A mother and daughter’s new cafe in Market Drayton has been given a Food Standard Agency five star rating award within only four weeks of opening.
Paula Rogers, 46 and her 26-year-old daughter Carly Rogers established The Hungry Drayton, located in Shropshire Street, last month. All of the food, including a variety of American style pancakes, waffles, crepes and its most popular dish,...
As part of its ongoing commitment to the local community Shrewsbury based construction company Saxonby, in partnership with Travis Perkins, recently provided resource and materials to build a permanent practice net for Beacon Cricket Club at the town’s Frankwell ground.
James Wood, director at Saxonby, which has sponsored the Shrewsbury & District Evening Cricket League since 2011,...
A successful event held at a Shrewsbury hotel and restaurant to commemorate 400 years since the passing of William Shakespeare, has raised £250 for Macmillan Cancer Support Shropshire.
Guests attending the Drapers Hall Shakespeare Banquet, which took place on the date of his death - Saturday 23 April - were treated to a six-course menu of mediaeval food and drink. Recitals, readings and...
An employee at Shropshire construction company Saxonby has attained the ultimate town planning qualification.
26-year-old planning consultant Alastair Stewart, who joined the company in 2014, is now qualified as a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI). The accolade began when he graduated from the University of Sheffield with an RTPI accredited BA (Hons) degree and MPlan (...
A Shropshire based recycling and resale organisation has announced a new selling agreement with the UK's Most Trusted Online Marketplace¹.
Reviive, which has outlets in Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Telford, will provide daily updates to approximately 1000 listings on www.preloved.co.uk with the aim of broadening the appeal of its products to a wider,...
Organisers have secured Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors as the first sponsor to support this year’s The Big Arts Show in Shrewsbury.
Originally established in 2014, this year’s show will once again take place at the Greenhous West Mid Showground, from 01 to 03 July. Its aim is to provide a showcase for a wide diversity of artists using a range of formats and presentation through paint,...
Shropshire homebuilder Saxonby has appointed experienced financial consultant Geoff Barrow as its new finance director.
Barrow holds a law degree from the University of Sheffield and qualified as a chartered accountant while at Ernst & Whinney, (later Ernst & Young). He has over 30 years’ experience in senior finance roles, working with a variety of SMEs from a broad range of...
To commemorate 400 years since the passing of arguably the greatest play wright of all time, a Shrewsbury restaurant is hosting an evening of special food, drink and entertainment in honour of William Shakespeare.
The Drapers Hall Shakespeare Banquet will be held on 23 April, the date of his birth and death. The six course menu will be based on medieval fayre such as squire’s broth of...
To commemorate twenty years since his passing Cathy Knapp, director of Mid Wales Arts and widow of renowned enamellist and 60s pop artist Stefan Knapp has agreed to lend a selection of his colourful painted enamels for an exhibition at this year’s The Big Arts Show, in Shrewsbury.
The Big Arts Show was established 2014 and this year it will once again take place at the Greenhous West...
David Orr, chief executive of the National Housing Federation officially opened an innovative affordable rural housing development in Kinlet last week.
Designed by etc Design and constructed by Saxonby for Shropshire Rural Housing Association (SRHA) the scheme consists of eight dwellings including two, two-bedroom detached bungalows, four two-bedroom and two three-bedroom semi-detached...
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