Growing anger as investigation reveals massive North-South divide in care fees
Vulnerable care home residents are being treated “like second class citizens” by councils thanks to a growing North-South divide. An investigation by Care Forum Wales (CFW) has revealed that the fees paid by local authorities in the North are up to £11,000 a year...
Top harp festival showcases hot jazz and world premiere
Harp sensation Ben Creighton-Griffiths will be jazzing things up at a top music festival. Ben and his band, the Transatlantic Hot Club, who play high octane “gypsy jazz” will be taking centre stage at the prestigious Wales Harp Festival at Galeri Caernarfon. The...
Community group to the rescue as fuel poverty starts to bite in the Dee Valley
A Denbighshire widow in her 80s has had the £693 electricity bill she received cut to just £29 after a local community charity stepped in to help. With energy prices expected to surge again on April 1 retired pub landlady Jo, from the Corwen area, who suffers from...
Recycled crooks’ cash helps create “spectacular” community space
A patch of wasteland alongside an historic parish hall with spectacular views over the Menai Straits is to be turned into a community space for the residents of an Anglesey village using cash seized from criminals. The village of Llandegfan, which enjoys a superb...
Diamond couple Ken and Thelma celebrate “fantastic journey”
A last minute day trip to Blackpool resulted in a lifelong romance for a couple who are celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary. Ken and Thelma Massey, from Wrexham, met on that fateful trip which Ken only went on because there were spare seats on the bus to the...
Staff-owned TV company clinches deal with “world’s best film school”
An employee-owned TV company has clinched a deal to launch a pioneering training programme for its staff and freelancers with the “world’s best film school”. Caernarfon-based Cwmni Da has signed a three-year agreement with the National Film and Television School’s...
Jones Village Bakery on a roll with American burger chain
A top bakery has clinched a deal to supply popular burger chain Five Guys. Before it was signed off, the burger buns and rolls made by the Jones Village Bakery in Wrexham had to be approved by fast-growing American company’s bakery team who flew in from the States....
Village’s ambitions for riverside walk bear fruit thanks to cash seized from criminals
Community-spirited neighbours who brought to life disused land in a Gwynedd village are building a new riverside walk thanks to cash seized from criminals. Y Tir, part of the Dyffryn Ardydwy and Talybont Regeneration Group, is aiming to recruit a small army of young...
Irish rovers to bring their brand of foot-stomping music to Denbigh Town Hall
A globetrotting Irish folk music band which has been a regular on the St Patrick’s Day circuit in the USA is booked for a rare gig in its home town of Denbigh where it was formed almost 30 years ago. The Wee Bag Band are bringing their brand of foot-stomping feel good...
New cyber safety sessions launched for North Wales children with cash from criminals
An interactive child safety centre which uses mini ‘film sets’ to highlight everyday dangers and risks has developed a new cyber safety session thanks to cash seized from criminals. Dangerpoint will be welcoming 250 children aged five to 11 and vulnerable adults from...
