Welsh whisky galore for Llandudno’s Swiss twin
Welsh whisky, beer and cheese could soon be on the menu in Switzerland thanks to a North Wales seaside resort twinning with a world famous skiing village. New trade links are being established after Llandudno and Champéry, part of the giant Porte du Soleil skiing...
Eric and Mair are “still devoted to each other” after 65 years of marriage
A devoted Gwynedd couple have celebrated their blue sapphire wedding anniversary chalking up a remarkable 65 years together as man and wife. Eric and Mair Jones spent their special anniversary reminiscing about their wedding day and the happy years they’ve shared...
Conwy fitness instructor opens second gym as business booms
A Conwy mobile fitness instructor who switched to supplying exercise equipment in lockdown has now just opened his second gym and business is booming. Jamie Bowen invested in gym machines stored in units at the giant Lock Stock Storage Park in Llandudno Junction and...
Top food supplier launches “aggressive” price cutting campaign and undercuts competitors by up to 38%
A Welsh food wholesaler has launched a new campaign to slash prices and undercut its competitors by up to 38%. Harlech Foodservice, which has bases in Criccieth, Chester, Carmarthen and Merthyr Tydfil, announced the “aggressive” drive at its two-day Food Expo for...
Welsh trailer firm hooks up with Celtic cousin
A Welsh trailer maker has hooked up with a Celtic cousin to form a new partnership. Cornwall Farm Machinery has been appointed as a distributor for Ifor Williams Trailers (IWT) which has a global reach through its market-leading products. Rob Hattam, the general...
Surprise delivery of Welsh Cakes and daffodils brings smiles to faces of residents at Gwynedd care home
An eco-friendly adventure park has launched a novel campaign to celebrate Welshness – starting with a surprise delivery of traditional treats to a care home. Team members from GreenWood Family Park, in Felinheli, near Bangor, took dozens of Welsh Cakes and bunches of...
Royal harpist Alis will be centre stage at festival
Royal Harpist Alis Huws who performed at the King’s Coronation will be a star attraction at a music festival in North Wales. Alis, from the Banw Valley, near Welshpool, in Powys, will perform at the Wales Harp Festival that’s being staged at Galeri in Caernarfon on...
Book-loving schoolboy Harri, 5, melts millions of hearts on the One Show
A book loving five year schoolboy who reads his favourite stories to care home residents “melted the hearts” of millions of TV viewers watching The One Show. Local hero Harri Shone, a pupil of Ysgol Penrhyn, New Broughton, near Wrexham, had a starring role on the...
Top bakery flags up support for protesting Welsh farmers
A bakery has pledged its support to protesting Welsh farmers and is putting their logo on its pies and rolls to show solidarity with them. The Jones Village Bakery is also placing the No Farmers, No Food design on two of its vans as well as having flags flying...
New rules will quadruple recycling costs for Welsh care homes
Controversial new recycling rules will quadruple the cost of dealing with waste for cash-strapped care homes across Wales, it’s been revealed. Georgie Llewelyn, whose family have run the Penpergwm House Residential Care Home, near Abergavenny, for over 30 years, says...