Vauxhall report by Steve Rogers
THE Vauxhall brand is safe in the hands of its new French owners. That was the upbeat message from Vauxhall's Customer Experience Director Peter Hope to motoring journalists gathered at Vauxhall's Luton base to drive some of the company's newest and oldest cars. Hope...
Kia Sportage road test by Steve Rogers
HEADLIGHTS are brighter than ever but are they getting too strong? The latest LED bulbs have tremendous power but if you are on the receiving end some car headlights are overpowering. The headlights on the Kia Sportage might fall into this category because I was...
Find out what it’s like to be locked up in a police cell
Members of the public who are prepared for a stretch in police cells are being sought – but not as prisoners. More volunteer independent custody visitors are needed to check on the welfare of detainees to ensure they are being treated correctly and in line with...
High flyers Simone and Toni help strengthen management team at rapidly expanding firm
A high-flying travel firm which has opened 10 new stores in the last 12 months has strengthened its management team to cope with the rapid growth of the business. Hays Travel North West, which is the UK’s fastest growing independent travel agency and has its Head...
Young vet asks wedding guests to donate to the support service that helped keep her career healthy
A bride-to-be whose anxiety nearly derailed her job as a newly qualified vet has asked her wedding guests to donate to the pioneering social enterprise that helped get her career back on track. Chrissie Diesel from Ruthin turned to Rhyl-based Rhyl City Strategy (RCS...
Deeside photographer Stacey shortlisted for top award
THE work of a Deeside photographer has been brought in to sharp focus after a wedding shot she took was shortlisted for a prestigious UK-wide award. Stacey Oliver, a mum-of-two from Sealand, has reached the finals of the Guild of Photographers Image of the Year...
Cheese named best in the world in most successful awards year for dairy co-op South Caernarfon Creameries
A Red Leicester cheese made on the Llyn Peninsula with milk from Welsh cows has been named the best Red Leicester in the world. Wales’ oldest dairy farmers’ co-operative South Caernarfon Creameries scooped Gold for their Red Leicester at the prestigious World Cheese...
How much are you prepared to pay for cops?
A police boss is urging people in North Wales to take part in a survey to gauge how much voters are prepared to pay for policing the region. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones has launched the online poll against a backdrop of £31 million in cuts...
Let’s banish the blight of costly nursing agencies and Dickensian procurement
By Mario Kreft MBE, Chair of Care Forum Wales Social care is the glue that binds our communities together – socially, culturally and economically – but it is being blighted by a triple whammy of chronic underfunding, Dickensian procurement practices and the...
New flat right on cue for Dylan
Empty storerooms above a Grade Two listed village snooker hall have been transformed into a stylish two-bedroom flat thanks to a grant aimed at easing the housing crisis in Conwy. Even the clicking of the balls is masked by sound-proofing at the property above...
