Storage giant helps Keep Wales Tidy lead the way on litter picking
A small army of public-spirited litter pickers is keeping the streets of North East Wales tidy from their base on Wrexham’s Ruabon Road. Wrexham Litter Pickers, part of the national Keep Wales Tidy (KWT) organisation, has an impressive total of 2,300 members on its...
Viewers will be keeping up with the Joneses on Gogglebocs Cymru
A family from Aberystwyth are all set for a starring role on a reality TV show. Michael and Anwen Jones and their son, Gwion, are among the new cast members on the new series of the hit S4C programme, Gogglebocs Cymru, The first programme in the run, starting at 9pm...
Volunteers use flower power to make village blooming beautiful
A Denbighshire village is blooming beautiful thanks to the work of some green-fingered volunteers. During the past few weeks the Cynwyd in Bloom group have placed 14 smart new metal framed wooden planters in the village. The planters replace flower-box type planters...
Hard-hitting Welsh TV drama tackling children’s mental health issues sold to Czech Republic
A Welsh TV production company has sold a hard-hitting programme tackling mental health problems affecting children and their families to the Czech Republic. Two series of the ground-breaking drama, Bex and BEXtra, which were first shown on S4C have been snapped up by...
New disability champions will help companies in Wales tap into £274 bn “purple pound” bonanza
A search has been launched in Wales to recruit a team of young disability champions to improve access at tourism and hospitality venues. Leading the campaign is a community interest company called PIWS (which means purple) which is looking for disabled people to...
Livewire Luisa shares Gogglebocs Cymru sofa with daughter Ava just a year after heart attack
An award-winning ex-teacher jumped at the chance of a starring role on a reality TV show just a year after suffering a life-threatening heart attack. The illness forced Luisa Martin-Thomas, 46, from Tonyrefail, to re-evaluate her life and she decided to seize every...
Outspoken Brynaman teachers Berian and Jenna will be class act on TV show Gogglebocs Cymru
Two plain speaking senior teachers will be giving marks out of 10 for television programmes on a reality TV show. Friends Berian Wyn Jones and Jemma James, who both live in Brynaman, will be teaming up on the sofa on the new series of the hit S4C programme, Gogglebocs...
Honda Jazz drive by Steve Rogers
My son asked for advice on a small roomy car when their first child arrived. I didn’t have to think about it, the answer was obvious: Honda Jazz. No other supermini can match it for space or flexibility yet, in spite of its winning credentials, Jazz has never gained...
Local heroes in Llandudno ensure tourism gem keeps its super sparkle
A group of hard-working volunteers have been hailed as local heroes for keeping a seaside resort spick and span. The dedicated members of Friends of Mostyn Street (FOMS) & FOMS Kidz in Llandudno say local government budget constraints mean residents and business...
Omoda launch by Steve Rogers
To get noticed and get ahead are the challenges facing the latest Chinese car brand to hit our shores. Futuristic design and obscure names are the starting point so enter Omoda, another Chinese company you are unlikely to have heard of. First the house keeping. The...
