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!

Shout a little louder

10 May 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

Guest blog by Richard Buckle, director of Wellmeadow Consulting. Very soon Shropshire will have a new university. In fact, by September 2015 it will start accepting undergraduate students which means a few years after that there will be the first wave of graduates from the University of Chester Shrewsbury Institute. It does then seem like the perfect time for businesses […]

Three months on…and it feels like home

07 May 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

Guest blog by Pam Williams, of Ace Car Care. So three months ago we packed up, shipped out, and whipped round the corner to brand new premises on Shrewsbury’s Battlefield Industrial Estate. The site had undergone almost £100,000 refit and we have spent the quarter making it feel a bit more like home. With premises four times bigger than the […]

The number of people booking weight loss surgery in Shropshire & Telford has more than trebled

28 Apr 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

The number of people having weight loss surgery in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin has more than trebled in the last year, new figures have revealed. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has said 26 patients booked to have weight loss surgery, otherwise known as bariatric surgery, in the county in the first two months of this year – compared […]

Graduates should think Shropshire before heading for the bright lights!

07 Apr 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

From Wellmeadow Consulting Shropshire is a wonderful place to live and work and there are some great businesses based here doing lots of great innovative things. So why is it so hard to attract graduates? We have many aspiring youngsters here in Shropshire who are getting a fantastic education at one of the county’s many excellent schools. But soon they […]

Peppa had a splashing time at Theatre Severn… and the two boys did too.

20 Mar 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

By Kirsty Smallman Being a mother to a four-year-old and a two-year-old my husband and I can’t pass any Peppa Pig toys or promotional material without an “I want” from one of them. So when producers of Peppa Pig’s Big Splash live show announced it was arriving at Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn I knew it was a show I would not […]

Living moo-free – a diagnosis that changed all of our lives.

14 Mar 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

By Lorna McCann I have hayfever and I’m allergic to cats but that’s as far as it goes really. So, when we discovered my youngest little boy was allergic to cow’s milk it was a life changing moment for us all. Finn was three months old at the time and he was breastfed but he was a difficult feeder – […]

Pop-up Italian – the perfect night out.

12 Mar 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

By Lorna McCann I don’t get the chance to go out much these days as I’m sure is the case with most parents who have young children. So, when Sofood! announced they were going to host a pop-up Italian night on February 28th it seemed like the perfect excuse to draft in the babysitters and join the rest of the […]

Visita espanola a Shropshire

28 Feb 2014

by Rhea Alton

Cuando la gente visita el Reino Unido muchos extranjeros van directos a la capital antes de viajar a otros lugares de interés turístico del país. Shropshire no suele estar entre los primeros de la lista y no es porque no haya cosas increíbles que ver. Todo aquel que consigue llegar a este condado se lo pasa fabulosamente y pasa horas […]

Awards Ceremony And Conference For Shropshire-Based Consortium

26 Feb 2014

by Rebecca Dutton

A Shropshire organisation is holding a special awards ceremony as a thank you to all the businesses which have contributed to its huge success. It is the fifth time Caradoc Supplier Conference and Awards has been held – marking the number of years since Caradoc Medical Services was launched. Suppliers to the nationwide buying consortium have helped organisations across the […]

My new and amazing diet – Baby-Led-Weaning (BLW)

19 Feb 2014

by Rhea Alton

There is no new mum who will wander into the kitchen, babe in arms, wearing PJs despite the fact it is 2pm, covered in suspicious stains and think ‘right, I’ll just whip myself together a prawn and avocado salad and a fresh fruit smoothie and I will be fit, healthy and back to my old self (or a new yummy […]