Caring Amy and Sioned qualify as nurses thanks to pioneering scheme
A social care organisation in North Wales has launched a pioneering “grow your own” scheme to tackle the shortage of nurses in the sector. Two members of staff at Pendine Park, which has care homes in Caernarfon and Wrexham, have become the first to successfully...
Multi-national youth band in North Wales “makes the world a better place”
A talented young cornet player will be taking centre stage at a gala concert just seven months after she started playing the instrument. Akusua Asubonteng,12, hasn’t looked back since she joined the Bellevue Community Youth Band in Wrexham along with her 10 year old...
North Wales trailer firm is a “massive anchor” company that keeps the Welsh pound local
A North Wales trailer firm that captured the imagination of Hollywood superstars Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds supports 10,000 jobs worldwide, it’s been revealed. After hearing the news during a visit to Ifor Williams Trailers (IWT), Ken Skates, the MS for Clwyd...
TV nutritionist Angharad used to hate herself and cry after binge-eating weekends
The nutritionist on a new TV show knows all about the stress and shame of being overweight – she was a weekend binge-eater with bulimia. Angharad Griffiths, 45, who hails from Carmarthen but now lives in Bethesda in Gwynedd, has spoken movingly about overcoming her...
Isuzu D-Max drive by Steve Rogers
With the best will in the world a mud squelching field is not the place for this glitzy pick up. Well, you wouldn’t want to get that nice paint job dirty. No, towing a speed boat, carting surf boards to the beach, or adventuring off road is more the thing for the new...
Primary school pupils tune up for music
Pupils at a Deeside primary school are tuning up for their music lessons thanks to a consignment of new electric keyboards courtesy of a local business. Sandycroft School have just taken delivery of the instruments along with sets of headphones and teacher Jack...
Brave young mum Jemma puts best foot forward in aid of cancer hospital
A young mum from Gwynedd who bravely battled a rare cancer has thanked the hospital that treated her by raising thousands of pounds in a sponsored walk. Family and friends joined Jemma Jones in the four-mile walk in aid of the specialist Christie Hospital in...
North Wales company keeps Wembley and Wimbledon dry on its road to Net Zero
A North Wales roofing materials company is keeping the rain out of some of the world’s most iconic buildings – and saving the planet at the same time. The Flint-based Roberts Group’s products are in use on the roofs of the new Wembley Stadium, Wimbledon and New York’s...
New head of historic law firm pledges to continue to grow the business
The new head of one of the oldest law firms in Wales has pledged to continue the business’s rapid growth as she takes over on the 20th anniversary of her arrival. When 22-year-old law graduate Lynette Viney-Passig joined Swayne Johnson, which dates back to the...
TV soap stars from Emmerdale take on Rob and Ryan’s second favourite club in charity match
TV soap stars and ex-Premier League players will be raising money for a crime-fighting organisation at a charity football match. The game in aid of North Wales Police and Community Trust (PACT) is being organised by the Wrexham Police FC team who are the second...
