Shrewsbury town centre’s annual summer high street installation has taken a bold new direction this year, swapping traditional vinyl prints for a hand-sewn, multi-material display that responds dynamically to the British weather.
1 Jun 2026
Shrewsbury is celebrating a landmark achievement after the town was awarded prestigious Purple Flag status for the tenth consecutive year.
22 May 2026
Shrewsbury town centre has recorded its strongest May Bank Holiday Saturday since footfall monitoring began in 2016, with the LOOPFEST 2026 weekend delivering 122,241 visits across the full two days - and 58,493 on the Saturday alone.
10 May 2026
Shrewsbury town centre businesses are being asked for evidence of poor mobile connectivity to lobby providers to improve coverage and network capacity.
27 Apr 2026
Business and tourism leaders have warned that Shropshire could be left without access to key economic funding after the Government confirmed the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) would not be renewed.
9 Apr 2026
As work ramps up on Shrewsbury’s bid to become the UK’s first ever Town of Culture, residents, students, schoolchildren and businesses are being asked to have their say.
15 Mar 2026
New seating, planting and other aesthetic upgrades are set to be introduced at the entrance to Abbey Foregate in Shrewsbury, after gaining public support in a recent consultation.
17 Feb 2026
Shrewsbury BID has confirmed its support for Shrewsbury Town Council’s proposals to take on delegated responsibility for street cleaning, CCTV and related town centre services.
26 Jan 2026
New data published by Shrewsbury BID presents a mainly positive picture of the recent Christmas trading period in Shrewsbury, with the busiest footfall since 2019 recorded in the lead up to the big day.
22 Jan 2026
The extended Shrewsbury Moves Night Bus trial began last night, Wednesday 7 January, with late-night buses operating Wednesday to Saturday until midnight throughout January, February and March.
8 Jan 2026
Shrewsbury town centre recorded its highest weekly footfall since Christmas 2019 in the week beginning Monday the 15th of December, with 262,937 visits to the town centre counted throughout the week.
24 Dec 2025
Shrewsbury BID will launch a new town-wide marketing campaign this Small Business Saturday, 6 December, calling on shoppers to pause, think twice and reconsider the online shopping autopilot.
6 Dec 2025
Shrewsbury’s much-loved Christmas Elf Trail is back for 2025 – and this year, the town’s cheekiest residents are out in even greater numbers.
26 Nov 2025
Shrewsbury town centre experienced a month of positive performance in September 2025, with footfall, sales and customer spending all showing healthy growth.
29 Oct 2025
Food lovers in Shropshire are enjoying Shrewsbury Restaurant Week, which is currently underway until Sunday, 2 November.
28 Oct 2025
This autumn, Shrewsbury BID launches its brand-new Mini Mural Trail: The Myths, Legends and Folktales of Shropshire.
27 Oct 2025
Two Shrewsbury schoolchildren, Josie and Pippa, both aged 9, celebrated an incredible joint win in the Shrewsbury Town Flag competition last weekend.
3 Jul 2025
According to official figures, shoppers in Shrewsbury spent more than £135 million in town centre shops and businesses in 2024.
2 Jan 2025
Artists are being invited to help create a new “mini mural trail” in Shrewsbury - but need to get in touch quickly if they want to be involved.
19 Dec 2024
Shrewsbury had a record-breaking weekend with footfall counters recording the highest number of visitors in the town centre for five years.
18 Dec 2024
