Time to cash in on £4 million windfarm windfall for rural Denbighshire
A windfarm windfall of almost £4 million over 25 years is the green dividend for western Denbighshire – and residents are being urged to start cashing in now. Communities in a proposed area from Trefnant in the north to Maerdy, near Corwen, in the south and from the...
Fast-growing law firm heads west with first Anglesey office in Menai Bridge
A fast-growing law firm is continuing its expansion by announcing the opening of its first branch on Anglesey. Swayne Johnson, which is also one of Wales’s oldest legal firms, will open its Menai Bridge office in the Old Bank Building, in Uxbridge Square, in January....
Young support worker hits the big time at care sector ‘Oscars’
A young man who is carving out a high-flying career in social care has just scooped a top national award. Support worker Stefan Jenkins, 23, who lives in Kidwelly, took the joint bronze prize at this year’s prestigious Wales Care Awards, held at City Hall in Cardiff....
Audi A6 road test by Steve Rogers
WHO'D be a car salesman trying to shift a big saloon. Everyone is buying SUVs, aren't they? Well yes, but there must be a decent market for premium wheels because Audi has spent a bucket full of money developing the new A6. Trendy SUVs have been flying out of the...
Mechanic restores classic car as a tribute to his racing champ mum
A Vale of Clwyd motor mechanic is rebuilding a classic car in memory of his motor racing champion mum. The late Sandie Cooper was North Wales Ladies Autograss Champion several times with many of those races won at the wheel of her beloved 1970s Fiat 127 Abarth which...
Underfloor heating from green energy keeps Llyr’s hens happy and laying
A North Wales hill farmer is keeping his 16,000 hens happy and laying thanks to underfloor heating from ‘green’ energy stored in the earth. Llyr Jones, who farms 1600 acres 1,000 feet up in the hills near Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, is harnessing the power of the ground...
Classic comics are the new gold for canny investors
Classic comics are the new rival to gold and fine wines for investors, very collectable and likely to increase in value, according to a man with over 100,000 of them. Stuart Stevenson has 40,000 American comics, some dating back to the Sixties and Seventies at Rhyl...
Inspiring couple who helped foster son beat the odds are honoured with top award
A Swansea couple who have devoted their lives to caring for their severely disabled foster son who was not expected to live past his 16th birthday have scooped a top national care award. Elaine Bastin, 75, and her husband of 55 years Len, 78, spoke of their ‘total...
Lean green driving machine for North Wales’s first community car club
North Wales’s first ever community car club has been launched in Corwen and its sprightly lean ‘green’ driving machine has been given the thumbs-up by two of the region’s top politicians. Clwyd South Assembly Member Ken Skates and MP Susan Elan Jones were at the...
Top cheesemakers bring a slice of festive cheer to veterans
A dairy farmers’ cooperative has bought a slice of Christmas cheer to war veterans with a gift of top quality cheese. Expert cheesemakers South Caernarfon Creameries gave three and a half kilos of their finest Cavern Aged Cheddar, Cheddar & Leek and Caerffili...
