Shrewsbury’s popular 10K running event has attracted new sponsors ahead of taking place for the eighth time next March. The road race event, which will be held on Sunday, March 12, will now be sponsored by Shropshire legal firm Wace Morgan Solicitors. Entries are open for people, from aged 15 upwards, to sign up for […]
Tickets are now on sale for a leading $100,000 women’s tennis tournament in Shropshire which will feature top British and international stars. Preparations are continuing at The Shrewsbury Club for the return to the town of the ITF World Tennis Tour next month. The Budgen Motors W100 is the biggest event in women’s tennis, outside […]
Shropshire tennis ace Ian Gillespie is excited to have the chance to play on Wimbledon’s hallowed grass courts in a prestigious tournament this week. Gillespie, from Newport, is seeded three in the men’s over-45 category at the British Seniors Closed Grass Court Championships, an ITF Masters event, which is taking place at SW19. His first […]
An independent Special School has completed the letting of the Kingsland Grange and Old Roman Road school site in Shrewsbury as part of its expansion. Bettws Lifehouse, which opened near Newtown in 2007, is a school for pupils aged between 5 and 19 with additional educational needs. It currently operates over two sites in Mid […]
George Hargrave struck a fine, unbeaten half-century for Shropshire as the county faced a strong Derbyshire side in a NCCA Showcase match at Shifnal. The Shrewsbury opener impressively carried his bat to end 69 not out on a day that Derbyshire, inspired by an excellent century from captain Billy Godleman, emerged winners by 236 runs. […]
The Shrewsbury Club will host a prestigious $100,000 women’s tennis tournament later this year as part of the LTA’s Performance Competitions Calendar. The new International Tennis Federation World Tennis Tour event – expected to feature leading British and international stars – will be held at the Sundorne Road venue’s indoor courts in October. The club […]
Alastair Gray won an all-British singles final against Harry Wendelken to be crowned champion of the Budgen Motors ITF World Tennis Tour M25 tournament at The Shrewsbury Club. Gray, 23, from Surbiton, currently ranked 495 in the world, completed a 7-5, 6-1 victory to secure the third M25 title of his career. Wendelken, 20, from […]
The World Tennis Tour returns to Shropshire next month as The Shrewsbury Club looks forward to hosting an ITF M25 event sponsored by local company Budgen Motors. The prestigious men’s tournament will feature rising British and overseas professional players, with tennis fans able to enjoy the action from court-side stands. It will be the first […]
Tickets are now on sale for a top tennis tournament for British stars at The Shrewsbury Club next month. The UK Pro League Finals Week, which will be broadcast on BT Sport, takes place between November 8-14. Rising British stars along with more established players have been competing at events around the country throughout the […]
A Shropshire entrepreneur is serving up a mouth-watering new business venture – a unique ‘chippy’ on wheels. Ryan King has just launched Fish Heads, a mobile fish and chip takeaway, which is set to take its ‘plaice’ at special events across the county – including weddings, parties and festivals. Traditional favourites – including beer-battered fish […]