Volvo XC90 drive by Steve Rogers
It started with a Spaniard and ended with a Swede so it was goodbye Seat Tarraco and hello Volvo XC90. For week two of our New Forest caravan adventure we were royally looked after by one of Sweden's finest, the premium SUV that has well and truly put the company on...
Extra funding is a “once-in-a-generation” chance to fix “broken” social care system
A social care leader is warning that a number of care homes in Wales will close unless an extra £250 million in funding is used to fix the “broken” system and tackle low pay in the sector. Mr Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, was speaking after the...
Felinheli football club seeks recipe for success
An ambitious village football club has unveiled a new kit and new sponsor for its first season in the inaugural Lock Stock Ardal North West Division – and they’re banking on having a recipe for success. The name on the shirts of Y Felinheli is Llofft, a new...
Bakery firm hailed as “role model” after rising to recruitment challenge
A bakery firm from North Wales has been hailed as a “role model” for other companies for the way it recruits people who are struggling to find jobs. The fast-growing Jones Village Bakery that’s recently launched a new 140,000 sq ft super bakery on Wrexham Industrial...
County planners to rule on ambitious plans for derelict North Wales Hospital
Multi-million pound plans to redevelop the long derelict North Wales Hospital site in Denbigh are to be considered by Denbighshire planners next week (Wednesday, September 8). Vale of Clwyd-based Jones Bros want to build 300 new homes and facilities for local...
Top cheesemaker South Caernarfon announces record profits of £3.4M
A leading Welsh cheesemaker has delivered a record year with operating profits of £3.4 million on sales of £61.5 million. South Caernarfon Creameries (SCC) has achieved that alongside starting work on a major expansion at their headquarters at Chwilog, near Pwllheli,...
Koda joins the canine crimefighters
Meet Koda, the four-legged crimefighter. The 14-month-old Belgian Malinois has just qualified to become a fully-fledged police dog and has been given her collar number, PD1301 and been issued with her own warrant card. She’s the newest member of the Alliance Armed...
Former Royal Marines Commandos battle to get people’s minds and bodies into shape
Two former Royal Marines commandos are on a tough mission to help their community keep fit in mind and body. Adam White and Dan Harrison have just opened their new fitness centre in Rhos-on-Sea which is packed with over £100,000 worth of state-of-the art equipment to...
New £1m zero carbon homes factory will boost deprived area of Rhyl
A social enterprise is investing more than £1 million in a new factory to meet the growing demand for zero carbon homes. Creating Enterprise has taken over the former Travis Perkins depot in Cefndy Road in Rhyl and is hoping it can also play a key role in regeneration...
Seat Tarraco drive by Steve Rogers
Hauling my 24ft caravan 250 miles to the New Forest seemed a straight forward enough task for a seven seat SUV until I read the pre delivery spec for the Seat Tarraco. Surely a three-cylinder 1.5 petrol was a mistake? Towbars are always matched with a diesel and Seat...
