Heroic fans help club generate record sales
A pop-up shop generated record sales over the holiday period for Wrexham AFC, it’s been revealed. Takings were up by 20 per cent over the previous year after the temporary outlet opened at the town’s Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre The shop has just closed after a...
Caring gran honoured for her compassion
A care home nurse hailed for her devotion in looking after people nearing the end of their lives has won a prestigious award. Grandmother Karen Wilcox George was honoured for her dedication at the Wales Care Awards at City Hall in Cardiff. Karen was in the company of...
Pioneering luxury apartments in running for top UK award
A pioneering £3 million luxury care complex that's creating more than 40 new jobs in Gwynedd is in the running for a major UK award. The Parc Bryn Seiont scheme of 16 companion living apartments in Caernarfon has been nominated in the prestigious Pinders UK Health...
Tell me how much you’re prepared to pay for cops
A police boss is urging people in North Wales to take part in a survey to gauge how much voters are prepared to pay for policing the region. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones has launched the online poll as police across the country digest the...
Plucky grandmother gets back on the saddle after hip replacement – and raises £20,000 for charity
An "inspirational" grandmother completed an epic cycling challenge in Cambodia three months after undergoing a hip replacement operation. Keen cyclist Ann Owen, 60, was in training for the gruelling Global Adventure Challenge from Vietnam to Cambodia at the start of...
Manager who rescued her care home from a bleak future takes gold in prestigious awards
A manager who successfully battled to turn around the fortunes of a struggling Pembrokeshire nursing home has struck gold in major national awards. Two years after taking over CareInn Ltd’s Rickeston Mill home in Haverfordwest Sue Lanceley found herself facing the...
Daredevil Cat takes leap of faith in aid of charity
A daredevil care practitioner has been inspired by her brave dad and nephew to do a charity sky dive. Cat Jones, 20, who works at the Pendine Park care organisation is Wrexham, will be raising money for Muscular Dystrophy UK. Both her dad, Phil Jones, and her nephew,...
Head chef tastes success at awards
A HEAD chef who cooks for a variety of cultures has won an award for transforming the cuisine at a care home with restaurant-style a la carte menus. Anthony Dyer may have only been at Penylan House Community Nursing in Cardiff for just over a year but he has impressed...
Top soprano returns to Wrexham for Viennese-style celebration
One of Britain’s most exciting young sopranos is returning to North Wales to head up a spectacular celebration with the region’s flagship NEW Sinfonia orchestra. It features two back to back Viennese themed New Year concerts St Asaph Cathedral on January 5 and at St...
Bittersweet award for finance chief
Copping a top award for learning to speak Welsh was a bittersweet moment for a finance chief. Chartered accountant Kate Jackson, chief finance officer with the team supporting North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones, felt that learning Welsh would be a...
