North Wales festival celebrates 200 years of harp legend John Thomas with star-studded concert
Music by the legendary Welsh harpist John Thomas, will take centre stage at a major North Wales festival celebrating the 200th anniversary of his birth. The gala concert at Galeri in Caernarfon on April 1 forms part of the Wales Harp Festival organised by Canolfan...
£500k “garden room village” fuels 25% sales boost for North Wales firm
The £500,000 transformation a former farmyard into a showroom centre has helped a high flying garden rooms firm boost sales by 25%. Soaring demand for the bespoke buildings - developed using aviation technology - has led to Rubicon Garden Rooms expanding its...
Boom time for Welsh wholesaler as expo attracts record crowds and £3m sales
A Welsh food wholesaler smashed expectations with record crowds and more than £3 million in sales at its flagship expo. Thousands of buyers and suppliers from across the UK descended on Venue Cymru in Llandudno for Harlech Foodservice’s annual two-day event. Around...
Toyota Aygo X drive by Steve Rogers
It doesn’t look that different but Toyota has torn up the script and started again with the new Aygo X. You could be forgiven for not spotting the facelift; a new headlight signature, grille and bonnet, which now carries the badge, are the main clues, but it’s what...
“Inside Venturewood”: Cheshire charity launches new autism-friendly forest sessions
A Cheshire charity is launching specialist wellbeing sessions for autistic children as part of a major new contract at an iconic woodland. Petty Pool has secured the deal at Forestry England Delamere Forest to run outdoor activities at the county’s largest woodland –...
“Game-changer” deal with trailer giant sparks expansion for Essex family firm
A family firm from Essex says landing a major deal with Europe’s biggest trailer company will turbocharge growth and create new jobs. SB Trailers, based at Reddings Farm in Asheldham near Southminster, has secured the sought-after distributorship from global operator...
Surprise message from Sir Bryn Terfel as “true champion” Lesley Griffiths bids farewell
A surprise message from a world-famous Welsh opera star helped send off a retiring Wrexham politician praised as a “true champion” of the city’s business community. Lesley Griffiths will step down as Wrexham’s Member of the Senedd ahead of the May 7 elections and was...
Wrexham stars in reverse gear as trailer challenge turns into £20k charity win
Wrexham AFC stars swapped football boots for tow hitches as they tackled a madcap trailer reversing challenge worthy of Top Gear on tour. The Dragons teamed up with longtime sponsors Ifor Williams Trailers (IWT) for a double header of fun, combining an 80-metre...
Wrexham leaders unite in drive to make city “one of the best places in world to grow up”
More than 30 key organisations are teaming up in a bid to transform Wrexham into “one of the best places in the world to grow up”. They came together at an event called WrexChange that was designed to showcase and harness the growing sense of optimism, ambition and...
Eggs-tra mile! Tractor-mad charity legend Esmor launches huge North Wales Easter gift mission
A charity hero who once drove a JCB from John O'Groats to Lands’ End is launching a month-long Easter gift mission across North Wales. Big-hearted fundraiser Esmor Davies, now in his eighties, is delivering hundreds of Easter eggs and toys to children’s wards,...
