Bakery’s rise and rise brings record sales of £100m and 20 new jobs
The success of a fast-growing bakery is attracting worldwide interest as it heads for record sales of £100 million. The Jones Village Bakery in Wrexham is now getting enquiries from potential customers as far afield as Australia, several Asian countries and the United...
Here come the girls at equal opps employer Harlech Foodservice
A leading food wholesaler has bolstered its reputation as an equal opportunities employer with three key appointments going to women. Harlech Foodservice’s announcement comes just weeks after it announced that its new Head of Purchasing, a senior management position,...
Nissan X-Trail drive by Steve Rogers
This is the new face of X-Trail. Not quite a wow moment but a big step forward on what has gone before. Some would say it’s about time Nissan gave its largest SUV a bit of TLC. It was a trailblazer when it first appeared on our roads 22 years ago, a bruising 4x4 that...
Kind hearted Caroline is a Wonders woman
Action woman Caroline Platt is on a mission to visit the Seven Wonders of the World – and raise money for charity at the same time. The next challenge for Caroline is a five-day, 100 kilometre trek in the baking heat of Wadi Rum desert in Jordan as she marks two...
NHS Wales should get people hooked on fishing instead of popping pills, says top angler Hywel
Doctors in Wales should be able to prescribe angling instead of anti-depressants, according to one of the UK’s top fishermen. The call comes from ex-world champion angler Hywel Morgan who wants to persuade NHS Wales that an afternoon spent by the riverside can be...
Council accused of “gross dereliction of duty” in row over free PPE for vulnerable people
A council has been blasted for refusing to supply vulnerable people with free personal protective equipment even though it’s been paid for by the Welsh Government. Denbighshire County Council has been accused of a “gross dereliction of duty” by social care champions...
North Wales lawyer’s Beatles poster raises cash for Merseyside cancer charity
A 1960s poster for a concert signed by the man who designed posters for The Beatles helped raise over £800 at a charity event organised by a North Wales lawyer for a top cancer charity. Lisa Harbour, who has joined the Family Law team at Swayne Johnson which has...
Rob and Ryan’s fairytale Wrexham takeover inspires football-mad African youngsters
Football mad youngsters in an African village have been inspired to make their own Wrexham AFC kits by the club’s fairytale rebirth and the kindness of two philanthropists. They have even named their team Wrexham Kenya, according to Wrexham lawyer Gareth Kelly who has...
Food giant steps up to help Welsh families as prices rocket
Struggling Welsh families battling to cope with food price inflation in double figures are being given a helping hand by a big-hearted food distributor. Harlech Foodservice are working with councils across North Wales to supply tasty and nutritious meals and snacks...
Sneak preview of planned new eco village of low carbon homes
A housing association has given a sneak preview of a planned eco village of nearly 130 low carbon homes. Cartrefi Conwy has for the first time revealed artist’s impressions of the proposed development on the 12-acre plot alongside Towyn Road in Pensarn, near Abergele....
