Forklift truck driver Spencer turns beard pink to raise money for breast cancer charity
A FORKLIFT truck driver from Froncysyllte turned his beard pink to raise money for a cancer charity in memory of his mother-in-law. Spencer Cameron-Waller, who works at McCarthy Distribution on Wrexham Industrial Estate, also donned a pink hi-vis jacket and T-shirt...
Growing food company beefs up range
A growing food distribution company is championing Welsh beef with the launch of a new range of products that have just secured protected European status. Harlech Foodservice, which has its headquarters in Llanystumdwy, near Criccieth in Gwynedd, and a satellite base...
GP-led team helping to support the homeless in Wrexham wins gong
A GP who is behind the launch of a multi-agency community hub helping to transform the lives of homeless and vulnerable people in Wrexham has landed a prestigious award. Dr Karen Sankey founded the Wrexham Community Care Collaborative alongside Betsi Cadwaladr...
Don’t undervalue our national treasures
By Mario Kreft MBE, Chair of Care Forum Wales The people who work in care homes and domiciliary care companies are national treasures and they need to be appreciated as such. Instead, the social care sector and in particular independent providers have traditionally...
Fire and security team make sure the bells ring out for Helen’s big day
When the bells fell silent ahead of bride-to-be Helen Hutchins’s big day in a pretty Gwynedd village church engineers from a local fire and security company came to the rescue. Wear and tear and plenty of Welsh rain had caused the steel bell–pull at St Garmon’s Church...
Budding boxers land a sponsorship boost from UK storage giants
Budding young Rockies at an up and coming amateur boxing club on Anglesey have received a knock-out sponsorship boost from a top self-storage company. The Holyhead and Anglesey Club, which is based on the town’s Vicarage Lane, has been helped out to the tune of £400...
Pioneering Deeside company Rubicon Garden Rooms in the running for top SME business award
A pioneering Deeside company that uses aviation technology to create bespoke zero maintenance garden rooms for customers across the UK is running for a top business award. Rubicon Garden Rooms has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2nd Welsh SME Business Awards,...
IT engineer takes on charity cage fighting challenge
AN IT engineer is stepping away from the safety of his keyboard to enter the tough world of cage fighting in aid of charity. Dominic Buckley, who is a senior systems engineer at Wrexham-based Rawson IT Services, has just embarked on a gruelling eight-week training...
TV adventurer confronts “Armageddon” in treacherous mountain challenge
A perilous bid by Welsh adventurer Huw Jack Brassington to conquer one of the world’s toughest mountain challenges while caught in the eye of a ferocious storm has been filmed for a new TV series. Camera crews followed the former GB triathlete in treacherous...
Festival-goers get a taste of Welsh and international language of coffee
Thousands of food lovers got a taste of the Welsh language at a popular festival – as well as the international language of coffee Organisers of the Llangollen Food Festival were thrilled with the turn-out over two bustling days at the popular event which has been...
