Care home staff say Merry Quipmas to Ryan and Rob in hilarious panto
Hollywood superstar Ryan Reynolds would have been blown away by the acting talent when care home staff wrote and produced a festive pantomime – oh yes he would! Senior care practitioners Sophie Smith and Laura Shone who work at Pendine Park’s Highfield care home in...
Creating new supply chains can kick-start economic revolution in rural North Wales
A fast-growing consultancy firm is aiming to kick-start an economic revolution in rural North Wales. Lafan Consulting Group are doubling their workforce to six members of staff to meet the demand for their expertise in using digital technology, facilitating, project...
Starring role for “astounding” young baritone dubbed the new Bryn Terfel
A talented young baritone who has been dubbed a new Bryn Terfel will be returning to North Wales take a starring role in a popular gala concert making a post-Covid comeback. Tickets are now on sale for the musical spectacular where Emyr Lloyd Jones, 25, will share the...
Christmas puds on the foodbank festive menu thanks to Lock Stock Self Storage
A consignment of Christmas puds will help make this festive season’s showpiece feast tastier for people using a foodbank. The long-established South Gwynedd Foodbank took delivery of 100 puddings from leading self-storage company Lock Stock at their soon to open new...
North Wales food company grant puts Caernarfon boxing club on a firm footing
Young boxers from North West Wales are getting their careers off on a firm footing thanks to the backing of a Gwynedd-based food wholesaler. Caernarfon Boxing Club have just received a grant of £800 from the Harlech Foodservice 50th Anniversary Charity Fund towards...
Musical heroes honoured at social care Oscars
Two world-class musicians who went above and beyond to help care home residents during the pandemic have won a major national award. Cellist David Petri and violinist Caroline Abbott – members of the renowned Hallé orchestra - were among unsung heroes and heroines...
Top Welsh cheesemakers spread festive cheer with brilliant Christmas tradition
A dairy farmers’ co-operative has been spreading Christmas cheer to war veterans as part of a tradition stretching back more than 300 years. Cheesemakers from South Caernarfon Creameries (SCC) have donated their finest Caerphilly, Cheddar, Halen Mȏn and Welsh red...
Kia XCeed drive by Steve Rogers
Safety aids are part and parcel of modern cars and barely noticed.... until they save your bacon. Here is one such tale. I was side parked in a quiet street in the French city of Reims preparing to reverse. I thought the street was one way and started my move once a...
Four new eco champions spearhead net zero campaign in North Wales
A team of four business leaders have been appointed as official ambassadors to spearhead a drive to make North Wales a net zero region. The environmentally-friendly quartet were unveiled at a meeting of the new Net Zero North Wales network that’s been established by...
Care home residents raise a toast to award-winning ex-soldier Stephen
Residents at an Anglesey care home are raising a toast to a former soldier after he was honoured at the social care Oscars for his tireless efforts to serve them. Being the barman at the Gwyddfor Residential Home at Bodedern near Holyhead is just one of the myriad...
