Artist turned support worker Francesca is in the picture for a national care award
A young art graduate who was inspired to become a support worker after being struck down with Covid in lockdown is celebrating a place in the final of the care industry Oscars. Francesca Wilcox, the daughter of Bath artist and printmaker Rachel Wilcox, joined Integra...
Virtual tour reaches 200 schools as band pumps up the volume
A group of talented musicians pumped up the volume to inspire schoolchildren to start taking music lessons. Pupils in Denbighshire, Wrexham and other parts of Wales were rocking in the aisles as the band, Make Some Noise, played a series of concerts as part of a...
Digital nomad Kieren pays homage to his homeland with quirky online Wales guide
A travel blogger who spends most of the year wandering the world has turned his talents to creating a new site promoting Wales as a travel destination. Globetrotting entrepreneur Kieren Windsor has launched https://walesguidebook.com/, a quirky but comprehensive guide...
Housing association unveils plans for revolutionary low carbon estate
Ambitious plans have been unveiled for a new low carbon estate of 131 affordable homes in North Wales. The 12-acre site in Pensarn, near Abergele, was acquired by housing association Cartrefi Conwy earlier this year. It will be the biggest housing scheme ever...
Say cheese! Farmer-owned co-op on top of the world after golden hat-trick
A farmer-owned creamery is on top of the world after three of its cheeses won global awards. South Caernarfon Creameries (SCC) scooped the hat-trick of gold prizes at the prestigious International Cheese and Dairy Awards 2022 where its Mature White Cheddar, Caerphilly...
Hard-hitting TV drama that tackles children’s mental health issues shortlisted for top award
A hard-hitting children’s TV show that new ground in tackling mental health problems and tragedies that affect children and their families is in the running for a top award. S4C drama, Bex, made by pioneering television producer Nia Ceidiog and starring West End...
Law firm offers legal protection for houses with historic Welsh names
A new legal protection to prevent historic Welsh house names from being lost is being put into action by a leading law firm. Swayne Johnson, which has branches across North Wales and Cheshire, has already used a new covenant-based scheme that stops property buyers...
Nonagenarian Tom and the gang overcome the lockdown blues with weekly singalongs
A 94-year-old retired mechanic is re-tuning his voice after joining stress-busting, health-boosting singalong group. Tom Parry is a regular at the sessions that were launched at St Crwst’s Church in Llanrwst to help housing association tenants get used to mixing again...
High Sheriff to proclaim succession of King Charles III at Mold on Sunday
The official proclamation to announce the death of Queen Elizabeth and the accession of Charles III as King will be made in Clwyd at Shire Hall, in Mold, at 1pm on Sunday by the High Sheriff of Clwyd, Zoë Henderson. She will make the announcement in English with Judge...
Work starts on smart homes scheme that will give £60m boost to North Wales economy
Work is about to start on a major housing development of high-tech homes that will provide a £60 million boost to the North Wales economy. The Maes y Felin scheme in Glan Conwy, close to the A55, will see the construction of 107 energy efficient properties with high...
