North Wales charity providing essential services to people with “high support needs” is in desperate fight for survival
Support for 140 disabled people and the jobs of more than 400 staff in North Wales are under threat because of a social care funding crisis. Anheddau, a charity that has provided a lifeline for clients in Gwynedd, Conwy, Anglesey, Denbighshire and Wrexham for three...
Young Ruthin cricketers look the part in thrilling local derby win over Saints
Young cricketers in Ruthin chalked up a thrilling win against local rivals St Asaph in a nail-biting finish which saw them get home with just seven balls to spare. It was a fine win for Ruthin Under-13s and they certainly look the part when they take the field thanks...
Adventurous audience members can fly high with vertical dance company
A company of vertical dancers are set to take to a North Wales stage – and audience members can get roped into some of the fun if they’re up for it. Hedydd Dance Company use rock climbing equipment including ropes and harnesses to perform their innovative high-flying...
Charity that aided Grandmother, 80, is “one in a million”
A retired teacher with arthritis and heart problems has been given a new lease of life by an agency that’s helped clients secure £1 million in unclaimed benefits. Grandmother Judith Williams, 80, is one of more than 5,500 people who was supported over the past year by...
Artistic care home residents create colourful “croeso” for National Eisteddfod-goers
Creative care home residents are providing a colourful welcome to the hundreds of thousands of visitors expected at the National Eisteddfod in Wrexham. Members of the art club at Pendine Park care organisation’s Bryn Bella home on the outskirts of the city have been...
North Wales care boss invites First Minister to see damage caused to services by immigration ban
A North Wales care home boss has invited the First Minister to come on a visit to see at first had the threat to services caused by the ban on overseas workers. Kevin Edwards, a director of Gwynedd-based Meddyg Care, wrote to Eluned Morgan to warn of the “potentially...
TV chef Chris ‘Flamebaster’ Roberts is big Down Under after recipes go viral with five million hits
A larger than life Cofi chef is aiming to be big Down Under and in a former Soviet bloc country. BAFTA Cymru winner and fire-chef Chris ‘Flamebaster’ Roberts's BBC Wales series, Chris Cooks Cymru, which was shown earlier this year, has been sold to broadcasters in...
Steve Rogers previews Suzuki’s first electric car
All wheel drive is alive and well at Suzuki and there are no plans to change direction. On the 55th anniversary of the first 4x4 to arrive in the UK Suzuki has revealed its first battery electric car will have Allgrip technology. Fittingly it will take the Vitara...
Talented teacher Elin wins scholarship in memory of music legend Leah Owen
A Denbighshire teacher with a talent for composing has won a scholarship set up in memory of a much-loved Welsh music legend. Elin Rhys Owen, a teacher at Welsh medium primary school Ysgol Pen Barras in Ruthin, was “extremely moved” to have been chosen as the...
Welsh food supplier grows with takeover of fruit and veg firm
An award-winning Welsh food supplier is adding new lines to its offer after taking over a thriving fruit and veg wholesaler. Harlech Foodservice, crowned Food Wholesaler of the Year by The Caterer magazine this year, has guaranteed the jobs of the 25 staff at Oren...
