Fast-growing builder defies slowdown with bulging £14 million order book
A fast-growing North Wales builder is bucking any construction slowdown with an order book bulging with £14 million of new work including a trio of exciting low energy housing contracts. Brenig Construction actually gained £6 million in orders and have taken on seven...
Police boss blasts “irresponsible and reckless” Boris Johnson over travel from Covid hotspots
A police boss has blasted “irresponsible and reckless” Boris Johnson for refusing to ban people from Covid hotspots travelling into Wales and potentially bringing the virus with them. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones is furious that the UK Prime...
Royal composer sets pandemic challenge
A royal composer has challenged people to try and go 24 hours without enjoying any of the arts – from music to computer games and Netflix. According to Prof Paul Mealor, who was born in St Asaph and raised in Connah’s Quay, the fact that most people would find it...
Twenty years on mum of six achieves her dream to become a nurse
A mum-of-six has finally fulfilled her dream of becoming a nurse 20 years after she gave up her studies to have a baby – overcoming the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic in the process. Katherine Cummings, from Coedpoeth, near Wrexham, is now celebrating both her...
Jess lives the dream as care organisation tackles nurse shortage by growing their own
A former hotel cleaner who left school with virtually no qualifications is living her dream by training for a degree in nursing thanks to a pioneering pilot scheme at a care organisation. Jessica Mills, 32, was left high and dry when the hotel where she worked closed...
Tributes paid to skydiving supergran Dilys who took care to new heights
Tributes have been paid to the oldest female skydiver and Welsh charity founder, Dilys Price OBE, who has died at the age of 88. The retired teacher from Cardiff completed more than 1,000 jumps for charity and in the late 90s, Dilys founded the Touch Trust to help...
Royalty, pilgrims and slavery – mapping the stately homes of North East Wales
A 16th century Flintshire mansion owned by a descendant of Welsh royalty and once a budget hotel for medieval pilgrims is now part of a ground-breaking £250,000 project to trace over 400 years of the history of North East Wales. A team led by experts from Bangor...
Storage giants Lock Stock deliver a £285K investment in new lorry
Expanding self-storage giant Lock Stock have made a major investment of over a quarter of a million pounds in a brand new delivery lorry. They took delivery of the Scania 450 articulated vehicle from Deeside Truck Services and have now had a special crane fitted by...
Food firm clinches smokin’ £3.5m deal with BBQ restaurant Hickory’s
A food distribution company has clinched a £3.5 million a year deal to supply fast-growing US-style smokehouse and BBQ restaurant group Hickory’s with a sizzling selection of beef, pork and chicken. The announcement was made at Hickory’s newest restaurant, right on...
Strap in for a rough Brexit ride – top economist warns Welsh farmers
Welsh farmers might need to strap in for a rough ride if the UK’s trade negotiations with the European Union (EU) end in no deal, a leading economist has warned. But even if a deal can be struck it’s likely to be weighted in favour of the EU and agriculture will find...
