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...
Tears of joy as Stanley, 92, reunited with daughter Susan after three months apart
There were tears of joy at an emotional reunion between a 92-year-old ex-soldier and his daughter after nearly three months of lockdown at the care home in the Swansea Valley where he lives. Until then Stanley Crawley, originally from Resolven, who has Parkinson’s...
Children of NHS frontline couple create Lockdown version of Monopoly
A brother and sister whose parents are on the frontline of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in North Wales have used their break from school to create a Lockdown version of board game favourite Monopoly. Now Giovanni Bugelli, 11, and his sister Julia, 16, from...
Leading law firm are northern stars
Go-ahead lawyers at a fast-growing North Wales legal firm have scooped a coveted prize in a major national competition. Swayne Johnson, who have a base in St Asaph and six offices from Menai Bridge on Anglesey to Tattenhall, near Chester, have been named North Wales’s...
Post-Covid shift away from global supply chains could boost North Wales economy
A backlash against globalisation in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis can reignite a powerful North Wales manufacturing sector still reeling from the shock waves of over 1400 Airbus redundancies, according to a top expert. Bangor University economics lecturer Dr Edward...
Clickety Click – lockdown bingo is Stairway to Heaven for tenants
It was eyes down for a brand new game – lockdown bingo where you can win crucial pandemic prizes like four loo rolls. Tenants of housing association Cartrefi Conwy were at the Garden Gate for the new initiative to combat the Covid-19 blues. But the location wasn’t...
Musical group that’s providing lockdown lifeline hope new video will go viral
A musical group that’s providing a lockdown lifeline for people in Gwynedd with and without learning disabilities has launched a new video with the help of some star names. Performing with the members, tutors and volunteers involved in the Canfod y Gân (Discovering...
Ex-Marine tackles month-long 496-mile run for the animals of Chester Zoo
A former Royal Marine is tackling one of sport’s toughest challenges – a calendar run of 496 miles in 31 days – to raise money for the world-famous Chester Zoo. The Zoo, featured in Channel 4’s series The Secret Life of the Zoo, and home to 35,000 animals, has...
