Farmers’ son Hefin returns to his roots for business success in New Zealand
A Welsh exile revealed how he returned to his roots to build a thriving business on the other side of the world. Businessman Hefin Lloyd Davies, 65, has set up a successful distributorship selling the market-leading products of Ifor Williams Trailers in New Zealand....
Salah day as two-goal Adnan clinches Commissioner’s anti-racism trophy
A football tournament held to highlight the fight against hate crime and racism has been won by a club formed in Wrexham to provide the opportunity to play for people from different ethnic backgrounds. The six-a-side event held at Ysgol Clywedog in the town was...
Housing worker Maria speaks out against hate crime in video
A housing worker who suffered racist taunts via social media is urging all victims of hate crime to come forward. According to Maria Smith, 47, from Conwy, it’s vitally important that people don’t suffer in silence but report the abuse to the police. Maria...
Steve Rogers casts and eye over the new Volvo XC40
MY first drive in Volvo's new XC40 SUV and it took no more than a few minutes to find out why it romped away with the European Car of the Year title. Since that triumph back in January there have been 34 more awards and PR boss Mike Gale told me his dinner suit would...
Booming bakery creates 20 more new jobs
Twenty more new jobs are up for grabs at a booming bakery which has just announced an inflation-busting pay increase of up to eight per cent for production workers. The award-winning Village Bakery need extra staff for a new gluten-free bakery that’s being launched...
£500,000 appeal launched to equip hospice extension
A £500,000 appeal has been launched to equip an extension to a hospice which will help it double the number of people it supports. The fund-raising campaign got under way as the first sod was cut to mark the start of the work to build the £2.5 million development at...
Denbighshire’s Queen of Shops gets retail into shape for Christmas
Denbighshire has its own ‘Queen of Shops’ to get the county’s retailers match fit for the vital Christmas selling season. Retail expert Helen Hodgkinson has been working with shop and business owners in Llangollen and elsewhere alongside the County Council’s Economic...
Decision to rule out fix rooms will lead to more drug deaths, says police boss
More people will die needlessly as a result of the UK Government’s decision to rule out the introduction special facilities where drug addicts can inject themselves safely and hygienically. That’s the view of North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones who...
Heroic Terrie-Ann in line for award after saving care home
A PASSIONATE and hardworking nurse who has played a pivotal role in turning around the fortunes of a failing care home is in line for a national award. Terrie-Ann Chindley, 31, has been hailed for “going the extra mile” when it comes to caring for residents at Ely...
Beauty spot restored with criminals’ cash
Cash seized from criminals is being used to help combat anti-social behaviour at a beauty spot in Colwyn Bay. Local people were being put off going to parts of the 50-acre Eirias Park because they were being blighted by petty crime and drug dealing. Now two...
