Life’s a circus for care home residents and owner Mario
The circus came to town for residents of a dementia centre in Caernarfon - and it brought back fond memories for the owner whose dad was a lion trainer. Performers from a locally-based circus company went along to Bryn Seiont Newydd in the town’s Pant Road to...
Thumbs up for merchandising firm
A North Wales merchandising firm is celebrating after being given the thumbs up by the UK's largest lawn care company. Sional Promotional Merchandise Ltd is marking two years of supplying uniforms to GreenThumb to ensure its 1,000-plus workforce, based in a network of...
Chris celebrates 20 blockbuster years in the movies by watching 6,000th film
A cinema worker is aiming to watch his 6,000th film as he celebrates 20 years in the movie business. Among the highlights for Chris Haskins, 61, who works at as a host at the Odeon at Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre in Wrexham were dancing in the aisles to Abba hits and...
Criminals help pay for crime protection for deaf people
A campaign has been launched to help protect deaf people from becoming the victims of crime - paid for by money seized from criminals. The North Wales Deaf Association have organised a series of Crime Prevention Workshops thanks to a £5,000 grant from special fund set...
Homeless Paul fears he’ll be killed on streets of Wrexham
A police boss heard how a man had been living rough on the streets of Wrexham for 20 years following the death of his mum from cancer. According to Paul Evans, 49, he became addicted to drugs in prison and was now trapped in a vicious cycle of decline that's ruined...
Charity trek challenge complete for Wrexham finance firm PA
A PA at a Wrexham finance firm has raised hundreds of pounds for charity by trekking through a huge thunderstorm on a Slovenian mountain range. Fiona Clarke, who works for Hadlow Edwards Wealth Management, based in Regent Street, said her challenging trip started from...
Major boost for talented tenor Elgan
The career of a talented tenor from Llandudno has been given a major boost after a "sensational" performance at an international festival. Elgan Llyr Thomas is £2,000 better off after reaching the final of the International Voice of the Future competition at the...
Boost for village youngsters
A youth group that's going from strength to strength has been given a boost. The Cynwyd Youth Association have received a £500 donation from Ifor Williams Trailers who have a factory in the village near Corwen. The organisation was officially established last summer...
Hospice makeover isn’t just any makeover
A group of big hearted shop workers jumped into action for a DIY SOS-style makeover at a hospice. But the facelift of the guest room at Nightingale House in Wrexham wasn't just any facelift - it was done by staff from the Marks and Spencer store down the road at...
Anwyl’s Pat Kelly is named best site manager in Wales
Anwyl Homes site manager, Pat Kelly from Rhyl, has won the prestigious title of Best Site Manager 2017 in the All Wales National LABC Excellence Awards. It is the second year running that one of the Anwyl Homes’ team has beaten stiff competition from across Wales to...
