Suzuki Vitara road test by Steve Rogers
STAYING ahead of the game is what it takes in this crazy car world. Who could have predicted that everyone would be buying SUVs, or that the family hatch would no longer be the king maker for car companies? So here we are in 2018 and a clear path has emerged. We like...
Sanctuary for the endangered Water Rat gets sophisticated green heating system
An historic property on a nature reserve where one of Britain’s most endangered animals’ lives has been brought into the 21st century thanks to a sophisticated underground heating system. The stone farmhouse of Penllyn lies on Cors Goch National Nature Reserve where...
Peninsula’s grand design to create 50 new jobs
A fast-growing home improvements company is aiming to create 50 new jobs thanks to the success of TV programmes like Grand Designs. Ambitious Peninsula Home Improvements, based in Gaerwen, on Anglesey, have already taken on two staff in Cheshire where they are...
Top soprano Elin swaps royal wedding for St Asaph Cathedral
A top soprano who wowed a global television audience of two billion people with a stunning performance at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is heading for North Wales. Elin Manahan Thomas will have a starring role at the North Wales International Music...
New regional sales director will champion Welsh language at fast-growing Wrexham copy firm
A dynamic businessman has pledged to champion the use of the Welsh language after joining a Fast Growth 50 copy firm. Arwel Griffiths has been snapped up by Wrexham Industrial Estate-based Rawson Digital after he sold his own successful copy firm – Kon-X Wales Ltd –...
Joy’s delight at award for police station’s £25 million boost for region’s economy
A CONSTRUCTION firm responsible for a new police station has built a legacy that will last for years to come – including a £25 million boost for the region. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones says contractors Galliford Try have built not only an...
Bakery duo and miracle man Cez step out in aid of hospice
A young father who defied the doctors and made a “miraculous recovery” after being diagnosed with an inoperable cancer is joining his brother on a marathon trek in aid of a hospice. Things looked bleak for Ceri Dawson, 29, two years ago when he was given the bombshell...
Top trailer firm looking to train and recruit 20 welders
Europe’s biggest trailer maker is looking to train and recruit 20 new welders to cope with a bulging order book. Ifor Williams Trailers has joined forces with the leading commercial training company, Gatewen Training Services, who are based in Wrexham. Jobseekers are...
Geoff, 72, gets his life back after “miracle” surgery on swollen nose
A retired business manager whose nose swelled and became a horrible bulbous mass three times its normal size has got his life back after “miracle” surgery. The distressing condition suffered by Geoff Turner, 72, from Llandudno, was caused by a rare skin disorder,...
Oh Myfanwy! Find out why Wales’ saddest love song will have you crying in your beer
Wales’ most famous and saddest love song has inspired a new beer. The song Myfanwy tells the tragic story of the unrequited love of a penniless young poet called Hywel ab Einion for a beautiful young noblewoman who lived in Dinas Bran castle high above Llangollen in...
