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

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

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

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

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

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

Free entry into the Shrewsbury Summer Season brochure is once again being offered. If you are running a cultural or artistic event in the Shrewsbury area during June, July or August it can be included in the 40-page brochure free of charge.45,000 brochures

Everyone needs cheering up these days. Even Roman Abramovich is losing billions. He's still got billions left of course but comparatively speaking.... "If music be the food of love" said Shakespeare and we've got some cracking bands playing in Shrewsbur

Happy New Year to you all, even if it is a bit late! I hope you had a great Christmas and enjoyed the break. I also trust you're about as sick of turkey as I am. Roast turkey, turkey sandwiches, turkey curry.... It was that bad I almost contemplated turnin

So 2008 is almost over. A year of good news (Bush out, Obama in), bad news (Spice Girls reuniting) and very bad news (recession). A mixed bag indeed but hopefully there is light at the end of the tunnel. I mean, at least Britney's on the road to recovery.S