Volunteers working to breathe new life in to Wappenshall Wharf near Telford are close to completing a major milestone in its transformation. The Shrewsbury and Newport Canals Trust team have been preparing the ground for the Wappenshall Wharf East Basin...
Expert legal teams at FBC Manby Bowdler are celebrating after they were recognised as being among the best in the country in the UK’s top independent guide to law firms. The firm’s commercial litigation, agriculture and estates, contentious trusts and probate, and...
A £3.7m contract to design and build a state-of-the-art Healthcare Innovation Centre at Staffordshire University’s Stafford Centre of Excellence for Healthcare Education has been awarded to Pave Aways. Work on the new facilities in Stafford, which is home to the University’s School...
A partner at a Midlands law firm is in the running for a national award which celebrates the achievements and innovations of women across all areas of legal practice. Anne Thomson, lead partner in the family department at FBC Manby Bowdler, has been named as a finalist in the...
One of the Midlands’ fastest growing food industry companies today backed a national report which says the sector should look to new overseas markets for growth post-pandemic.
A building contractor is to hold a series of workshops to help people in Shropshire and Mid Wales learn new skills. Pave Aways is organising the events for students and people who are unemployed and interested in a career in construction at its sites in Powys and Shropshire. Under the guidance...
A lifelong dream to open her own business has led an enterprising mum of four to launch a children’s clothing boutique in Shifnal. Negotiations to secure the lease on the store, which is located in the popular Parade Shopping area,...
She has lived through two world wars, has seen three kings and one queen on the throne and is currently witness to one of the biggest global pandemics.
A building contractor is offering to provide hands on practical assistance to one Mid Wales organisation as part of its pledge to support the communities where it works.
A specialist lawyer with more than 25 years’ experience handling clinical negligence and personal injury cases has joined award-winning Midlands law firm FBC Manby Bowdler. Michelle Hartshorn has taken up a new role as an Associate in the firm’s Catastrophic...
A Shropshire care home resident has had her 101st birthday wish come true after staff rallied round to give her a new hairdo.
A Shropshire manufacturer is celebrating a landmark year with eight members of staff totting up a total of 140 years in the business. Wayne Carter, who is now the Operations Director at Fabweld Steel Products, is celebrating 30 years with...
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by Joe Waugh · Published June 30, 2020
The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust is set to benefit from a pioneering land deal which sees profits from land sold for development in Telford re-invested into key projects across the Marches. The Trust has warned that the compounding effects of...