Young woman who beat blood cancer to give talk at charity ball sponsored by Wrexham financial firm
A YOUNG woman who had a rare blood cancer as a little girl is to give an inspirational talk at a fundraising ball which is being sponsored by a Wrexham financial firm. Hadlow Edwards Wealth Management is the main sponsor of the 1960s themed ‘Groovy Kind of Ball at...
Battle group plan massive splash at Colwyn Bay’s Forties Festival
A World War Two battle re-enactment group is set to make a massive splash at Colwyn Bay’s 1940s festival next month. The supercharged display will be put on by North West Military Collectors group (NWMIL), whose pyrotechnic experts strive to make the action as...
Remarkable paintings by artist with dementia to go on show
A fundraising exhibition will showcase the paintings of a Wrexham pensioner who rediscovered her artistic talent while living with dementia. Pat Rayfield did not take up watercolour painting until she was aged 85, after she was diagnosed with dementia. She went on to...
North Wales garden rooms company could provide quick fix for housing problems
Zero maintenance garden rooms, made by a North Wales company using aviation technology, could be used with other measures to tackle the housing crisis, according to an AM. Rubicon Garden Rooms managing director John Lyon outlined to newly-elected Alyn and Deeside AM...
Sional team take to the sky and streets of London to raise funds for children’s hospices
Staff from a North Wales company are set to fling themselves from the sky and pound the streets of London to raise funds for a charity caring for seriously ill youngsters. Tŷ Gobaith Children’s Hospice in the Conwy Valley and Hope House in Oswestry will benefit from...
Food firms come together to create Wales’ first pesto sauces for home cooks
Three North Wales food producers have come together to create the first commercially-available Welsh-made pesto for home cooks. Calon Lân and Blodyn Aur are working with Anglesey-based Plas Farm on the new sauces, which are already proving popular with shoppers. Calon...
Help on hand to tackle lack of sleep for North Wales workers
North Wales bosses are being encouraged to tackle the epidemic of sleeplessness that is affecting workers across the country. A lack of sleep is to blame for more than 200,000 working days being lost every year in the UK - at a cost of £30bn - with more than a third...
Play about dementia is emotional experience for youngsters
Youngsters from a Flintshire primary school have given a thumbs-up to a heart-warming play about the impact of dementia seen through the eyes of a young boy. Pupils of Ysgol Gwenffrwd, Holywell, attended a performance of Ŵy, Chips A Nain (Egg, Chips and Grandma in...
Talented fencer Stephanie appeals for sponsors to achieve Olympic dream
A part-time shop worker is swapping the cut and thrust of retail to compete at the Under-20 Commonwealth Games. Stephanie Phennah, 17, who works at Marks and Spencer at Eagles Meadow in Wrexham, will be representing Wales in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is aiming to...
Popular app puts kids at risk of being groomed online, warns police boss
A police boss has warned parents their children could be at risk of being groomed by paedophiles or being bombarded with sexually explicit messages on popular a social media app. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones spoke out after being briefed about...
