Rugby hero Josh takes silver at social care Oscars
A rugby-playing dad who devotes his time to help turn around the lives of young people in a children’s home has been presented with a top care award. Josh Wilson, 25, from Llangollen, scooped a silver trophy in the Exceptional Newcomer category of the Wales Care...
Police boss makes plea to Home Secretary over “injustice” in funding for training
A police boss has hit out an "injustice" which he fears could see the North Wales force paying more than £430,000 into a training fund and getting nothing in return. According to North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones, the new Apprenticeship Levy will...
Emergency help for new born babies on way thanks to delivery company Delsol
Survival blankets designed to treat troops on the front line are being used for new born babies making an emergency dash to hospital. Delivery company Delsol has landed the contract to distribute the baby blankets, made by Bethesda-based Blizzard Survival, for...
Top music festival boasts quintet of world premieres
A new work by one of Europe's most talented young composers will be among a quintet of world premieres at a top music festival. Cardiff-born Gareth Olubunmi Hughes says he's thrilled to have been commissioned to write the piece for Bangor Music Festival on Saturday,...
Rubicon Garden Rooms begins work on largest project with new cafe for pet rescue centre
A growing gardens rooms company has doubled its output in the past year and is now working on its biggest project so far - a new cafe for a pet rescue centre. The building at North Clwyd Animal Rescue (NCAR) centre marks a successful year for Rubicon Garden Rooms. The...
Brave Jack is VIP at official opening of playground transformed with community fundraising
A schoolboy praised for his bravery in dealing with Type 1 diabetes was the VIP guest at the official opening of a children’s playground and recreation park which has been transformed thanks to a community fundraising drive. Jack Roberts, 10, who lives opposite the...
Independent businesses think big to support Small Business Saturday
SMALLER businesses at a shopping centre thinking big to give their strong support to a major event aimed at throwing the spotlight on independent companies. Although major firms with multiple branches are often seen as the powerhouse of Britain’s economy, a campaign...
Luxury new jewellery brand to put the sparkle into Christmas at North Wales’ ‘Downton Abbey’
A growing jewellery business that's catching the eye of London’s fashion elite is set to charm a new chain of customers at North Wales’ own ‘Downton Abbey’. College friends Molly Whelan and Sophie Davies, who are bidding to become ‘the next Pandora’, launched their...
Volunteer couple scoop top award for help in bring the sound of music to dementia patients
A choral couple who help bring the sound of music into the lives of dementia patients on Anglesey have scooped a top health award. Gloria and Alun Williams were named as winners of the Outstanding Voluntary Contribution category at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health...
Artistic Mandy is as good as gold
An artistic nurse who has brought colour to the lives of residents at a Haverfordwest nursing home now has an extra colour – gold – on her palette. Mandy Zatac, who joined the staff of Rickeston Mill Nursing Home 12 months ago, has created a series of colourful murals...
