Pioneering North Wales super-nurse as good as gold
A super-nurse who has revolutionised palliative care has won top national award. Pioneering Dinah Hickish, the Senior Advanced Nurse Practitioner at St Kentigern Hospice, in St Asaph, took gold at the prestigious Wales Care Awards, the Oscars of the social care...
Dalek invades Wrexham care home for performance
A care home in Wrexham was invaded by a Dalek - but there was no risk to the residents. In fact, they loved the energetic performance of entertainer Jo Papworth who came to the Gwern Alyn home dressed as the extra-terrestrial mutant from flagship BBC show, Dr Who. Jo,...
Ruthin timber firm’s treehouses for the rich and famous
Welsh wood products created at Clifford Jones Timber in Ruthin are finding a new lease of life high in the trees of the gardens of the rich and famous. Specially laminated timber from the ground-breaking family firm in Denbighshire are proving a popular choice with...
Top school gets major green upgrade from Rhyl firm
One of the UK’s oldest and most successful schools has had a state of the art ‘green’ upgrade thanks to an award-winning builder. The King’s School, Chester, which was founded in 1541 by Henry VIII, has just had a new £1.5 million Learning Centre extension to its...
Star tenor helps Eisteddfod raise funds
International star tenor Rhys Meirion will top the bill at a special Christmas Carol Concert to raise a Santa’s sackful of cash to help hard-up competitors take part in the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. Every year the Eisteddfod turns Father Christmas...
Colwyn Bay woman treks Sahara in memory of gran
A caring woman who was trapped in Turkey by a giant volcanic ash cloud when her grandmother died has trekked across the Sahara desert in her memory. Clair Jones, 21, a store assistant at Trespass at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre in Wrexham undertook the gruelling...
Help me create new North Wales police blueprint
The North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner is seeking the public's help to draw up a new blueprint for policing the area. Mr Winston Roddick CB QC says he wants to ensure that all communities, groups and representative bodies have a stronger voice in telling the...
Engineering firm celebrates 25 years of silver service
A leading engineering firm with an enviable reputation for quality is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Microtech Precision was founded at Bersham Enterprise Centre, near Wrexham, in 1989 and the high tech company now employs 17 people. They not only survived but...
Care organisation raises cash for burns victim Catrin
A care organisation has raised cash to help an inspirational young woman who suffered terrible burns after a coach crash. Staff, residents and families at Pendine Park, in Wrexham donated £500 to Catrin Pugh, 20, who was trapped in a blazing coach in the French Alps...
Welsh producers take on top shops like Harrods
Artisan producers from across North Wales are celebrating after landing a deal to supply a luxury hamper company taking on Harrods and Fortnum and Mason. Apples from Anglesey, honey from hives on the Clwydian Range, fruits from orchards in Flintshire and Wrexham,...
