It’s only ruck ‘n’ roll but I like it
A housing association had a big thumbs up when they teamed up with North Wales’s regional rugby side for a day of sports activities for young people. On a cold and drizzly winter’s day the undercover facilities at Colwyn Bay’s Eirias Park, headquarters of RGC – Rygbi...
Conwy Council plans 20% increase in care home fees after closure warnings
Conwy Council has announced inflation-busting plans to increase fees by up to 20% after warnings that care homes were at risk of financial meltdown and closure. The proposed rises in Conwy for 2024/25 follow a long-running campaign by social care champions Care Forum...
Action women Caroline and Nerys training for epic Arctic charity trek
Two heroine fundraisers are in training to battle the freezing terrain of the Arctic Circle in aid of a children’s cancer charity that’s close to their hearts. Brave adventurers Caroline Platt, from Rossett, and Nerys Price-Jones, from Ruthin, begin their epic glacial...
High flying engineering firm says fond farewell to founder Steve
A specialist engineering company that keeps the world’s airlines flying will reach new heights thanks to investment from its new American owners, according to one of the firm’s founders. Former production director Steve Noakes, 67, from Trefriw, in the Conwy Valley,...
Young goalkeeper Noah wins Wrexham AFC hero’s shirt in football competition
A talented young goalkeeper from Gwynedd showed his deadly accuracy from free kicks to win a top prize. As a result Noah Wyn Jones, 11, from Tregarth, near Bethesda, has been presented with the shirt of one of his footballing heroes, Wrexham AFC midfielder James...
Hotel’s green revolution slashes energy costs and carbon footprint
A historic seaside hotel has undergone an ambitious green transformation to slash energy costs and reduce its carbon footprint by 84 per cent. The Grade Two listed Llandudno Bay Hotel on the town’s magnificent Victorian seafront had been closed for over two years when...
Care home residents join football’s tune army
Music-loving care home residents joined the tune army when they belted out an array of iconic football anthems. . The residents of Pendine Park care organisation in Wrexham were all smiles as they sang the soccer chants in perfect harmony, despite all supporting...
Raft of world premieres at top music festival in North Wales
A remarkable 15 world premieres will be performed at a top music festival in North Wales. Some of the pieces have been especially commissioned by critically acclaimed Bangor Music Festival and many have been written by young composers based in Wales. The event which...
Kind volunteers have Africa clothing project sewn up
Children in some of the poorest parts of Africa are being clothed thanks to the sewing skills of a team of volunteer women from Denbighshire. The Dress A Girl Around the World project is based at the North Wales Women’s Centre in Rhyl where their group of enthusiastic...
Welsh bakery clinches Australia pancake contract after popping up in internet search
The growing global reputation of a North Wales bakery company has earned it a lucrative contract to supply pancakes to Australia. According to the Jones Village Bakery, which celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, it’s hoping the deal with a major Antipodean...
