Popular North Wales restaurant expands by adding Airbnb to the menu
A couple who defied the odds and survived after opening their restaurant just before Covid struck are expanding with an Airbnb rental. Talented chef Rob Dowell-Brown and his wife, Vicky, who run the Nant y Felin, in Llanrhaeadr YC, between Ruthin and Denbigh, were not...
Award-winning music cooperative recruits tutors for “excellent” new service in Conwy
A pioneering cooperative has been chosen to provide a new music service in schools in Conwy. The North Wales Music Cooperative will be launching the service in September and is already recruiting tutors to work with them. The organisation already works in Denbighshire...
Tributes to Elsie who died just days after 100th birthday party “fit for a queen”
A former magistrate who once met Princess Diana and attended two royal garden parties has died just a few days after celebrating her 100th birthday. The funeral service of Elsie Galley, a former magistrate and respected community figure, was held at Pentrebychan...
Health board’s “fag packet” sums are forcing frail elderly people out of their communities
Frail elderly people in North Wales are being forced out of their communities because of a stand-off over funding their care. That’s the warning from Kevin Edwards, managing director at the Meddyg Care Group, who says Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is...
Hospice launches new fundraiser five years on from global goat campaign
In the summer of 2020, Wales had been in lock down for three months and counting, and lots of traditional office workers had started working from home. For a hospice in Llandudno however, lockdown life was far from the new ordinary as they had to seek innovative ways...
New bakery “rises from the ashes” as part of £47m investment to create 150 new jobs
A double investment of £47 million at a fast growing bakery in North Wales will create 150 new jobs. The Jones Village Bakery has revealed it’s going to be installing a £20 million state-of-the-art production line to make bread and rolls at its headquarters site on...
Dedicated “heroines” Ellen and Cindy honoured for 90 years of care in Wrexham
Two care home “heroines” have been honoured for nearly 90 years of dedicated service between them. Ellen Griffith and Cindy Clutton were presented with special awards and bouquets of flowers by Wrexham MS Lesley Griffiths at the town’s Hillbury care home during a...
Flintshire gin firm raises a toast to tourism fund and urges other companies to apply
A special £270,000 fund has been launched to boost the tourism industry in Flintshire. Businesses that contribute to the county’s visitor economy are being urged to apply for money from the second phase of the Flintshire Tourism Grant Fund before the closing deadline...
Sell-out concert celebrates “world class” music cooperative’s big birthday and 500,000 lessons
A cooperative set up to safeguard music education in North Wales has delivered more than 500,000 lessons and celebrated its 10th anniversary with a sell-out concert. Denbighshire Music Cooperative’s gala event at St Asaph Cathedral featured a dazzling programme of...
MS hails Fahim’s “heartwarming kindness” after serving tandoori treats at care home
A dedicated care home worker who dished up the best Indian food in Wales to delighted residents has been hailed as hero by a Senedd member. Arfon MS Sian Gwenllian wrote personally to Fahim Bin Ferdous to thank him for providing the tasty tandoori treats to residents...
