Local business news for the Midlands and beyond
Weston Park will host a brand-new harvest festival hoedown next month bringing a taste of Americana to the Shropshire/Staffordshire border. The family-friendly Harvest Hoedown will take place on October 10 and 11 and will feature live music, artisan crafts, food...
The organisers of a major new Tolkien-inspired festival in the UK are to release up to 1,200 day tickets – after a heartfelt plea from a ten-year-old girl. The youngster, from Dudley, wrote to the organisers of the five-day Brandywine...
A family-owned Shropshire tour company is offering historic trips to see the world-famous Bayeux Tapestry – after tens of thousands of people scrambled to buy tickets. The 11th century embroidery, which has been valued at £800m and depicts the Norman...
A stately home on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border is toasting success after scooping an international gin medal – just three years after distilling its first bottle. Weston Park’s Walled Garden Rhubarb Gin was awarded bronze in the England Country Flavoured Gin...
The UK’s first official hobbit festival will arrive in Shropshire later this year – bringing J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional ‘Shire’ to life in the very land that is said to have inspired it. Weston Park confirmed it is set to play...
Weston Park Foundation has marked National Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June) by hosting a celebratory lunch for the dedicated band of volunteers who help bring the historic estate to life. The lunch was a chance to recognise the contribution of more than 100 volunteers who give...
Weston Park is to bring the stories inside the pages of thousands of books housed in its historic library to life through a new series of events. Behind the Secret Door – Stories from the Shelves will give visitors to...
Weston Park, the stately home on the Staffordshire/Shropshire border, has named Compton Care as its partner for 2026, supporting the charity’s vital work providing specialist palliative and end of life care to people living with complex conditions. Compton Care, based...
The appointment of a new Chef de Partie at Weston Park heralds the launch of an exciting new programme of culinary demonstrations. Tom Bacon joins the kitchen team at the stately home on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border following a successful two-year...
A stately home on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border has raised nearly £8,000 for the Midlands Air Ambulance. Weston Park raised £7,885 for the air ambulance charity throughout 2025 after nominating it as its charity of the year. The stately home –...