Textile designer uses Anglesey Sea Salt as finishing agent for new Samurai-inspired denim scarves
An ancient fabric dye favoured by Japanese Samurai warriors for its natural antibacterial qualities has inspired a textile designer to create a new collection of high fashion scarves. Talented designer Gethin Ceidiog Hughes, 27, from Denbigh, in North Wales, has...
Caring Wayne in running for social care Oscar after building new career
A MAN who made the constructive decision to swap life on building sites for working in a care home is in line for a prestigious national accolade. Wayne Barry, 37, had not been employed in a care environment until he became a maintenance assistant at Ysguborwen Care...
Touching get well gesture with 1,000 origami birds from Japan deepens the bond with Conwy
A former Mayor of Conwy who is battling cancer was deeply touched by an extraordinary get well gesture by the town’s new tourism partners in Japan who sent him 1.000 origami paper birds. Cllr Bill Chapman is among seven delegates travelling to Japan to witness the...
Vauxhall Insignia GSi Grand Sport road test by Steve Rogers
THE first words to come from my wife after driving the Vauxhall Insignia were 'how much does this car cost'? All but £39,000 says I. 'What! she says with the irritated tone of Maggie Smith's Dowager Countess in TV's Downton Abbey. 'It hasn't got a reversing camera'....
Caring Sharon pays tribute to pet dog Bebe after being shortlisted for award
A nurse is celebrating with her beloved canine companion after discovering she has been shortlisted for a top care gong. Sharon Ainsley has worked in nursing since the 1970s and is currently a registered general nurse at Cwrt Enfys in Ystradgynlais, in the Swansea...
Salvation Army major hailed as Anti-Slavery Champion
A Salvation Army major who has stepped in to help the fight against modern day slavery in North Wales by providing refuges for its victims has been recognised with a top award. Church leader Major Chris Davidson, who organises safe temporary accommodation for victims,...
Bobbies boost gets guarded welcome from North Wales policing chief
The announcement by Home Secretary Priti Patel of 62 new police officers for North Wales has been given a guarded welcome by North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones. The increase comes as part of a package of 6,000 new PCs which was made public today as...
Care home chef whose found the right menu for pleasing residents is in running for major award
A Cardiff care home chef who prides herself on catering for the individual tastes of residents has been shortlisted for a prestigious award. In the seven years Vicky Popple has been in charge of the kitchen at Hafod’s Woodcroft home in Towbridge she has cooked up a...
Care home trainer who orchestrated successful people’s choir in line for major award
The top training officer with a major south Wales care group who hit the right note by starting a smash-hit choir for some of the supported people it looks after has been shortlisted for a prestigious award. In her job as learning and development officer for...
Boss of pioneering scheme knows what it’s like to have family member with an addiction
The woman charged with running a pioneering scheme to help vulnerable people break away from a life of crime knows what it’s like to live under the shadow of addiction. Anna Baker is the manager of the Checkpoint Cymru programme a new initiative by North Wales Police...
