A social care leader has warned the public in Wales not to become complacent and to “remain vigilant” as the number of Covid deaths in care homes continue fall. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, said new, more contagious and potentially more dangerous mutant strains of the virus could still throw a […]
A BOXING club which has produced a string of Welsh champions over 30 years will continue to pack a punch – thanks to cash confiscated from criminals. Clwyd Amateur Boxing Club in Rhyl was founded in 1989 by the late Johnny Ritchie, born John Richard Jones, who fought at both amateur and professional level and […]
A ground-breaking business park built entirely from shipping containers has been launched on Deeside. North Wales-based storage giant Lock Stock have already welcomed their first customers at the Interlinq site in Sandycroft. There are more than 50 storage units available on the 2.3-acre location with room for 250 as it fills up and plans for […]
A group of determined veterans are on a mission to restore a dilapidated war cemetery in honour of 48 fallen First World War heroes with the help of cash confiscated from criminals. Former soldier Keith Jones, 63, teamed up with six other ex-servicemen to give restore the graveyard at St Peblig Church in Caernarfon that’s […]
Taking the jump to electric is too big a step at the moment but I am warming to it after driving the new Citroen e-C4. But there are plenty ready to take the plunge if orders for the new family hatchback are anything to go by. Even before the car has gone on sale 50 […]
A dedicated care home worker who survived a brush with death has won an award for going the extra “smile”. Arlen Lleses, a senior care practitioner at Pendine Park’s Bodlondeb care home in Wrexham, fell seriously ill with a kidney infection in 2017. Now enjoying what she describes as “a second life” after having her right […]
A new book has shone a light on the brilliant talent of tragic F1 hero Tom Pryce – who went from being a tractor mechanic to a potential world champion in just four years. Authors Darren Banks and Kevin Guthrie have pledged to donate the proceeds from sales of the book to create a permanent […]
A fast-growing bakery has secured an investment deal to fuel major expansion plans which will create 115 new jobs. The owners of the family-run Village Bakery are retaining a material investment in the company, which is due to open a new super bakery on Wrexham Industrial Estate this summer. The business will continue to be […]
Care boxes packed with goodies have been sent to hard-working farmers across North and Mid Wales to thank them for keeping the country fed and nourished throughout the pandemic crisis. More than 100 St David’s Day gifts have been sent out by kind-hearted South Caernarfon Creameries (SCC) based in Chwilog in Gwynedd as a surprise […]
A boys choir that wowed judges on hit TV show Britain’s Got Talent is looking to have the same impact in Japan. Only Boys Aloud will be taking part in a televised concert in the Land of the Rising Sun with three Japanese youth choirs from the cities of Kitakyushu, Kumamoto and Oita that hosted […]
