Chorister Mair reaches “remarkable milestone” with Easter concert celebrating 60 anniversary
A unique annual concert will be celebrating its 60th anniversary at Easter and ex-nurse Mair Dowell has sung in every single one. The Tremeirchion Bach Choir and Orchestra first performed in 1965, and it continues to this day thanks to the commitment of the community...
Creative youngsters stage colourful 40th anniversary celebration at care home
A group of creative schoolchildren have helped care home residents make colourful bunting to celebrate a special birthday. Their colourful designs are being strung around Pendine Park’s Gwern Alyn and Hillbury House in Wrexham to mark the 40th anniversary of the...
New drive to let the train and buses take the strain to promote eco-tourism in North Wales
A major drive has been launched to persuade tourists to use public transport when they’re visiting North Wales. The aim of the campaign by North Wales Tourism is to promote green tourism by reducing the number of cars on the roads and overcrowding at well-known...
Innovative Net-Zero project transforms Denbighshire industrial estate
Businesses on a Denbighshire industrial estate are forecast to save almost £250,000 in energy costs and safeguard jobs as well thanks to a pioneering renewable energy scheme. The project has provided 40 companies on the Colomendy Industrial Estate in Denbigh with...
Suzuki Vitara drive by Steve Rogers
Clever car this Vitara. Not only does it get you from A to B but gives the sort of caring advice you get from your mum. I had only been driving 15 minutes when a message popped up saying I was ‘looking drowsy and should take a rest’. Thoughtful. I had just come off a...
Pioneering music cooperative hits the right note for 10th anniversary
A pioneering music cooperative that provides regular work for 70 freelance musicians and teaches 5,000 youngsters a week is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The Head of Service, Heather Powell, will be outlining the key to the success of the North Wales Music...
Sliding doors moment that led to couple to launch pioneering care firm celebrating 40th anniversary
A “remarkable couple” are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their pioneering care organisation. Mario Kreft MBE and his wife, Gill, started in a small way by opening their first care home in 1985 because they couldn’t find anywhere suitable for their own...
Double investment boost at North Wales port will create 300 jobs
The go-ahead has been given for a major expansion at a North Wales port that will create 300 new jobs. The Port of Mostyn is pressing ahead with its plan to build a new berth to cater for the next generation of much larger floating offshore wind turbines It was made...
Seat Ibiza drive by Steve Rogers
There has never been a bad time to buy a Seat Ibiza and it could be heading for a bumper year. The supermini pool is draining. The demise of Ford Fiesta is a thorn out of everyone's side, and Citroen has gone all electric with the C3 so relatively cheap to run cars...
Art-loving care home residents star in new film
Artistic residents at a care home have played a starring role in a ground-breaking new film. The popular weekly art sessions at Pendine Park’s Penybryn care home in Wrexham were the focus of the shoot commissioned by the older people’s charity, Age Cymru. Among those...
