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It’s W100 Shrewsbury title success at the double for Marketa Vondrousova

Marketa Vondrousova impressively won both the singles and doubles titles at The Shrewsbury Club’s ITF World Tennis Tour event – with the tournament hailed a huge success. The Czech Republic star beat Eva Lys from Germany in the singles final before following it up by partnering Miriam Kolodziejova, another Czech player, to victory in the […]

Offers in excess of £750,000 invited for historic Cumbrian brewery site

A historic Cumbrian brewery site is for sale – with offers in excess of £750,000 invited for Cockermouth’s Castle Brewery. Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company recently announced the closure of the brewery, which was developed by Jennings Brewery, the occupiers since 1874. It was acquired by Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company in 2005 and continued to be […]

Shropshire tennis ace Ian Gillespie all set to play at Wimbledon

Shropshire tennis ace Ian Gillespie is excited to have the chance to play on Wimbledon’s hallowed grass courts in a prestigious tournament this week. Gillespie, from Newport, is seeded three in the men’s over-45 category at the British Seniors Closed Grass Court Championships, an ITF Masters event, which is taking place at SW19. His first […]

The Shrewsbury Club to host new $100,000 World Tennis Tour women’s tournament in October

The Shrewsbury Club will host a prestigious $100,000 women’s tennis tournament later this year as part of the LTA’s Performance Competitions Calendar. The new International Tennis Federation World Tennis Tour event – expected to feature leading British and international stars – will be held at the Sundorne Road venue’s indoor courts in October. The club […]