Covid
04 Oct 2022
A successful recruitment agency launched during the pandemic is celebrating its second birthday by winning a prestigious award.
Blue Orchid Recruitment, based in Shrewsbury but with a national client base, was started by Rob Griffiths after being made redundant from another recruitment company which closed because of pandemic-related pressures.
Two years on and Blue Orchid Recruitment has gone...
07 Feb 2022
A new series of podcasts sharing the experiences of ten Shropshire businesses and their leaders during the pandemic has been launched today.
The Marching On podcasts tell the stories of a range of county businesses which were either born out of Covid or have adapted and grown during the lockdowns.
Produced by The Media Insiders and Sound Rebel, the podcasts offer a unique insight into business...
18 Jan 2022
A Shropshire charity has launched a grant scheme for organisations helping people self-isolating.
Community Resource, formerly known as Shropshire Rural Communities Charity (RCC), is offering grants between £500 and £7,000 for projects that help people who have faced challenges including loneliness, isolation and poor mental health because of the pandemic.
The scheme is being funded by Shropshire...
07 Sep 2021
A leading Shropshire financial services company has revealed it arranged nearly £13.4 million of funding for more than 60 separate companies to help them during the pandemic.
Q Commercial Finance says it stepped in to help 66 companies access funding through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme as lockdown sparked a cashflow crisis across the country.
Director Steve Parry said most...
01 Jun 2021
The Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire has paid tribute to over 900 volunteers who have supported the Covid vaccine and testing efforts across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.
The group of 926 people were recruited at the beginning of the year and have been volunteering as marshals at vaccination and rapid testing centres in Shrewsbury, Telford, Oswestry and Ludlow.
Recognition from Mrs Anna Turner JP...
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