Mike Sheridan

19 hours ago | shropshirestar.com | Mike Sheridan

A grant funding scheme worth up to £10,000 for small businesses in Shropshire has been launched by the local authority. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Shropshire Council says applications for its Small Capital Grant scheme are now open, with up to £10,000 available to purchase capital equipment or to undertake improvements to business premises.

23 hours ago | shropshirestar.com | Mike Sheridan

Dudley Building Society says the new branch in Bridgnorth's Central Court shopping arcade will officially open on Wednesday, June 4. In an announcement in January, the society said it was planning to open a new branch in the town as part of a plan to expand face-to-face services in Shropshire, with other potential locations in the county, including Shifnal and Claverley, being lined up as possible locations to deliver rural banking services.

23 hours ago | shropshirestar.com | Mike Sheridan

The number of shoppers in Shrewsbury were up 11.8% in April compared to the same period last year, while over the entire year numbers have jumped by around 4% - well above the UK average. According to the figures supplied by the Shrewsbury Business Improvement District(BID), the town is well ahead of both the national and regional averages for footfall increases this year - amid a mini-resurgence for High Street shopping which has seen numbers up across the country.

1 day ago | shropshirestar.com | Mike Sheridan

Telford & Wrekin Council Leader Lee Carter says the authority's multi-million investment programme will have a "huge and lasting" impact on the area. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565The authority is currently ploughing in around £150 million to various capital project in the town, including the high profile regeneration of Telford town centre's Station Quarter.

1 day ago | expressandstar.com | Mike Sheridan

The store, which has major branches in both Wolverhampton and Brierley Hill, said that the data which could have been accessed includes names, email addresses, postal addresses and dates of birth - but stressed the leak does not include payment or card details, or account passwords. Marks & Spencer has been battling to get services back to normal since the attack began in April, which led to the suspension of online orders and contactless payments not working in some stores.