Open air girl Claire finds perfect job as the boss of outdoor store
Adventure loving Claire Vinall has landed her dream job - as the new manager of an outdoor store. Claire, 34, spends her time away from work taking part in fresh air activities like camping and canoeing. So she was thrilled when she was appointed as the boss of...
Bakers raise dough for hospice
A group of big-hearted bakers are organising a charity football match to raise some dough for a hospice. The team at Village Bakery are in training twice a week for the game in aid of Nightingale House in Wrexham. They will be playing Welsh National League side...
Holiday cottage hot tubs will see visitors splash out an extra £27m in North Wales
The growing popularity of hot tubs could pump an extra £27 million into the North Wales economy over the next decade. North Wales Tourism, which champions the interests of the region’s tourism and hospitality sector, says an increasing number of holiday cottage owners...
Charity ball staged by Wrexham businessman raises £40,000 to help children with rare condition
A CHARITY ball organised by a Wrexham businessman has raised £40,000 to help children with a rare degenerative disease. Vaughn Rawson, managing director of Rawson Digital, hosted his sixth black tie event at Chester Racecourse to help those living with the rare...
I’m proud body cams will save victims’ lives, says police boss
The introduction of chest mounted video cameras in North Wales will undoubtedly save lives in domestic violence cases, according to a police boss. Investing £163,000 to buy extra kits was one of the first acts of North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones...
Women urged to take part in fun run to battle cancer
An appeal has been launched to find women to take part in a fun run in aid of a cancer charity. Organisers of the Cancer Research Race for Life came to the Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre in Wrexham to recruit runners for the women-only event at the Alyn Waters Country...
Welsh football icon applauds his former school as it unveils new £12,000 playground
Welsh international football star Owain Fôn Williams has sent his heartfelt congratulations to his former primary school as it unveiled a new £12,000 playground. The giant goalkeeper, who plays for Scottish Premiership club Inverness Caledonian Thistle and was one of...
Force cops 16 local recruits in Gwynedd
Sixteen new police officers who were all recruited from South Gwynedd communities will soon be pounding the beats of their local area. The rookie officers, 11 men and five women, have just started six months of intense training at Dolgellau Police Station. North Wales...
Hollywood star joins celebrations as village club clinches league title
Hollywood star Naomi Watts is celebrating this week after runaway champions Glantraeth were presented with the Lock Stock Welsh Alliance Division One trophy. The star of blockbusters King Kong and Boxing Day tsunami movie The Impossible spent part of her childhood on...
Talented baker Ann bakes a doggone good cake to brighten the lives of her care home’s residents
A care home manager is giving Mary Berry a run for her money as the Queen of Cakes with her latest masterpiece in the shape of a pedigree dog. When Ann Chapman from the Pendine Park care organisation was asked to make a baked version of Daisy the snowy white Samoyed,...
