Pioneering hospice hailed as one of Wales’s great success stories
Wales's top nurse has hailed a pioneering hospice that serves Flintshire as one of the nation's greatest healthcare success stories. The Chief Nursing Officer for Wales, Professor Jean White, will be reporting her findings to the Welsh Government following a visit to...
High-flying travel agency lands top industry award
A high flying travel agency business has landed a top industry honour after a major expansion. Businesswoman Nia Hughes, who runs Orme Travel in Rhos-on-Sea, received a special recognition award at the 2017 Global Travel Group conference of independent agencies, held...
Delight as derby match bubble is burst
A police boss has hailed the decision to "burst the bubble" after travel restrictions on fans were lifted for the next football derby between Wrexham and Chester as a victory for common sense. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones was delighted to...
It’s oarsome to be racing again, says rower Sian
A rower who was in such excruciating pain she couldn’t walk properly is now racing again after a hip replacement operation by a surgeon who has just scooped a top award. Anglesey holiday cottage manager and fitness enthusiast Sian Davies paid tribute to orthopaedic...
Shopping centre on course to break through £200 million mark
A shopping centre is on course to break through the £200 million mark for the amount of money spent by its customers every year. So far this year footfall at the Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre in Wrexham is up by four per cent and means they are heading for a record...
Police boss welcomes decision to withdraw officers from anti-fracking protest
A police boss has welcomed the decision by North Wales Police to stop sending officers to police an anti-fracking protest in Lancashire. As a former anti-fracking campaigner North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones was unhappy the force was sending...
Chef to the stars will be cooking up spicy treat for food lovers at festival
A chef who is rapidly rustling himself up a reputation as the caterer to the stars will be setting taste buds tingling at this year’s Llangollen Food Festival. Over the past few years Tim Roberts has served up his mobile feasts of Spanish and Italian dishes to hungry...
Life’s a circus for care home residents and owner Mario
The circus came to town for residents of a dementia centre in Caernarfon - and it brought back fond memories for the owner whose dad was a lion trainer. Performers from a locally-based circus company went along to Bryn Seiont Newydd in the town’s Pant Road to...
Thumbs up for merchandising firm
A North Wales merchandising firm is celebrating after being given the thumbs up by the UK's largest lawn care company. Sional Promotional Merchandise Ltd is marking two years of supplying uniforms to GreenThumb to ensure its 1,000-plus workforce, based in a network of...
Chris celebrates 20 blockbuster years in the movies by watching 6,000th film
A cinema worker is aiming to watch his 6,000th film as he celebrates 20 years in the movie business. Among the highlights for Chris Haskins, 61, who works at as a host at the Odeon at Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre in Wrexham were dancing in the aisles to Abba hits and...
