DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival goes virtual for 2021
The DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival will go ahead in February despite the Covid-19 pandemic – but all events this year will be held online. Celebrating the town’s most famous son, the festival will take place between February 9 and 17, and once again promises to provide plenty of thought-provoking and inspiring events. The programme has now been launched, […]
Shrewsbury “stepping into the spotlight” at Big Town Plan Festival
The opportunities for promoting Shrewsbury on the national stage will be discussed at the opening event of the Shrewsbury Big Town Plan Festival. A series of public debates and discussions are taking place – available live via video link – about the future of Shrewsbury, and the first event, called ‘Shrewsbury: Step into the spotlight’ […]
Coronavirus: Stay safe and stick to the rules during this critical phase
People in Shropshire are being urged to follow the Covid-19 restrictions as we enter a “critical phase” of the pandemic. With the Government’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, warning that the country is approaching “the worst two weeks of the pandemic”, officials in Shropshire are backing his calls for responsibility from the public and businesses. […]
Ambitious and bold ideas set out in Shrewsbury Big Town Plan’s Masterplan Vision
A range of ambitious and bold opportunities for Shrewsbury are being set out in a “Masterplan Vision” for how the town could evolve over the next two decades. The document explores a range of ideas for how Shrewsbury could improve and develop, building on the priorities established in the Big Town Plan published in 2018. […]
Shrewsbury Big Town Plan Festival programme confirmed
The future of Shrewsbury will be the focus of a series of public discussions and debates to kick off the next phase of the Shrewsbury Big Town Plan. The Shrewsbury Big Town Plan Festival will take place from January 19 to 29 in the form of a series of virtual events being streamed live on […]
Christmas windows celebrated in Shrewsbury
Businesses in Shrewsbury are celebrating after putting themselves in the shop window for a Christmas competition. Shrewsbury Business Chamber in partnership with Shrewsbury BID organised the Christmas Window competition – and the winners, Heart and Arrow, Templeton Jones and Home Essentials were announced today. The chamber has organised an annual Christmas window dressing event in the town for a […]
Clutch of new shops opening as Shrewsbury bounces back
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic having a major impact on our high streets this year, Shrewsbury is bouncing back with a number of new independent retailers opening their doors just before Christmas. About 10 new shops have opened in recent weeks, and Shrewsbury BID (Business Improvement District) say interest in retail units in the town centre […]
SBC: Council team reflect on challenging year
Shrewsbury Business Chamber members enjoyed a positive question and answer session with Shropshire Council on the 11th November. Council leader Peter Nutting and chief executive Andy Begley spoke about the challenges the organisation have faced this year from the flood response in February, to the logistical challenges presented by Covid-19. The chief executive, who was appointed […]
Chance for Shrewsbury traders to put themselves in shop window
Businesses in Shrewsbury are getting the chance to put themselves in the shop window with a special Christmas competition thanks to a collaboration between two local groups. Shrewsbury Business Chamber has joined forces with Shrewsbury BID to expand the annual Christmas Window competition – and anyone with a shop window in the town is being urged to […]
English Lockdown – but new nationwide ‘Extended Furlough Scheme’ – what we know so far
Special thanks to Niamh Kelly at the HR Shropshire team for this article: I appreciate that it is Sunday, however the unexpected introduction of another ‘lockdown’ across England from Thursday 5th November, coupled with the extension of the Furlough Scheme; has meant many clients are unsure of the next steps. Helpfully, the Government has updated the latest […]