Shropshire youngsters have the chance to take their first steps on the football coaching ladder next week thanks to a Junior Leaders Soccer School being run during half term. Crossbar Coaching Education in Sport will, as usual, be catering for children of primary school age at the popular football, multi-sports, street dance and holiday […]
Plans are in place for stylishly refurbished tennis courts in Shrewsbury to become a hub of the sport with coaching courses and the long-term creation of a community club at the site both on the agenda. Partnership funding of just under £7,000 between the Lawn Tennis Association and Shrewsbury Town Council has impressively helped […]
Caprice Bourret, the American model turned entrepreneur, helped successfully launch phase two of the region’s most successful trade business park in Shrewsbury. Caprice entertained invited guests to the Vanguard Park launch in Battlefield with stories from her own career, explaining how she made the transition from modelling to become a successful businesswoman. Toby Shaw, who […]
Shropshire County Cricket Club have named Karl Krikken as their first Director of Cricket with responsibility for both the first team and development squad. The much respected Krikken has been Shropshire’s first team coach for the last two seasons and his professionalism has greatly impressed the county committee. He will now have a […]
Shropshire County Cricket Club have appointed promising opening batsman Steve Leach as their new captain. The 21-year-old Shrewsbury player, a consistent run scorer at the top of the order, replaces the experienced James Ralph, who led Shropshire to third place in the Western Division of the Unicorns Championship this year. Leach, the younger […]
Hundreds of cyclo-cross riders of all ages are heading to Shrewsbury this weekend to take part in a prestigious regional event. Round two of the West Midlands Cyclo-Cross League at the Shrewsbury Sports Village in Sundorne will serve as the ideal warm up ahead of organising club Mid Shropshire Wheelers staging the National Championships for […]
It was inevitably going to happen sooner or later as Connor Goldson, one of Shrewsbury Town’s most popular players of recent times, settles into his new surroundings at Brighton & Hove Albion. Goldson, who has always seemed to have an old head on young shoulders, deserves his opportunity to play at a higher level and, […]
Leading Shropshire chartered surveyors Towler Shaw Roberts have been chosen to undertake a notable project in London as their impressive reputation continues to be recognised across the UK. Chris Hedley, a building surveyor for TSR, has been asked to complete 12 building surveys in the capital. It is the latest national project to be awarded […]
Wolves footballer Dave Edwards has revealed plans to open a soft play centre for youngsters in Shrewsbury – creating ten new jobs. The 29-year-old Wales international midfielder has applied to Shropshire Council to convert a unit at Monkmoor’s Maverick Business Park into a play barn, which would be called Little Rascals. He has made the […]
It’s proving to be an exciting 90th anniversary year for Mid Shropshire Wheelers as the club’s in-form cyclists produce a host of record-breaking performances. No fewer than three club records have fallen in recent weeks, much to the delight of Dave York, chairman of the club based at the Shrewsbury Sports Village in Sundorne. “The […]