Mum and dad return with baby Tao to say heartfelt thanks to bakery staff who helped them in hour of “knead”
A proud mum and dad paid a return visit to a bakery to say heartfelt thanks to the staff who jumped action in their hour of “knead”. Dad Matt Cooke was driving his heavily pregnant partner, Margaret Edwards, to hospital when their little boy, Tao, made an early...
Don’t throw “good money after bad”, urges social care leader
A proposed new income tax to fund elderly social care would be “throwing good money after bad” unless there’s radical reform of the whole system, it’s been warned. The idea for the tax of between one per cent and three per cent was recommended in a report by top...
Tai Chi helps dad overcome trauma of living with a heart condition that left him in a coma
A dad-of-three who survived two cardiac arrests including one that left him in a coma for six days is rebuilding his life with the help of the ancient martial art, Tai Chi. Music teacher Paul Williams, 37, from Bagillt, in Flintshire, attends free classes run by...
Unsung heroes rewarded for work with victims of domestic abuse
A VITAL support service that’s come to the aid of thousands of domestic abuse victims as well as helping perpetrators to change their ways has been honoured by North Wales’s policing czar. Gorwel, which is part of Grwp Cynefin and provides a wide range of services for...
Budding Spielbergs make film to find engineers of the future
Budding Spielbergs from three Denbighshire primary schools are working with a pop video producer to make a film to promote engineering as a career. The 35 pupils from Ysgol Carreg Emlyn in Clocaenog, Ysgol Bro Elwern in Gwyddelwern and Ysgol Betws Gwerful Goch have...
Timber company save children’s vegetables from ravenous rabbits
Green-fingered primary school pupils have had their prize fruit and veg saved from ravenous rabbits thanks to a local timber company. Fencing giants Clifford Jones Timber came to the rescue when Llanbedr DC Primary School appealed for help against the bad news bunnies...
Find out the naughty secret of the two brothers who wrote Pack Up Your Troubles in St Asaph
A new twist on the famous First World War marching song, Pack up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag, will be performed in the place where it was written by two brothers. The words were written by George Henry Powell while the music was composed by his older brother...
Flower power helps beat the vandals
Flower power is uniting the community and beating the vandals in a Denbighshire town – with the help of cash seized from criminals. From three-year-olds at a day nursery to 93-year-olds at a care home, the Denbigh in Bloom campaign has involved all ages and sections...
Phil Dolan lands Anwyl’s operations director role
Award-winning Anwyl Homes has appointed Phil Dolan, from Stockport, as Operations Director. In his new role, Phil will assume operational responsibility of both the Cheshire and North Wales region for the housebuilder. The remit will incorporate overseeing all land...
Hostage Terry Waite given a book called Great Escapes by his captors
Former hostage Terry Waite told how the Islamic jihadists holding him captive unwittingly gave him a book called Great Escapes. The revelation about the irony of reading material presented to him by his guards who were unable to speak English came during a speech to...
