Fiat 500C road test by Steve Rogers
It's February. Storm Dennis has flooded half of Britain. Our garden even has a covering of snow. What have sitting on my drive? A Fiat 500 convertible. Am I the eternal optimist or just stupid? Neither actually, I wanted to drive the 500 and this was the only model...
Tasty £1m investment creates 30 jobs in Wrexham
Two businessmen are investing £1 million to open an Italian restaurant and a gastro pub which will create around 30 new jobs in Wrexham. Brothers-in-law John Blaney and Carl Burleigh are breathing new life into the former Barclays Bank premises in High Street that’s...
Twinkle-toed care home residents prove bowling is right up their alley – in their 90s
Young-at-heart care home residents in their 90s are proving age is no barrier to fun after signing up to a new ten pin bowling team. The Old Vicarage care home in Llangollen has launched its own ‘Dream Team’ in support of a national campaign to tackle ageism – and has...
New Tasers will protect officers and public in North Wales
A police boss in North Wales says that securing funding for an extra 167 Tasers will help protect frontline officers as well as the public. The region’s police and crime commissioner, Arfon Jones, welcomed the additional £137,000 from a £10 million pot provided by...
Record breaking deals of almost £500,000 secured at two-day trade expo led by distribution firm
RECORD breaking deals of almost £500,000 were secured at a high-profile two-day trade expo led by a growing food distribution firm. The Harlech Foodservice Food and Drink Expo 2020, now in its 42nd year, welcomed almost 2,000 visitors to the event in Venue Cymru,...
Kind-hearted truck driver Matt thanks Wrexham finance firm for helping help the homeless
A KIND-HEARTED truck driver who helps feed the homeless every week without fail has thanked a Wrexham finance firm for collecting food, bedding and warm clothing to give to rough sleepers. Matt Pyne, 42, has been taking supplies to the homeless community in Wrexham...
Eisteddfod fundraiser will be a knockout
A knockout evening of chocolate and wine is being organised to raise money for the National Urdd Eisteddfod in Denbigh. There will also be auction during the event at the Brookhouse Mill at 7pm on Thursday, March 26 – and one of the lots will be a boxing glove signed...
Pupils and care home residents celebrate St David’s Day in style
A group of crafty primary school pupils and care home residents have been celebrating St David’s Day in style. Six youngsters from Gwersyllt Community Primary School teamed up with residents of Pendine Park’s Bryn Bella, Highfield and Penybryn care homes to make...
Family links with Italian PoW inspires new novel
A lifetime link between her family and a former Italian prisoner of war has inspired a new novel by award winning Bala author Siân Melangell Dafydd. She drew inspiration for the book, Filò, from her family’s real-life experience in World War Two when an Italian...
International stars of harp inspire next generation at top festival
Two of Wales’ brightest and internationally-acclaimed harpists will take centre stage a major festival celebrating the nation’s best-loved musical instrument. Talented young harpists Gwenllian Llŷr and Ben Creighton-Griffiths will be inspiring a new legion of harpists...
