Welcome to the online home of Townhouse Communications

Based in the cathedral city of Lichfield, in rural Staffordshire but just a stones throw from Birmingham, we can provide you with creative and effective PR plus advertising and design that will have an impact upon your bottom line.

Our clients list is varied from small local companies to major household names.  We work in sports and leisure including Europe’s largest tennis coaching organisation RPT.    Healthcare PR for the UK’s oldest family owned firm Salts Healthcare.  We also provide regional media support for the likes of AXA, Vodafone and the National Lottery.

During these uncertain economic times, communications is key to differentiating yourselves from your competitors and staying one step ahead of the game. Our philosophy has always been “effective, not affected media communications”, never has such a way of thinking been so true.

We don’t ‘do’ everything but concentrate on what we do best.  The team only includes seasoned professionals who understand what will and will not work and appreciate the need for results-based campaigns.  We can weave our way, on your behalf, through the maze of traditional and new media channels to create a truly integrated campaign. In addition, we also have a strong network of associates including designers, event organisers, photographers and web and online techies.

Have a look around this website and see what we do.  We think you’ll be surprised with the work and the client list.  If you like what you see get in touch for a chat.


Todays Headlines

BBC News

Coulson 'safe' over phone claims

Downing Street's head of communications, Andy Coulson, is safe in his job despite phone hacking claims surrounding the News of the World newspaper, says a senior government source.

Earthquake hits south New Zealand

A state of emergency is declared in Christchurch after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island, injuring two people seriously.

Six million hit by tax mistakes

HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.

Blair in 'radical Islam' warning

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world.

Nine die in New Zealand air crash

Nine people, including four tourists, are killed when a light aircraft crashes after taking off from Fox Glacier in New Zealand, say reports.

Sky Sports News

Capello delighted by Defoe

Fabio Capello hailed Jermain Defoe's clinical display as the striker scored a hat-trick in a 4-0 victory over Bulgaria on Friday.

Defoe hushes Fabio critics

A Jermain Defoe hat-trick and a first international goal for Adam Johnson defeated Bulgaria 4-0 in England's first Euro 2012 qualifier.

Fahey solves ROI's frustration

Keith Fahey's first competitive international goal earned Republic of Ireland a 1-0 win in Armenia.

Sky withdraws from Vuelta

Team Sky has pulled out of the Vuelta a España following the death of their carer Txema González on Friday evening.

Rafa remains on course

An elusive US Open crown remains on the cards for top seed Rafael Nadal after beating Denis Istomin in the second round.

Fast start for Rory in Boston

Zach Johnson and Jason Day share the lead after the opening day of the Deutsche Bank Championship, but Rory McIlroy is just one back.

Venus ventures into last 16

Venus Williams made light work of qualifier Many Minella to reach the fourth round of the US Open.

Brand Republic

TUI Travel revamps marketing division

Tour operator TUI Travel is to overhaul its marketing department, as part of a wider restructure of its senior management.

Project Canvas ignores local media, says CMA

The partners of internet-connected TV consortium Project Canvas are ignoring the interests of the local TV industry, according to the director of the Community Media Association.

Digg suffers fall after redesign

Charts released today show that user unhappiness with social media bookmarking site Digg's recent redesign are the least of its problems as its power to refer to publisher's websites appears to be waning.

Innocent to open East London pop-up café

Innocent, the ethical drinks brand famed for its smoothies, is to open a pop-up café in Shoreditch, East London.

Ask Jeeves ties up with charities

Question and answer search engine Ask Jeeves has partnered with RSPCA and Breakthrough Breast Cancer in a bid to ramp up its social media activity in the lead-up to the search engine's 10th anniversary.

Birmingham Post

UK News: Quake rocks N Zealand South Island

New Zealand's South Island was under a state of emergency and rocked by aftershocks after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake caused widespread damage.

UK News: Police defend phone-tapping probe

The Metropolitan Police has defended its handling of phone-hacking allegations after former home secretary Alan Johnson suggested an independent investigation.

UK News: Bishop condemns trafficking stance

The Archbishop of York has called the Government's decision to stay out of a new draft EU directive on human trafficking "seriously flawed".

UK News: X-Factor hopefuls come to blows

Temper tantrums are nothing new on The X-Factor but Saturday night's show takes things to a whole new level when two contestants come to blows on stage.

UK News: GCSE 'not academically challenging'

GCSEs are no longer "academically challenging", a leading headmistress has said.