Shopping News & Updates
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.
- 26th November 2025
More than 30 businesses have already booked stalls for a free weekend Christmas Market in Shrewsbury on December 6 and 7.
Is Shrewsbury “king of the indies”? That’s the question being posed as part of of a national campaign to celebrate independent retailers across the UK.
- 24th March 2025
Local events business, Shropshire Festivals, has won Tourism Event/Festival of the Year at the 2025 West Midlands Tourism Awards for their flagship event – Shrewsbury Food Festival.
- 4th February 2025
Figures show that sales in Shrewsbury increased in 2024 - despite business leaders warning that economic conditions remain “challenging”.
Visitors to a free weekend Christmas Market in Shrewsbury will be able to meet alpacas and the world’s smallest breed of sheep.
- 3rd December 2024
Business leaders in Shrewsbury have made a call for people to shop local in the run-up to Christmas - as recent sales figures paint a positive picture of a town centre that bucks national trends.
- 3rd December 2024
Shrewsbury is officially home to “the UK’s best high street” according to travel experts who have named Shropshire’s county town number one in a list of top shopping destinations.
- 28th November 2024
Kev Williams, based in Shrewsbury, set up Discounted Bikes - Shropshire a year ago to help parents buy affordable bikes in the run-up to Christmas.
- 27th November 2024
Weston Park’s popular Christmas Markets will return this festive season with more than 100 artisan food and craft traders.