I’ll smash the idea of a North-South divide
Economy Minister Ken Skates is pledging to answer critics who say there’s a North-South divide in investment and funding to support businesses. Mr Skates, who is also the AM for Clwyd South, will tell business leaders in Wrexham that he will guarantee that North Wales...
Pioneering care home course gives Lucy a massive boost
A teenager with Asperger’s Syndrome was among a group of young people being helped into the world of work thanks to a pioneering partnership between the Prince’s Trust and a care organisation. Lucy Williams, 18, from Minera, was one of four candidates to complete the...
New sports schemes tackles menace of drugs gangs
A programme to give disadvantaged young people in Flintshire the chance to play sport has received a £10,000 boost from a special fund of cash confiscated from criminals in North Wales. The grant is to combat the threat of County Lines in Flintshire which sees...
Bakery harnesses the power of the sun for a greener future
An expanding Denbighshire bakery is doubling up to harness the power of the sun as part of a planned move to a more eco-friendly future. Henllan Bakery now runs two bakeries on Denbigh’s Colomendy Industrial Estate, one for bread and one for cakes, and both now have...
Historic cricket club discovers W G Grace link as it celebrates 175 years
One of Wales’s oldest cricket clubs is celebrating its 175th anniversary this summer – and an association with a leading law firm which connects it to the legendary Dr W G Grace. Denbigh Cricket Club can trace its ancestry back to 1844 – two years before Grace was...
Dedicated band of volunteers keeping local cycle paths open
A dedicated band of two-wheeled volunteers is combining keeping over 80 miles of cyclepaths across Flintshire and Denbighshire open, repairing children’s bikes and protecting wildlife in the area. The North East Wales Cycle Path Volunteers are part of the nationwide...
Stop putting the boot into football, says police boss
Police forces across the UK are putting the boot into football clubs like Wrexham and Chester by trying to increase their charges for policing matches, according to a policing boss. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones, a former police inspector and a...
Veteran Dennis, 95, to be guest of honour at special D-Day event
A 95-year-old D-Day veteran will be wearing his medals with pride at a commemorative event to mark the 75th anniversary of the largest seaborne invasion in history. Great grandfather Dennis Young, who now lives at Pendine Park’s Hillbury House care home in Wrexham,...
Brave Danielle launches bowel cancer campaign
A care practitioner who has battled bowel has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the disease. Mum-of-one Danielle Davies, 22,who works at Pendine Park’s Penybryn care home in Wrexham, is warning other young people with unexplained abdominal aches and pains to...
Video map for tourists is a UK first
The UK’s first online video map to promote tourism has been launched to help attract more visitors to North Wales. The new map was unveiled at the annual meeting of North Wales Tourism and includes around 40 films from attractions, events and accommodation providers...
