THE curtain has gone up on the latest series of “world class” live performances streamed by satellite direct to a Wrexham cinema from venues like London and New York. It means audiences at the Odeon Eagles Meadow can enjoy a night at the opera or ballet or watch an electrifying theatre performance without ever having […]
A new campaign has been launched to get visitors switched on to the scenic beauty of the Clwydian Range. Local tourism operators have been given a helping hand to reach out to potential new customers via social media and digital marketing. Members of the Clwydian Range Tourism Group signed up to a series of courses […]
Two inspirational young people are spearheading a recruitment drive for a training scheme that transformed their lives. Chloe Roberts, 24 and Sarah Price, 21, are urging youngsters between 18 and 25 to enrol on an innovative programme, which is a partnership between The Princes Trust and Pendine Park care organisation in Wrexham. They earned jobs […]
A world leading engineering firm has laid the foundation for future growth by building a new headquarters. The new offices of Microtech Precision Ltd at Bersham Enterprise Centre, near Wrexham, were officially opened by North Wales Regional AM Aled Roberts who has long-standing links with the company which celebrated its 25th anniversary last year. They […]
Canolfan Gofal Bryn Seiont will be jewel in our crown say Pendine Park A care organisation has started recruiting staff for a new centre of excellence for dementia care in Gwynedd. Pendine Park is creating 100 jobs at the £7 million complex at the site of the former Bryn Seiont community hospital on the outskirts […]
A store manager has thanked her kind-hearted customers for helping them give a £200 boost to a children’s cancer charity. Women’s clothes store Wallis at Eagles Meadow shopping centre in Wrexham organised raffles and sold pins in aid of CLIC Sargent. The UK-wide charity’s patrons include former tennis ace Tim Henman, and interior design guru […]
A 3.44 per cent increase in the cost of policing North Wales has been agreed – it works out at 17p a week for Band D households in the region. The rise in the precept was unanimously approved at a meeting today (Monday, January 19) of the North Wales Police and Crime Panel in Conwy. Police […]
Culinary superstar Jamie Oliver has praised chutney created by youngsters at their school, which is being sold at a Welsh centre of excellence. Pupils at Ysgol San Sior in Llandudno turned windfall apples from the school orchard into the no-cook chutney and sent a jar to the cooking wizard to try. He tweeted that it […]
An eco-friendly housing development that’s helping to breathe new life into a former slate quarrying village in Snowdonia has won a major national award. The £730,000 Maes y Waen scheme in Penmachno in Conwy was named as the Development of the Year at the Welsh Housing Awards. The prize was awarded jointly to housing association […]
A renewable energy expert who was among the winners at the Daily Post Business Awards is also celebrating a hat-trick of other major accolades. Gareth Jones, Managing Director of Carbon Zero Renewables, in St Asaph, believes their emphasis on quality and customer service has been a key factor in their success which has seen turnover […]
