Stop poaching our staff, social care leader tells NHS
Pay needs to be “levelled up” to stop NHS poaching our staff, says social care leader A social care leader his hit out at the “madness” of the NHS poaching staff from care homes and domiciliary care companies by offering them higher pay. According to Mario Kreft MBE,...
Trailer for new TV series is a big hit
A humble livestock trailer has been immortalised in song. Folk singing sensation the Welsh Whisperer has been touring Wales for his second television series for S4C. As part of the show, he visited eight communities across the length and breadth of the country –...
Former mayor’s heart-breaking dementia battle inspires charity art exhibition
An award-winning artist whose sister’s dementia battle has left her heartbroken is hosting a fundraising exhibition in aid of a research charity. Jenny Holbrook, was diagnosed with dementia 10 years ago at the age of 80 and has been living at Pendine Park’s Hillbury...
Police boss launches new campaign to cut crimes against women in Wrexham
A police boss is launching a new campaign to cut crimes against women in Wrexham and make the town a safer place for them. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin has secured an extra £339,000 in funding to reduce the number of offences involving...
World’s biggest Beethoven bust like a “Damian Hurst style experience, a little bit scary”
A giant bust of Beethoven is wowing visitors to an arts centre – and heading for the record books. The huge pȃpier-maché and timber sculpture at Galeri in Caernarfon is believed to be the world’s biggest version of the stellar composer’s head. The massive model, 5ft...
Dramatic drone footage helps high-flying orchestra celebrate major milestone
Dramatic drone footage shot high above Llangollen will be projected on three giant screens during the world premiere of a new piece of music to celebrate the 10th anniversary of a flagship orchestra. Wrexham and St Asaph-based NEW Sinfonia was established in 2011 by...
Looking for a new ruck and roll star
A top rugby coach is hoping to find a star of the future after teaming up with a housing association. Ex-Wales international Ceri Jones, who recently took charge of North Wales regional rugby side Rygbi Gogledd Cymru (RGC), says he’s excited by the partnership with...
TV star Gaz Top scoffs 5,000 calories a day to complete epic 60km swim challenge
An epic swim across 60 kilometres of some of the wildest water in Wales’s seas, rivers, lakes and reservoirs is no birthday party - as TV presenter Gaz Top discovered. Gareth Jones: Nofio Adre (Gareth Jones: Swimming Home) – tells the tale of how the St Asaph-born...
Eco-friendly Jones Village Bakery helps M&S relaunch environmental campaign
The boss of Marks and Spencer has hailed a new super bakery in North Wales as one of the best in the world. The praise from CEO Steve Rowe came during a visit to the Jones Village Bakery’s new state-of-the-art, 140,000 sq ft production facility on Wrexham Industrial...
Toyota GR Yaris drive by Steve Rogers
It looks like a baby Toyota Yaris and has a Yaris badge on the tailgate but this pint sized scorcher has little in common with its big brother. This is the GR Yaris, Toyota's WRC rally car minus a roll cage and tiptronic gearbox, but decked out in everything needed...
