Helping victims of crime makes me proud, says police boss
The demand for a pioneering centre to help victims of crime in North Wales has exceeded all expectations, according to the region's police boss. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Winston Roddick CB QC revealed the Victim Help Centre had received more than...
Funding crisis threatens care homes
Care homes and domiciliary care companies across North Wales are threatened with closure because of a looming funding crisis. The planned introduction of the living wage in the social care sector will have "catastrophic" consequences unless more money is found to pay...
Marine biology student survives cancer and becomes a fashion icon for Debenhams
A sports-mad Swansea University student who fought an eight-month battle with cancer is set to model in a Christmas fashion show in aid of the cancer support charity that helped her feel “like a girl” again. Robyn Lock will grace the fashion stage in Debenhams’ Beauty...
Benefits of “see-through trailers” are clear
A new technology is being developed by Land Rover that would make a Welsh icon disappear. The firm is working on a see-through trailer concept that would completely remove the blind spot created when towing a caravan or trailer. Europe's biggest trailer maker, Ifor...
Bala pupils get VIP look behind the scenes of their local police station
High school pupils from Bala had the chance to investigate behind the scenes of their local police station. As part of their life skills course at Ysgol y Berwyn they were given a VIP guided tour of Bala Police Station by the North Wales’s Deputy Police and Crime...
Black Friday brings bargain bonanza to Eagles Meadow
BARGAIN hunters came flocking to Wrexham’s Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre to take advantage of the big Black Friday buying bonanza. The discount day, renowned for massive markdowns and incredible offers, provided a huge pre-Christmas boost for the centre’s stores and...
No more police cuts a victory for common sense says crime chief
The Chancellor’s decision to rule out further cuts to the police budget in his Autumn Statement has been welcomed as a victory for common sense by Julian Sandham, the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales. George Osborne defied expectations when he told...
Chirk smokery brings a tonne of success for Bodnant
An artisan cheese created by a Welsh centre of excellence with a specialist smokery has tasted major success in its first year on sale. More than one and half tonnes of Bodnant Welsh Food Centre’s award-winning Abermwg cheese have been given its distinctive smokey...
Dragons Den grilling helps Abergele school chose first ever head girl and boy
Sixth form students of an Abergele school faced a Dragon’s Den-like interview in their bids to be the school’s first ever head boy and girl. The winning candidates and their two deputies at Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan admitted the grilling by the selection board was “tough”....
Lilywhites celebrate hat-trick deal with Cartrefi Conwy
A community-minded football club has scored a hat-trick by clinching a three-year sponsorship deal with a housing association. The Cartrefi Conwy logo now appears on the player’s shirts at Rhyl FC but the support package goes much further than backing the Lilywhites'...
