Shropshire County Cricket Club is again supporting Severn Hospice this season by displaying the charity’s logo on the playing shirts for the team’s National Counties Cricket Association Championship fixtures. The club have also made a donation of £1,000 to Severn Hospice after raising funds for the charity. Richard Lees, Shropshire CCC’s operations director, said: “The […]
Shropshire tennis players Karen Sullivan and Rob Rue enjoyed the huge honour of representing their countries at a prestigious international event. They were both selected to play at the Masters Senior Four Nations 2026, an LTA event involving teams from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Glasgow’s Scotstoun Indoor Tennis Centre hosted the men’s and ladies […]
A new indoor padel centre is to be launched in Shrewsbury for people of all ages to enjoy playing one of the fastest-growing sports in the UK. Henley Padel is set to open in June in a substantial commercial unit which will be transformed into a sports facility at the town’s Battlefield Enterprise Park. Shropshire […]
The success of the Lexus Wrexham Open has been recognised by the International Tennis Federation ahead of the tournament returning to North Wales in October. More than 130 guests, including many from the local business community, attended the official launch for the 2026 event, held earlier this week at Wrexham’s Ramada Plaza hotel. Guests were […]
Shropshire County Cricket Club has appointed Dave Cartledge as new team manager ahead of the start of the 2026 season. Cartledge brings a wealth of National Counties experience to Shropshire after a long association with Staffordshire, both as a player and, more recently, as the club’s director of cricket. He will work closely with Shropshire’s […]
A regional developer has completed the purchase of the iconic Niphon Works building in Wolverhampton. The historic property at 43-68 Lower Villiers Street, originally built in 1885, was once Wolverhampton’s biggest factory, employing more than 300 people. Located less than a mile from the city centre, planning permission was granted in 2017 for the conversion […]
Mimi Xu’s wonderful week playing a home tournament in Wales ended in triumph as she won both the singles and doubles titles at the first Lexus Wrexham Open. Xu, 18, from Swansea impressed in front of an enthralled capacity crowd at Wrexham Tennis & Padel Centre to get the better of Mika Stojsavljevic, the 16-year-old […]
Billie Jean King Cup star Jodie Burrage heads a strong entry of British players at this month’s Lexus Wrexham Open as world class tennis comes to North Wales. Burrage, the current British number five, features on the entry list for the prestigious W100 event, which will take place on the indoor courts at Wrexham Tennis […]
Newtown’s iconic Royal Welsh Warehouse has a new owner after being sold at auction. The historic building, formerly headquarters to the world’s first mail order company, established by Sir Pryce Jones, was built in 1879. Now a substantial multi-let commercial building, the property, which extends in total to 66,654 sq ft, is prominently located in […]
Shropshire captain Charlie Home was delighted with his side’s efforts after progressing to next month’s NCCA Trophy final. Shropshire held their nerve to beat Suffolk by four wickets under the DLS method in Sunday’s rain-affected semi-final to book the county’s first appearance in the Trophy final since 2013, when they lost to Berkshire at Wormsley. […]