Salad days for green-fingered care home residents
Green fingered care home residents at a Wrexham care home are growing their own fruit and veg. Residents at Pendine Park’s Penybryn and Bryn Bella homes have formed their own gardening club and are hoping for a bumper crop despite the wash out of the May weather. The...
Farmers urged to get smart to combat rural crime by beefing up security
A police chief is urging farmers in North Wales to use low-powered smart sensors to combat farm thefts. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin is backing a new scheme to encourage the farming community to tap into wireless technology. The LoRaWAN...
Hugh turns on the style to visit care home in his glamorous 1930s Bentley
A TOUCH of glamour was enjoyed at a care home when a faithful visitor pulled up in the car park in an immaculate Bentley built before the Second World War. Hugh Gray-Morris regularly ventures from his home near Llanddeusant on Anglesey to Pendine Park's Bryn Seiont...
Land Rover Discovery Sport road test by Steve Rogers
So, you would like a new Range Rover but 80 grand is too salty for the pocket. Solution. Troll the second hand market, or maybe there's a better option... buy a new Discovery Sport. This is as close as you can get to the big man without paying the big bucks, although...
Being bullied at school inspired artist Dewi Tudur to write and illustrate new children’s book
An artist from North Wales who was repeatedly bullied at school has released a new children’s book inspired by the harrowing experience. Dewey and the Dragonfly by Dewi Tudur will hit bookshop shelves from the end of June after being taken up by a top London...
Care homes in Wales aren’t returning to pre-Covid “open house”, warns social care leader
Care homes in Wales will not be returning to the pre-covid “open house” approach after visiting restrictions were eased by the Welsh Government. That’s the warning from Care Forum Wales chief executive Mary Wimbury who sounded a note of caution saying that all visits...
New recruit Rhiannon helps top North Wales law firm deal with divorce surge
The pandemic lockdown has forced couples together and put a strain on many already rocky relationships as divorces have surged, according to a North Wales family lawyer. Rhiannon Compton has just joined growing law firm Swayne Johnson, who have six offices across...
Staycations boom is good news for Tommy’s camper van conversions
The great British staycation getaway from the pandemic means that business is booming for a North Wales camper van conversion company. Simple Camper Vans, based in Caernarfon, turns conventional vans and SUVs into mobile holiday homes and owner Tommy Chamings has seen...
Thomas, six, has his dragon cake – and eats it
A SCHOOLBOY will be having his cake and eating it after being the lucky winner of a spectacular chocolate dragon. Six-year-old pupil Thomas Povey's name was drawn out of the hat to win the fundraising raffle at Ysgol Penygelli in Coedpoeth near Wrexham. The raffle for...
Bright student Quinn joins academic elite on American scholars scheme
A STAR student will be sharing a virtual classroom with some of the brightest young brains from around the world on a leading American university's summer programme. Quinn Doherty, a year 12 pupil at Ysgol John Bright in Llandudno, has spoken of his pride after...
