GWM Poer 300 drive by Steve Rogers
After the great exodus of five years ago it’s game on as the pick up paddock starts to fill. Five brands took their leave of the UK under the threat of fines for not meeting stricter emission levels. We lost some big players, notably Nissan Navara and Mitsubishi L200,...
North Wales care homes step in to save Wales’ disappearing swifts
A care organisation is helping to save one of Wales’ most threatened birds after an alarming collapse in numbers. Wrexham and Caernarfon-based Pendine Park has worked with North Wales Wildlife Trust to support a conservation drive aimed at reversing a 76 per cent...
King’s touching message to carers from Wales: “You are not forgotten”
Three social care heroes from Wales were hailed as “truly magnificent” by King Charles when they met him during a special reception at Windsor Castle. Taurai Zimbi from Barry, Shiny Skaria from Rhayader in Powys and retired nurse Carol Dight, who were all gold winners...
North Wales hotel staff’s 200-mile charity relay for “rock” mum-of-two Fiona with incurable cancer
The humble bravery of a mum-of-two with incurable cancer has inspired colleagues from four North Wales hotels to step up to a £10,000 charity challenge. The journey that Fiona Sellars is facing has sparked an emotional response from across the Everbright Hotels group,...
North Wales Easter classic moves after 60 years
A beloved North Wales Easter tradition is on the move six decades after it started – but the music will play on. The Tremeirchion Bach Choir is striking a new note this Good Friday as its landmark annual concert relocates to St Mary’s Church in Denbigh. The annual...
TV-inspired solicitor boosts property team at fast-growing North Wales law firm
A fast-growing North Wales law firm has strengthened its property team after a young lawyer inspired by TV housing shows qualified as a solicitor. Emily Brayford, 29, has qualified at Swayne Johnson where she works in the property department advising homebuyers from...
Tears as care home residents relive horror of Gresford mining disaster
Tears flowed as care home residents watched harrowing footage of the Gresford mining disaster that killed 266 men. The emotional screening at Pendine Park in Wrexham showed grainy black and white scenes showing the aftermath of the 1934 colliery explosion – one of...
From care home to luxury hotel: £3m revamp creates 55 new jobs in Carmarthenshire
A £3 million transformation of a former Carmarthenshire care home has created 55 jobs with the launch of a luxury country hotel. Andrea and Tudur Williams have poured their hearts into turning the historic Y Seren (The Star) property in Llangunnor into a 23-bed...
Kia Sportage drive by Steve Rogers
Had an interesting conversation with the driver who delivered the Sportage. He had never driven a Kia before and was so impressed he is buying a Sportage even though he is a self confessed BMW man through and through. That is quite an endorsement and goes to show how...
Phoenix from the ashes: Welsh bakery’s £115m comeback creates 700 jobs after massive blaze
A Welsh bakery has risen stronger than ever from the ashes of a devastating fire –investing £115 million and creating 700 new jobs in just seven years. Jones Village Bakery’s flagship headquarters on Wrexham Industrial Estate was destroyed by the huge blaze in 2019...
