North Wales can become hub of UK’s green future says top nuclear scientist
North Wales is in pole position to become the hub of the UK’s green energy future, according to the leading scientist who heads Bangor University’s Nuclear Futures Institute. At stake is £525 million for a new generation of small nuclear reactors (SMRs) which can be...
Thanks a million as meat of Harlech goes on county school dinner menu
Welsh beef is on the menu for pupils across Denbighshire now a leading North Wales food distribution company has won the contract to supply over a million school meals a year for the county. Harlech Foodservice won the three-year contract from a US-owned...
Happy ending for Chris who was made homeless when coronavirus struck
A man who was made homeless on the day in March when the UK went into lockdown has turned his life around and moved into his “dream home”. According to Chris, 55, he felt “desperate” when he was forced to sleep in his car for three nights after splitting up from his...
Brave mum opens up on violence she suffered at the hands of ex-partner
A young mum who suffered years of violence and abuse at the hands of her ex-partner has bravely spoken out after family support workers saved her from taking her own life. Debra, who is in her twenties and whose identity we are protecting, had lost so much confidence...
Toyota Rav4 road test by Steve Rogers
The hybrid story part two. In the first episode the little Yaris popped in a driving score of 86 so what could the Rav4, its much bigger SUV brother do? I don't want to brag but I reached the dizzy height of 90 after a 70 mile drive and even hit 93 for a good part of...
Cash-strapped hospice gets on its bike to raise funds
A cash-strapped community hospice which has had its fund-raising events decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic is holding a bumper bike sale this Saturday to boost its coffers. Managers of St Kentigern Hospice, which provides palliative care for people in Conwy,...
Cheese-packer Keith on his bike as four from class of 95 chalk up 100 years
Cheese-packer Keith Crews thinks the world of his job – and to prove it he’s cycled 37,600 miles, one and a half times the Earth’s circumference to and from work at South Caernarfon Creameries for 25 years. Music fan Keith is one of four loyal employees who have...
Round-the-world challenge in aid of hospice
Big-hearted staff at a housing association are taking on an ambitious round-the-world challenge in aid of a much-loved hospice. The team of nearly 100 people at Cartrefi Conwy are attempting to walk, run, cycle, hop or even skip 25,000 miles - the circumference of the...
Student nurse Maddie trains for half marathon in aid of hospice that cared for her beloved mum
A student nurse is in training for a half marathon with her two pet dogs in aid of the hospice that cared for her animal-loving mum in her final days. Mother-of-two Maddie Beattie, who lives in Bontnewydd, near Caernarfon, is determined to conquer the 13-mile feat to...
Force’s forensic officers set “gold standard” for road crash investigations across UK
North Wales Police have been hailed as a role model for the rest of the UK’s forces in the way they investigate serious road crashes and their use of high-tech methods including drones. The region’s police and crime commissioner, Arfon Jones, said he was proud they...
