Rescue donkeys clear the way for one of Wales’s rarest fungi to thrive
Rescue donkeys grazing at a sanctuary near Bangor are providing an ideal habitat for one of Wales’s rarest mushrooms, the Crimson Waxcap. Snowdonia Donkeys was set up in 2013 by retired teacher Ruth Stronge and her husband, Chris, and their growing herd of donkeys now...
Youth club boxes clever thanks to kind trailer company
A youth club’s storage problem has been eased thanks to thoughtful bosses at a leading trailer firm. Not only has Ifor Williams Trailers loaned Corwen open access youth club a box van trailer to store its equipment, it also wrapped the vehicle in an eye-catching...
Ground-breaking art project helps ex-soldiers find new purpose
The descendant of a Rorke’s Drift Victoria Cross winner is among ex-soldiers fallen on hard times who are finding a new purpose to their lives through art. The weekly classes held at the Alabaré Home for Veterans in Colwyn Bay have uncovered new talent whose work is...
UK first fires green energy drive at hotel that will be “close to off grid” in summer
A combination of clever tech and common sense will enable an eco-friendly hotel in North Wales to be “close to off-grid” during the summer months. As well as achieving a massive reduction in carbon emissions, the energy bills at the historic seafront Llandudno Bay...
Lexus LBX drive by Steve Rogers
Times are changing at Lexus with sights set on a younger audience. And here is the car they think will win them over. The LBX is a compact crossover and the smallest car yet from the premium brand. It has even got a new face, losing the huge grille that has been the...
Loving Cyril and Shirley delighted by surprise 65th wedding anniversary party at care home
A loving couple who’ve enjoyed 65 years of marriage got the surprise of their lives when a Wrexham care home threw them a bumper anniversary bash. Cyril and Shirley Williams were bowled over by the touching celebration organised in secret by staff at Pendine Park’s...
Awards will showcase best of Welsh tourism
Tourism businesses from across Wales will be given their chance to shine at a prestigious awards ceremony. The Welsh Government is staging The National Tourism Awards for Wales to showcase the best of the best in the industry that employs nearly 12 per cent of the...
Miss Wales finalist Erin backs campaign against sexual violence towards women
A contender for this year’s Miss Wales crown is backing a charity which campaigns against sexual violence towards women. Seventeen-year-old Erin Mason, from Holyhead, is a finalist in the event which is staged in Cardiff in May where she is being supported by...
Sales rocket by 960% at “world class” engineering company in North Wales
Sales of new electroplated grinding products launched by a precision engineering company in North Wales have rocketed by 960 per cent. Continental Diamond Tool (CDT) in Kinmel Bay – which supplies blue chip companies like Rolls Royce and Tenneco – is confident success...
North Wales food firm launches innovative cost cutting app for customers
A North Wales food wholesaler is launching a raft of measures including an innovative new rewards app to help customers cope with the cost of living crisis. Harlech Foodservice says many businesses have been dealt a “real body blow” by controversial Budget measures,...
