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by Dani Wozencroft
You can’t stop the beat in Shropshire as Get Your Wigle On present a high energy version of the Broadway musical Hairspray at Theatre Severn this week. A crowd full of support for the local actors, singers and musicians enjoyed a bold and fun opening night last night – which ended with a dance for all the audience. Robyn Marsh […]
by Kirsty Smallman
National Windscreens, the UK’s largest independently owned windscreen repair, replacement and calibration specialist, has strengthened its board of directors with the appointment of John Smallman. John has more than 27 years’ experience in the auto glazing industry. He started as a technician when he was 17 years old before becoming fitting centre manager and then more recently taking overall responsibility […]
by Simon Alton
A Shropshire taxi firm says it has been delighted with the response to its call for more drivers – but is still looking to take on more. Bosses at Go Carz, the county’s largest private hire firm, issued the appeal for 50 new drivers in the Telford area just before Christmas and say the response was extremely positive. Cindy Wilday, […]
by Harriet Ernstsons-Evans
Star of Strictly Come Dancing Pasha Kovalev is set to step onto a stage near you with children from a Telford dance school. His brand new show Let’s Dance The Night Away comes to Theatre Severn at 7.30pm on Monday, April 17. And it pays to book early – anyone buying their tickets before New Year’s Eve (December 31) will be […]
by Rebecca Dutton
A Shropshire cycling team, which has gone from strength to strength in its first racing season, is expanding with several new members ready for competing in 2017. Rhino Velo Racing, an amateur team mentored by well-known Shrewsbury cyclist Mike Jones, is celebrating a successful first year of racing. The majority of the team’s riders have achieved their season goals and […]
by Kirsty Smallman
At the end of November J&PR were proud to support the inaugural Dyslexia Awards which were held at Enginuity in Ironbridge, by sponsoring the ‘Shining Star Award – Primary’. The ceremony was created by Eli Wilkinson, a dyslexia consultant, with the goal of raising awareness of dyslexia and breaking the stigma surrounding it. The event brought together people with dyslexia from […]