08 Sep 2020
A week-long series of events to help businesses in the region recover from the devastating impact of the coronavirus lockdown is to be staged by The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).
The LEP – the business-led body responsible for driving economic growth across Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin – says next month’s Business Recovery Week will focus on action needed to...
20 May 2020
BLUEBIRD CARE SHROPSHIRE ARE WORKING WITH SHROPSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST AND OMEGA, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR END OF LIFE CARE TO ENSURE THAT ISOLATION IS AS CHEERFUL AS POSSIBLE
Local care company, Bluebird Care Shropshire, have partnered with charities the Shropshire Wildlife Trust and Omega, the National Association for End of Life Care to promote the projects “Feed the Birds” and “A Letter from...
01 May 2020
A 16-year-old college student and entrepreneur from Shrewsbury, has harnassed the power of social media to answer the call for PPE for the NHS and has started production himself.
Luke Thomas, from Shrewsbury, is studying Chemistry, Maths and Physics A Levels at Shrewsbury Colleges Group.
Entrepreneurial Luke, said that as the corona virus pandemic spread across the country, his thoughts turned...
02 Apr 2020
A Shropshire-based bookkeeper has put together some helpful advice for the self-employed during the lock down created by the spread of Coronavirus.
Julie Williams of the Hollies Bookkeeping Services, based in Pontesbury, is one of the almost 5 million people in Britain who are self-employed.
Like the rest of the 15% of the UK self-employed workforce, Julie is working from home with some of her...
30 Mar 2020
AN ONLINE doctor service is asking for real stories from Shropshire people recovering from COVID-19 in a bid to help the public better understand what it may be like for the majority of people.
UK-wide service Vala Health hopes by getting people to share their personal experiences of having the virus, it will help the public understand what catching coronavirus might be like for the ‘average’...
26 Mar 2020
Due to the unfolding COVID-19 situation, cars and vans and motorcycles due their MOT from 30 March 2020 will have their MOT extended by 6 months.
This will continue until confirmed otherwise.
This will allow vehicle owners to continue to be able to get to work where this absolutely cannot be done from home or do essential shopping.
Vehicles must be kept in a roadworthy condition and drivers can...