TV baker Beca drops in
A popular TV baker has told how appearing on the Great British Bake Off and striking up a friendship with Paul Hollywood changed her life. Beca Lyne-Pirkis, 34 was speaking during a visit to the Village Bakery who sponsor her own baking programme, Becws, on S4C. She...
Two years of intensive training equals accountancy qualification for Gruffydd
A YOUNG man who decided to follow a career working with figures rather than joining the family media business has just scooped a major accolade. While his father and his brother, Ceidiog and Gareth Ceidiog Hughes, spearhead public relations company Ceidiog...
Big-hearted baristas win award
Caring baristas at a coffee shop in Wrexham have won an award for their community-spirited approach. The team at Costa at the Odeon Cinema in Eagles Meadow shopping centre were presented with the Community Engagement Award at a glittering prize giving ceremony at...
Peter goes through pain barrier to raise money for charity
A Wrexham restaurant manager has endured a hair-raising body wax for charity. Peter Cross, manager of Frankie and Benny’s at Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre, Wrexham, grimaced his way through a torso tormenting chest wax, back wax and – worst of all – an under arms wax....
Late Christmas party for cinema staff because of huge Star Wars success
The new Star Wars blockbuster is on course to become the most successful film ever at a Wrexham cinema. The latest episode of the hit movie franchise, The Force Awakens, has already been seen by 30,000 fans since it opened at the Odeon at the Eagles Meadow shopping...
Ironman Jon back in running after pioneering hip surgery
A fitness fanatic who was left barely able to walk due to a hip condition completed an ironman triathlon just 14 months after pioneering key-hole surgery. Jon Stead, 37, from Llandudno, suffered severe hip pain that prevented him doing any exercise whatsoever until he...
Plans unveiled for UK’s biggest craft bakery
Plans have been unveiled for the UK's biggest craft bakery which will create 100 new jobs and safeguard existing ones. The Village Bakery have submitted a planning application to Wrexham County Borough Council for the super-bakery which would cost £16 million. If...
Police boss hails new law cracking down on domestic abusers
A police boss has urged more victims of domestic abuse to come forward after the introduction of a new law. According to North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Winston Roddick, the legislation targets domestic abusers who use controlling behaviour on their victims....
Unemployed offered work placements on £5m Chirk construction scheme
A top builder is working with a Welsh Government anti-poverty programme to offer unemployed people in the Wrexham area a stepping stone to a job in the construction industry. Anwyl Construction have made four work placements available, two of them on the site of a...
Seven nation army of teachers heads to Abergele for greener Europe lessons
Teachers from seven nations headed to Abergele to swot up on lessons to create a greener Europe. Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan is spearheading a €238,000 educational programme to encourage teenagers develop a more environmentally conscious lifestyle, by harnessing the power of...
