Standstill police budget will mean real terms cut of £2.1m
A police boss has accused the Government of trying to con the public with its claims of a £450 million boost to police funding – with the North Wales force facing a real terms cut of £2.1 million. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones says the...
Bargain hunters queue from 3am as sales fever comes to Wrexham
More than 500 bargain hunters braved near freezing temperatures in readiness for the annual Boxing Day sale at Next at a shopping centre in Wrexham. The queue began to snake around Eagles Meadow from 3am as sale addicts waited patiently for the doors to be thrown open...
Care home staff jump to it for children’s charity
Kind-hearted care home staff jumped to it and put on their festive finery for a children's charity. The Christmas Jumper Day at the Pendine Park care organisation in Wrexham was organised in aid of Save the Children. Each member of staff and some residents donated £2...
Trustee Trefor retires from Police and Community Trust after two decades
A TRUSTEE of a North Wales police and community trust which supports projects making a difference in their neighbourhoods has retired after more than two decades of dedicated service. Trefor Jones CVO CBE, a founding member and former chairman of the North Wales...
Wrexham copier firm secures second contract with global pharmaceutical giant
A FAST growing Wrexham copier company has secured a second five-year deal with a global pharmaceutical giant. Rawson Digital, based at The Bridge Business Centre on Wrexham Industrial Estate, has supplied 55 new copiers to Wockhardt UK, the British arm of the...
Inspirational Sean wins gold award
An inspirational young carer who overcame dyslexia and dyspraxia has been honoured with a prestigious gold award. Just 18 months after starting work at Kinsale Hall, Llannerch y Mor, near Holywell, Sean Doyle was one of the main award winners at this year’s Wales Care...
Wrexham fans eat all the mince pies – to boost promotion push
The fans of Wrexham AFC are being urged to get into the festive spirit and tuck into mince pies - to help the club buy new players and gain promotion. The family--run Village Bakery have donated 3,500 of the seasonal favourites so they can be sold at home matches as...
Care boss and weekend farmer Linda is cream of the crop at national awards
A care boss who juggles a top management role with life as a weekend farmer is celebrating after winning one of the social care industry’s highest accolades. Qualified social worker Linda Forrest-Owen, who manages more than 90 home carers in her role as Anglesey...
Health Secretary opens Anwyl Construction’s £3.9 million health centre in Blaenau Ffestiniog
Anwyl Construction’s newly-built health and wellbeing centre in Blaenau Ffestiniog has been officially opened by Welsh Government Health Secretary Vaughan Gething. The £3.9 million Canolfan Goffa Ffestiniog has been built for the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health...
Britain’s Got Talent choir brings Christmas magic to care home
The internationally famous choir Only Boys Aloud sang their hearts out for residents of a Wrexham care home. The Wrexham branch of the choir delighted residents, their families and staff at the town's Hillbury House Care Home with rousing renditions of Christmas...
