From Bodnant Welsh Food Centre to the Savoy for unique Snowdon super fruit
Super-fruit vinegars served up in London’s Savoy Hotel are being snapped up by shoppers at a Welsh centre of excellence. Angela Williams and her two daughters are the only UK producers of vinegars and chutneys made from aronia berries, which they grow their family...
Duck race helps foot the bill for children’s charity
Shoppers in Wrexham went absolutely quackers while raising a pond full of cash for a local children's charity. The Erddig Rotary Club teamed up with Dynamic, a centre for children and young people with disabilities, to run a day of fun duck races down the water...
Llangollen Eisteddfod is a beacon of hope
Royal composer Paul Mealor has hailed the Llangollen International Musical Festival as a beacon of hope and peace in an increasingly troubled world. Professor Mealor, who was born in St Asaph, says the festival brings people from all over the world together through...
One in three people in Wales will end lives with dementia
One in three people in Wales will end their lives with some form of dementia. The comment from Sarah Rochira, the Older People's Commissioner for Wales, followed a tour of a new centre of excellence for dementia care that's being built on the site of the former Bryn...
Caring Sue rubs shoulders with The Queen
A woman who organises a major awards ceremony that recognises inspirational care got to rub shoulders with The Queen. According to Sue Thomas, from Wrexham, mingling at a party at Buckingham Palace was an unforgettable experience. It was a reward for all her hard work...
Top cop from Down Under to shadow crack North Wales rural policing team
A TOP Australian cop is heading for North Wales to see how a pioneering police task force has set the benchmark of success for cutting rural crime. Since it was set up 18 months at the request of Police and Crime Commissioner Winston Roddick, the North Wales Rural...
Pupils learn about top class trailers
Enthusiastic schoolchildren were given a lesson in how top class trailers are made. Pupils from Ysgol Bro Dyfrdwy in Cynwyd were given a tour of the Ifor Williams Trailers factory which is just down the road from the school. The 26 youngsters from the year combined...
Paul’s high tech lessons
A TEACHER who became frustrated by the bureaucracy and paperwork quit the profession to set up his own technology business. Paul Levy, 47, first trained as engineer after following in the footsteps of his father and ended up working at Airbus. But he left the industry...
Tears of joy for Sonya after downsizing to new home
A mum of two who had four jobs just to make ends meet "wept with joy" after moving into a smaller, eco-friendly home. Sonya Pritchard is one of the first tenants of a £1 million development of nine homes built by housing association Cartrefi Conwy in Maesdu Road,...
Crime tzar hails volunteers who make spot checks on police custody suites
A SERIES of unannounced checks have been made on police custody suites and cells across North Wales by independent volunteers. The visits came in support of the current Volunteers Week and were part of a co-ordinated series made at precisely the same time – 2pm on...
