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by Rhea Alton
Shropshire man Robert Simpson will be hoping the unpredictable weather leans towards a sunny day next Monday – as he marries his bride-to-be in one of the first outdoor weddings of the season. Robert John Simpson (known as Bob), 62, from Shrewsbury, and his bride to be Zenaida Calderon (known as Nida), 60, from London, will marry in a civil […]
by Rhea Alton
Nursery children in Telford are preparing for the great big bug hunt. Those attending ABC Day Nursery sites across the borough have been very busy in the run up to National Insect Week, which runs from June 20 to 26, by learning all about the life-cycle of a butterfly. The initiative, organised by the Royal Entomological Society, aims to encourage […]
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13 Jun 2016
by Kirsty Smallman
PR Account Manager – Are you enthusiastic, confident, organised, flexible and able to work on multiple projects and want to join an award winning PR team? – Do you have social media management experience? – The role includes liaising on a daily basis with clients and the media, relationship building, coverage monitoring, client reports and meetings and event management. – […]
by Rhea Alton
Staff at a family-run group of pharmacies in Shropshire will be supporting people with diabetes this month by helping to educate the public about the condition. With 3.5 million in the UK diagnosed with diabetes Ian Swindell, Superintendent Pharmacist for Lunts Pharmacies, said it was important to raise greater awareness of the condition. From June 12 to June 18 staff […]
by Rebecca Dutton
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, is calling for volunteers to sign up to help man its stalls and help fundraise at the county’s major events this summer. SSAFA has stalls at the Shrewsbury Food Festival (25/26 June),  the Shrewsbury Flower Show (13 August) and will be fundraising at Sainsbury’s in Meole Brace (3 September) and is looking for Shropshire’s great […]
by Rhea Alton
A Shropshire web design, development and marketing agency is marking the middle of 2016 with expansion and the addition of two new members to the team. Ascendancy Internet Marketing was founded 12 years ago and now has a team of nine working with businesses across the county and beyond. Following a number of major client wins towards the end of […]
by Rhea Alton
A line-up of Britain’s finest cars rolled into Shropshire today (Friday, May 27) for an exclusive event at a historic country hotel. It’s the first time luxury car manufacturer Rolls-Royce has brought its entire fleet of vehicles, including the newly launched convertible Dawn model, to the county. The impressive line-up was showcased at the Mercure Shrewsbury Albrighton Hall Hotel on […]
by Rhea Alton
Pharmacies across Shropshire have helped rally support in the fight against Government plans to axe millions of pounds of funding to high street chemists. Staff at family-run business Lunts Pharmacies, which has sites in Shrewsbury, Craven Arms and Pontesbury, collected almost 3,000 signatures on the Support Your Local Pharmacy petition, which was presented to Downing Street yesterday (Tuesday, May 24). […]
by Rhea Alton
The owners of a rural Shropshire hotel are investing thousands of pounds in a new wireless internet system to improve services for its guests. The newly upgraded system is to be installed at The Best Western Valley Hotel in Ironbridge this month (May) and will vastly improve internet speed and connectivity for hotel guests. Investment in the new system, which […]
by Rhea Alton
A Shrewsbury businesswoman has praised the entrepreneurial talent of Shropshire’s  young people and is urging businesses to do more to retain local skills. Katy Jones, managing director of IT firm Network Support Solutions, said businesses needed to capitalise on the talent of young people by creating more jobs to keep them in Shropshire. Her comments follow the 2016 Shropshire Young […]