New life breathed into derelict dairy site with £3m apartment block to tackle housing crisis
A £3 million development of 18 apartments will help tackle the dire shortage of housing in Rhyl, say a housing association. The Tŷ Dyffryn scheme by Cartrefi Conwy has breathed new life into the derelict site of a former dairy in Victoria Road that was demolished to...
LEGO inspires architect’s crusade to transform housing market
A pioneering architect is hoping to revolutionise the housing market with an innovative building block scheme inspired by LEGO. Alwyn Rowlands has been using the iconic plastic bricks to illustrate his concept of "stacking" rooms into different configurations to...
Denbighshire renewable energy firm helps transform ‘tired’ 70s bungalow into eco-friendly dream home on TV’s The Great House Giveaway
A renewable energy company from Denbighshire has played a key role in at TV eco-challenge. Tremeirchion-based Hafod Renewables worked with DIY newcomer Nia Jones, a PhD student studying plastic pollution who paired up with roofer Mark Hughes for Channel 4 property...
Bombshell news of care home closure was “devastating”, says wife of resident
A distraught nurse has described her “devastation” after hearing the bombshell news that the care home where her husband lived was closing. Jenny Creed’s 80-year-old husband, Jim, an ex-upholsterer, was a resident of the 37-bed Gwastad Hall in Cefnybedd, near...
Fast-growing law firm takes on four recruits
One of North Wales’s longest-established law firms has just recruited four new legal eagles as it continues to expand. Swayne Johnson, which has a base in St Asaph and offices across North Wales and into Cheshire, can trace its origins back to the beginning of the...
£500K appeal to save historic hotel which staged the first Eisteddfod
A £500,000 appeal has been launched to save one of Wales’s most famous hotels and transform it into a community enterprise. The Owain Glyndwr Hotel – site of the first National Eisteddfod - stands on Corwen’s London Road, the historic A5 from London to Holyhead, which...
Farmer Owen John, 91, back on his tractor after “miraculous” robotic surgery
A 91-year-old retired dairy farmer from North Wales is back on his tractor and enjoying five mile hikes after undergoing pioneering robotic surgery. Great-grandfather Owen John Thomas, from Holyhead, Anglesey, was one of the first patients to have a knee replaced...
Big hearted carers kick-start football club’s fundraising campaign
A care organisation has kicked off a fundraising campaign for a much-loved football club in which once included ex-Welsh international Robbie Savage in its ranks. Wrexham-based Pendine Park has donated half the cash needed to buy new kit for the town’s Brickfield...
North Wales food producers to turn out in force for annual expo showcase
A major event that provides a shop window for food and drink producers is defying the economic downturn with a bumper 120 trade stands – over 40% up on last year. More than 1,000 products will be on show at the two-day Harlech Foodservice Expo that gets underway at...
Lexus NX 450+ drive by Steve Rogers
Car sales for the last year show we are starting to warm to hybrid and all electric power. There is more choice and there are a few electric cars for under £30,000, still a lot of money, but it is progress. People tell me owning an electric car is appealing but are...
