Cheesemaker bags top environmental award
Milk from cows reared on the green, green grass of North Wales just got even greener as a leading dairy bagged a top environmental accolade. Pwllheli-based South Caernarfon Creameries has achieved Level Three on the Welsh Green Dragon standard after a year of...
Audi A3 Sportback road test by Steve Rogers
Meet the new Audi A3 plug-in hybrid... every company car drivers dream come true. There are those who say the only people to benefit from hybrid and electric cars are those driving company cars because of the generous tax breaks. I drove a company car for more than 30...
Brave man speaks out about horrific sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of foster dad
A man has bravely told of how he overcame suicidal feelings and years of alcohol misuse after being sexually abused by his foster father at the age of 13. Paul, who is now aged 42, said he owed his life to counsellors at the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre...
Cash boost for 4×4 volunteers who helped snowbound NHS staff
A team of 4x4 volunteers who helped snowbound NHS staff at the beginning of the year are expanding their service across North Wales thanks to a cash boost from a police charity. Charity 4x4 Response Wales are upgrading critical communications equipment and training...
Kind Lilly-Anne’s egg-cellent Easter idea
A KIND-hearted teenager found an egg-cellent way to help make Easter extra special this year for care home residents in Wrexham. Miss Teen Wrexham, Lilly-Anne Gibson, spearheaded a goodwill drive to provide Easter eggs for the residents of the Pendine Park care...
Frontline staff at food firm get bumper pay rises of up to 14% – with 50 jobs up for grabs
A top food wholesaler is rewarding frontline staff with bumper pay rises of up to 14% to help fuel ambitious expansion plans. Harlech Foodservice – based in Criccieth in Gwynedd and Chester - announced they are putting up wages by an average of 5.37% for their...
Villagers and iconic trailer take centre stage in new TV show
A village in the Vale of Clwyd will be taking centre stage in a new TV show starring popular singer the Welsh Whisperer. Welsh, aka Andrew Walton, pops in to Llanrhaeadr near Denbigh, as part of his televised tour of rural communities across Wales. The other star of...
Rebecca shows it’s not just jobs for the boys
Engineer Rebecca Davies is spearheading a campaign to inspire more women to follow in her footsteps. Rebecca, 30, helped to shatter stereotypical views about all gas engineers being male by becoming firmly established in the role with housing association Cartrefi...
Social care leader Mary makes history
A social care leader has pledged to work tirelessly to help create better health and care services in North Wales. Mary Wimbury, the chief executive of Care Forum Wales, which represents nearly 500 independent social care providers across Wales, was speaking after she...
Easter frustration for tourism industry
A tourism leader in North Wales says it’s a “great shame” that attractions and most of the hospitality industry won’t be open for Easter. Jim Jones, the chief executive of North Wales Tourism, said that their was a real sense of frustration in businesses that had been...
