Village Bakery set to create 115 new jobs in Wrexham following major investment
A fast-growing bakery has secured an investment deal to fuel major expansion plans which will create 115 new jobs. The owners of the family-run Village Bakery are retaining a material investment in the company, which is due to open a new super bakery on Wrexham...
Care boxes sent as tribute to farmers who are keeping us all fed during Covid crisis
Care boxes packed with goodies have been sent to hard-working farmers across North and Mid Wales to thank them for keeping the country fed and nourished throughout the pandemic crisis. More than 100 St David’s Day gifts have been sent out by kind-hearted South...
Britain’s Got Talent choir aims to hit the high notes in Japan – virtually
A boys choir that wowed judges on hit TV show Britain’s Got Talent is looking to have the same impact in Japan. Only Boys Aloud will be taking part in a televised concert in the Land of the Rising Sun with three Japanese youth choirs from the cities of Kitakyushu,...
Refusal to give police officers covid jab priority is a “kick in the teeth” for frontline heroes
A police boss has hit out after “extremely disappointing news” that frontline officers won’t be given priority for Covid jabs. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones spoke out after it was revealed that people aged 40 to 49 will be the next group to...
Festival goes virtual to pay homage to harp legend Osian Ellis
A top music festival that’s going virtual for the first time in its history will be paying homage to globally renowned harpist Osian Ellis who died earlier this year. The 2020 Wales Harp Festival had to be cancelled at the last minute following the onset of the...
Firm pulls plug on £7m care home and 150 new jobs amid fears scores of others will go bust
Scores of care homes in South and West Wales will go bust and be forced to close unless there is a significant increase in funding from local councils. That’s the grim warning from Mohammad Mazhar Ali, who runs Wellcome Care Homes that operates three homes in...
Five key recruits will turbo-charge food firm’s growth to become £50m company
A food company has hired a team of head-hunters to recruit five key staff to turbo-charge ambitious expansion plans. Harlech Foodservice, based in Criccieth and Chester, wants to strengthen the management team, to increase turnover to more than £50 million over the...
North Wales food wholesaler ramps up food bank deliveries with ten trucks
A North Wales food wholesaler is ramping up aid to struggling families with three mercy missions a week. Harlech Foodservice have sent 10 truckloads of supplies worth £60,000, including bread, eggs and dairy products and even salmon and steak in the last two weeks...
Give free cannabis to prisoners, says campaigning police boss
A campaigning police boss is calling for jails to trial giving free cannabis to prisoners to help them overcome their drug problems and reduce prison violence. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones, a former police inspector, says the radical idea...
Make Covid jabs mandatory for new care home recruits
Care homes in North Wales should be allowed to refuse to hire staff who have not had a Covid jab unless they have a legitimate medical reason, say social care leaders. Care Forum Wales, which represents nearly 500 independent providers, says it’s vitally important to...
