The biggest women’s tennis tournament to be played in the UK this year, outside of the grass court season, is heading to Wrexham for the first time. The Lexus Wrexham Open will be played on the indoor courts at Wrexham Tennis & Padel Centre between October 19-26, with leading British and international tennis stars visiting […]
Marley Risk Consultants, niche loss adjusting and claims management specialists, is to relocate to a substantial new office suite at the multi-award-winning Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings. The company has completed the letting of the whole second floor of the Grade I listed Main Mill building, owned by Historic England and marketed by Towler Shaw Roberts. Shrewsbury […]
Sonay Kartal’s excellent week at The Shrewsbury Club ended with the British number four happy to be crowned Lexus W100 Shrewsbury champion. Having not dropped a set all week, Kartal led the all-British singles final against Heather Watson 7-5, 4-1, before Watson, who also enjoyed an impressive week in Shropshire, was forced to retire owing […]
Johanna Konta, once ranked as high as four in the world, proved a big hit with guests at a special launch event for The Shrewsbury Club’s ITF World Tennis Tour tournament later this year. Johanna, who enjoyed a successful playing career before retiring in 2021, visited Shropshire for a showcase event for the sponsors of […]
Athletics legend Steve Cram CBE is heading to Shropshire later this month to share stories from his glittering career. Adrenaline Sporting Events will present An Evening with Steve Cram at Oswestry School on Wednesday, April 24 between 6-9pm. A limited number of tickets for the event, sponsored by The Shrewsbury Club, are now on sale. […]
The biggest women’s tennis tournament in the UK outside of the grass court season is returning to Shropshire later this year. The Shrewsbury Club has been chosen by the International Tennis Federation and Lawn Tennis Association to stage the prestigious Lexus W100 Shrewsbury event. It means local tennis fans can again look forward to watching […]
Shropshire County Cricket Club’s fixtures for the 2024 season have been released by the National Counties Cricket Association – with venues for the matches, both home and away, also confirmed. The county’s fixture list includes four three-day NCCA Championship matches, as well as group games in both the NCCA Twenty20 Cup and 50-over NCCA Trophy […]
Top seed Viktorija Golubic secured back-to-back titles as she delivered an excellent performance to be crowned Budgen W100 Shrewsbury champion. Golubic from Switzerland, currently 87 in the world rankings, followed up her victory at last week’s Rouen 125K Series in France by succeeding Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova as the winner of The Shrewsbury Club’s ITF […]
A Shropshire alpaca farm is supporting the alternative education programme provided by a county company by inviting students to spend time with its animals. Frankly Alpacas, set in an idyllic location in Broseley, has teamed up with The Crossbar Group to further enhance its Crossbar Alternative Provision (CAP) programme. Delivering bespoke educational opportunities for primary […]
Shropshire’s cricketers are looking forward to their attractive home match against first-class neighbours Worcestershire later this month. Shropshire will host the New Road club in a NCCA Showcase game at Shrewsbury Cricket Club’s London Road ground on Sunday, July 30 (11am) – with free admission for spectators. All 20 National Counties Cricket Association clubs will […]