Net gain for club where cricket legend Matthew Maynard started out thanks to cash confiscated from criminals
The Anglesey club where cricket legend Matthew Maynard started his illustrious career has been given a major boost thanks to cash seized from criminals. A £2,000 grant from the North Wales Police and Community Trust (PACT) has enabled Menai Bridge Cricket Club to buy...
Clean, green hydro-electric power is good for business in North Wales
Company bosses in North Wales are being urged to investigate the potential of hydro-electric schemes to generate cheap and reliable green energy. The call came from business leaders who went on a fact finding visit to the community energy organisation, Ynni Ogwen in...
Food wholesaler Harlech acquires rival as part of expansion in South West Wales
A fast-growing food wholesaler has taken over a rival company as part of its expansion in South West Wales. Harlech Foodservice has acquired Celtic Foodservices and says the firm which is based in Pembroke Dock in Pembrokeshire is a “perfect fit”. The move is part...
Bistro at ex-sailing loft in idyllic seafront location creates 10 new jobs and puts wind under wings of Welsh language
A £500,000 investment by an ex-TV company boss and his opera singing wife has breathed new life into an historic 19th century seafront building in North Wales The transformation of the old sailing loft in Felinheli in Gwynedd into a bistro and bar brimming with...
Inspirational action man Matt on mission to become a carriage driving champion
A sports loving computer whizz who has cerebral palsy is on a mission to become a horse and carriage driving UK champion. Matt Palamarczuk, 39, of Gresford, near Wrexham, is already on triumphant form after being selected to enter the Riding for the Disabled...
Touch of glass as North Wales home improvements firm celebrates 40th anniversary in style with Grand Designs extension
A booming home improvement company is celebrating its 40th anniversary in style by investing £150,000 in a spectacular Grand Designs-like showroom extension. As a result of surging demand, Peninsula, based in Gaerwen on Anglesey, is looking to recruit four people to...
Is this the warmest Welsh welcome in the world?
A Gwynedd B&B owner is in the running for an award for providing the warmest of Welsh welcomes – right down to duvets and pillows made with organic Welsh wool Mirain Gwyn has run the Taldraeth guesthouse in Penrhyndeudraeth on the edge of the Eryri National Park...
Sports loving Wrexham care home residents bowled over by Paralympic sport Boccia
Care home residents in Wrexham have been getting to grips with an exciting Paralympic sport. The residents of Pendine Park’s homes in Wrexham have become big fans of the ball game Boccia, which was first introduced into the Paralympic Games back in 1984 and is set to...
Rollockings in Welsh put wellbeing tea company in with shout for top award
Staff at a health-giving wellbeing tea company in Carmarthenshire will be shouting at their mushrooms in Welsh to shock them into growing more quickly. The team at Tetrim Teas, in Trimsaran, which launched its range of green teas last year, are looking forward to...
Will makes the jump from busking to sharing a stage with the stars
A talented young musician from Colwyn Bay will be sharing the stage with some big stars at a top music festival this summer. Fourteen-year-old Will Glanville, a pupil at Myddelton College, Denbigh, is tuning up for the four-day Deva Fest featuring the Human League,...
