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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!

Igloo of fun at ABC Day Nursery

21 Dec 2015

by Kirsty Smallman

Staff at a Telford nursery worked long into the night to complete a giant milk bottle igloo in time for a visit from Santa. And their efforts didn’t go unnoticed by children attending ABC Day Nursery who got to sit inside the grotto and receive a present from Father Christmas. Staff at the Hoo Farm nursery, located in Preston On […]

Beanstalk inspiring the next generation to love reading

21 Dec 2015

by Simon Alton

A charity in Shropshire which helps get children reading is looking to double the number of youngsters it supports during 2016. Beanstalk recruits and trains people to help children who are struggling with their reading in schools across Shropshire – and the charity is undertaking a major recruitment drive. As well as reading, volunteers play educational games and help children […]

Snow White arrives in Telford for the panto season

17 Dec 2015

by Kirsty Smallman

This year’s panto Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs at The Place in Oakengates, Telford, was extra special as our boys knew some of their friends from school were performing. With Jeremy Edwards from Hollyoaks and Holby City taking the starring role as the handsome Prince Edward and Nicole Faraday of ITV’s Bad Girls and Emmerdale as evil Queen Grizelda […]

Adam Long’s Dickens Abridged at Theatre Severn

15 Dec 2015

by Rebecca Dutton

It had been a while since I had visited the theatre so I was particularly looking forward to an amusing Sunday evening at Theatre Severn. And while I wasn’t disappointed, I didn’t laugh quite as much as I expected to – more a smile every so often. The show is certainly fast-paced and action-packed but the one thing that grated […]

They did it again a fantastic panto mime at Theatre Severn

15 Dec 2015

by Kirsty Smallman

Surely it could not beat the previous Theatre Severn panto performances – or could it? Once again we got in the festive spirit by visiting Theatre Severn to watch the panto – Dick Whittington this year and with two excited boys aged four and six in tow it was sure to be a great evening. With Brad Fitt as Dame […]

Seniors enjoy Christmas party put on by college students in Wem

14 Dec 2015

by Dani Wozencroft

Tis the season to be jolly – and plenty of senior citizens have had a jolly good time at Adams College. Around 90 seniors enjoyed a free Christmas lunch and mince pies made by Food and Nutrition students at the event at Stanier Hall in High Street, Wem on Friday (Dec 11). The annual event, organised by students at the […]

Sponsored walk raises £1,000 for charity

08 Dec 2015

by Simon Alton

Staff at a taxi firm have raised more than £1,000 by taking part in a sponsored walk bedecked in festive fancy dress. The team from Go Carz, which has offices in Telford and Shrewsbury, walked from Telford Town Park to Coalport and said they enjoyed the challenge – despite the wind and rain. They were raising money for the company’s […]

Shrewsbury doctors practice highly commended

08 Dec 2015

by Rhea Alton

A Shrewsbury GP surgery has been highly commended in a national award that celebrates the dedication and innovation shown by practices in challenging times. Marden Medical Practice in Sutton Road, went up against practices in London and Devon in the final of the Caradoc GP Practice of the Year 2015. Sponsored by global company Henry Schein Medical and Shropshire-based Fluid […]

Thumbs up for Telford Town Park

04 Dec 2015

by Rhea Alton

Gone are the days of Telford being all about shops, houses and industrial estates – it now officially has the best town park in the UK – how amazing is that? Telford Town Park was voted the best in the UK by the general public in The Fields in Trust Awards. What a great achievement. Here at J&PR we are […]

Seniors get chance to be waited on by students at Shropshire college

04 Dec 2015

by Dani Wozencroft

Senior citizens in north Shropshire are being offered the chance to have a free Christmas lunch made and served by teenagers. The annual Senior Citizens Christmas Party hosted by Adams College in Wem will take place on December 11. It will be held in the Stanier Hall on High Street from 12.20pm to 2.30pm with lunch served by students studying […]