Police boss welcomes MPs’ call to decriminalise cannabis
The North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner has welcomed a report from a group of cross-party MPs who predict the UK will fully legalise cannabis within five to 10 years. Arfon Jones, a former police inspector, is a long-time advocate of drugs reform and says the...
Flintshire firm’s £4m industrial estate secures 150 jobs for the area
A £4M industrial estate built by a Flintshire construction and civil engineering firm has been fully let, securing 150 jobs for the area. Kings Court in Sandycroft, built by The Hollingsworth Group close by to the firm’s headquarters in Engineer Park, is now home to...
Young opera star Erin inspires next generation with meteoric rise to success
ASPIRING young singers from across North Wales are being encouraged to follow their dreams and join a new youth opera group to open the doors to success. Welsh National Opera (WNO) is hoping to inspire the next generation of budding opera stars by launching a youth...
New head appointed for fast-growing North Wales private school
A new head has been appointed at Myddelton College in Denbigh which is the second fastest growing private school in the UK. Andrew Allman, 39, said he was “proud and privileged” to take the helm at the co-educational day and boarding school which was recently hailed...
Green machine’s late birdie clinches title
A six-birdie blitz helped green energy business Hafod Renewables take the Ruthin-Pwllglas Golf Club Sponsors Challenge. Hafod Managing Director David Jones led from the front as his four-man team had a run of five threes from their second hole - the ninth on the...
Storage company backs kit donation for young African footballers
Young footballers in West Africa will soon be pulling on the football shirts of a Vale of Clwyd club when they turn out for matches after a chance encounter in The Gambia. Craig Morris, who manages the Lock Stock storage parks in Rhyl and Flint, has persuaded his...
Cash boost for charity which rescues greyhounds from the food shops of China
A charity that rescues racing greyhounds which could be destined for the food shops of China has been backed by a £500,000 fund run by a leading North Wales law firm. Flintshire-based Almost Home Dog Rescue take dogs of all breeds but have increasingly found...
Wrexham fan Kyle in seventh heaven after being chosen to launch away kit
A lifelong fan of Wrexham AFC was in “seventh heaven” after being chosen to help officially launch his beloved team’s new away kit. Kyle Jones, 29, works as a programmer at Ifor Williams Trailers who are the club’s main front of shirt sponsors and was thrilled to be...
Daring duo’s skydive to raise money for children’s hospice
Two daredevil workmates have taken “a leap of faith” in aid of a children’s hospice charity. Nick Mayer and Molly Cadle, who work as client administrators at criminal record checks company Disclosure Services in Wrexham, both did a tandem skydive to raise money for...
Trout farm with “007” fame unveils tasty new treat at Llangollen Food Festival
A trout farm and smokehouse whose delicacies once tickled the taste buds of James Bond has lined up a legendary new treat for visitors to a top food festival. Chirk Trout Farm Shop and Smokery, which has supplied smoked trout to the Orient Express among other...
