Right, I know I go on about the weather a bit but it's sunbathing at the weekend and freezing and raining now. It's almost June! I shouldn't have to be wearing my gloves to walk the dogs!
So much for me dusting off my barbecue then....It's times like this I really resent my cousin in California. We've got rain, he's got sun. We've got Gordon Brown, he's got Arnie.... Oh well.
Is summer here at last? The sun's out, house prices are flattening out, Shrewsbury Town are in the play-offs.... The signs are encouraging and surely after the past two years we're owed a decent summer?
It appears there may be a growing trend of young, first time buyers, clubbing together in order to purchase their first homes. This seems to make sense really, given the current difficulties to even find a lender, let alone obtain a mortgage offer.A recent
Big congratulations to our Business Member and chief instructor atOswestry Freefighters, Morgan Nunns, who won his fight at Saturday's AMMA mixed martial arts evening... in 35 seconds of the first round!
Hope you had a good Easter and escaped any marauding hordes of teenagers looking for something exciting / possibly criminal to do. Town seems to be busying up again, which is great news, and a number of restaurants are appearing full.
So Easter's almost upon us. A time of chocolate, family meals and of course kids running riot on Pride Hill. There's lots going on around Shrewsbury this Easter, but if you're planning a public event remember our Events page is free of charge to list it.
What a lovely few days of weather we had, eh? Of course, it's raining cats and dogs now, with even some hail on Monday. Nice. I was looking at photos my friend emailed me from Marbella and I wasn't the least bit jealous....
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
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.
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