New northern HQ for top housing provider
Work has begun on a brand new North Wales headquarters for top social housing provider Wales & West Housing. Award-winning builders Anwyl Construction will carry out the £2.4 million project at St David’s Park, Ewloe, alongside their own new HQ. Social housing...
Small is beautiful, says company boss
A businessman from Denbighshire has been lobbying Chancellor George Osborne to support small businesses. Gareth Jones, the boss of St Asaph based Carbon Zero Renewables, was part of a delegation invited to represent the UK’s 5.4 million small businesses at a special...
Ex-sculptor strikes gold after carving out new career
A Master’s student who gave up a career in sculpting and the arts has won a top national award for his work caring for society’s most vulnerable people. Alexander Smith, 29, says winning Gold at the Wales Care Awards is an amazing morale booster for his entire team at...
Global award for internet pioneer Chris
An internet pioneer from North Wales has won an international accolade for the way he trades online. Chris Duckworth was among the first wave of businesspeople to see the potential of ecommerce 15 years ago. Mr Duckworth, 56, who runs a newsagents and tobacconists ...
Bodnant Welsh Food Centre named as best butcher in North Wales
A Welsh centre of excellence has been named as the top butcher’s shop in North Wales. Bodnant Welsh Food Centre was the only finalist from North Wales at the prestigious 2015 Butcher's Shop of the Year Awards. Organised by the highly-regarded Meat Trades Journal, it...
Fashion chain Roman creates five new jobs as it opens store in Wrexham
A RAPIDLY expanding womenswear chain has created five new jobs with the opening of its latest store in Wrexham. Roman, a family-run business which trades from high streets and outlet villages right across Britain, has 150 shops and in-store concessions across the UK....
Moelfre youngsters who gave cold shoulder to cold callers win top award from police boss
A GROUP of enterprising youngsters pulled out all the stops to help give the cold shoulder to cold callers in an Anglesey village. Uninvited doorstep visitors were becoming a real nuisance to the community of Moelfre, so local PCSO Iona Beckmann asked members of the...
Silver joy for oldest care home manager in Wales
A silver accolade has gone to the oldest care home manager in Wales. The prestigious honour was presented to Bronwen Morris, of Llangollen at the annual Wales Care Awards, at a glittering dinner and ceremony in City Hall, Cardiff. Bronwen, 77, runs The Old Vicarage...
Double joy for caring Sharon at awards
A Denbigh care worker who transformed the lives of an elderly couple is still on cloud nine after picking up a double award. The efforts of Sharon Aspey in supporting the married couple who had become institutionalised after more than 10 years in hospital were...
Pioneering radiographer Sara breaks new ground
A newly qualified radiographer whose ground-breaking academic research helped to cut scan times for cancer patients in half has secured her first full-time medical role. Sara Serem was appointed to the radiography team at the Spire Yale Hospital in Wrexham following...
