Shropshire’s largest independent care organisation has launched an innovative approach to tackle the region’s growing nursing shortage, an issue facing the social care sector which is reflected across the UK.*
A Shropshire building firm has funded four lifesaving missions by the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity after handing over a £10,000 donation. Staff at Pave Aways, which is based at Knockin, near Oswestry, raised the cash through a series of fundraising...
A quarterly awards scheme to help inventors turn their cool ideas into reality is expanding – with an increased prize fund and the chance for even more innovators to win. Telford-based digital manufacturer Protolabs says its Cool Idea Award scheme...
Two new developments on a premier business park offer a rare chance for companies to acquire new-build energy-efficient units in a thriving setting, a leading commercial property expert says. Andrew Cosnett, partner at award-winning Coventry-based specialists Bromwich Hardy, says the...
A special programme to help small and medium sized businesses across the Marches to grow is on target to create more than 260 jobs, an independent report says. The Marches Building Investment Grant (MBIG) scheme will have created 110 jobs...
A free networking and advice event to celebrate social enterprises is being staged in Shrewsbury. The Marches Growth Hub Shropshire has teamed up with Partners for Social Enterprise (PSE) CIC to host the SPARK Social event at the University Centre...
A Shropshire building contractor is laying the foundations for the future with the appointment of five new apprentices to its workforce. Pave Aways has taken on three apprentices to work on its construction sites along with two new staff at...
A policewoman is suing DIY giant Wickes after she was knocked unconscious by flying shelving and forced onto long-term sick leave. West Midlands police officer Samantha Jones was struck from behind by the heavy wooden shelving after it was blown...
The organisation driving economic growth across the Marches has spelled out ambitious plans for the next 12 months in its new annual report. The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership – the business-led body which brings together the private and public sectors...
A leading commercial property expert has scooped a top award – just weeks after a colleague won a similar title. Bromwich Hardy partner James Brookes has been named Dealmaker of the Year for the West Midlands by highly-respected industry publication...