Chancellor announces £160 million Investment Zone in North East Wales
Plans for an Investment Zone worth up to £160 million in North East Wales have come a step closer after the UK Government pledged to support it. The news announced in the House of Commons by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in the Autumn Statement) has been welcomed by the...
Gwynedd care home residents have wheely good fun
The old adage that you can never forget how to ride a bike is certainly true for residents at a Gwynedd care home. Cycling sessions at Pendine Park’s Bryn Seiont Newydd care home on the outskirts of Caernarfon are proving to be extremely popular. Groups are taken by...
National Eisteddfod winner adds her voice to the expert chorus at leading law firm
A National Eisteddfod winning singer has just joined one of North Wales’s leading law firms as part of their family law team. Ceri Haf Roberts, from Henllan, near Denbigh, is the latest recruit to Vale of Clwyd-based Swayne Johnson, one of the oldest law firms in...
Global engineering firm’s record sales are jet-propelled by £1.6m investment
The growth of a specialist engineering company that keeps the world’s airlines flying is being jet-propelled by a £1.6 million investment package. According to Jeff Wirth, the managing director of Continental Diamond Tool, on the Tir Llwyd Industrial Estate in Kinmel...
Director Julian Jones teams up with James Bond film makers and Succession star Brian Cox for global 007 blockbuster
A Welsh film maker has made broadcasting history with a James Bond-themed global television blockbuster. Father-of-two Julian Jones, 51, who was brought up in Llanrwst and Newtown, is the director of the new big budget Prime Video series 007: Road to a Million that...
Bakery pitches in to help young football stars celebrate in style
A community-minded bakery has pitched in for a second time to get behind a village football team that’s looking forward to the 25th anniversary of its rebirth. Coedpoeth United has clinched a £1,000 sponsorship deal with the Jones Village Bakery which is also proud to...
BYD Seal launch drive by Steve Rogers
Wow. No, make that a double wow. This is the Seal, a stunning showstopper from Chinese electric car builder BYD. The company is new to Europe and the UK launching Atto 3, a mid sized electric SUV, in March followed by the Dolphin family hatchback, reviewed here last...
Iconic singer tells King Charles to relinquish his castles and hand them to Welsh people
A veteran folk singer and campaigner is urging King Charles to relinquish ownership of the Norman castles in North Wales and give them to the Welsh people. According to Dafydd Iwan, he was astounded to find out that the iconic castles of Caernarfon, Beaumaris,...
Blooming marvellous project takes root in housing estate
Youngsters from a primary school in Conwy have been busy helping plant over 30 trees and thousands of bulbs to brighten a housing estate in the town. The pupils from Ysgol Swn y Don have helped leading housing association Cartrefi Conwy transform a formerly bland area...
Welsh Government support for £80m investment zone is a “gamechanger”
News that the Welsh Government has backed plans to create an £80 million investment zone in North East Wales has been hailed as a “gamechanger” for the area’s economy. The announcement was made by Economy Minister Vaughan Gething in the Senedd after the idea attracted...
