New funding from police boss will help tackle distressing rise in domestic abuse victims
A domestic abuse service has secured extra funding to tackle a “distressing” rise in the number of victims - including the growing number of boys and young men being affected. According to Gorwel, which is part of the Grŵp Cynefin housing group, there has been a 35...
Care home residents sing and dance as they savour musical fun in the sun
Music-loving care home residents sang and danced away during an exclusive gig provided by two world class orchestra performers. Dozens of residents and staff at Pendine Park's Hillbury and Gwern Alyn care homes in Wrexham enjoyed some fun in the sun, as they savoured...
Fast-growing builder creates 150 new jobs and boosts Cheshire economy by £12 million
A fast-growing construction company is creating 150 new jobs with three housing developments in Cheshire. Brenig Construction have started work on the sites in Crewe, Winsford and Middlewich and say the schemes will boost the county’s economy by £12 million. At Silver...
Call for Wales to follow England’s lead and make jabs a must for social care staff
A social care leader has made a renewed call for coronavirus vaccinations to be made obligatory for care staff who work with elderly and vulnerable people in Wales. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, said the idea had been given fresh impetus after it...
Police boss bumps into familiar face on beat in Wrexham
North Wales’s new policing chief bumped into a familiar face when he spent a day on the beat in Wrexham. Andy Dunbobbin, the recently-elected Police and Crime Commissioner, was on a fact-finding tour of the streets of the region’s biggest town when he met...
Suzuki Across road test by Steve Rogers
What's this? A Suzuki that looks suspiciously like a Toyota Rav4. Nothing suspicious about it, this is a Rav4 with a Suzuki badge. So what's this all about? It is quite simple, Toyota, one time world's biggest car company, has taken fellow Japanese, but smaller car...
Nurse Susan hailed a coranvirus warrior
A care home nurse celebrating 25 years in her job has been hailed as a coronavirus warrior after the toughest year of her career. Susan Bond is a senior nurse at Highfield residential home, part of the award-winning Pendine Park care organisation in Wrexham, and says...
Police boss unveils high tech blitz on two crime hotspots in North Wales
Automatic number plate recognition and dozens of new CCTV cameras will be used in a high tech crackdown on two crime hotspots in North Wales. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin has secured nearly £500,000 in extra funding for the blitz on...
Success at the double as creamery’s mellow Double Gloucester cheese crowned best in Wales
A farmer-owned creamery in North Wales is celebrating after its tasty Double Gloucester cheese scooped a gold award and went on to be crowned the best cheese in Wales. South Caernarfon Creamery’s double triumph came at the prestigious 2021 Virtual Cheese Awards where...
Juve fan Andrea plans to put Wrexham in the premier league for a night out
He’s served up steak to the most infamous jaws in football and hobnobbed with one of the managerial maestros of the Champions League and now Andrea Miacola is bringing his restaurant skills to North Wales’s football capital. The 34-year-old from Turin, a Juventus fan,...
