Granny and grandad dip into their savings to fuel family holiday boom
Multi-generation family holidays and Hollywood A-lister Russell Crowe are helping fuel a record boom in sales for a North Wales and the North West travel agency. Wrexham-based Hays Travel North West have reported that sales are up 30 per cent so far this month as...
Chef James works his magic to help create Welsh butcher’s best banger
A top chef who has cooked for sporting royalty has worked his magic on a new sausage for Wales’s best-known butcher. James Williams, 28, joint head chef at Llandudno’s award-winning Imperial Hotel has been working with the development team at Edwards the Welsh Butcher...
Celebrity chef Bryn joins big fund-raising drive – in a 1960s Mini
Celebrity chef Bryn Williams swapped the kitchen for some quality time with his dad and dozens of Morris Mini car enthusiasts. The father and son duo brought two of the iconic British vehicles in a massive convoy which travelled from Colwyn Bay to Adventure Parc...
Denbigh duo take on Welsh rally legend
A two-man team of Vale of Clwyd drivers are looking to bounce back when they tackle the Get Connected Rali Ceredigion this weekend and go head-to-head with one of the legends of Welsh rallying. Will Rowlands and Rich Birch are taking their classic Ford Escort down to...
Steve Rogers drives Mazda’s new flagship SUV
Meet the CX-60 a car steeped in Japanese culture and, at last, powered by a plug-in hybrid engine. Mazda has hardly been in a rush to join the hybrid fold, in fact it has been at the back of the pack while the medal hopes race off into the distance. May be they have...
Time for the green dragon to roar
An eco-friendly animal bedding company is aiming to start a green revolution on an industrial estate. Family firm Platts Agriculture Ltd have created a wildlife haven on a plot of land outside their head office on Llay Industrial Estate near Wrexham. Instead of mowing...
Top civil engineer builds for the future with expansion into housebuilding
A leading North Wales civil engineering company is gearing up for a major expansion into construction with four key appointments as it aims to increase turnover to over £20 million. Deeside-based Hollingsworth Group, which numbers some of UK industry’s biggest names...
Summer fun helps Ukrainian refugee children escape their nightmares for a while
Ukrainian children who fled their war-torn homeland have for the first time found a way to escape their nightmares thanks to a fun-filled summer school in North Wales. Organisers of the two-week Schools Out! free activities programme run by Denbighshire Music...
Artist Steve helps create festival’s 50th anniversary bunting using his mouth
An artistic care home resident who paints with his mouth is helping to create spectacular swathes of golden bunting to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a top music festival. The dazzling decorations will festoon magnificently from the walls and ceilings at historic...
Truck driving academy puts growing distribution firm on road to success
A growing distribution and warehouse company has set up a driver training academy to help fuel future growth and create 30 new jobs. McCarthy Distribution, based on Wrexham Industrial Estate, is on course to increase turnover to £15 million after clinching a series of...
