Police boss suggests “fix room” for heroin addicts in Wrexham
A police boss is calling for a "fix room" in Wrexham where drug addicts can inject themselves safely and hygienically. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones was responding to the concerns of residents in Rhosddu where discarded hypodermic needles...
Dynamic care home boss who’s not afraid to get his hands dirty takes gold in major national awards
A versatile care home manager who loves his job so much that he even likes to “muck in” with the cleaning and decorating has taken gold in major national awards. Apart from being in charge at Y Gelli in Denbigh, a home for people with severe mental health problems,...
Pupils sample Continental cuisine to mark European links
Dishes from a host of Continental cuisines were on offer at a North Wales school to mark links with Europe. Pizza to brioche, tortilla and Welsh cakes were on the lunch-time menu at Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan in Abergele, as part of its European Extravaganza. The activities...
Mike Peters joins medical supergroup to say thanks to health staff for cancer care
Welsh rocker Mike Peters is joining forces with a medical supergroup to say thanks to health staff who are treating him and his wife Jules for cancer. The Alarm frontman will take to the stage at Venue Cymru on November 16 to perform as The Betsi Blues in front of 350...
Police boss appeals to public to vote for favourite crime-fighting schemes
A police boss is appealing to people across North Wales to vote for crime-fighting projects in their communities - using money confiscated from villains. According to North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones, there's a total of £40,000 up for grabs- with...
Care worker honoured at social care Oscars
A care worker who travelled halfway around the world to take a job in Wrexham has been honoured at the social care Oscars. Ruthmar Gaitana, who arrived in Wrexham via Saudi Arabia, received a silver award at this year’s Wales Care Awards prize giving at City Hall in...
Early Christmas present for hospice
Kind-hearted staff at a department store in Wrexham are aiming to give an early Christmas present to a hospice which helped a colleague when she was a little girl. The team at Marks and Spencer at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre are organising a special, ticket-only...
Artistic care home residents create 3D model of historic clipper ship
Care home residents in Wrexham are working with a top textile artist on a pioneering project celebrating links with Patagonia. The residents of Pendine Park are creating a 3D model of the Mimosa, the clipper ship that took the first settlers to the Welsh colony in...
Stores take on 70 staff in Christmas jobs bonanza
Stores in a shopping centre are planning a big seasonal jobs boost by taking on more than 70 extra staff to cope with the busy run-up to Christmas. The largest recruiters at Eagles Meadow in Wrexham are Debenhams and Marks & Spencer who between them are taking on...
Business bosses praise for top timber company’s zero waste policy
A top timber business has been praised for its zero waste policy after a visit by business leaders from across Wales. Wood products giants Clifford Jones Timber, one of the UK’s ‘greenest’ companies, hosted a ‘Waste Not, Want Not’ themed event attended by over 30...
