What's happening?

We are based in the lovely county of Shropshire and although we work with clients in a wide range of surrounding counties, and virtually with businesses across the UK, we love where we live and love to shout about it.

Shouting about things is really our bag so this is the page where we tell you what our clients have been up to, what's happening in Shropshire, what's happening with J&PR - and of course our advice and tips!

Emma – still loved, centuries on

10 Oct 2015

by Dani Wozencroft

“Everybody has their level” said Mr Knightley – and at Theatre Severn the performance of Emma was on the highest level. I’d imagined a stage of antique furniture, big floral dresses and the Queen’s English – but what I enjoyed in the Walker Theatre could not have been further from that. The intimacy of the venue, the simplicity of the stage and the […]

Baroque by Candlelight in Shrewsbury

08 Oct 2015

by Rhea Alton

It was my first experience of heading into town on the dark Winter nights as I ventured out to see Baroque by Candlelight at Theatre Severn. I really enjoy watching opera and when I spotted this on the Theatre Severn line-up for 2015 I was eager to see it. When I review opera my reviews are always a little different […]

Off to the ballet, don’t you know

06 Oct 2015

by Dani Wozencroft

Next week I’m going to see the ballet. The Vienna Festival Ballet at The Place, Oakengates Theatre. It’s a production of Coppélia and the visit came about after a friend and I were discussing how often we see shows, musicals, ballet and other productions. It turns out, not very often. So I spotted this and I’m pretty excited now. The last ballet […]

Telford Tigers thank businesses for support

05 Oct 2015

by Simon Alton

Bosses at Telford Tigers have thanked a town business which has been an “unsung hero” behind the scenes during the club’s resurgence. Telford Tigers was saved from extinction by a supporters’ trust in 2008, and is now thriving under new owners, Red Hockey, with the team winning the English Premier League title last season. One of the longest-serving supporters of […]

Father and son team tackle half marathon for charity

05 Oct 2015

by Simon Alton

A father and son from a Shropshire taxi firm are swapping their steering wheels for running shoes as they tackle their first half-marathon together to raise money for Cancer Research. Steve Shaw and his 25-year-old son Brett, of Shrewsbury and Telford, are taking on the Birmingham Great Run – a 13-mile course around the city, which will be the furthest […]

Teachers settle in at Shropshire school

30 Sep 2015

by Dani Wozencroft

As pupils have started to settle into new schools across Shropshire – so teachers are doing the same. And at Thomas Adams School in Wem it’s the core subjects which are in focus this year. The school in Lowe Hill Road has welcomed five new members of staff to teach English, maths and science. Head teacher Liz Dakin said: “Having […]

Jane Austen comes to Theatre Severn

29 Sep 2015

by Dani Wozencroft

Like many teenage girls I read Pride and Prejudice, I watched the film and I fell in love with Jane Austen. I then went on to read other Austen novels and watch the film adaptations – but I never had the chance to see any on the stage. So when I spotted that Emma was on at Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury I […]

Vintage dress leads theme for 1950s Ironbridge wedding

16 Sep 2015

by Rhea Alton

Choosing the right wedding dress is undoubtedly the single most difficult decision any bride-to-be will face. With that in mind most will spend hours trawling through bridal magazines, making notes on the latest celebrity weddings and visiting dozens of designer boutiques in search for the perfect dress. And newly-wed Noosha Doley was no exception accept her wedding dress inspiration didn’t […]

Shropshire’s woodland wedding site to be unveiled at open evening

16 Sep 2015

by Rhea Alton

The Shropshire air will be filled with the sounds of one of the county’s top ceilidh bands as a new woodland area is officially opened at Wroxeter. Traditional ceilidh entertainment band Wild Cedric will perform at The Wroxeter Hotel open evening tomorrow (September 17) when the gates open to showcase the brand new tipi and woodland area created at the […]

We survived… and stayed dry!

14 Sep 2015

by Kirsty Smallman

Every office has somebody who says “yes” to everything – that person at J&PR is me! (Kirsty!) So it came as no surprise to the team that we were signed up to the Macmillan World Championship Coracle Race. So did we practice? No! Did we watch videos to learn a technique? No! Did we know what to expect? No! We […]