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 […]
Eve Jones, the Shropshire-born professional cricketer who continues to live in the county, is excited about the launch of The Hundred as she looks forward to helping Birmingham Phoenix push for success. Top order batter Eve, who recently accepted an invitation to join the Shropshire County Cricket Club committee, linked up with the Phoenix squad […]
After the excitement of playing in Wimbledon’s Junior Championships, Roan Jones has much to look forward to – including representing Shropshire in the LTA’s Summer County Cup next week. Roan, 17, is set to be part of the Shropshire men’s team competing at Havant between July 19 and 23. He wants to help the county […]