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by Simon Alton
A Herefordshire law firm is holding a series of free clinics to answer queries on personal injury and clinical negligence issues.Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors will be holding the sessions over the next three Wednesdays – Christmas shopping nights – at their office on Offa Street, Hereford.Lucy Small, of Lanyon Bowdler, says the firm also offers free telephone screenings on any week […]
by Rebecca Dutton
An inspirational woman who won the BBC’s Young Apprentice and the Queen’s Young Leaders award will be the speaker at a Shropshire awards ceremony next year. Ashleigh Porter-Exley aims to prove to children that dreams can be achieved if you fight hard enough. She won the final series of the BBC1 show the Young Apprentice in 2012 and was recently […]
by Kirsty Smallman
Fluid Network Solutions are proud to be supporting Shrewsbury’s first literary festival which takes place throughout the town on November 25 and 27. During the festival there will be a range of different events showcasing the art of literature. The festival will celebrate fiction, poetry, story-telling and non-fiction from many well-known writers. The theme for the event is ‘telling the stories […]
by Simon Alton
A Shropshire-based company that has decided to branch out and specialise in electric vehicle insurance is keeping business in the family after announcing the appointment of a new business development manager. Daniel West, the son of Nigel and Lisa West, owners of Fiveways Insurance Consultants Ltd in Newport, has taken on the role of business development for the firm’s new […]
by Simon Alton
A Shropshire care company is hosting a prize draw and bake sale to raise funds for a blood cancer charity. The event will be held on December 8 at Oakengates Cooperative Society, which has provided all of the ingredients for the bake sale, as well as a hamper for the draw. Sentinel Care Services in Telford, which is organising the […]
by Simon Alton
A new Shropshire wedding venue has been announced a winner in the prestigious Wedding Industry Awards at a glittering ceremony in Birmingham. Shropshire Farm Weddings scooped the title of ‘Best Newcomer’ in the regional awards and will now go on to the national award ceremony in London in January 2017. The awards recognise and reward excellence in the wedding industry […]
by Rebecca Dutton
A Shropshire charity has praised the county’s Businesses for Children Awards for helping it raise its profile in the year since it won an award at the ceremony. The Harry Johnson Trust was declared the 2016 winner of the Children’s Charity Award, which recognises Shropshire charities helping to improve the lives of children and young people. Since then, Sally Johnson, […]
by Simon Alton
A firm on the Shropshire border has landed an exclusive deal as distributors for an international sports brand which kits out footballers at Swansea City, Villarreal and Sampdoria. Bosses at Sarah’s Embroidery, based in Penley, near Ellesmere, said they were delighted to secure the distribution rights for Joma sports gear, which is a respected worldwide brand. Sarah Kay, business manager […]
by Rhea Alton
The success of the Team GB gymnasts in Rio will create a new generation of youngsters wanting to emulate Olympic medallists, according to the chair of the Independent Schools Gymnastics Association. June Walden said youngsters in schools are spurred on by the achievements of double Olympic champion Max Whitlock, Louis Smith, Nile Wilson and Amy Tinkler. She said: “More children […]
by Simon Alton
A family-run Shropshire insurance broker is stepping into the 21st Century by becoming one of just a handful of companies in the UK to offer bespoke insurance policies for electric car owners.Nigel West, director of Fiveways Insurance Consultants Ltd, based in Newport, is launching a new division – Greenways Insurance Consultants – to provide the specialist electric car insurance packages.The […]