Housing pioneer Gwynne hailed as a “legend of the sector”
A Welsh housing pioneer has been hailed as a “legend of the sector” after announcing that he is calling it a day. Gwynne Jones, who has retired as the managing director of housing association Cartrefi Conwy, says he will have many fond memories of working with the...
Farmers urged to be vigilant as thieves emerge from lockdown
A police boss is warning farmers in North Wales to be vigilant as criminals take advantage of an easing of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. The end of the ban on non-essential journeys of more than five miles added to the opening up of the border to tourists is...
Holiday industry ready to take off again says travel firm boss after fact-finding trip to Spain
A travel company boss revealed he’s reopened all his 39 shops in North Wales and the North West after returning from a fact-finding mission to Spain. Don Bircham and Ruth Ward of Hays Travel North West say the visit to stay in an apartment near Calle de Mijas, 20...
Search launched for singers for dazzling duets with musical idols
A search has been launched for talented singers from across Wales who fantasise about performing with the musical idol. The top tenor Rhys , who hails from Porthmadog, is looking for music-loving dreamers to take part in dazzling duets on his new S4C television show,...
Our village shops are national treasures and we should carry on supporting them after Covid, says bakery boss
A bakery boss is appealing to people to continue supporting village and corner shops which have provided a lifeline for families during the coronavirus crisis. According to Village Bakery managing director Robin Jones, local stores have “saved our bacon” after the...
Police boss launches trial of life-saving spray for drug overdoses
Bobbies in Flintshire are the first in Wales to carry a life-saving nasal spray which acts as an antidote to a drugs overdose amid fears of more deaths caused by the coronavirus crisis. The six-month pilot project using the Naloxone spray is the brainchild of North...
Schoolgirl Sofia, 10, and care home resident Susanne forge touching pen pal friendship
A 10-year-old schoolgirl has struck up a touching friendship with a care home resident under lockdown Sofia Bird, a pupil of St Mary's Aided School, in Overton-on-Dee, is the new pen pal of Susanne Lewis, 41, who has lived at Pendine Park’s Bryn Bella care home in...
Isuzu D-Max XTR road test by Steve Rogers
Young Eddie showed more than his usual interest in my test car as he cycled up and down the cul-de-sac. No surprise there. The D-Max XTR is built to stand out in the crowd, its body armour suggesting it is about to go into battle. It also happened to be the first test...
Exclusion of care workers from fast-track visa is a “betrayal”
The decision to exclude social care workers from a new fast-track health and care visa has been blasted as a “betrayal” by care home owners in Wales. Mary Wimbury, the chief executive of Care Forum Wales, described the omission by Home Secretary Priti Patel as “sheer...
Elaine’s online exercises to raise cash for North Wales NHS charity
A personal trainer whose parents both died of cancer has turned the hall of her historic 15th century home into a fitness studio to raise cash for the North Wales NHS charity with a series of online exercise videos. Elaine Pritchard, 57, an NHS management consultant...
