Christmas wrap stars
Big-hearted volunteers gathered for a mega Christmas gift wrapping session to bring festive cheer to people living on their own this holiday. More than a dozen tenants of Cartrefi Conwy housing association got together at Chester Avenue community centre in Kinmel Bay...
The force is with the fans for the Star Wars invasion
Stormtroopers and other Star Wars characters invaded a cinema which was among the first places in the galaxy to show the latest blockbuster movie. The Odeon at Eagles Meadow Shopping centre in Wrexham was packed to rafters when The Last Jedi (Star Wars VIII) was shown...
TV care worker honoured at industry Oscars
A passionate care manager who featured in a Panorama documentary exploring the care of vulnerable people in their own homes is celebrating national awards glory. Menna Roberts, who is a full time carer for her disabled parents as well as an area manager for...
Panto stars and school choir help raise sack full of cash for cancer charity
Kind-hearted staff at a department store raised a sack full of cash for a cancer charity with a Christmas VIP event. The Debenhams store at Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre in Wrexham was packed to the rafters with customers taking advantage of fragrance and beauty...
Cinema will be one of the first places in galaxy to show Star Wars blockbuster
Stormtroopers, Jedi knights and Darth Vader are joining forces at a cinema when it becomes one of the first places in the galaxy to show the new Star Wars film. The latest Star Wars blockbuster, The Last Jedi (Star Wars VIII), is due to hit the screen at the Odeon...
Particle smashing by Large Hadron Collider creates music at festival
A new piece of music created by using data from the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator will be performed at festival in North Wales. The performers at Bangor Music Festival will be using laptops to alter the sounds from the particle smashing done...
Ex-investment boss counts success at care industry awards
A former investment manager who switched careers to work in care is celebrating the fruits of her labour after taking silver at a national awards ceremony. Cerianne Gratton, from Barry, won the second highest prize at this year’s Wales Care Awards, held at City Hall...
Care home chef is as good as gold
A HEAD chef who left his role at a top culinary hotel to serve up high quality dishes at a dementia care centre has spoken of his delight after winning a gold award at the social care Oscars. Richard Thompson admits it was a huge wrench to leave The White Lion Hotel...
Musical treat for dad at care home
The musical director of an award winning community choir treated her dad and other care home residents to a musical feast. Residents and staff at Pendine Park's Hillbury care home in Wrexham sang along as the Wrexham One World Choir belted out folk songs and Welsh...
500 firms created in “dynamic” Wrexham since 2010, Welsh Secretary tells business leaders
More than 500 new companies have been set up in Wrexham in the past seven years, it's been revealed. The boom in start-up firms was evidence of the dynamism of the town's economy, according to the Secretary of State for Wales, Alun Cairns. He was speaking at the...
