The Shropshire chairman of the Chartered Institute of IT today urged county businesses to heed warnings from West Mercia Police about protecting their computer systems over the festive period.

Telford police have issued advice to businesses in the run up to the Christmas holiday period in a bid to prevent them becoming the victims of crime.

Shropshire business Bespoke Computing Ltd will be donating money to a county charity instead of sending cards and gifts this Christmas.

The Bespoke Computing team, led by Chris Pallett, are sending their best wishes to clients and suppliers by donating money to Shropshire Mind.

The aftermath of severe flooding in Thailand is set to reach the UK as computer prices rise following the disaster, the Shropshire chairman of the Chartered Institute of IT warned today.

The country’s worst floods in more than half a century have claimed the lives of hundreds of people and affected millions. The disaster left 14,000 factories under water and more than 600,000 out of work.

And Chris Pallett, of Bespoke Computing Ltd in Telford and the Shropshire chairman of CIIT, said the impact will be felt across the world.