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17 Oct 2013

by Rebecca Dutton

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 […]

Grand Designs Live – time to let the creative imagination go wild!

03 Oct 2013

by Kirsty Smallman

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

by Rebecca Dutton

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

by Rebecca Dutton

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

by Rebecca Dutton

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 […]

Discover how social media can help your business with our new Digital DIY PR course

12 Aug 2013

by Rebecca Dutton

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 […]

The world of PR could actually be the bright side

09 Aug 2013

by Rebecca Dutton

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

by Rebecca Dutton

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 Rebecca Dutton

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 […]

Guest blog by Kate Holbrook of Turtle Doves

08 Jul 2013

by Rebecca Dutton

Turtle Doves had a fantastic time celebrating all things recycling at the National Recycling Awards, held at the London Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, last week. We were up for two awards for Retail Recycler of the Year and Best Recycled Product categories and while we didn’t win, we’re delighted to have received recognition as finalists. With so many big businesses […]

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