Man, what a busy phew days! Christmas shopping, the odd networking party here and there and of course working on the new bestof Shrewsbury site! There are still a couple of usability functions to sort out but we're very happy with the new design. We alw

As the UK faces some tough economic pressures, the value and relevance of the local town and city centre market has never been more important.A national competition is now being run by the National Association of British Market Authorities to find the coun

Did you go to the switching on of theChristmas lightsin Shrewsbury? It was a great evening and really seemed to get people geared up for the festive season, despite all the doom and gloom. I'm having trouble seeing past my new Sky+ HD box at the moment and

thebestof network's Christmas prize draw is still running - your chance to win £5,000 to spend with any business featured on thebestof. A holiday here, a pamper day there... lots of stuff for you to buy and enjoy.All you have to do to enter is click onwww.

Making a saving is always nice but I guess especially so in these credit crunch-mungous times. Who doesn't like a deal?! So we have another one for you, this time from Jen Hawkins of Revive Aromatherapy. In December, she is offering a huge 60% discount for

We all love special offers. Whether it's two-for-one on Chicken Kievs in Sainsburys or collecting Nectar points, every little bit helps (as another supermarket says). To help celebrate Christmas in Shrewsbury, Paul and his team at Pockets have a genuine sp

Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council has been awarded £70,000 by the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund towards the Darwin Memorial Geo Garden. The Shrewsbury project is a response to the connections between Darwin's ideas and the landscape that inspired h

Weddings, weddings, weddings... three words guaranteed to send a chill through the heart of any young man. But I'm now in my mid 30s and happily married, so my youthful dreams of bachelorhood and flitting between Jet from Gladiators and Belinda Carlisle ar

Finally got to see Bond! And, contrary to what a lot of people have been saying, I thought it was great! OK, so I didn't really understand much of the plot but the action sequences were brilliant. They used the same stunt co-ordinator as the Bourne films,

Still haven't managed to see Bond.... Still! And I'm a bit worried that everyone I know who has been to see it haven't been that impressed. Too much action, not enough plot, they say. Sounds perfect to me really. Anyway, another reminder about thebestof's