Business leaders’ call to plug the gaps in support to survive Coronavirus crisis
Business leaders are calling for more urgent support for companies and the self-employed in North Wales so they can survive the corona virus crisis. The North Wales Mersey Dee Business Council, the regional umbrella body for the private sector has written to the...
Victims of domestic violence urged to seek help during coronavirus lockdown
A police boss is urging victims to domestic abuse to seek help during the coronavirus lockdown. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones is concerned there could be an increase in domestic violence as families are thrown together by work closures and...
North Wales builder joins fight to end modern slavery in construction
A fast-growing North Wales construction company has signed up to the fight against modern slavery in the building trade. Brenig Construction, based in Mochdre, Colwyn Bay, which has an annual turnover of £11 million and £40 million of work on its order books, is...
Care organisation appeals for volunteers to tackle coronavirus crisis
A leading care organisation is appealing for former nurses and other staff to volunteer to help them beat the coronavirus epidemic threatening the residential care sector. Pendine Park looks after 450 residents at its eight homes in Wrexham and Caernarfon, employs...
Llay football team net huge financial boost thanks to group treble
A LLAY football club has netted a huge financial boost for their ambitious ground improvement plans after a hat trick of generous donations from construction firms. Llay Miners Welfare FC, the club which produced former Wrexham and Spurs striker Chris Armstrong, is...
Bakery boss thanks “brilliant” staff after doubling bread production
A bakery boss has paid tribute to the workforce for the way they doubled bread production in the wake of the panic buying caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Robin Jones, managing director of the Wrexham-based Village Bakery, revealed staff were working 12-hour shifts...
Pioneering artist Sarah still drawn to care after 25 years
Wales’ first ever care home artist in residence is celebrating a quarter of a century in the ground-breaking role. Talented Sarah Edwards was engaged as a consultant by the Pendine Park care organisation by arts loving owners Mario and Gill Kreft in 1995. Since then...
Corwen community group appeals for donations and volunteers to fight epidemic
A call has gone out for volunteers to help isolated and vulnerable people in the Corwen area as the coronavirus pandemic spreads. The appeal has come from South Denbighshire Community Partnership (SDCP), a locally-based and grant-funded community charity for the...
Care homes call for swabs to test for Coronavirus
A social care leader is calling for an urgent and specific support package for struggling care homes and homecare companies in Wales – including an about turn on the decision to refuse to give them swabs to test for coronavirus. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care...
Coronavirus scammers warning
A police boss is warning people in North Wales to beware of heartless scammers using the coronavirus pandemic to prey on the vulnerable. Already over £800,000 has been stolen across the UK by fraudsters cashing in on fear generated by the unprecedented outbreak but...
