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...
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...
