Help on hand to tackle lack of sleep for North Wales workers
North Wales bosses are being encouraged to tackle the epidemic of sleeplessness that is affecting workers across the country. A lack of sleep is to blame for more than 200,000 working days being lost every year in the UK - at a cost of £30bn - with more than a third...
Play about dementia is emotional experience for youngsters
Youngsters from a Flintshire primary school have given a thumbs-up to a heart-warming play about the impact of dementia seen through the eyes of a young boy. Pupils of Ysgol Gwenffrwd, Holywell, attended a performance of Ŵy, Chips A Nain (Egg, Chips and Grandma in...
Talented fencer Stephanie appeals for sponsors to achieve Olympic dream
A part-time shop worker is swapping the cut and thrust of retail to compete at the Under-20 Commonwealth Games. Stephanie Phennah, 17, who works at Marks and Spencer at Eagles Meadow in Wrexham, will be representing Wales in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is aiming to...
Popular app puts kids at risk of being groomed online, warns police boss
A police boss has warned parents their children could be at risk of being groomed by paedophiles or being bombarded with sexually explicit messages on popular a social media app. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones spoke out after being briefed about...
Taste of the good life for green-fingered tenants
A group of green-fingered tenants from a housing estate in Conwy are looking forward to taste of the Good Life by growing their own fruit and veg. The Go Green group on Parc Peulwys in Llysfaen above Old Colwyn is establishing a community garden after clinching the...
“Miracle” recovery puts Conwy grandmother back in the fast lane
A Conwy grandmother who lives life to the full is celebrating the success of ‘miracle surgery’ to replace both knees. Keen walker Valerie Evans, from Deganwy, was devastated when her knees could no longer cope with her energetic walks in the Conwy countryside. X-rays...
Finance firm launches Wrexham Lager history appeal with help from brewery worker’s daughter
A FINANCE firm has launched an appeal with help from the daughter of a former Wrexham Brewery worker to find hidden treasures from the iconic building’s history. The owners of Wrexham-based Hadlow Edwards Wealth Management have signed a lease on the original Wrexham...
Hyundai Kona review
Road test by Steve Rogers ANOTHER day another new crossover, but as my postman said 'everyone is buying them.' He got that right. In a year when car sales fell 2017 was a great year for the crossover-cum-SUV, call them what you will. This was the only sector where...
Wrexham celebrate hat-trick of deals with top trailer maker
Wrexham AFC has teamed up with Europe’s top trailer maker to clinch a hat-trick of sponsorship deals as it celebrates the anniversary of its best ever season. The club revealed Ifor Williams Trailers have agreed to be their main front of shirt sponsor for the third...
Purl of an idea to help premature babies
Two care home residents have come up with a “purl” of an idea to help premature babies. Christine Milner, 67, and Barbara Roberts, 77, have been knitting and crocheting blankets and beanie hats for the Premature Baby Unit at the Maelor Hospital in Wrexham. The duo...
