Magical time at school for care home residents
Care home residents spent a "magical time" being entertained by primary schoolchildren who sang traditional Welsh songs and served afternoon tea. The group from the Pendine Park care organisation in Wrexham were serenaded by the choir at Ysgol Bodhyfryd in Wrexham...
Music sessions by top orchestral duo play well with hospital patients
THE uplifting strains of live music from a top orchestral duo are striking a joyful note with hospital patients. Two accomplished players from the NEW Sinfonia orchestra are making regular visits to the busy rehabilitation unit at Wrexham Maelor Hospital to perform a...
One of Wales’ Fast Growth companies opens new office as part of expansion plans
A WREXHAM-based firm, which is one of Wales's fastest growing companies, has launched a new office as part of its ambitious expansion plans. Rawson Digital, based on Wrexham Industrial Estate, supplies and maintains photocopiers and printers across North Wales and the...
Pioneering hospice hailed as one of Wales’s great success stories
Wales's top nurse has hailed a pioneering hospice that serves Flintshire as one of the nation's greatest healthcare success stories. The Chief Nursing Officer for Wales, Professor Jean White, will be reporting her findings to the Welsh Government following a visit to...
High-flying travel agency lands top industry award
A high flying travel agency business has landed a top industry honour after a major expansion. Businesswoman Nia Hughes, who runs Orme Travel in Rhos-on-Sea, received a special recognition award at the 2017 Global Travel Group conference of independent agencies, held...
Delight as derby match bubble is burst
A police boss has hailed the decision to "burst the bubble" after travel restrictions on fans were lifted for the next football derby between Wrexham and Chester as a victory for common sense. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones was delighted to...
It’s oarsome to be racing again, says rower Sian
A rower who was in such excruciating pain she couldn’t walk properly is now racing again after a hip replacement operation by a surgeon who has just scooped a top award. Anglesey holiday cottage manager and fitness enthusiast Sian Davies paid tribute to orthopaedic...
Shopping centre on course to break through £200 million mark
A shopping centre is on course to break through the £200 million mark for the amount of money spent by its customers every year. So far this year footfall at the Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre in Wrexham is up by four per cent and means they are heading for a record...
Police boss welcomes decision to withdraw officers from anti-fracking protest
A police boss has welcomed the decision by North Wales Police to stop sending officers to police an anti-fracking protest in Lancashire. As a former anti-fracking campaigner North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones was unhappy the force was sending...
Chef to the stars will be cooking up spicy treat for food lovers at festival
A chef who is rapidly rustling himself up a reputation as the caterer to the stars will be setting taste buds tingling at this year’s Llangollen Food Festival. Over the past few years Tim Roberts has served up his mobile feasts of Spanish and Italian dishes to hungry...
