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...
Energy price rises see homeowners in rush for new £5K green heating grants
A leading North Wales renewable energy installer is reporting a 600 per cent rise in enquiries as homeowners rush to grab £5,000 from the Government’s new Boiler Upgrade Scheme towards new green heating systems. Vale of Clwyd-based Hafod Renewables have had almost...
School students see the future of housing on visit to eco-friendly estate
Students from a Denbighshire school have been given a glimpse into the future of housing with a visit to one of Wales’s first eco-friendly council estates. Year Nine pupils at Denbigh High School were given a guided tour of the Llwyn Eirin development on the town’s...
Kind cub scouts bring Easter joy to Wrexham care home residents
A group of kind-hearted cub scouts brought joy to care home residents when they paid a surprise visit to deliver handmade Easter cards to them. The youngsters representing the 1st Penycae troop, stopped off at Pendine Park care organisation in Wrexham, before going...
Top Ukrainian harpist to make emotional appeal at Welsh festival
A top harpist from Ukraine will make an emotional appeal at a North Wales music festival asking people to donate money to her war-torn homeland. Virtuosa Veronika Leminshenko will be performing virtually at the Wales Harp Festival at Galeri Caernarfon and will be...
TV documentary reveals the cultural links between North Wales quarrymen and Amazonian tribes
The North Wales quarrymen who roofed the world with slate share a culture with remote tribes from the Amazon to New Guinea, according to a BAFTA-winning documentary maker. Steve Robinson, who made BBC’s acclaimed Tribe series with ex-Royal Marine Bruce Parry, is fresh...
Care body quits fees group because councils are “deprioritising care” amid growing North-South divide
An organisation that represents care providers has dramatically quit a group set up to discuss fees. The decision by Care Forum Wales (CFW) to resign from the North Wales Care Fees Group comes amid claims that the region’s councils are “deprioritising care” even...
Travel firm search recruits with chance to visit dream destinations a perk of the job
The chance to “road test” dream holidays will be perk of the job at a North Wales-based travel firm that’s launched a search for 44 new apprentices. With business booming, Hays Travel North West, which has outlets across North Wales and the North West, will be holding...
