Big boost for young rugby trailblazers
Support from a top trailer maker is helping a new generation of rugby players from North and Mid Wales reach for the stars. Ifor Williams Trailers have signed a two-year agreement to sponsor the academy teams at Rygbi Gogledd Cymru (RGC) which was set up to fast-track...
Sausage king of Wales celebrates as banger sales hit 340 million mark
Wales’s best-known butcher has gone global – their ever-popular pork sausages now stretch round the world. Sales of Edwards’ bangers have surpassed the 340 million sausages mark – strung together enough to reach over 24,000 miles around the equator, and they have...
Rugby club team on their bikes to raise £25K for Scotland star Doddie’s charity
A TEAM from a Welsh rugby club are on course to raise a massive £25,000 on a 500-mile charity cycle ride. The four riders from Ruthin Rugby Club will cycle from Murrayfield to the Principality Stadium in Cardiff for the Wales v Scotland Doddie Weir Cup match. They...
Police boss beefs up frontline with 82 extra officers, new technology and drone pilots
A police boss is beefing up frontline policing in North Wales with 82 new officers, 10 extra PCSOs and more than 40 additional police staff. The pledge from North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin came after his funding plans for the coming year were...
Top nurse Celia trains next generation of carers
Nursing is in the blood for the woman charged with training the next generation of carers at a leading North Wales care organisation. Celia Jones is the new Clinical Development Officer for the award-winning Pendine Park which looks after 450 residents at eight homes...
Scents and sensibility at top music festival
The heaven scent smells of jasmine, coffee beans, freshly baked bread and even musty books will be the odour of the day at a top music festival. The fragrant aromas and the melodies will be harmonising to create a whole new experience for music lovers with a...
Father and son take on stamina-sapping charity challenge
A dad and his nine year old son are doing a stamina sapping combined run and cycle ride to support a charity fund-raising challenge. McCarthy Distribution warehouse manager Steve Jones, 40, and son, Ryan, are three quarters of the way through their money spinning...
Police boss ramps up drug driving tests
A police boss has unveiled a plan to increase the number of drug driving tests in a campaign to improve road safety and save lives. The crackdown is part of new strategy by North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin who is also ramping up the fight...
MG5 EV LR drive by Steve Rogers
There were raised eyebrows and a few gasps at the price of the Volkswagen ID.3 electric car reviewed last week but like it not this is generally the going rate. Electric cars are expensive because production is still small compared to petrol and diesel models. Cast...
Everyone’s a winner as football match breaks down barriers
The score was 4-3 but everyone involved in a football match in Wrexham agreed that it was a win-win result. The final whistle of the game at the Football Association of Wales’ Colliers Park complex marked a milestone in community relations as the match was between...
