No rest for animal bedding firm Platts after unveiling ambitious plans to double in size
An animal bedding company has unveiled ambitious expansion plans after a multi-million pound investment to buy a new eight-acre site. Platts Agriculture, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, is aiming to more than double annual sales to £20 million as...
Toyota Yaris Cross GR Sport drive by Steve Rogers
I’m in a Steve sounds off mood. Nothing too serious, but need to get it off my chest. It concerns something as simple as a speedometer. Today’s cars are generally well equipped to give warnings about speed limits so why was I so anxious about stepping over the mark in...
Llangollen gears up for festival where King Charles got down to bhangra beat
Thousands of singers and dancers from five continents are heading to the North Wales town where King Charles got down to the bhangra beat. This year’s Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, starting on Tuesday (July 4) will be the first full length festival...
Once again village on ancient drovers’ route has a pond to be proud of
A dried-up pond which once provided an important watering hole for livestock travelling on an ancient drovers’ road has been restored to its former glory. The pond at Clawddnewydd stands alongside the village pub, the Glan Llyn, and once again has water lapping at its...
Hood Seating use storage units to help office chair business expand
A fast-growing Flintshire office seating company is using storage units to help it expand its operations across the UK. Hood Seating, founded on the Deeside Industrial Estate by Trudy Gabriel-Rutt and Paul Rutt, from Dyserth, is now in its sixth year and has weathered...
A Hollywood beginning as young legal eagle Emily joins top law firm
A young girl who as a child saw Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon in the rom-com Legally Blonde and decided she wanted to be a lawyer has won a place with one of North Wales’s leading law firms. Emily Brayford, from Oakenholt, near Flint, has joined the property team...
“Brilliant” high school praised for balancing academic success and wellbeing of pupils
A high school that recorded its best ever exam results last year has been praised for the way it balances academic success and the wellbeing of pupils and staff. According to Estyn inspectors, Elfed High School in Buckley was focused on ensuring every student was...
Superstar striker Paul Mullin and fanzine raise £3.5K for autism charity
A collaboration between Wrexham superstar strike Paul Mullin and a fanzine has raised more than £3,500 for an autism charity. The popular Fearless in Devotion (FiD fanzine produced a set of A4 and A3 prints capturing the hotshot celebrating Wrexham’s promotion from...
Royal composer hails award-winning young conductor Robert as “unique talent”
A talented young conductor with an amazing 55 world premieres already under his belt has been honoured with a top award. Robert Guy, 35, from Wrexham, was “surprised beyond belief and overjoyed” to have received the award named after one of his musical heroines, the...
Llangollen Eisteddfod back “with bells and whistles” – and plenty of flower power
A picturesque North Wales town is buzzing with excitement as final preparations get underway for the return of an iconic international festival in all its glory. It will be the first full length Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod since before the Covid...
