Reach Shropshire's largest online audience
Shropshire Live delivers true local news and entertainment to tens of thousands of readers every month — on our website, our social channels and our radio station. Put your business in front of them.
Enquire TodayShropshire Live delivers true local content to the community of Shropshire, covering news, business, features and entertainment. This year marks our 17th year of providing Shropshire with engaging content, and our audience continues to grow.
We target a 25+ audience with a fresh approach to local news and entertainment. Our community shows a remarkably balanced gender split (52.5% male, 47.5% female) and a steady distribution across key adult demographics, with peak engagement from the 35–65+ age groups — a stable and reliable environment for long-term loyalty campaigns.
We don't believe in print — everything we do is online, keeping everything up to date. Whether readers are on a desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile, Shropshire Live is right at their fingertips. We are an independent media business owned and run within the county, regulated by IMPRESS: The Independent Monitor for the Press CIC.
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Why advertise with us?
Advertising with Shropshire Live lets you reach new loyal customers:
- A great way to reach a mass local population
- Builds your brand in an engaging environment
- Update or change campaigns easily
- Gets your message onto tablets, mobiles and desktops
- Straightforward price plans
- Competitive advertising rates
- A Shropshire-based team with personal campaign help and planning
Advertising Formats
Header Display
£110 per week
Get on top of other businesses. Your campaign greets readers at the top of every page in this unmissable space, on desktop, tablet and mobile — clickable straight through to your website.
970×250px desktop · 320×100px mobile · minimum two-week booking, shared with other advertisers
Billboard
£90 per week
Big and bold — users can't miss it. Displayed across the site and at the bottom of every article, for advertisers who want their message to stand out.
700×180px desktop · 300×250px mobile · minimum one-month booking, shared with other advertisers
Prime Display
£80 per week
Big impact with thousands of impressions, mixed into the content on desktop, mobile and tablet. The space is yours to promote different products or services for one low-cost fee.
300×250px · minimum two-week booking, shared with other advertisers
Featured Article
from £125
A featured article about your business lets our audience read and share your news. Featured across the site for four weeks, shared on our social media, with a web link to your business. £125 with your own copy and images, or £225 written by our copywriter — and ask us about a social media boost.
Available alongside at least two weeks' display advertising · marked Advertisement Feature · links follow Google's good-practice guidelines
Radio Advertising
from £80 per week
Shropshire Live on air plays feel-good music with local presenters, broadcasting 24/7 — online, on our free app and on smart speakers. Advertising spots for local businesses and sponsorship opportunities for longer-term advertisers.
Contact us for our on-air media pack
*Display advertisers should also supply artwork at double the pixel size for high-density screens.
What our advertisers say
"Chris and Fiona have been a pleasure to deal with in terms of getting our advertising sorted. They are helpful, proactive and supportive. The number of Shropshire people they can now reach through their website, socials and radio station is impressive and we're glad to be working with them."
"Working with the team at Shropshire Live has helped us to build local brand awareness. As a small organisation with a limited marketing budget, we find their advertising packages to be a cost effective and worthwhile solution. The team are always helpful and responsive to any queries or support needs."
"Shropshire Live offer a speedy turnaround from selecting the most appropriate platform to providing the creative content. Their team advise and work with you on content for the best outcomes. Fiona is a pleasure to work with and always responds to queries. Advertising in Shropshire Live provides a different offering to social media channels to reach wider audiences and engagement."
"It is important for us to reach out to the local community and Shropshire Live as a platform is a perfect solution for our marketing. We have been advertising with Shropshire Live for many years now, and we have been pleased with the results and the service offered by the team."
"We are delighted to support and work with Shropshire Live sharing news throughout the county and promoting home life safety, and safer communities."
Make an advertising enquiry
Tell us a little about your business and what you'd like to achieve — our Shropshire-based team will help plan the right campaign. Prefer to talk? Call Fiona on 01743 816 817 or email sales@shropshirelive.com.