By Rhea Alton The last time I went into the former Swan Inn in Frankwell I was armed with a pool cue and ready to make my mark on the Sunday league. Admittedly that was quite a while ago and I spent much of my visit concentrating on the pool table but I was still completely unprepared for what awaited […]
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!
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Seeing The World Differently
17 Oct 2013
By Maria Wilkinson When I was growing up, we had a family friend who, for as long as I can remember, had been described as ‘odd’ or ‘strange’ by those who knew him. It almost became the norm when anyone was talking about him. “Oh, I know who you mean – the weird one.” “Yeah, he’s a bit odd isn’t […]
My husband and I are always looking for inspiration on how to improve our home and like everyone we dream of that ‘Grand Designs’ style property. So in order to keep the dream at the forefront of our minds we’ll be heading to Birmingham’s NEC for this year’s Grand Designs Live presented by design guru Kevin McCloud. There really […]
Oh to be on stage!
03 Sep 2013
When I was a little girl, all I wanted to do was dance in the Christmas pantomime. I used to watch little girls dressed in their tutus performing on stage and thought it looked absolutely magical. In some ways, my dream did come true. My ballet group auditioned for a local theatre group’s performance of Dick Whittington and I was […]
J&PR’s busy mums are nominated for top awards
02 Sep 2013
Congratulations to J&PR’s two managing directors Rhea Alton and Kirsty Smallman, who have both been nominated for top business awards. The Biz Mums Conference and Awards 2013 will take place on September 14 at the Lord Hill Hotel in Shewsbury from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rhea has been nominated in the Exceptional Service category, sponsored by Work Life Better. […]
Spanish visitors to Shropshire hotel
12 Aug 2013
Benn Parsons left the UK shores eight years ago after falling in love with Maite, who had been in England for only a few months as part of her university course. The pair now live together in La Vall De Uixo and run an English Academy catering for hundreds of students. When the pair return to see family, Maite also […]
Places are quickly filling up on our new Digital DIY PR course, which reveals all about the endless list of social networking sites. As a business, they are an invaluable tool to market your product to old and new customers alike. The digital world is also essential for keeping your current customers up to date with what you are up […]
Just six months ago, I launched into a new career and started work for J&PR as a PR account manager. The start of a new journey or continuation of my existing journey? It was a great opportunity as I was looking for a change from journalism, which had been my career since I trained as a reporter at Cardiff University […]
Shropshire care company teams up with IT firm to improve communication with new intranet system.
31 Jul 2013
A Shropshire company caring for adults with learning disabilities has teamed up with another company to move into the 21st Century to improve its internal communications with staff. Bosses at Adelphi Care Services based on Longbow Professional Centre in Harlescott have installed an intranet system in a bid to transform communications within the company. And they are hoping the move […]
Proud to be a family of entrepreneurs
15 Jul 2013
By J&PR director Rhea Alton Two years ago my mum was asked what her children did as careers and she was able to say all three ran their own companies. “I’m proud,” she once said to me, “You are all…….” “Entrepreneurs” I interjected….but she was actually going to say “so driven”. I was first to launch my own business with […]
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