During the past year, Shrewsbury Town Centre Residents’ Association has come in for a fair amount of criticism – including harsh words from a Facebook group set up to oppose them.
Lifestyle and Community Features
Once upon a hill… the story is rebuilt
Once Upon a Hill is a partnership project in which the mining communities who once lived on The Stiperstones are being rediscovered.
Networking club’s opening doors for businesswomen
With unemployment figures at their highest for 10 years, it is becoming more popular for people to set up their own businesses in a bid to beat financial woes.
Smile! You’re probably starring on CCTV
Based in an undisclosed location in the north of Shrewsbury is a team of 18 workers who play an instrumental role in the day to day running of the town – and many people don’t even know they exist.
Setting the benchmark for public art
Many people will have driven past but next time they should stop and stare, because a five-year public arts project in Crosshouses has created some truly memorable pieces.
Setting the wheels in motion to improve women’s fitness
Celebrities including actress Kelly Brook and model Erin O’Connor are giving it a go, and now the women of Shrewsbury are being urged to jump on their bikes.
Old school pals have it covered…
When four local lads started strumming away in a small dusty garage in November 2006 little did they realise that soon they would be whisked away like rock stars to headline a gig in far-away Dubai.
Making friends in high places…
In the past 12 months places such as the Himalayas, the Andes, Australia and Alaska and many more have been visited by members of the club which was formed 50 years ago by past chairman Mike Jones, from Alberbury, with help from a handful of like-minded friends.
100 years on - college still standing the test of time
When the first foundation stone was laid at the main Priory site in 1910 it had been branded ‘undesirable’ by Henry III.
Woman in a man’s world - and Elaine loves every minute
Being a female in a man’s world comes easy to Elaine Timmis. Not only is she passionate about farming, tending to the livestock and helping out at her family’s farm shop, she has also just completed her initial firefighter’s training.
