Press Release News & Updates
Shrewsbury's Town Crier, Martin Wood, has been selected to represent the town at the prestigious World Town Crier Tournament, which will take place in Chester this September.
- 26th June 2026
Park Hall Countryside Experience in Oswestry has been able to keep ticket prices low this summer thanks to the Government’s Great British Summer Savings initiative, temporarily cutting VAT from 20% to 5% on qualifying family tickets and attractions.
- 26th June 2026
Tickets have gone live for Shropshire Petal Fields, which returns to Newport this summer from August 6th to 16th.
- 20th June 2026
The organisers behind Shropshire Petal Fields have announced two brand new music events which will be staged within their picturesque flower field event space ahead of the festival opening.
Shrewsbury Town Council have unveiled a new carpet bed this week celebrating 100 years of service by Rotary Club of Shrewsbury, the oldest Rotary club in Shropshire.
- 9th June 2026
Shrewsbury Food Festival will return to the Quarry on June 27th and 28th. It has won ‘Festival of the Year’ at the West Midlands Tourism Awards for the last three years running, and was recently nominated for the Midlands Food, Drink & Hospitality Awards after winning Food/Drink Festival of the Year at last year’s ceremony.
Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival (SICFest) has chosen Severn Hospice as its designated charity for this year’s event, set to take place in July.
Two experts from Halls | The Auction House in Shrewsbury will be providing valuations for jewellery, watches, silver and small, portable items at a charity cheese and wine event being organised by Lingen Davies Cancer Support next month.
Tourism businesses, makers and producers from across Mid Wales and alongside the Heart of Wales Line are being invited to take part in a new summer event designed to showcase the very best of the region to new audiences.
Canadian indie-folk music band The Fugitives return to the UK this summer with a concert at Albert’s Shed, Shrewsbury on Sunday 28 June as part of a two-week tour.