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Snow White arrives in Telford for the panto season

17 Dec 2015

by Kirsty Smallman

This year’s panto Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs at The Place in Oakengates, Telford, was extra special as our boys knew some of their friends from school were performing. With Jeremy Edwards from Hollyoaks and Holby City taking the starring role as the handsome Prince Edward and Nicole Faraday of ITV’s Bad Girls and Emmerdale as evil Queen Grizelda […]

Seniors get chance to be waited on by students at Shropshire college

04 Dec 2015

by Dani Wozencroft

Senior citizens in north Shropshire are being offered the chance to have a free Christmas lunch made and served by teenagers. The annual Senior Citizens Christmas Party hosted by Adams College in Wem will take place on December 11. It will be held in the Stanier Hall on High Street from 12.20pm to 2.30pm with lunch served by students studying […]

Sport and exercise improves children’s learning skills, says report

24 Nov 2015

by Simon Alton

Taking part in sport and other forms of exercise can improve children’s thinking and learning skills, according to new research. A report published in a medical journal found that children who took part in organised activities, such as football and swimming, for more than an hour a week performed better than inactive children in a series of mental tests. Bosses […]

Shropshire to train jedis!

23 Nov 2015

by Rhea Alton

Shropshire youngsters will be donning a robe and picking up their lightsabers as they prepare for a day at a Jedi Training Academy being held in the county. Children will be greeted by Storm Troopers before being taken to their Jedi Training, and with the highly anticipated new Star Wars film due out next month organisers are expecting to see […]

Shrewsbury Samaritans able to listen in comfort thanks to Alan Ward generosity

23 Nov 2015

by Simon Alton

Volunteers at Samaritans in Shrewsbury will be able to listen in comfort to those in need – thanks to a donation of two new reclining chairs. The team, based at Swan House in Coleham, spend many hours on the phone, listening to people who call up for help. But the volunteers were finding their old chairs very uncomfortable, which made […]

Shrewsbury coracle race raises thouands of pounds for charity

20 Oct 2015

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 […]

Telford firm supports air ambulance missions

20 Oct 2015

by Rhea Alton

More than 350 injured people have been airlifted out of Shropshire this year and now a Telford vehicle hire company has raised vital funds to help the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity continue with its life-saving rescue missions. Bosses at Jolly Good Vehicle Rentals on the Halesfield Industrial Estate have raised almost £800 after donating £5 from every rental for 31 […]

Vintage dress leads theme for 1950s Ironbridge wedding

16 Sep 2015

by Rhea Alton

Choosing the right wedding dress is undoubtedly the single most difficult decision any bride-to-be will face. With that in mind most will spend hours trawling through bridal magazines, making notes on the latest celebrity weddings and visiting dozens of designer boutiques in search for the perfect dress. And newly-wed Noosha Doley was no exception accept her wedding dress inspiration didn’t […]

Shropshire’s woodland wedding site to be unveiled at open evening

16 Sep 2015

by Rhea Alton

The Shropshire air will be filled with the sounds of one of the county’s top ceilidh bands as a new woodland area is officially opened at Wroxeter. Traditional ceilidh entertainment band Wild Cedric will perform at The Wroxeter Hotel open evening tomorrow (September 17) when the gates open to showcase the brand new tipi and woodland area created at the […]

We survived… and stayed dry!

14 Sep 2015

by Kirsty Smallman

Every office has somebody who says “yes” to everything – that person at J&PR is me! (Kirsty!) So it came as no surprise to the team that we were signed up to the Macmillan World Championship Coracle Race. So did we practice? No! Did we watch videos to learn a technique? No! Did we know what to expect? No! We […]

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