Health Secretary opens Anwyl Construction’s £3.9 million health centre in Blaenau Ffestiniog
Anwyl Construction’s newly-built health and wellbeing centre in Blaenau Ffestiniog has been officially opened by Welsh Government Health Secretary Vaughan Gething. The £3.9 million Canolfan Goffa Ffestiniog has been built for the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health...
Britain’s Got Talent choir brings Christmas magic to care home
The internationally famous choir Only Boys Aloud sang their hearts out for residents of a Wrexham care home. The Wrexham branch of the choir delighted residents, their families and staff at the town's Hillbury House Care Home with rousing renditions of Christmas...
Police boss pledges to use £30m budget power to help boost jobs and well-being of North Wales people
A pioneering police boss is aiming to use £30 million in buying power to enhance the lives of communities across North Wales. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones made the pledge during the official launch of his new social value policy. He is the...
Cancer charity stalwart Chris helps raise more than £500,000
A GRANDMOTHER who works for a longstanding Flintshire firm has dedicated nearly two decades of her life to helping raise more than £500,000 for cancer research. Chris Whitbread, 69, has been a pivotal member of the Mold branch of North West Cancer Research (NWCR)...
World-class orchestra scores festive hit at care home
A world class orchestra treated residents of a care organisation to a Christmas concert to remember. The trio of talented musicians from the Hallé, cellist David Petri, pianist Hugh Mckenna and violinist Caroline Abbott, played at two of Pendine Park's homes in...
Llanbedr woman who provides home from home for vulnerable adults takes gold in prestigious care awards
A Gwynedd woman who devotes her life to caring for vulnerable people in her own home has struck gold in major national awards. Teresa Francis, 55, who lives in Llanbedr, started her career in caring 20 years ago as part of Gwynedd Council’s child protection team and...
Police boss calls for new law to get tough on vile practice of upskirting
A police boss is calling for tough new legislation to punish the sexually intrusive practice of upskirting. According to North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones, secretly photographing underneath a woman's clothing without her consent should be a sexual...
School children from Penarlag Primary win Anwyl’s Christmas card competition
A group of schoolchildren from Penarlag County Primary School in Ewloe are among the lucky winners in a festive competition to design a Christmas card for one of the region’s leading homebuilders. The competition was held by Anwyl Homes who invited children from...
Being lonely damages your health as badly as smoking 15 cigarettes a day
A housing association has launched a major campaign to combat loneliness that can be as damaging to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Cartrefi Conwy organised their annual Older Persons' Day at Venue Cymru in Llandudno where the issue was high on the agenda....
Private hospital’s special Christmas operation benefits Wrexham’s busy homeless shelter
A huge donation of goodies from big-hearted staff at a private hospital has come as a welcome Christmas windfall for a Wrexham homeless shelter which has just seen its busiest ever month. The vital supplies, including everything from warm clothing to essential...
