Miss Wales finalist Erin backs campaign against sexual violence towards women
A contender for this year’s Miss Wales crown is backing a charity which campaigns against sexual violence towards women. Seventeen-year-old Erin Mason, from Holyhead, is a finalist in the event which is staged in Cardiff in May where she is being supported by...
Sales rocket by 960% at “world class” engineering company in North Wales
Sales of new electroplated grinding products launched by a precision engineering company in North Wales have rocketed by 960 per cent. Continental Diamond Tool (CDT) in Kinmel Bay – which supplies blue chip companies like Rolls Royce and Tenneco – is confident success...
North Wales food firm launches innovative cost cutting app for customers
A North Wales food wholesaler is launching a raft of measures including an innovative new rewards app to help customers cope with the cost of living crisis. Harlech Foodservice says many businesses have been dealt a “real body blow” by controversial Budget measures,...
Chorister Mair reaches “remarkable milestone” with Easter concert celebrating 60 anniversary
A unique annual concert will be celebrating its 60th anniversary at Easter and ex-nurse Mair Dowell has sung in every single one. The Tremeirchion Bach Choir and Orchestra first performed in 1965, and it continues to this day thanks to the commitment of the community...
Creative youngsters stage colourful 40th anniversary celebration at care home
A group of creative schoolchildren have helped care home residents make colourful bunting to celebrate a special birthday. Their colourful designs are being strung around Pendine Park’s Gwern Alyn and Hillbury House in Wrexham to mark the 40th anniversary of the...
New drive to let the train and buses take the strain to promote eco-tourism in North Wales
A major drive has been launched to persuade tourists to use public transport when they’re visiting North Wales. The aim of the campaign by North Wales Tourism is to promote green tourism by reducing the number of cars on the roads and overcrowding at well-known...
Innovative Net-Zero project transforms Denbighshire industrial estate
Businesses on a Denbighshire industrial estate are forecast to save almost £250,000 in energy costs and safeguard jobs as well thanks to a pioneering renewable energy scheme. The project has provided 40 companies on the Colomendy Industrial Estate in Denbigh with...
Suzuki Vitara drive by Steve Rogers
Clever car this Vitara. Not only does it get you from A to B but gives the sort of caring advice you get from your mum. I had only been driving 15 minutes when a message popped up saying I was ‘looking drowsy and should take a rest’. Thoughtful. I had just come off a...
Pioneering music cooperative hits the right note for 10th anniversary
A pioneering music cooperative that provides regular work for 70 freelance musicians and teaches 5,000 youngsters a week is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The Head of Service, Heather Powell, will be outlining the key to the success of the North Wales Music...
Sliding doors moment that led to couple to launch pioneering care firm celebrating 40th anniversary
A “remarkable couple” are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their pioneering care organisation. Mario Kreft MBE and his wife, Gill, started in a small way by opening their first care home in 1985 because they couldn’t find anywhere suitable for their own...
