Police boss plans to put more bobbies on beat in North Wales
A police boss has pledged to put more bobbies on the beat in North Wales. The region’s newly-elected police and crime commissioner, Andy Dunbobbin, says he will increase the number of officers and staff during his three-year term of office. He also promised to improve...
PACT unlocks skills for young people hit hard by pandemic lockdown
An environmental project that aims to give workplace skills to young people hit hard by the pandemic lockdown has been backed by a community charity. The Friends of the Cob on Marsh Road in Rhyl have had their joinery workshop equipped with brand new tools by the...
Sun, rain and even air – village hall gets greener thanks to windfarm windfall
A Vale of Clwyd village hall could be the greenest in Wales literally thanks to a windfall from a renewable energy giant. The building at Llanbedr DC, near Ruthin, dates back to the First World War but it’s very 21st century thanks to a brand-new air-source heating...
Skoda Kamiq drive by Steve Rogers
Remember the Yeti, Skoda's ground breaking family SUV with the Tonka toy looks? This is its replacement, the Kamiq, and instead of chunky toy think Dr Who's tardis. Kamiq is the smallest in Skoda's trio of SUVs coming under Karoq and the big seven seat Kodiaq, and...
Police and Crime Commissioner chooses ex-top cop as deputy
A former senior detective who led an award-winning investigation into child sexual abuse has been chosen as the preferred candidate to become the new deputy police and crime commissioner in North Wales. The appointment of ex-Detective Chief Superintendent Wayne Jones,...
Giving £40m social care cash to councils is like putting foxes in charge of hen house
A social care leader fears that giving the bulk of a new £48 million funding package to Welsh councils will be like “putting foxes in charge of hen house”. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, says that local authorities cannot be trusted to distribute the...
Search launched to find tourism heroes
A search has been launched to find the heroes of the tourism and hospitality industry in North Wales after the “absolute nightmare” of the past 18 months. Jim Jones, the chief executive of North Wales Tourism, hopes the glittering Oscars-style awards ceremony will...
Tech giant’s seal of approval for top North Wales independent school
It’s six of the best for a top Vale of Clwyd independent school which has just landed another glittering accolade from tech giant Microsoft. Myddelton College in Denbigh is the only school in North Wales to be recognised as a Showcase School by the world’s leading...
Care home residents in full voice as they sing to keep fit
Care home residents are belting out songs as part of their fitness regime. The people living in Pendine Park’s Penybryn home in Wrexham were in full voice as they enjoyed a SingFit session to aid their physical, emotional and mental health. It was led by enrichment...
Police boss pitches in with cash seized from criminals
Derelict old tennis courts are to be transformed into a state-of-the-art floodlit all-weather sports and leisure area thanks to cash seized from criminals. The junior footballers in Rhostyllen, near Wrexham, will soon be able to train on the new MUGA – multi-use games...
