Kind hearted Caroline is a Wonders woman
Action woman Caroline Platt is on a mission to visit the Seven Wonders of the World – and raise money for charity at the same time. The next challenge for Caroline is a five-day, 100 kilometre trek in the baking heat of Wadi Rum desert in Jordan as she marks two...
NHS Wales should get people hooked on fishing instead of popping pills, says top angler Hywel
Doctors in Wales should be able to prescribe angling instead of anti-depressants, according to one of the UK’s top fishermen. The call comes from ex-world champion angler Hywel Morgan who wants to persuade NHS Wales that an afternoon spent by the riverside can be...
Council accused of “gross dereliction of duty” in row over free PPE for vulnerable people
A council has been blasted for refusing to supply vulnerable people with free personal protective equipment even though it’s been paid for by the Welsh Government. Denbighshire County Council has been accused of a “gross dereliction of duty” by social care champions...
North Wales lawyer’s Beatles poster raises cash for Merseyside cancer charity
A 1960s poster for a concert signed by the man who designed posters for The Beatles helped raise over £800 at a charity event organised by a North Wales lawyer for a top cancer charity. Lisa Harbour, who has joined the Family Law team at Swayne Johnson which has...
Rob and Ryan’s fairytale Wrexham takeover inspires football-mad African youngsters
Football mad youngsters in an African village have been inspired to make their own Wrexham AFC kits by the club’s fairytale rebirth and the kindness of two philanthropists. They have even named their team Wrexham Kenya, according to Wrexham lawyer Gareth Kelly who has...
Food giant steps up to help Welsh families as prices rocket
Struggling Welsh families battling to cope with food price inflation in double figures are being given a helping hand by a big-hearted food distributor. Harlech Foodservice are working with councils across North Wales to supply tasty and nutritious meals and snacks...
Sneak preview of planned new eco village of low carbon homes
A housing association has given a sneak preview of a planned eco village of nearly 130 low carbon homes. Cartrefi Conwy has for the first time revealed artist’s impressions of the proposed development on the 12-acre plot alongside Towyn Road in Pensarn, near Abergele....
Top axeman to tackle lumberjack iron man challenge at Welsh Game Fair
One of the UK’s top axemen is to attempt to set a spectacular new Welsh record for the lumberjack Iron Man next month. Osian Williams, from Denbigh, will be timed over three consecutive tasks at a display by the Clwyd Axemen at the Welsh Game Fair which will be held...
Music festival looks to new horizons
A deeply moving poem written by a National Eisteddfod winning bard is the inspiration behind a concert at a top music festival. The poem, Y Gorwel (The Horizon), links in with the theme for the North Wales International Music Festival at St Asaph Cathedral from...
Let’s teach kids about world of work from age of three, says Education Minister
Children should have the chance to learn about the world of work from the age of three onwards, according to Welsh Education Minister Jeremy Miles. The call came at a meeting of Wrexham Business Professionals (WBP) where he said there was an urgent need to strengthen...
