New councils urged to ditch double standards over expenses and care fees
The cost of overnight expenses and meal allowances claimed by councillors can be twice what local authorities pay in care home fees for vulnerable people, it's been revealed. The figures have come to light following an investigation by Care Forum Wales, the body that...
Hello Dolly! Shoppers given sneak preview of hit musical
Shoppers were given a sneak preview of a blockbuster musical in Llangollen. The music of country legend Dolly Parton had customers dancing and tapping their feet at the Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre in Wrexham. They were entertained by member of the cast of the hit...
Bakery pays for staff to join Co-op in a UK first
A leading bakery has become the first company in the UK to pay for all its staff to become members of The Co-op. As a result, the 450-strong workforce at the Village Bakery will be co-owners and have voting rights at the organisation's annual meeting. On top of that...
Colwyn Bay set to get into the swing with Forties Festival
Two iconic planes from World War II will take centre stage in Colwyn Bay this weekend, as the town gets into the swing with its popular Forties Festival. The family-focused event on Saturday May 20 and Sunday May 21 celebrates the town’s strategic war-time role in...
Phil measures up to big fundraising challenge in memory of late mum and aunt
The men’s suits manager at a Wrexham department store has fitted himself out as a marathon man to raise cash in memory of his mum and his aunt who both died from cancer. Phil Roberts saw the two sisters lose their separate battles with the disease within a few months...
UCML officially connects to charity that brightens lives of disabled youngsters
A charity that's been an “absolute godsend” to disabled teenager Caitlin Chapman and her mum has boosted by kind staff at utility connections company UCML. Soon after her birth, 17-year-old Caitlin was diagnosed with a severe form of cerebral palsy, which has left her...
Glamophones help North Wales Forties Festival go with a swing
Retro girl band The Glamophones will help nostalgia lovers get ‘in the mood’ at a North Wales Forties Festival later this month. The Glamophones, who perform songs from the 1940s, right through to modern day hits with a vintage twist, will ensure the festival in...
New police station will keep frontline officers in town
Here is what the new town centre police station in Wrexham will look like. Work was given the go-ahead by North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones. According to Mr Jones, a former police inspector who served in Wrexham during his career, it will keep a...
Anwyl homes takes two trainee assistant site managers from Coleg Cambria
Flintshire-based Anwyl Homes has employed two young trainee assistant site managers from Coleg Cambria. 18-year-old Jacob Hird from Mold and 17-year-old Jay Williams from Cefn Mawr in Wrexham have joined the fast growing business to learn everything there is to know...
Grieving mum backs fix room for drug users
The bereaved mother of a teenager who died after taking ecstasy has backed the call by a police boss to set up safe injecting areas for drug users in North Wales. Schoolgirl Martha Fernbeck was just 15 when she suffered a cardiac arrest in July 2013 after swallowing...
