MG hits the high life by Steve Rogers
A powerful Porsche, beautiful BMW, luxurious Lexus and many more favourites lined up to be driven but my drive of the day was the fledgling MG. This was the annual event staged by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and traders, when motoring journos get a chance to...
Caring teenager Callum hailed a hero
A young care practitioner with a heart of gold who came to the aid of a man whose head was impaled on a stick has won one award and been nominated for another. Aspiring paramedic Callum Davies, 18, from New Broughton, near Wrexham, has won the Grand Prior Award which...
Historic hat-trick of gongs is major boost for staff-owned TV company
A TV company from North Wales has won a hat-trick of top awards just two years after making broadcast history when it was taken over by the staff. Caernarfon-based Cwmni Da said the triple success at the Celtic Media Festival will boost the business by helping them...
Online music heroes in running for top tech award
Music teachers who totally revamped their service and went online to keep music lessons alive during the pandemic have been shortlisted for a top gong. The North Wales Music Cooperative, which comprises sister organisations in Denbighshire and Wrexham, have been...
Green business looks to the west as soaring energy bills boost renewables
An expanding Denbighshire green energy company is heading west as soaring energy prices boost interest in renewables. Vale of Clwyd-based Hafod Renewables has taken on a new team to cover Gwynedd and Ceredigion and is looking at opportunities for opening a new branch...
Hero Rhys running marathon for children’s hospices just a year after kidney transplant
An “inspirational” financial planner is to run the London Marathon in aid of a children’s hospice charity just a year after having a kidney transplant. Rhys Owen, 34, from Bangor, who works for Hadlow Edwards Wealth Management Ltd in Wrexham, is back on the road to...
Mazda CX-5 drive by Steve Rogers
Mazda's top selling CX-5 is to get a big facelift in the new year which tells us why this year's updates were fairly modest. One theory was that the company was focussing on its hybrid/electric programme which is in full swing, but there will be 'significant' changes...
Chris rises through ranks to carve out new career as social enterprise helps 300 find jobs
A social enterprise has helped 300 people find jobs - including a former call centre worker who says it’s been “massively life-changing”. Chris Williams, 35, who hails from Llanfairfechan, faced an uncertain future after his fixed-term contract as a BT customer...
Dad and daughter duo on the run again for charity
A big-hearted truck driver and his eight-year-old daughter are planning a sponsored run to raise money for a multiple sclerosis charity. Brian Edwards, 46, who works as a shunter at the McCarthy Group, a haulage and warehousing company based on Wrexham Industrial...
Caring Brigitte overcomes anxiety to fulfil lifelong modelling dreams
A care worker who’s battled severe anxiety and depression since early adulthood is celebrating a new lease of life after fulfilling her childhood dreams of modelling. Brigitte Prior, who works as a healthcare assistant at Pendine Park’s Gwern Alyn care home, even...
