Care executive who started as a teen in running for top award
A business executive who started work for a North Wales care organisation as a teenager is in the running for a major award. Kate Ackerley, 35, is a finalist in the Outstanding Service category at the Wales Care Awards after 14 years rising through the ranks at...
Wrexham’s life-saving night time hub gets City Board funding to expand opening hours
An £84,000 funding boost will help strengthen and expand a life-saving night time welfare centre in Wrexham for the next four years. The money for Hafan y Dref from Wrexham City Board has ensured the service can continue, protecting vulnerable revellers and extending...
Green revolution puts historic hotel in the running to be crowned best in Wales
An historic seaside hotel that’s in the running to be crowned the best in Wales has invested £120,000 in going green. The new eco-friendly measures at the Grade II listed Belmont Hotel in Llandudno have slashed its overall carbon emissions by 35 per cent and achieved...
Suzuki S-Cross drive by Steve Rogers
There are cars that make you feel good gliding down the high street. Cars that have the neighbours gawping with envy. The S-Cross is neither of those which suggests this family SUV has passed its sell-by date. Perish the thought because beneath its slightly anonymous...
Six-foot Silver Surfer leads seaside spectacular at Wrexham care homes
Care home residents in Wrexham enjoyed a colourful seaside party with a parade, fish and chips and a six-foot Silver Surfer. The bumper beach-themed gala transformed Pendine Park’s care homes into a holiday resort, with residents, relatives and staff joining in the...
Classic FM star to narrate beloved children’s musical masterpiece at North Wales festival
A musical classic that has introduced millions of children to the orchestra is returning to North Wales to celebrate its 90th anniversary. Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf will be performed at St Asaph Cathedral as one of the headline concerts of this year’s...
Welsh singing star’s emotional return to care home where beloved mum spent final years
Welsh singing star Alun Roberts made an emotional return when he performed at the care home where his beloved mum spent her final years. Beach balls, cowboy hats, ice cream and cake helped create a party atmosphere as residents and families enjoyed a beach-themed...
From one client to 70 staff: Gwynedd home care service eyes North Wales expansion
An innovative home care service launched with just one client three years ago now employs more than 70 staff - with plans to expand across North Wales. Meddyg Care’s growing Help at Home now provides more than 1,500 hours of care a week to 87 people in rural Gwynedd,...
“Written off” at five for severe dyslexia – North Wales student set for university success after 200-mile move
A university student “written off” aged just five because of severe dyslexia has told how a 200-mile move to a North Wales school transformed her future. Erin Moore, 21, struggled to read, count and keep up with her classmates as a young child, with her family fearing...
Pink horsebox could raise £40,000 after trailer firm rallies behind mum with incurable cancer
A North Wales mum-of-three with incurable cancer says she is "absolutely overwhelmed" after a trailer firm launched a £40,000 fundraising campaign. Ifor Williams Trailers has donated a striking pink horsebox to Fighting to be Heard, a volunteer-run breast cancer...
