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Ditch that Scratch
25 Jun 2014
by Rebecca Dutton
Guest blog by Ace Car Care Has your car ever been scratched by a horse biting it? No..? Admittedly, that’s quite an unusual one, but you would be amazed at some of the stories behind the various scratches we see at Ace Car Care. It’s fair to say that scratches are one of the most common ways of damaging a […]
by Rebecca Dutton
By Rebecca Dutton At J&PR, we love local companies and support anything that keeps business in our county and helps our immediate economy. That’s why we are so impressed with Shrewsbury-based Ace Car Care’s new initiative to help county firms network and generate more business. The company has unveiled a ‘keep it local’ board, which displays the business cards of […]
by Rebecca Dutton
By Lorna McCann Cycling has gone a bit mad here in Shropshire. A couple of weeks ago former British cycling champion Chris Boardman MBE rode into town and on Sunday past (May 25) Olympic gold medalist Joanna Rowsell MBE took part in the hugely successful Shrewsbury Cycle Grand Prix along with 130 or so amateur and professional cyclists from across […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]