Last week over fifty organisations came together through a series of workshops to develop the Shrewsbury Big Town Plan. Project partners Shrewsbury BID, Shrewsbury Town Council and Shropshire Council are working with LDA Design to create a new Masterplan which aims to enhance the county town’s appeal as a place ...
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Shrewsbury Market Hall has scooped a major national award, being named ‘Britain’s Favourite Market’ in the Great British Market Awards today (Thursday 25 January 2018). The Market Hall, which has transformed massively in the last few years, was described as “an exciting and inspirational market” by judges from the National ...
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This article originally appeared in Shropshire Business Magazine. Last autumn, a public and private sector partnership staged an interactive concept to motivate the townspeople and businesses of Shrewsbury to play an integral part in helping create the visionary plan shaping the future of the town. Shrewsbury BID, Shropshire Council and ...
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Independent traders on Shrewsbury’s Wyle Cop will come together to support Small Business Saturday on 2nd December and celebrate their value to a thriving town centre. Christmas shopping traditionally steps up a gear on the first Saturday in December and this nationwide campaign uses it to focus on and promote ...
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Independent traders on Shrewsbury’s Wyle Cop are to embrace the spirit of Halloween with a pumpkin window display competition. From jack-o-lanterns to modern twists on the tradition, businesses can use their creativity and imagination to carve out pumpkins to be showcased in their shop windows. BBC Radio Shropshire presenter Jim ...
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Shrewsbury BID, which represents over 500 businesses in the town, is deeply concerned by some of the proposals put forward in Shropshire Council’s draft car parking strategy, announced last week. Shrewsbury BID has been engaged with Shropshire Council on parking issues since the BID was formed in 2014, and ...
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The prototype for Shrewsbury’s new on-street signage system has been installed at Castle Foregate and shows the town’s forward-looking approach. The distinctive ‘totem’ is set to be the first of 56 signs installed to welcome and help visitors to find their way around the town centre and its historic ...
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Independent businesses turned out to support the launch of a new Independent Retailers’ Forum at Shrewsbury’s new Acoustic Boutique showroom on High Street this week. Shrewsbury’s first Independent Retailers’ Forum is a coalition set up by Shrewsbury BID to support traders in the town centre with advice on free training, ...
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Shrewsbury Business Improvement District (BID) wants to ensure that the positive experience provided by Shrewsbury’s vibrant and safe late-night economy extends to everyone getting home safely and without delay after a night out. The BID is in discussions with private hire operator representatives and taxi owners as well as Pubwatch ...
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Shrewsbury is boasting double success after retaining its award as a vibrant and safe destination and experiencing a 20 per cent increase in people enjoying nights out in the town*. Purple Flag status was granted to Shrewsbury town centre for the first time last year for its safe and welcoming ...
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