Pioneering £600,000 housing scheme for key workers
A housing association is spearheading a pioneering £600,000 scheme to transform an Edwardian mansion into affordable homes for key workers in Colwyn Bay. In a departure from its usual role of providing low-cost social housing Cartrefi Conwy bought the imposing...
More than 500 jobs up for grabs at careers fair
A jobs fair was hailed a "fantastic" success by an MP. There were 500 jobs up for grabs at the South Denbighshire Jobs Fair at Denbigh Town Hall. It was attended by more than 100 teenagers who were able to find information on future careers. Major employers there...
Pupils coin it in as wishes come true
Schoolchildren have been re-enacting scenes from a famous Hollywood movie at a shopping centre in North Wales. However, it wasn’t so much a case of Three Coins in the Fountain for the pupils of St Giles School but more like thousands of pennies in the water feature at...
Gran and grandson help raise £91,000 for hospice on epic trek along Great Wall of China
A grandmother and her grandson helped raise £91,000 for a hospice by walking the Great Wall of China - and trebling the original target. Sue Last and George, 14, joined other fundraisers for the gruelling five-day trek across the longest structure made by humans in...
Award for Anglesey towns who join forces to keep island’s crime-busting cameras rolling
A SPECIAL project in which five town councils joined forces to keep Anglesey’s crime-busting CCTV system rolling has snapped up a top award from a police boss. Representatives of the local authorities in Holyhead, Llangefni, Amlwch, Menai Bridge and Beaumaris teamed...
Women urged to be vigilant for signs of breast cancer
A leading breast cancer specialist has urged women to be vigilant in checking for telltale signs of the disease. Mr Walid Abou-Samra was speaking at an event to raise money for breast cancer research at the Spire Consulting Rooms at the North Wales Business Park in...
Christmas comes early for job seekers in Wrexham
Christmas has come early for job seekers in Wrexham. Stores at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre are recruiting more than 60 temporary staff to cope with the festive rush. A number of them are expected to kept on in the New Year and given permanent positions. The...
Little devils at the ready for Halloween at Bodnant Welsh Food Centre
Youngsters are promised a spooky Halloween day to remember at a Welsh centre of excellence this half-term holiday. Face painting and apple dunking are on offer to youngsters at Bodnant Welsh Food Centre in the Conwy Valley from Monday October 26 until Halloween on...
Police boss urges public to vote for favourite crime-fighting schemes
People across North Wales are being urged to vote for their favourite crime fighting schemes - using money seized from criminals. The successful groups stand to win £3,000 each from a pot of money set up by North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Winston Roddick CB...
North Wales Police is best performing force in Wales
A crime tsar has praised North Wales Police after new crime figures showed it was the best performing force in Wales. The latest official statistics show that all crime in the area, excluding fraud, has been cut by three per cent. It is the only force in Wales where...
