Professional tennis returns to Shropshire this weekend with The Shrewsbury Club hosting the $25,000 Aegon GB Pro-Series women’s tournament. The International Tennis Federation event, held in association with local company Morris & Co Homes, has been upgraded from a $10,000 tournament last year and features a host of rising stars from across Europe, including a player […]
It will be another landmark weekend for Haughmond, the ambitious Shrewsbury-based football club, as they continue to move firmly in the right direction. Fresh from the notable achievement of winning in the FA Cup for the first time last Saturday, they are now looking forward to kicking off the club’s historic first season in the […]
Captain Steve Leach wants the county’s cricketers to end their Unicorns Championship campaign on a positive note by beating Wiltshire at Bridgnorth. Shropshire are unbeaten in five Championship matches this term but have won only once, against Oxfordshire at Shifnal, and currently sit sixth in the western division table. Leach now wants his team to […]
Adam Wharf, the director of performance tennis at The Shrewsbury Club, insists it was a huge honour to be one of ten coaches selected by the Lawn Tennis Association to study the best young players in the world at the French Open. Adam, pictured, and his fellow UK coaches were chosen to watch the top […]
Shropshire cricket fans were treated to a feast of fine cricket as Birmingham Bears proved popular visitors to Bridgnorth for two Twenty20 friendlies against the county Captained by experienced England star Ian Bell, the Bears won the day’s opening match by 13 runs before also claiming victory in game two in front of a good-sized crowd, […]
Aston Villa football legend Brian Little was special guest as the Crossbar Foundation, a Shropshire charity, held a ball to mark its successful first year. The former Villa player and manager, pictured, attended the fund-raising evening at the Wroxeter Hotel, near Shrewsbury, and spoke about his career when interviewed by comedian Bill Woolland, the compere. […]
Dave Edwards has issued a rallying call in support of a charity family fun day this weekend which will see him pull on a Shrewsbury Town shirt once more. The Wolves and Wales international midfielder, who started his career with Shrewsbury, will line up for a Town legends team at the Shrewsbury Sports Village on […]
Shropshire football star Billy Jones has delighted three local children’s charities by buying them a kit to wear in a special match against a team of Shrewsbury Town Legends later this month. The Sunderland defender has offered his support to the Harry Johnson Trust, Little Rascals Foundation and Crossbar Foundation, for which he is a […]
Professional golfer David Wells has teed off for an exciting new career by becoming the latest addition to the team at Shropshire company Q Financial Services. He has been appointed as a newly-qualified mortgage and insurance advisor by the company, based in Telford, whose directors include Wolves footballer Dave Edwards. It represents a change in […]
A Shropshire business has clinched a deal with major global company New Balance to supply teamwear across the UK. The exclusive licence, which covers various sectors, has been awarded by the footwear and sportswear giants to Jamie Stewart, the director of Shrewsbury-based EZ Teamsports Limited, trading as New Balance Team Sports UK. Initially focusing on […]