Anwyl Group ‘goes pink’ for breast cancer
Employees at award-winning Flintshire-based Anwyl Group have gone pink and raised more than £1,900.00 for breast cancer awareness and local charity Tenovus Cancer Care. Staff across all departments at Head Office took part in the initiative, along with the sales and...
Stores gear up for Black Friday – the biggest shopping day of the year
Shops in Wrexham are gearing up for the biggest shopping day of the year so far – Black Friday. Retailers at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre are bringing in extra staff and unveiling a host of offers ready for the expected avalanche of shoppers as footfall goes...
Devoted wife wins her fight to care for her brain-damaged husband
A woman has won her fight to look after her husband at home after he suffered terrible brain injuries in a motorbike accident. Paula Forster went through a year of torment before she was able to bring husband Stephen back to their Prestatyn home. Her story was told at...
Historic theatre plays host to cutting edge contemporary dance
A brand new company are to bring two new world premiere dances to one of Wales’ most iconic theatres this month. Cascade Dance Theatre will perform the new dances as part of the 90th anniversary programme at The Stiwt, in Rhosllanerchrugog, in the magnificent theatre...
TV star and Team GB hurdler hands out honours at school’s award evening
A teenager, who moved to North Wales from Romania just three years ago with her parents, has been handed an award by Britain’s top hurdler. Cristina Costea was named as the winner of the Val Cleaton Award for Excellence at Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan’s glittering annual award...
Library refurb is just the ticket
A housing association and construction firm have joined forces to come to the rescue of a much-loved community library building. Llanfairfechan Community Library on the High Street is in desperate need of renovation work to bring the building up to acceptable...
Anwyl Group launches new national land promotion company
The multi-award-winning Anwyl Group is expanding its service offering with the launch of a new division; Anwyl Land. Heading up the new division and tasked with driving it forward are Managing Director Phil Dolan and Land & Planning Director Duncan Gregory. Both...
GB athlete and triathlon colleagues step up to the mark for brave Nicola
A triathlon competitor who represented Great Britain in his age group at the World Championships is among a team of athletes who have raised money in memory of a courageous teenager. Wrexham Triathlon Club has raised £1,000 in aid of Nicola’s Fund, a charity inspired...
New Pandora shop manager aims to make it a jewel in the crown
The new manager of the Pandora shop in Wrexham says she aims to turn it into the jewel in the company’s crown. Cheryl Jones says it’s her main ambition to make the shop at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre the Pandora’s store of the year for 2017. And while she admits...
Ready, teddy, go for charity fundraiser
A giant teddy bear is helping to boost funds for a charity thanks to kind-hearted staff of a Wrexham toy shop. The Entertainer store at Eagles Meadow shopping centre in Wrexham has donated a cuddly bear worth £100 to Dynamic which provides out of school activities for...