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!

by Rebecca Dutton
Members of Telford Business Club will be able to hear directly from Telford and Wrekin Council’s top chief at this month’s meeting. Richard Partington, managing director, will be the guest speaker at the meeting on November 10 at 6pm at the Royal Victoria Hotel in Newport. He said:  “I am looking forward to being the guest speaker at Telford Business […]
by Simon Alton
An architectural designer based in Oswestry has won an award for his “innovative design” of a new house in the town. Craig Marston, of Ke-design, was presented with a commendation award by Oswestry and District Civic Society for his work designing a three-bedroom detached house in Cherry Tree Drive. It was the first new-build house to be designed by Ke-design […]
by Dani Wozencroft
For six months a set of Japanese drums have been hand crafted by experts in China, finished in Germany and shipped across the channel – but they have now arrived at their final destination, a school in north Shropshire. The Taiko drums worth £10,000 were specially ordered in April after a fundraising drive by the Japanese-style drumming group based at […]
by Rhea Alton
I trotted into Theatre Severn in my high heels and joined my mum and two little boys a few minutes late. A work meeting had overrun and the lovely box office staff had let them go in and sit down after getting confirmation of their seat numbers despite the tickets being in my possession. My lateness was probably a little […]
by Dani Wozencroft
Bosses at a Shropshire RAF base have enjoyed a visit to a ‘vibrant’ and ‘industrious’ school in order to continue a close working relationship. Group Captain Jason Appleton, the new station commander at RAF Shawbury, visited Thomas Adams School in Wem to meet the staff and pupils and learn more about how the two institutions work together. He said the […]
by Dani Wozencroft
A care company in Shropshire is looking to take on eight new members of staff to enable it to pilot a new technology which would revolutionise the care industry in the UK. Carewatch (Mid Shropshire) is vying to become the first care firm in the UK to introduce personalised care tablets to each customer who can request help at the […]
by Simon Alton
Delighted organisers of the Coracle World Championships in Shrewsbury say the event has raised more than £20,000 for people affected by cancer in Shropshire – and a date has already been set for its return next year. Teams from a variety of businesses and organisations took part in the relay race across the River Severn in aid of Macmillan Cancer […]
by Dani Wozencroft
An established Shropshire company could expand into London, Somerset and Nottinghamshire after successfully launching a franchise, bosses have said. Fluid Network Solutions, based in Shrewsbury, gained a number of leads at the National Franchise Exhibition, the first time the company has been available for people to purchase. Director Rob Tolley said: “We were overwhelmed with the response we got at […]