books at a nearby farm. Youngsters attending ABC@Hoo at Preston On The Weald Moors pulled on their wellies and sunhats for the special storytelling session at nearby Hoo Farm. The event was held in celebration of National Share-A-Story-Month which runs throughout […]
A public meeting will be held in Telford for residents to find out more ahead of the British BMX Series which will bring 3,000 to the town. Wrekin Riders BMX Race Club, which is solely run by a small team of volunteers, will host Rounds 11 and 12 of the British BMX Series on August 6 and 7. Talented world […]
Shropshire debating programme wins gold
17 May 2016
A trainee solicitor who launched a project to help school pupils in Shropshire develop their debating skills has been given a special award in recognition for her work. The Debate-Ed programme was set up Holly Edwards, a trainee solicitor at Lanyon Bowdler, and is one of just a handful of similar projects in the country. More than 100 school pupils […]
The Mousetrap at Theatre Severn
11 May 2016
As soon as I saw The Mousetrap was coming to Theatre Severn I knew I had to see it. Famous around the world for being the longest running show of any kind in the history of British theatre – clocking up nearly 25,000 performances – and it was heading to my home town! The Mousetrap is doing its first ever […]
Telford hotel flying the flag for wedding season
09 May 2016
A hotel in Telford is literally flying the flag for the wedding season – after bosses erected a 16ft flagpole outside reception. The flagpole outside Buckatree Hall Hotel, by the foot of the Wrekin, is part of a new range of revamped wedding packages on offer this year. Couples now have the option of hoisting up a personalised flag, releasing […]
Visitors to this year’s Shropshire County Show will have their eyes to the skies to catch a glimpse of a very special moment – a flypast from a Lancaster Bomber. The iconic aeroplane will fly over the West Mid Showground in Shrewsbury on Saturday 28 May, and organisers say it is the “icing on the cake” for what they hope […]
A family-run tutoring company is branching out to provide support to secondary school students. For the last three years Shropshire Tutor has been providing maths and English tutoring sessions to primary school children as well as delivering Little Learner programmes in nurseries. However, due to demand from parents, owner Adele Conlon has now taken on two more tutors to deliver […]
Landlords across Shropshire are being warned to ensure their properties are energy efficient – before it becomes illegal to rent them out. From this month tenants have the right to request efficiency improvements, but the work must be completed before government regulations come into force in April 2018. Claus Best, of Smart Energy Services, based in Bayston Hill, predicts […]
Beard for a bard at Prestfelde School
29 Apr 2016
Pupils at a Shropshire school donned a “beard for a bard” to commemorate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare. Children at Prestfelde School in Shrewsbury wore a selection of handcrafted 17th Century-inspired beards on Friday April 22 as part of the school’s celebration of Shakespeare’s life. William Shakespeare died on April 23 in 1616, and a series of events are […]
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