Ex-airline executive Bill helps keep housing association flying high
A “truly inspirational” former top airline executive has been recognised for his work with a housing association. Bill Hunt, from Rhos-on-Sea, a tenant and vice chair of the Cartrefi Conwy board, has been named as a Future Generations Changemaker during a special...
Wacky sound artist David Toop will be boxing clever at music festival
Wacky composer David Toop doesn’t just think outside the box – he uses one when he’s making music. Cardboard boxes will be among the array of unusual items the acclaimed sound artist will be using at Bangor Music Festival, along with components from hearing aids and...
Service which fights for the rights of mentally ill faces caseload explosion
An independent service which fights for the rights of people in North and Mid Wales with severe mental health issues is taking on 15 new staff to deal with an explosion in its caseload CADMHAS – the Conwy and Denbighshire Mental Health Advisory Service – now services...
Lighting strikes twice for trailer firm with great news from Netflix
A trailer maker is celebrating after hearing that a gritty TV crime thriller featuring one of its horseboxes will be shown on Netflix UK. S4C’s Dal y Mellt, hailed as a cross between Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and the Italian Job, will be the first Welsh...
Sunshine holiday sales rocket amid winter freeze
A Welsh travel boss has revealed there’s a massive demand for sunshine holidays with bookings up by 25 per cent on pre-Covid levels. According to Hays Travel North West managing director Don Bircham, January is the peak period for the industry with families desperate...
New Gogglebocs star Tecwyn is barking
An adorable pooch called Tecwyn is stealing the show on the Welsh version of Gogglebox. Viewers have fallen in love with the small, white-haired Bichon Westie dog who sits on the sofa alongside his owners, Glain Jones and Dafydd Jones, during the filming of S4C’s...
Magical moment when horse whisperer with dementia met tiny pony Dottie
A little Shetland pony brought a smile to the face of a revered horse whisperer who has dementia. The touching encounter happened when the diminutive pony called Dottie, just 40 inches high, visited Pendine Park’s Bodlondeb care home in Wrexham where Hilary Paul now...
Law firm step in to fund hospice’s new wheelchair weighing machine
Staff at a much loved North Wales children’s hospice have had a weight taken off their shoulders thanks to an impressive piece of kit paid for by a leading law firm. Tŷ Gobaith, in the Conwy Valley, which cares for youngsters with life-threatening conditions from...
Boxing club packs a bigger punch thanks to cash boost
An Anglesey boxing club is appealing for more women and girls to join as it launches a recruitment drive after a major investment in new facilities and equipment. Llangefni Boxing Club has had its headquarters in the town’s Old Cricket Club given a revamp and now it...
Care home closure and loss of 30 beds is a “disaster”, says social care leader
The crisis in social care has claimed another victim with the closure of a care home in the Wrexham area. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales said the loss of the 28 much-needed beds at Trewythen Hall Care Home in Gresford was a disaster for the vulnerable...
