Exceptional Amy honoured at social care Oscars
A former factory worker who has fulfilled her dream of working with children has landed a national award just a year into her role caring for young people with autism and learning disabilities. Amy Thomas, 30, who has been hailed as “exceptional” by Ty Bronllys...
Super Mario’s lifetime achievement award
A social care champion has been given a lifetime achievement award for his “remarkable and outstanding contribution” over three decades. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales and the owner of the Pendine Park care organisation, was honoured at the prestigious...
Nia defies doctor’s orders to take part in charity run
A Gwynedd musician-in-residence defied doctor’s orders to run a half marathon to raise money for a charity she cares passionately about. Nia Davies Williams, 46, who works at Pendine Park’s Bryn Seiont Newydd Care Home in Caernarfon, tackled the Cardiff Half Marathon...
Caroline back on stage after two decades for festival fundraiser
The manager of a top festival will celebrate a landmark birthday by singing for the first time since her school days at a special fundraising concert in her honour. Caroline Thomas, from Glan Conwy, who works for the North Wales International Music Festival in St...
BMW X3 Road test by Steve Rogers
MY BMW loving friend has got himself into a fix. David has been driving his 420d for nearly a year and although he loves it he struggles to get in and out. I should say David is nudging 80 and has had a new hip - 60 years prancing around a badminton court has taken...
Steve Rogers reviews the new Peugeot 508
Has Peugeot finally found a big saloon winner? Steve Rogers gives his verdict. IT'S bold and beautiful so is this the car that can crack the saloon car market for Peugeot. Not that many of us are buying big saloons any more, and those that do tend to go up market for...
Final poppy salute to war hero Bill
A group of artistic care home residents have come up with a touching tribute to Second World War hero Bill Evans by making cascades of giant poppies in his memory. Bill, 93, who fought his way through Europe and helped liberate Brussels, died on Monday, October 15,...
Growing distribution firm builds new £3m HQ and warehouse
A growing distribution firm is building a new £3 million headquarters and warehouse which will more than double its capacity and create 12 new jobs. Mike McCarthy, Managing Director of McCarthy Distribution, based on Wrexham Industrial Estate, has launched the...
How businesses find that a container base is secure, safe and cheap
A North Wales-based company at the forefront of the boom in containerised self-storage is seeing a boom in businesses using its steel shipping containers for their security, flexibility and value for money. Lock Stock Self Storage, founded in Denbigh in 1998 by...
Hafod hit the heights at the UK’s renewable energy ‘Oscars’
A top North Wales green energy company has been named in the UK’s top three renewable heating installers at the industry’s annual national awards. Denbigh-based Hafod Renewables were presented with their award by Sir Lenny Henry at the Energy Efficiency Awards, the...
