High flying North Wales engineering firm targets growth in Eastern Europe
A North Wales precision engineering company is targeting major sales growth in Eastern Europe after launching its first sales force in Poland. Leading the team is Mariusz Kowalski, the new Sales Manager for Poland, who will lead a drive for new orders for fast-growing...
Celebrating 60 years of care at historic Wrexham home
A historic home in Wrexham is celebrating 60 years of caring for older people. Hillbury House was built in 1864 on five acres of land on the south west of the city for local businessman John Bury. It became a care home in 1965 when it was taken over by the Catholic...
Flintshire communities boosted by stage two of £1.1 million regeneration fund
Towns and villages across Flintshire can benefit from a near £400,000 fund to upgrade their local communities - but they need to act fast. It’s a second helping of the Flintshire Community Key Fund being distributed by Cadwyn Clwyd and the Flintshire Local Voluntary...
Inspirational blind singer Izzy will be star of the show at music coop’s 10th anniversary concert
A blind teenage singer will be one of the stars of the show at the 10th anniversary concert of a music cooperative that transformed her life. Inspirational Isabelle Harrison, 19, from Llandegla, will be centre stage at the North Wales Music Cooperative’s gala event at...
Immigration ban will put lives at risk and lead to care company closures in Wales
Care homes will close and lives will be put at risk in Wales as a result of the “half-baked” immigration crackdown on social care workers. That’s the warning from sector champions Care Forum Wales (CFW) who say the plan to end the recruitment of care staff from...
Dramatic changes herald bright future at North Wales TV production company
An actor and award-winning director is heading up a new drama hub at a TV production company in North Wales. The appointment of Martin Thomas to run the newly-created department at Cwmni Da is part of an expansion plan to safeguard and create jobs at the...
North Wales boss Laura drives campaign to attract more women into automotive industry
A business leader is driving forward a campaign to encourage more women to take up top roles in the automotive industry after being shocked by its lack of diversity. Laura Hall, the managing director of Maverick Diagnostics, based in Holt, near Wrexham, is a member of...
Party to celebrate 80th anniversary of VE Day at Gwynedd care home
Sandwiches, beer and a specially-baked cake marked the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day at a Gwynedd care home. Residents at Pendine Park’s Bryn Seiont Newydd care home in Caernarfon, also enjoyed a rousing sing-song as they embraced the spirit of the 1940s...
Ukrainian soprano Khrystyna hopes competition will kickstart new future after trauma of Russian invasion
A talented classical singer from Ukraine whose life was ripped apart by the Russian invasion is hoping to reignite her career at prestigious competition in North Wales. Soprano Khrystyna Makar is among 25 singers from around the world who will be vying to become the...
Storage firm to the rescue after sneak thieves steal school’s gardening tools
Green-fingered pupils at a Flintshire primary school are fighting back with help from a local storage firm after heartless vandals wrecked their garden project and stole their tools. The youngsters at Westwood Community Primary in Buckley are well on their way to...
