Crumpet power fuels race success
Crumpet power is fuelling the success of a half marathon race that will be the biggest ever this year. A record number of 1,500 entrants will line up for the Village Bakery Half Marathon in Wrexham on Sunday, February 19. All of them will receive a packet of...
Brave Harvey, six, is on the ball
Pupils at a school in Denbighshire are on the ball when it comes to developing their literacy skills - including a six year old boy who's battling leukaemia. The youngsters at Ysgol Bro Dyfrdwy in Cynwyd, near Corwen, have been tackling new challenges with the help of...
Big-hearted bakery man rises to the challenge to help little Oscar
A big-hearted bakery warehouseman is going an extra 13 miles to raise money for the little son of a colleague who's battling leukaemia. Jake Longworth, 32, is in training for the half marathon in Wrexham on Sunday, February 19, which is being sponsored by the Village...
Police boss calls for port security assurances
A police boss is calling for assurances from the UK Government over security measures at the port of Holyhead. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones is concerned a new "flexible" approach to counter terrorism could see resources concentrated in ports...
Football fan Richard cleans up in race to find the most unromantic couple
A football-mad psychiatric nurse who gave his partner a hoover on Valentine's Day has earned them the title of Wales's most unromantic couple. Chester City fan Richard Baker, 37, bought the love of his life, Louise Andrews, 32, the vacuum cleaner "to keep her busy"...
Minister holds Brexit discussions with top timber company
The challenges of Brexit were on the agenda when the Welsh Government’s Environment Minister paid a visit to the Denbighshire headquarters of one of the UK’s biggest timber companies. Lesley Griffiths, the Cabinet Secretary for the Environment and Rural Affairs, was...
Housing group comes to the rescue of wheelchair woman with landmark property
A young woman suffering from a rare and agonising disease has had her life turned round after moving into the 3,000th home built in North Wales by a leading social housing provider. Danielle Morgan said: “I no longer feel like a caged animal,” from her new Wales &...
Heart attack survivor thanks flying medic who brought him back from brink of death
A cardiac arrest victim who had been “dead” for almost an hour, has thanked the North Wales flying medic who brought him back to life. Flintshire factory worker Trevor Fletcher was in a coma and unable to breathe by himself, before Dr John Glen, a consultant...
Sponsorship deal improves fortunes of four clubs
A big-hearted Anglesey business has put their shirt on four local sports clubs in a series of sponsorships worth £2,000. Peninsula Home Improvements, based in Gaerwen, has backed three football clubs and Bangor Rugby Club Mini Rugby Section by presenting them with...
Crooks’ cash boosts crime-fighting network
A digital radio network linking businesses across Flintshire to help them clamp down on shoplifting has been given a major boost – thanks to cash confiscated from crooks. The pioneering scheme by the organisation Flintshire Against Business Crime has already achieved...
