Special future for historic corn mill after it’s saved for the community
An historic former corn mill has been saved for the community thanks to a £1 million plan to transform it into a centre for young people with additional living needs. There were protests when Wrexham County Borough Council put the landmark, three-storey Kingsmill...
Music-loving Izzy, 15, sings praises of summer school
A blind teenage singer spoke movingly about her love of music when she attended an adventure-filled free summer school. Isabelle Harrison, 15, from Llandegla, was among the hundreds of youngsters who took part in the School’s Out! courses organised by the North Wales...
New high-tech £5.8m control room system for “heroes with headsets” will save lives
Police officers will be able to live stream incidents back to the control room when a new high-tech system is operational. According to Paul Shea, the manager of North Wales Police’s control room, the sophisticated On Call software will save lives and reduce stress...
Welcome to the Hillbury Arms where all the drinks are on the house
A pop up pub is doing a roaring trade at a care home. The residents of Pendine Park’s Hillbury home in Wrexham love the atmosphere and can play dominoes, cards, bingo, take part in a pub quiz or have a dance as well as enjoying a drink. The Hillbury Arms serves two...
Mazda charging for change by Steve Rogers
Whatever your views on air pollution and the switch to electric cars we are on a journey into the unknown. The big switch to electric is scheduled for 2030 but some motoring industry insiders are sceptical that the UK will be ready, leaving us with more questions than...
Ant and Dec complete double economic boost for North Wales
A tourism chief says the decision of TV bosses to return to North Wales for the next series of I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here will give the area a massive economic boost. Jim Jones, the chief executive of North Wales Tourism, said the hit show that attracts...
Here come the girls – four of the best as Harlech Foodservice build for the future
Women have been appointed to key roles by a top food wholesaler in a drive to increase turnover to £50 million over the next two years. Harlech Foodservice, based at Criccieth and Chester, have made the appointments to ensure the company is in position to dramatically...
Opportunity to put North Wales’s two top police bosses on the spot
People in North Wales are being given the chance to quiz the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner and the region’s chief constable. Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin and Chief Constable Carl Foulkes will be taking part in an online question and answer session on...
Let’s shout it from the roof tops
A tourism boss says the awarding of world heritage status to the slate landscape of North West Wales will provide a big economic boost for the region for many years to come. Jim Jones, the chief executive of North Wales Tourism, was thrilled after news of the global...
Appeal to firms to help bridge the digital divide
A police boss is appealing to companies and public bodies in North Wales to donate their redundant IT kit to a social enterprise so it can be recycled and given to people who need it. The plea came from the region’s police and crime commissioner, Andy Dunbobbin,...
