New scheme offers fresh start to jobless young people hit hardest by pandemic
A new scheme has been launched to provide a fresh start for 30 unemployed young people who have suffered most during the pandemic. In North Wales the Gateway Kickstart programme will provide six-month job placements for 16 to 25-year-olds via a new partnership. It...
Back from Down Under – vintage shearing machine finds a new home in Corwen
A remarkable agricultural antique - a mechanical sheep-shearing machine over 100 years old – has completed a 30,000-mile round the world trip to Australia and back to an honoured place in Corwen. The 1909 machine which needed two men to operate it was developed by the...
Police boss and two abuse charities issue tips for men to make women feel safer when they’re out alone
A police boss and two abuse charities are urging men in North Wales to do more to help women feel safe in the wake of the abduction and murder of Sarah Everard. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones, the Domestic Abuse Safety Unit North Wales and the...
Friends in the north on mercy mission to feed refugees and the vulnerable in Newport
Refugees and asylum-seekers from the Middle East in Newport are getting a taste of home thanks to supplies donated to a local food bank by one of Wales’s leading catering wholesalers. Olive oil, tortilla-style wraps and chickpeas are going into up to 30 food parcels a...
Low pay “insult” is kick in the teeth for frontline Covid heroes
A council has been accused of adding “insult to injury” by paying its own staff up to £2,200 more a year than they are willing to shell out for carers doing the exactly the same job in privately-run care homes. Care Forum Wales (CFW), which represents nearly 500...
Food wholesaler adds PPE to its menu to support Welsh care homes
A leading food wholesaler has added PPE to its delivery menu after clinching a share of a Welsh Government contract worth £3 million to supply care homes with protective gear and cleaning materials. Harlech Foodservice is now an accredited supplier of the masks,...
Trailer firm helps TV presenter Matt Baker save family farm
A top trailer maker has come to the rescue of TV presenter Matt Baker as part of a new series documenting his ambitious journey to save his family’s sheep farm. Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales, soon to be aired on More4, follows the Countryfile and former The One...
BMW 3 Series 330e M Sport Touring road test by Steve Rogers
With the best will in the world economy and an M Sport BMW don't go hand in hand so why am I going to tell you about the German speed machine that gave me almost 60mpg? No prizes for guessing that an electric motor has a lot to do with it. We are moving swiftly into a...
Care homes are “damned if they do and damned if they don’t” allow indoor visits
A social care leader says many care homes are in an “impossible position” after indoor visits by family and friends were given the go-ahead. Mary Wimbury, the chief executive of Care Forum Wales, praised the Welsh Government for their cautious approach to the issue....
Caring Maddie conquers half marathon in memory of her beloved mum
A student nurse and care worker has completed a half marathon with her two pet dogs running alongside her in aid of the hospice which cared for her mum in the final days of her life. Maddie Evans, 37, set herself the goal of conquering the 13-mile feat to raise money...
