Leading food supplier expects records to be broken at flagship food exhibition
A record number of 120 suppliers will be showcasing their products at a flagship food exhibition in North Wales where sales are forecast to top £1 million. Thousands of buyers are expected at Harlech Foodservice’s annual two-day trade fair, Expo 25, at Venue Cymru in...
TV firm where staff get extra St David’s Day bank holiday is one of the best places to work in UK
A television production company where staff get an extra bank holiday for St David’s Day has been named as one of the best places to work in the UK. The accolade was bestowed on Caernarfon-based Cwmni Da for the second year in succession at the annual Broadcast...
Huw’s “legacy of hope” as record number of women enter world’s biggest female only ultra-marathon
An endurance runner with inoperable cancer is in a race against time to raise £1 million to create a “legacy of hope”. Huw Willliams, 53, from Pwllheli, is organising the world’s largest female-only female only ultra-marathon in the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales....
Mazda CX-80 launch drive by Steve Rogers
Big, bold and beautiful sums up Mazda’s newest member of its SUV family. Yes, it looks like a stretched CX-60, which it is sort of, but there is a lot more to it than just a longer wheelbase. Take a gander at the rear doors and you should spot the difference - they...
Green-fingered Hannah plans ambitious restoration of 100-year-old walled garden
A talented gardener is taking on her biggest challenge when she starts work on restoring a historic 100-year-old walled garden at a North Wales care home. Hannah Barrow, from Caerwys, in Flintshire, has just been appointed as a consultant horticulturalist by the...
Loyal octet chalk up two and a half centuries at trailer firm
A trailer maker has honoured eight dedicated employees who have put in nearly two and a half centuries worth of service between them. Five of the eight at Ifor Williams Trailers (IWT) have served more than 31 years and three have worked more than 30 years at the award...
Cancer survivor Zoe rewarded with top job after consultancy company trebles in size
A business leader who overcame cancer has been promoted to the top job at a consultancy company that’s trebled in size over the past two years. Since Zoe Pritchard, who lives in Blaenau Ffestiniog, joined Anglesey-based Lafan, the firm has gone from four to 12 staff...
Talented pupils who starred in video given sneak peak of new “anthem for Wrexham”
Talented pupils at a Wrexham school have been given a sneak preview of a video for a song which they hope will become an anthem for the city. The video for A Song For Wrexham is the culmination of months of work involving local musicians and every secondary school in...
Paralympic legend Aled reveals the hurt of being “the only disabled kid” in school
Paralympic legend and world record holder Aled Davies has spoken movingly about how he didn't want to be seen as disabled during his schooldays. According to Aled, he felt different because he was “the only disabled kid” at his school in Bridgend, south Wales and...
Family-run care home hit by £70,000 bill after Budget that “discriminates against older people”
A family-run care home is facing extra staffing costs of £70,000 because of Budget measures which amount to “discrimination against older people”, it’s claimed. Bosses at the Orme View Residential Home on the picturesque West Shore of Llandudno have painted a gloomy...
