Student farmers take on challenge to build pigsty fit for a princess porker
Two teams of Welsh young farmers have taken on the challenge of building a pigsty fit for a princess porker - helped by Europe's leading trailer manufacturer. S4C’s Fferm Ffactor:Brwydr y Ffermwyr programme saw the three-strong teams battling to create perfect...
Top award for eco-friendly bakery
A bakery has been honoured for its work in transforming an industrial estate into a haven for wildlife. The Village Bakery is the first ever organisation in the county borough of Wrexham to be presented with an environmental and social sustainability award by the...
Popular head housekeeper sweeps into retirement after 21 years’ service
A cleaner who swept her way into the hearts of staff and residents at a flagship dementia care centre has hung up her dusters after 21 years’ dedicated service. Myra Campion, who has been a key member of the care support team at Pendine Park since 1995 and its head...
Stores rally round to support breast cancer fundraiser
Big hearted businesses and customers at a shopping centre did their bit to help staff at a womenswear store raise cash for people affected by breast cancer. The sales team at Dorothy Perkins in Eagles Meadow in Wrexham organised a special fundraising evening for their...
Special ‘Downton Abbey’ style childhood at Soughton Hall remembered following history appeal
A HAWARDEN grandmother went back to her ‘Downton Abbey’ style childhood at a stately manor house after she responded to a history appeal from its new owners. Eve Taylor, 72, was invited by new Soughton Hall Hotel owner James Ramsbottom to a private tea at the former...
New plan to recruit police officers in South Gwynedd
News that North Wales Police are aiming to recruit up to 20 officers in South Gwynedd has been given the thumbs up. According to Ann Griffith, the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales, taking on the officers was a very positive move. North Wales Police...
New campaign to get more silver surfers online
A housing association has launched a campaign to persuade older people to use the internet so they can keep in touch with family and friends. According to Cartrefi Conwy, going online can also help people to take advantage of money saving opportunities. The...
Fireworks aren’t just for November says storage company as sales rocket
Firework sales are rocketing according to a top North Wales retailer. Wales’s biggest container storage company Lock Stock also sells fireworks from four of its 16 sites across North Wales and the border counties and it’s not just in the weeks before Bonfire Night...
Pancake queen Catherine in running for top award
A care home catering boss hailed by Radio Wales presenter Roy Noble as making the best pancakes in the world is in the running for a national award. Catherine Williams, of Ponypridd, who is catering manager at Bryn Ivor Care Home, Castleton, Cardiff, was ‘speechless’...
Flintshire builder gets go ahead for £35 million new Liverpool student apartments
Top North Wales builders Anwyl Construction have been given the go-ahead for a £35 million plus new student accommodation development in Liverpool city centre. Liverpool Council planning committee approved plans for the Ewloe-based company to start work on the...
