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!

Fit ball in my face, verbal abuse to the personal trainer… we’ve reached a new level!

09 Jul 2015

by Kirsty Smallman

If you’ve read the first two blogs in my journey with personal trainer Stuart Henderson of Ideal Fitness in Telford you will notice they’ve been rather polite! Well that stops here! Week three saw Stuart push me to a new level and I discovered muscles in places I never knew I had them! Look at the photo – that was […]

Watching Wimbledon through the eyes of a four-year-old

07 Jul 2015

by Simon Alton

Like most people in the UK, I become a huge tennis fan for the duration of Wimbledon and try to catch as much of the tournament as possible. As proud parents to two boys aged four and two, our TV is mostly dominated by Cbeebies, so I was pleased as punch when I managed to convince them that tennis was […]

Arms like Alesha’s… watch this space!

29 Jun 2015

by Kirsty Smallman

When your personal trainer says “Right last week was just a short introduction, this week we’ll be doing the full workout!” it’s enough to make you break out into a sweat before you’ve even started. I somewhat ached after my first PT session with Stuart Henderson of Ideal Fitness last week and now he tells me that was the “introduction!” […]

From crutches to crunches…

23 Jun 2015

by Kirsty Smallman

For those of you who know me you will understand how six weeks on crutches nearly killed me! No running up the street to collect the children from school, no driving, relying on others to take me everywhere and no “proper fitness”. Okay so I did my physio exercises but that wasn’t enough for me… indoor rowing, exercise bikes, cross […]

Back in the saddle thanks to Shrewsbury Cycle Grand Prix

05 Jun 2015

by Rhea Alton

I wouldn’t call myself a cyclist – not a proper one, not yet anyway. But I have always liked cycling. I remember my first bike well. It was a blue BMX Raleigh Burner and I loved it. You see, I’ve always been a bit of a tomboy so wanted a bike just like my brother. I cleaned it, looked after […]

Grow your own and invest in training!

02 Jun 2015

Anita Bickerdike, of Shrewsbury-based Positive Intention, says all businesses need to invest more heavily in training to help "grow their own" employees.

What does the future of Social Media look like to your company?

02 Jun 2015

by Rhea Alton

Social Media is something that we must grab hold onto and at the same time ensure that it works for our companies. It’s not about you pushing your message out there to everyone and anyone nor is it about to be on EVERY single platform available to you. It’s simply about having a conversation, telling a story and engaging with […]

Shropshire children invited to enjoy half term fun at show across the border

19 May 2015

by Dani Wozencroft

Thousands of Shropshire families are expected to travel across the border for the two day Staffordshire County Show half term event later this month. Organisers said they attracted visitors from miles around to the showground in Stafford and are expecting to attract 60,000 people. Advanced tickets for the show on May 27 and 28 are now on sale. This year’s event will […]

Dancing sheep expected to be hit at Staffordshire County Show

13 May 2015

by Dani Wozencroft

Youngsters will be keeping a look out for Shaun the Sheep at this year’s Staffordshire County Show when a flock of dancing sheep show off their skills. Organisers are hoping the sheep won’t embark on quite the same adventure as Shaun the Sheep and his friends did in the recently released movie but are billing The Sheep Show as a must see for […]

This month’s Staffordshire County Show plans to be a record breaker

08 May 2015

by Dani Wozencroft

Staffordshire County Show in on track to be a record breaking event attracting more people than ever before in the 200 year history, organisers said today. Early ticket sales which have been on sale since April 1st have beaten sale levels in previous years sparking predictions that more people than ever before will attend the two day show on May […]