Ex-editor Rob writes a new chapter after joining volunteer wellbeing army
A former top newspaper editor has joined an army of volunteers helping vulnerable people get through the coronavirus crisis. Rob Irvine, 54, who is now training to become a counsellor and therapist, is making weekly calls to tenants of housing association Cartrefi...
£60,000 pot gives power to people over cash seized from criminals
A £60,000 fund will give “power to the people” to decide who receives cash seized from criminals in North Wales. The Your Community Your Choice scheme was launched to reward local crime busters across the region and North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon...
Trio of big-hearted care home managers celebrate a total of 60 years’ service
A trio of award-winning care home managers are celebrating six decades of service with a care organisation – and say the covid crisis has been the biggest challenge of their careers. Ann Chapman, Tracey Smith and Cindy Clutton are each marking 20 years’ service with...
Remarkable globe-trotting ex-nurse Hilda who cared for injured Dunkirk soldiers celebrates her 103rd birthday
A remarkable globe-trotting former nurse who cared for soldiers injured in the 1940 Battle of Dunkirk is preparing to celebrate her 103rd birthday. Travel pioneer Hilda Richards enjoyed regular coach trips until last year when had a wonderful time on unaccompanied...
Police boss blasts Boris for feared influx of shoppers
A police boss fears there will be an influx people flocking across the border into North Wales on shopping trips and days out in an attempt to escape the national lockdown in England. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones blames Boris Johnson for...
Vicious partner tried to kick and punch baby out mum’s womb
A mum-of-seven revealed her violent partner tried to kick and punch her baby out of her womb when he discovered she was pregnant after finding a scan in a drawer. Gloria, 38, not her real name, was rushed to hospital but thankfully the unborn baby survived the brute’s...
Silhouette soldiers salute care home heroes in poignant Poppy Day tribute
The life-size silhouettes of two soldiers will stand guard at the entrance to a care organisation as a special tribute to two Second World War veterans who died last year. D-Day hero Dennis Young, who was injured twice during the pivotal campaign, and Spitfire...
Shock survey reveals 40% of North Wales firms will fold without more Covid aid
A shock survey has revealed that 40% per cent of North Wales businesses across tourism, hospitality, retail and leisure say they will cease to trade if there are any more lockdowns. The study, conducted by North Wales Tourism with support from the North Wales Business...
Bangor University to become a world leader in a nuclear-powered future
Bangor University is to become a world-leading nuclear research site after a £3 million Welsh Government investment in 15 new science posts. The highly qualified jobs at the university’s Nuclear Futures Institute have recharged the region’s nuclear ambitions after the...
Cartrefi Conwy steps up to plate like Marcus Rashford to beat half term holiday hunger
A housing association stepped up to the plate like footballer and free meals campaigner Marcus Rashford to keep children on an estate fed over the half term break. Cartrefi Conwy pledged to provide hot meals as part of the holiday activities organised by the Tŷ...
