Bombshell report warns setting care home fees too low is “unlawful”
Councils in North Wales have been accused of acting “unlawfully” for starving care homes of the essential funds they need to look after frail and vulnerable people. According to Care Forum Wales (CFW), many local authorities are breaking the official guidelines which...
Watch out for the grizzly experience down in the woods
If you go down to the woods today you’re in for a massive surprise – a nine feet tall grizzly bear. The giant creature, weighing in at about three quarters of a ton, is the latest eye-boggling creation of chainsaw sculptor Paul Morris, a long-standing member of the...
Festival’s “big, brassy choral spectacular” to celebrate hat-trick of anniversaries
A new Wrexham-based community choir will help a top music festival celebrate its 50th anniversary and two other major milestones. Organisers of the North Wales International Music Festival say the launch concert at St Asaph Cathedral on Saturday, June 4, will be a...
High Sheriff vows to work with schools to keep young people out of trouble
The new High Sheriff of Clwyd has pledged to work with schools across North East Wales to help keep young people on the straight and narrow. Zoë Henderson, 60, a former executive with the giant US-based Dow Chemical Corporation, has hit the ground running by arranging...
Merger adds up to expansion for top accountancy firm
A growing firm of chartered accountants has expanded again after merging with another practice. This time Coxeys, who have offices in Wrexham, Chester and Saltney, didn’t have to look far for the latest opportunity to boost the operation. The long-established Martin...
Job seekers brush up new skills with community centre makeover
A community centre is being given a makeover by job seekers aiming to build a new future for themselves in the construction industry. Everyone benefits from the work being carried out at the Community House on the Chester Avenue estate in Kinmel Bay. It’s being done...
Hero grandfather makes perilous road trip to Ukraine to deliver vital medical aid
A retired firefighter has completed two perilous journeys delivering medical aid to Ukraine – with the help of Europe’s top trailer maker. Peter Bee, 65, and his 70-year-old next-door neighbour Glyn Jordan, from the village of Needham, South Norfolk, made a pact over...
Caring staff launch Easter appeal for Ukraine
Staff at a care home have launched an Easter appeal to raise money for desperate families in war-torn Ukraine. The team at Pendine Park’s Hillbury Care Home is running an Easter raffle and a Name the Teddy Bear competition in aid of the Red Cross Ukraine Crisis...
‘Disability Passport’ launched to support tourism providers across North Wales
A major campaign major campaign has been launched to help tourist businesses across North Wales to cash in on spending by visitors with a disability or additional needs. Mum-of-three Davina Carey-Evans, whose 27-year-old son Benjamin has severe autism, said she had...
Tasty new contract creates organic growth at Wrexham distribution firm
Securing a contract with the UK’s top quinoa grower has opened up a new market for a Wrexham warehouse and distribution company. It prompted McCarthy Distribution to gain official accreditation to store organic food at their new £3 million warehouse on Wrexham...
