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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!

Getting fit for 2016 – then make sure you do it right!

29 Jan 2016

by Rhea Alton

This January exercise has been featuring high on the agenda for thousands of people across Shropshire who have made new year’s resolutions to get fit. It’s thought that the average British adult will consume around 7,000 calories alone on Christmas Day – this is more than double the male recommended daily intake and triple for females. It’s really no surprise […]

Shifnal web agency transforms regional news websites

29 Jan 2016

by Rhea Alton

A Shifnal based web agency is helping to promote Shropshire businesses far and wide after playing a major role in redesigning a portfolio of regional news websites. Ascendancy Internet Marketing, on Victoria Road, recently relaunched the new-look Midlands Business News website and its sister titles East Midlands Business News and East of England Business News. The project, which resulted in […]

Residents urged to stop hoarding medicines

29 Jan 2016

by Rhea Alton

Shropshire residents are being urged to start the new year by clearing their home of an any unused and out of date medicines. The appeal comes as many people across the county turn their attention to the post-Christmas declutter of their homes. Superintendent pharmacist Ian Swindell of family-owned Lunts Pharmacies, which has premises in Shrewsbury, Craven Arms and Pontesbury, said: […]

Ironman charity bid saved by county chiropractor

29 Jan 2016

by Rhea Alton

A former policeman who plans to swim, bike and run more than 140 gruelling miles in less than 20 hours to raise money for people living with cancer has kickstarted his training plan thanks to the help of a Shropshire chiropractor. Matthew McCann will take part in the Ironman Wales triathlon event on September 18 in Tenby to raise funds […]

Shrewsbury Town players relax at county hotel ahead of FA Cup game

28 Jan 2016

by Rhea Alton

Shrewsbury Town players have become honorary members of a newly refurbished hotel leisure club and spa and have been using the venue to prepare for their FA Cup fourth round against Sheffield Wednesday this weekend. Shrewsbury Town Football Club manager Micky Mellon was invited to officially open the refurbished Inspiration Leisure Club and Orchid Rooms Spa at The Mercure Shrewsbury […]

The Great Gatsby at Theatre Severn

26 Jan 2016

by Rebecca Dutton

The Great Gatsby at Theatre Severn Taking a trip back to the decadence of America’s Jazz Age sounds the perfect way to spend a cold January evening. Scott Fitzgerald’s well-loved novel The Great Gatsby will be brought to life at Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn on Thursday and Friday at 7.30pm and on Saturday at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Despite having a degree […]

Shropshire PR company expands to bigger premises

25 Jan 2016

by Rhea Alton

A growing Shropshire PR agency has marked its third anniversary with a move to bigger premises. J&PR Ltd, owned by directors Rhea Alton and Kirsty Smallman, expanded to a bigger office in the Glebe Centre in Wellington this month (January). It is one of just a handful of businesses to be located in the centre, owned by Telford’s Council for […]

Experts in surviving brain injury coming to Shropshire for major conference

25 Jan 2016

by Simon Alton

A major conference looking into the journey from surviving a brain injury to rehabilitation and beyond is due to take place in Shropshire. The event is being organised by Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors and is open to everyone, particularly those people who have suffered a brain injury, their families and carers, as well as medical professionals, and anyone working in health, […]

New vehicle for Community First Responders to help save lives

25 Jan 2016

by Simon Alton

Shrewsbury’s Community First Responders have taken delivery of a brand new vehicle which they say will help save lives. The car has been donated by taxi firm, Go Carz, and will be used by First Responders in Shrewsbury, who are often the first at the scene of a medical emergency while an ambulance is on the way. Community First Responder, […]

Is the art of shorthand dying? No, it’s not.

22 Jan 2016

by Dani Wozencroft

Recently the BBC published an article called – Is the art of shorthand dying? I’d just like to answer it: no. As a former journalist, now PR account manager and – perhaps most influential in this circumstance – teacher of journalism including shorthand, I found this article everywhere I looked on Facebook and Twitter. My friends were sharing it, commenting on […]