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Residents, businesses and organisations in Shrewsbury who have gone the extra mile for their town have been honoured at a special awards ceremony. The Mayor of Shrewsbury presented a variety of awards to unsung heroes of the town at the event held last week. About 80 guests packed into Shrewsbury Guildhall and some 40 nominees,…

Shropshire Tourism has launched a photo competition to find iconic pictures of Shrewsbury. Details and entry form can be found here: Shropshire-Tourism-Photo-Competition.doc

Local artists are invited to take part in a series of outdoor exhibitions at Shrewsbury’s Quarry. The exhibits run each Sunday from May 15 to September 4, from 2.30pm until 5.30pm, excluding June 19 (Olympian Festival) and August 14 (Shrewsbury Flower Show). Artists are able to display work around the perimeter of the Dingle and…

Shops and businesses in Shrewsbury are being asked to help keep the town blooming by displaying hanging baskets prepared by Shrewsbury Town Council. Every year the dedicated workforce at council’s nursery, at Weeping Cross, spend months preparing thousands of flowers to make the town’s streets and open spaces a floral masterpiece. Hanging baskets are available…

Shrewsbury residents are invited to attend the Annual Town Meeting next week. The event is being held on April 28 at 6pm, at the Guildhall, and will be followed by the inaugural meeting of the Shrewsbury-wide Local Joint Committee. The meeting is open to any elector from the 17 wards that make up the Shrewsbury…

A Shrewsbury caretaker is set to come down to earth with a bump on his 35th birthday this summer. Kevin Goss, from Frankwell in Shrewsbury, will be doing a parachute jump at Tilstock Airfield, Whitchurch, on August 20 in a bid to raise cash for charity. The 34-year-old, who works at Shrewsbury’s indoor Market Hall,…

More than 40 people turned out to help spruce up Shrewsbury’s main cricket ground, before the start of the new season, last week. The event, part of the national Natwest Cricket Force Day, saw members of Shrewsbury’s Beacon Cricket team turn out in force to help revitalise the County Ground at Frankwell. Cricket Force is…

A summer season of music events is starting to take shape for Shrewsbury’s Quarry bandstand. A number of free events are now confirmed for the months of May, June and July. Kicking off the season is Sometime Wonder Amplified Acoustic on May 1, from 3pm until 5.30pm. Then, on May 8, Shrewsbury Concert Band will…

A decorative heron, made entirely from steel, is now standing proud in Shrewsbury’s Quarry. The 8ft sculpture was commissioned by the town’s In Bloom committee in a bid to be crowned the best in the region in the 2011 Heart of England competition. The artwork, which cost £850, has been installed on a special plinth…

Shrewsbury’s indoor Market Hall will be open as usual over the two Friday Bank Holidays this Easter. Normal opening hours for the building apply on Good Friday and April 29 – the day of the Royal wedding – from 9am until 4pm. The majority of stalls, including; W D Butchers, Digitor Creative Studio, Barkworths Seafoods,…

Shrewsbury businesses, organisations and residents are being granted an extended deadline to get their nominations in for this year’s Mayor of Shrewsbury Awards. The original closing date was 5pm on March 31 but officials have now agreed to accept any applications made before 5pm on April 15. Applications are invited in a variety of categories…

A new stall selling a range of ales from across the region has opened at Shrewsbury Market Hall. Beer Matts is the latest venture by Mathew Davies who also runs Real Ale Direct, a company specialising in real ale, wholesaler and outside bars.  Beer Matt’s opened on March 3 and specialises in regional bottled beers…