The latest positive local news from Shrewsbury: food and drink, nightlife, people, arts, sport and business stories from La Vida Shropshire.
Shrewsbury Arts Trail marked its sixth year with the theme Impressions, a borrowed Wynford Dewhurst painting at the museum and free exhibitions across the town all summer.
Shrewsbury RUFC's women finished as unbeaten NC3 champions, then welcomed 39 players to a passing-out match at Sundorne Castle as the club formed a second women's team.
Halon Menswear, the traditional gentlemen's outfitters on Shrewsbury High Street, is celebrating 75 years in the town, with a new stockroom extension and website taking it into its next chapter.
The Loopy Shrew on Bellstone in Shrewsbury has marked its tenth anniversary, with live music every Sunday and Loopy's After Dark DJ nights on Fridays and Saturdays.
Shrewsbury's Jenna Blair Yoga Wellbeing Centre is expanding into a second studio, while its free Yoga for Cancer classes have been funded for a third year by Lingen Davies.
Riverside Cabins, the woodland cabin park on the River Perry near Shrewsbury, won Silver for glamping and Bronze for regenerative tourism at this year's West Midlands Tourism Awards.
Oberon, the trio of independent fashion, footwear and jewellery shops on Wyle Cop in Shrewsbury, is marking 40 years, and its founder Stacey Hill has received a HERo award at Parliament.
Mystique, the Shrewsbury lingerie name known in the town for forty years, has opened its own shop at 6 Market Street, with bespoke bra fitting, swimwear and pre-loved designer fashion.
Shrewsbury nail studio Gloss by Storm, launched by a former publishing editor, was highly recommended in three categories at the UK Hair and Beauty Awards 2026.
Organised by Shrewsbury guitarist Chris Quinn, Shrewsbury Django Fest brought European gypsy jazz stars, free pub jam sessions and a 30-piece guitar orchestra to the town.
Stoney Stretton Physiotherapy at Yockleton near Shrewsbury has opened a second treatment room and welcomed new specialists, adding orthotics and sports massage to its physiotherapy and Pilates.