New scheme being launched to steer offenders away from a life of crime
A pioneering scheme to divert low level offenders away from a life of crime is being launched in North Wales. The idea has been championed by North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones who says it will cut reoffending rates as well as reducing police and...
Peugeot Traveller road test by Steve Rogers
NOT so long ago no family was complete without a people carrier. They were born in the eighties, the brainchild of Renault whose innovative Espace brought a whole new meaning to big family motoring. With seven comfy individual seats it was a bit like taking a trip in...
Crocodiles and dragons star in spooky Christmas story
A group of talented care home residents have worked with members of a symphony orchestra to come up with a spooky Christmas tale with an added musical twist. The people living at the Pendine Park care organisation in Wrexham teamed up with professional storyteller...
More than 140 referrals made to authorities over child neglect in North Wales
A children’s charity has revealed that more than 140 referrals were made to authorities over child neglect concerns in North Wales over the last year. According to NSPCC Wales Appeal Board Chairman Alan Peterson, it is contacted on average 55 times a day by adults...
Volcano expert discovers Vale of Clwyd is a cycling hotspot
A volcano expert who caught the biking bug in Japan has followed his dream by opening a cycling shop in the heart of Denbighshire’s cycling country. James Ashworth has put a career as a volcanologist on hold to open Kazoku – Japanese for family – Cycles on Denbigh’s...
Care home staff and residents jump to it for children’s charity
Kind-hearted residents staff at a care organisation jumped to it and donned their festive finery for a children’s charity. Glitter, Rudolph and plenty of Santa’s were on show at Pendine Park’s office and training academy in Wrexham while their care homes across the...
World record-breaking hula hooper building business empire by tackling workplace stress
An entrepreneur who holds a Guinness World Record for hula hooping is aiming to expand her stress-busting business across the UK. Energetic businesswoman Sasha Kenny, the owner of Hoola Nation and Fit Philosophy, says gyrating with a hula hoop is a great way of coping...
Crooks’ cash funds local crime-busters tackles new threat of County Lines
A £60,000 fund boosted by money confiscated from criminals has been launched to help tackle the growing menace of youngsters being groomed and exploited by vicious drugs gangs. According to North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones, the ill-gotten gains of...
Let’s work together to make Wrexham more prosperous, says new council boss
A new council boss has vowed to build a “new and exciting” relationship with the business community in Wrexham. Ian Bancroft, the recently-appointed chief executive of Wrexham County Borough Council, says it’s vital the public and private sectors work together to...
Roll up! Roll up! Circus magic comes to care home
Musicians from a world famous orchestra brought the roar of the crowd and the smell of the grease paint to a care home as part of a “magical” circus workshop. Two members of Manchester’s acclaimed Hallé orchestra brought the joyous sounds of the Big Top to Pendine...
