Marketa Vondrousova has been crowned Wimbledon ladies’ singles champion just eight months after winning both the singles and doubles titles at the ITF World Tennis Tour event at The Shrewsbury Club. The Czech Republic star enjoyed her visit to Shropshire last November as she impressed local tennis fans with her excellent performances in the Budgen […]
There was double joy for The Shrewsbury Club at the LTA Tennis Awards in London as they celebrated winning two top national awards. Amy Dannatt, a popular member of the club’s coaching team, won the Rising Star Award, with The Shrewsbury Club claiming the Performance Competition of the Year award for hosting the ITF W100 […]
Czech Republic star Karolina Muchova, who played in the Budgen Motors W100 tournament at The Shrewsbury Club last November, is through to tomorrow’s French Open women’s singles final at Roland Garros. Muchova’s wonderful run in Paris coincides with the exciting news that The Shrewsbury Club will again host the prestigious ITF World Tennis Tour event […]
Sandi Procter, the Lawn Tennis Association president, visited Shrewsbury to officially open Tennis Shropshire’s new Cathie Sabin Community Tennis Centre. Sandi, who has followed Cathie in being appointed as the second female president of the Lawn Tennis Association, officially opened the two-court indoor centre set in a large inflatable dome last Friday. Located on The […]
A bespoke independent jewellers has opened in an attractive Grade II Listed building in the heart of Shrewsbury town centre. Sires Master Goldsmiths has opened at 16 St Mary’s Street, with Kirty Parekh, the owner of the business, completing the letting of a stylishly presented four-storey property. Mr Parekh is a handmade model maker, the […]
Tennis Shropshire’s Cathie Sabin Community Tennis Centre is to be officially opened next week. Sandi Procter, who has followed Cathie in being appointed as the second female president of the Lawn Tennis Association, is heading to Shrewsbury to officially open the centre on Friday, April 21. The two-court indoor centre, a large inflatable dome located […]
Shropshire have strengthened their squad ahead of the new National Counties Cricket Association season by making four new signings, including top order batter Tom Fell who left Worcestershire at the end of last season. Former Worcestershire and England under-19 opener Ollie Westbury, who played for Shropshire earlier in his career, experienced seamer Andy Sutton and […]
A new restaurant which brings a taste of Hong Kong to Shrewsbury has opened in the heart of the town centre. The HongKonger restaurant has opened in a stylishly presented property at 11A Fish Street, with the letting handled by Towler Shaw Roberts. Kai Wong, one of three partners in charge of the new restaurant, […]
Shropshire’s cricketers will host first-class neighbours Worcestershire in an attractive match next summer. Shrewsbury Cricket Club’s London Road ground will be the venue for the NCCA Showcase game, a 50 overs per side contest, on Sunday, July 30. All 20 National Counties Cricket Association clubs have again been given the opportunity to play against a […]
Shropshire’s Budgen Motor Group is accelerating ahead by offering its customers a new leasing service with the personal touch. The family-owned business, which has car dealerships in Shrewsbury and Telford, has added Budgen Leasing to the array of services it now offers. Led by Jacquie Richardson, an experienced fleet management expert, Budgen Leasing will provide […]