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Shrewsbury's status as the birthplace and home of Charles Darwin has spread far and wide with press coverage appearing across the globe.The year-long Darwin's Shrewsbury campaign, underway to promote the town's Darwin connections in this the anniversary ye
- 11th March 2009
Does anyone out there know a good optician in Shrewsbury? No, I'm not going bleary eyed after too many hours at the computer but would like to be able to promote a great, independent optician through thebestof Shrewsbury. And also a vet. Again, not for me
- 5th March 2009
Man, there are a lot of empty shops in Shrewsbury at the moment. It's all a bit depressing... until you see a nice new shop opening. That's what's happening (OK, not all the time but some of the time at least). Shops close, other people spy an opportunity.
- 27th February 2009
During this economic downturn, MP for Shrewsbury Daniel Kawczynski has been inundated with local businesses who are struggling to keep afloat as credit has dried up and people's spending becomes more stringent. Daniel commented, 'I am hearing from many bus
- 16th February 2009
Have just about recovered from my night out in Shrewsbury. It's the lack of sleep that gets me more than anything, and when my daughter banged on the spare room door at 6.30am I was less than chipper.... The Salopian on Smithfield Road was as fun and frien
- 12th February 2009
Shrewsbury will link with the Galapagos Island of San Cristobal on the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin - February 12th 2009.The Mayors of Shrewsbury and San Cristobal have exchanged greetings and certificates. It is not a formal twinning but recognition o
- 6th February 2009
Another week draws to a close and it's nice to see the Shropshire Star's been printing good news stories. Some Shrewsbury businesses are doing well, kids have had days off school making snowmen (although I drove to my mum's in Telford the other day and by
- 2nd February 2009
thebestof Shrewsbury has two more great offers for you thanks to our clients. They're both in the Health & Beauty section, so for all you gorgeous people out there we have:Tactus Massage - with effect from February 12th, Tactus Massage will be offering wee
- 30th January 2009
The weekend is almost here; two days of peace, quiet and of course rain. So nothing new there but we do have some more good business stories to tell. It will interest you if you're a tradesperson or DIY enthusiast. If you're not, I'll be honest and tell yo
- 27th January 2009
One of our Shrewsbury music teachers, Ian W. Law, dropped us a line to say his students that went for December's RGT guitar exams all passed with flying colours. We're talking scored in the 90s here, so it's further proof that Ian knows what he's talking a