Nearly 300 adults and children turned a leisure company red and green as they dressed up as Santa and his elves to take part in a charity fun run in Shrewsbury on Sunday.

Santa Claus has made an early delivery to Shrewsbury Town Football Club to ensure that players and staff have a tree-mendous Christmas.

Shrewsbury’s main fireworks display which had to be postponed twice due to flooding is back with a bang - and this time with a “festive twist”.

Entries are pouring in from adults and children for an event in Shrewsbury on Sunday morning when they will dress up as Santas and elves to take part in a charity run.

Family-owned independent retailer, Abakhan, is taking part in Christmas Jumper Day on Friday December 13th to raise funds for Save The Children.

Free parking will be on offer, and park and ride services from Meole Brace extended to every 10 minutes, as part of a campaign to encourage more people to do their Christmas shopping in Shrewsbury.

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Santa and his elves are going to have a very busy time at a Shrewsbury-based leisure business in the run up to Christmas this year.

A leading Shropshire care company has scooped up one of the most prestigious accolades at the West Midlands round of the Great British Care Awards.

Around 500 adults and children are expected to dress up as Santa and elves for the day to take part in this year’s Salop Santa Dash and Salop Elf Dash in Shrewsbury on December 1.