Personal trainer who shed six stone set to host inaugural North Wales Celtic Showdown CrossFit contest
A man inspired to become a personal trainer after shedding six stone is hosting the first-ever North Wales CrossFit contest. The inaugural Celtic Showdown is being organised by exercise expert and gym owner Jamie Bowen, who is working with Colwyn BID, the...
Soaring demand for Sional’s metal drinks bottles thanks to drive to ditch plastic
A campaign spearheaded by TV star David Attenborough encouraging people to ditch plastic has seen a sharp spike in demand for a North Wales company’s refillable metal drinks bottles. Promotional merchandising company Sional is helping reduce the number of discarded...
Prince Madoc American legend set to bring surge in tourists for North Wales
A surge in tourism for North Wales could be kick-started with a bid to capitalise on the discovery of America by Prince Madoc, says a business group. According to Welsh folklore, the adventurer Prince sailed from Rhos-on-Sea in 1170, on a ship built in Abergele, and...
Superheroes help clinch hat-trick of accolades for housing association
A team of super heroes has helped turn a housing association that’s celebrating its 10th anniversary this year into one of the UK’s best companies to work for. Cartrefi Conwy have been honoured in the prestigious Sunday Times Top 100 competition in the category for...
Hospice aims to strike jackpot
A hospice is aiming to strike the jackpot with a special tournament at a bowling alley. Teams of four people to go head to head in to raise money for Nightingale House in Wrexham at Tenpin at the town’s Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre. According to Eleni Morandi, there...
Icelandic farmer chooses an Ifor Williams trailer for when going gets tough up north
When a farmer who raises sheep in rugged country close to the Arctic Circle needed help with moving his flock around he turned to Europe’s top trailer maker to provide the answer. And to demonstrate the commitment it shows to customers across the globe the Ifor...
Making a song and dance about dementia
Musical care home residents and staff are going to rock against dementia. The week-long event at the Pendine Park care organisation will involve all seven of their care homes in Wrexham. The aim of the Rock against Dementia event is to raise awareness about the cruel...
Hero bakery drivers rewarded with slap-up meal after beating the Beast from the East
A team of delivery drivers have been hailed as heroes by a bakery after they braved and beat the Beast from the East. The 29 drivers from the Village Bakery battled their way through the Siberian conditions to reach around 500 of their customers across North and Mid...
Youngsters stay on song thanks to cash snatched from criminals
A charity which aims to get teenage boys in North Wales singing instead of sinning has received a major boost – thanks to cash seized from local criminals. Only Boys Aloud, which runs four choirs across North Wales and has around 70 members based in some of the...
George’s weight loss means a gain for hospice
Staff of a Wrexham department store are seeing far less of their manager since the start of the year – but it’s all in a good cause. George Lees, manager of the M&S store at the Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre, has shed more than two stone since January 5 and is...