Find out where in Wales you can be king or queen of the castle overnight
A travel blogger has been inspired by TV show I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here to produce a quirky tourist guide flagging up the Welsh castles where you can stay. According to globe-trotting digital nomad Kieren Windsor, Wales is the castle capital of the world...
Poppy is living the dream after earning a place with Manchester United
A talented young footballer from Flintshire is living the dream after beating hundreds of rivals to a place with Women’s Super League giants Manchester United. Poppy Holt, a pupil at Myddelton College, Denbigh, was selected by the Red Devils from 1300 triallists this...
Isuzu D-Max drive by Steve Rogers
Who cares about pick-ups apart from farmers and traders? Why would anyone, other than a farmer or a tradesman, want to be transported in a truck with a noisy engine and a ride like a bucking bronco? Think again. The pick-up market has gone upmarket and is no longer...
New warm welcome centres combat cost of living crisis and loneliness in Conwy
Community centres in Conwy are being opened up to people struggling with heating and food bills because of the cost of living crisis. Soup and rolls along with cups of tea and coffee are being provided free of charge in the Warm Welcome/Croeso Cynnes centres located...
Unique collection of historic Gladstone’s Library is now preserved on the web
A historic library commemorating a political giant of the Victorian era is having its priceless collection preserved for future generations in cyber space. Gladstone’s Library in Hawarden, the UK’s only prime ministerial library, was set up in the 1880s with a bequest...
Tasty perks and pay rises at bakery with 40 jobs on offer
A bakery with 40 new jobs up for grabs is helping staff to combat the cost of living crisis with tasty perks and a pledge to pay at least the Real Living Wage. The Wrexham-based Jones Village Bakery has signed up to a loyalty scheme which means its 800 staff can get...
Pioneering theatre company wins social care Oscar
A pioneering theatre company which believes that an actor with learning disabilities will win an Academy Award by 2030 has itself won another prestigious award.. Hijinx Theatre, which has created opportunities for scores of learning disabilities including autism has...
Dedicated Mary honoured at social care Oscars
A care worker who is always willing to go the extra mile has been rewarded with a bronze medal. Mary Baber from Treharris was among the winners at this year’s Wales Care Awards ceremony held in City Hall, Cardiff. The awards are organized by Care Forum Wales to...
Dementia playwright honoured at social care Oscars
A woman who wrote a moving play about dementia has won an award Karin Diamond, from Cardiff, was presented with a bronze at the prestigious Wales Care Awards – dubbed the Oscars of social care - at City Hall in Cardiff. Karin, the artistic director of the...
Talented chef Mark tastes success at social care Oscars
A chef who opened a pop-up pub restaurant style carvery in his care home has scooped a top award at the social care Oscars. Mark Hearne was honoured with a bronze accolade at the prestigious Wales Care Awards at Cardiff City Hall. It comes after his bosses were so...
