Young virtuosos given chance to shine at top music festival
Talented young musicians from North Wales are being given the chance to shine at a top international music festival. They will have the opportunity to perform with acclaimed orchestra NEW Sinfonia at the North Wales International Music Festival that’s going virtual...
Bentley Continental GTC V8 road test by Steve Rogers
The week of Storm Francis wasn't the best time to be spending a few days in the Continental convertible but it certainly proved the insulation qualities of the multi layered fabric roof. As I drove away from Bentley's headquarters at Crewe the rain was pounding down...
Pioneering online classes provide educational lifeline for key workers’ kids
A pioneering online learning programme, created by academics as part of research into the impact of Covid-19 on schooling, has provided an educational lifeline for a family of keyworkers in Flintshire. Top researchers from Bangor University have recruited families...
Secret care home concert is perfect birthday present for Karen
A Wrexham care home resident enjoyed a birthday to remember as she discovered a secret concert was taking place on the complex where she lives. The surprise gig was held in the grounds of Pendine Park’s Summerhill site, with residents and staff from the complex's care...
Social care leader warns there is no “automatic right” to indoor care home visits
A social care leader has warned there is no “automatic right” for indoor visits to care homes for relatives and friends of residents. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, spoke out to set the record straight about the relaxation of the restrictions recently...
Tears of joy as top musicians make emotional return visit to care home
Two top musicians made an emotional surprise visit to a care organisation and staged an uplifting concert in the garden. After months of having to stay away because of the coronavirus restrictions, cellist David Petri and violinist Caroline Abbott were finally able to...
Fears of surge in sex attacks with easing of Covid-19 rules
A police boss is warning people to be on their guard amid fears of a surge in sex attacks as the coronavirus restrictions are eased. The region’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Arfon Jones, revealed the number of reported cases had dropped during lockdown as a result...
“Inherently unfair” social care funding needs total overhaul – not just top up pay
Moves to top up the pay of self-isolating social care staff should be part of a complete overhaul of the “inherently unfair” way the sector is funded. According to Care Forum Wales, the dysfunctional system had led to chronic underfunding for a quarter of a century...
Social enterprise unveils ambitious plans for 350 zero carbon homes and 50 new jobs
A social enterprise has announced ambitious plans to build nearly 350 carbon zero homes after clinching a five-year deal with the company that developed them. Creating Enterprise have signed a contract with Beattie Passive giving them exclusive rights to their...
Spike in demand for trailers as firms think outside box
A growing number of entrepreneurs are going mobile as a result of the coronavirus crisis, according to Europe largest trailer maker. Ifor Williams Trailers say sales of their innovative Business Inabox model - that can be used to set up shop in different places - are...
