Crooks’ cash supports new service to help parents abused by their children
A pioneering service has been set up in North Wales to help parents who are abused by their children after a 70% increase in cases during the pandemic. Break 4 Change is a new support project, backed by North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones, that’s...
North Wales food firm reaps benefits after taking proactive approach to pandemic
A food company from North Wales has created a new website to sell directly to the customer as a response to the problems caused by the pandemic. The venture has been so successful that Gwynedd-based Bwydydd Madryn are now planning to continue and expand...
Teenage sailor out to follow in the wake of British Olympic legend
A teenage sailor who has scooped a major school sport award is looking forward to lockdown ending to get back out on the water and following in the footsteps of an Olympic great. Matthew Stubbins, 15, from St Asaph, a pupil at leading private school Myddelton College,...
North Wales country house sales fuelled by escapees from the city
Properties with land in the beautiful North Wales countryside are being snapped up by working from home city slickers freed from the office by the pandemic. That’s the evidence from a rocketing property market which has been boosted not just by the stamp duty holiday...
Ambitious football club start work on installing new £200K pitch
An ambitious football club has started a £200,000 pitch improvement scheme in time for the planned re-launch of the new Lock Stock Ardal North West Division next season. Denbigh Town have begun work on the latest in a series of major improvements to their Central Park...
Uni’s eco-friendly green packaging for Uganda could soon be on our shelves
Eco-friendly packaging developed by scientists in North Wales to help women farmers in one of Africa’s poorest countries could soon be on supermarket shelves in the UK. The team at Bangor University’s BioComposites Centre on Anglesey and partners in Uganda have been...
Historic village cricket club launches search for next generation of players
Cricket in the Cheshire village of Tattenhall dates back over 150 years and now there is a new generation playing the game thanks to the support of a local law firm. Tattenhall Cricket Club, near Chester, was founded in 1864, the year the legendary W G Grace hit his...
Sea of yellow at care homes in heartfelt Covid tribute
ARTISTIC residents are turning their care home grounds into a sea of yellow in a show of love for the thousands of people in Wales who have died with Covid-19. Large bright yellow hearts are adorning the entrances to Pendine Park's two sites in Wrexham to mark the...
Planned new powers to crack down on protests an “assault on human rights”, says police boss
A police boss has hit out at Government plans to introduce new powers to crack down on protests describing them as a “ full frontal assault on human rights”. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones is against creating new powers to control the length of...
Mazda MX 30 launch report by Steve Rogers
It would be easy to write off Mazda's new electric car before hitting the starter button. Why? Because Mazda has pegged the range for MX-30 to just 124 miles. Deliberately. That sounds nonsensical, even suicidal, when rivals are busting a gut to extend the range of...
