What's happening?

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!

Rhea's poem
05 Feb 2021
by Rhea Alton
Our Operations Director Rhea has written a poem to express her thoughts and feelings while experiencing the country's third lockdown. You can read it here.
Lockdown 3.0
29 Jan 2021
by Kirsty Smallman
Kirsty Smallman is one of our directors and as we continue through lockdown 3.0 she shares her thoughts with us on what life has been like for her so far.
by Rhea Alton
We’ve all gone a bit digital mad during the Coronavirus pandemic, haven’t we? From attending Zoom quizzes and industry-based webinars to watching our very own Si host Tiny Towers concerts via Facebook Live every Saturday – we’ve relied heavily on being ‘virtually social’ over the past few months. List virtual events for free No matter which virtual event you’re hosting, […]
by Rebecca Dutton
A couple born within minutes of each other celebrated their wedding at a Shropshire hotel on their 30th birthdays. Ben Ellis was born on October 5, 1989, at 6.30am and Célestine Onomo was born on the same date at 7.45am in France – just 15 minutes apart without the time difference! 27 years later the pair would meet on the […]
by Rebecca Dutton
What does a press officer do? A press officer represents the organisation hosting or running the event and is the main contact for the media. There are a wide range of responsibilities from writing press releases and liaising with the media to arranging press conferences and interviews and looking after media coverage. Why do I need one at my event? […]
by Rebecca Dutton
We love training and are proud to host the Shropshire Chamber of Commerce DIY PR and Social Media training courses throughout the year. Sadly we have just completed the last one of 2019 but bookings are already being taken for our next one on February 14th – I know I have skipped Christmas and am already talking about Valentine’s Day! […]
by Rebecca Dutton
We are excited to announce we have expanded our team by hiring a former journalist and news editor with years of experience in the industry. J&PR Ltd, based in Telford, has welcomed Felicity Roberts to the team as a digital account assistant, as we celebrate another record breaking year. In a career spanning almost two decades, Fliss, from Apley, has worked […]
by Rebecca Dutton
We are familiar faces on the Shropshire Chamber of Commerce training calendar and we love every minute of sharing our knowledge and expertise. Last month was our full day PR and social media course and recently Kirsty hosted our first half-day blogging for business course. It went down a treat! Here’s what our delegates had to say today: Martin James, […]
by Kirsty Smallman
Our team at J&PR has been hosting PR training courses for years and with the digital world the courses now include social media and blogs too! All of these link in very nicely with your brand (No not just your logo!). Get any one of these wrong and it can be detrimental – we want you to get it right […]