Is it nuts to cook squirrels instead of turkey for Christmas?
A popular TV chef from Caernarfon has launched an urgent appeal to find 40 grey squirrels to create a Christmas feast with a difference. Chris Roberts needs the furry rodents to make squirrel empanadas – fire baked turnovers consisting of pastry and filling – as part...
Ex-climbing instructor reaches new heights after scooping silver award
A former outdoor adventure instructor now helping to inspire elderly people to fulfil their dreams is celebrating a top place finish in the final of a national awards contest. Lily Chapman, who works as Lifestyle Coordinator at Ty Enfys Care Home in Pentwyn, Cardiff,...
U12 girls football team net new kit thanks to Wrexham finance firm
A GIRLS’ football team are looking the part on and off the pitch after netting a new kit thanks to a £900 sponsorship boost from a Wrexham finance firm. In-form Buckley Town JFC U12s have made a strong and stylish start to the season while donning their brand new...
Caring Ann gets in on the act at social care Oscars
The manager at a care home unit named after one of Wales’s most famous actors has turned in an award-winning performance. Ann Ridgway, 52, team leader at the Llys-y-Seren Home in Moor Road in Port Talbot, was among the recipients at this year’s Wales Care Awards...
Pioneering Deeside company Rubicon Garden Rooms wins Unique Business of the Year at Welsh SME Business Awards
A pioneering Deeside company that uses aviation technology to create bespoke zero maintenance garden rooms has won a top business award recognising its unique approach to construction. Rubicon Garden Rooms was awarded ‘Unique Business of the Year’ in the 2nd Welsh SME...
Mitsubishi L200 road test by Steve Rogers
Pick-ups need to be a lot more than mud slingers grinding out a living on farms and building sites. That used to be the case until the company car brigade realised there was a lot of money to be saved in income tax and the manufacturers duly obliged piling in luxuries...
Teacher who suffered double cancer hit has something to sing about again
A retired teacher who has beaten cancer only to discover that her husband has been struck down by the disease has praised the charity choir which is helping her cope. Cecelia Grundey, 63, from Glan Conwy, who joined the Llandudno Tenovus Choir earlier this year, made...
Daredevil radio star Meg takes “leap of faith” from 10,000ft
A daredevil radio presenter and actress who starred in the hit TV drama Hidden is taking a “leap of faith” in aid of a children’s charity. Megan Llŷn, who co-presents the Heart North & Mid Wales drive time show with Oli Kemp from their studio in Gwersyllt, near...
New micro pub puts the ales in Wales and replaces music with chat
A new micro pub in one of North Wales’s busiest tourist towns has banned electronic music and games in favour of good old-fashioned conversation. The Hoptimist, in Market Street, Llangollen, is the latest venture by a partnership of two craft brewers from...
Holidays just got greener as caravan park harnesses the power of the sun
One of the North Wales coast’s ‘greenest’ caravan parks has just become even more eco-friendly after harnessing the area’s famous sunshine to help power its mobile homes – and save themselves money in the process. Energy experts Hafod Renewables have just installed an...
