Trailer firm helps TV presenter Matt Baker in new “life-changing” Channel 4 series
A North Wales trailer maker has teamed up with TV presenter Matt Baker in a mission to give an aspiring farmer a “life-changing” opportunity. In his new Channel 4 series, Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker, the Countryfile and former The One Show presenter follows the...
School given bumper box of books thanks to young One Show “superhero” Harri
One of the world’s most famous publishers has given a primary school a bumper box of books thanks to a “superhero” pupil who reads stories to care home residents. Harri Shone, five, hit the headlines when it was revealed he’s been spreading joy at Pendine Park’s...
Wrexham’s city leaders must be on the ball to secure unprecedented economic growth
The global celebrity status of Wrexham AFC has given the city a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to secure unprecedented economic growth, according to a top business expert Professor Dylan Jones-Evans said the club’s superstar owners, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds,...
Whisky maker keeps the cows happy on the road to net zero
Contented cows on a North Wales coast farm are being fed on a diet of malted barley that’s left over after being used to make whisky. The Aber Falls Distillery, at Abergwyngregyn, is just 500 yards from Pentre Aber Farm where farmer Will Davies has a herd of 400...
Steve Rogers drives a trio of Mazdas
Mazda has clipped £3,000 off the price of its one and only electric car. The MX-30 has been a slow seller and with mounting pressure from emerging Chinese brands the company has brought its pricing more in line with MG and BYD with the added bonus of a free home...
Budding designers out in front thanks to top trailer maker
Four school pupils have come up with an innovative design for a new kind of industrial pallet which is set to be made into a prototype by the UK’s leading trailer maker. The quartet from Denbigh High School won a top prize in a national engineering competition after...
Welsh language can boost the bottom line and create jobs for young people
A £300,000 campaign has been launched to encourage businesses in Wales’s Welsh-speaking heartlands to use Welsh to boost their bottom line. Bwrlwm ARFOR – bwrlwm means buzz or chatter – is reaching out to companies and businesses, from village shops to multi-million...
Helping hand for city’s homeless charity as more women and elderly sleep rough
A Chester homeless charity dealing with a dramatic rise in the number of women and older people knocking on its door is getting a helping hand from a leading food wholesaler. Chester Aid to the Homeless (CATH), which is currently dealing with up to 50 people a week at...
Council’s “tinpot dictator” urged to resign after muting critic in care home fees row
A council leader has been urged to resign after acting like a “tinpot dictator” in silencing a member who objected to setting the lowest care home fees in Wales. Denbighshire County Council supremo Cllr Jason McLellan hit the mute button to prevent Cllr Bobby Feeley...
Reality TV star Gwen campaigning to raise awareness of excruciatingly painful and incurable “invisible illness
The smiles and quick wit of a reality TV star are hiding the trauma of an excruciatingly painful incurable disease that’s blighted her life. Gwen Roberts, 45, is a popular regular on Gogglebocs Cymru – the hit Welsh version of Gogglebox - but viewers are totally...
