The amateur radio enthusiasts on stand-by in North Wales in the event of a disaster
A North Wales guest house owner and amateur radio enthusiast doubles as a vital communications link in the UK’s regional disaster response team. In the event of a major man-made or natural disaster knocking out electrical supply and taking with it the landline and...
Bara Brith banger is the ultimate Welsh sausage
A top butcher has created the ultimate Welsh sausage – the Bara Brith banger. According to Ieuan Edwards, the idea of using the traditional Welsh tea bread to make sausages came to him in a flash of inspiration. Developing the tasty twist on the Welsh culinary classic...
Honda CR-V e-PHEV first drive by Steve Rogers
Here it is then, the new CR-V. Bigger, better, we hope, and a lot more expensive. Honda has its sights set on the premier league with the sixth generation model and has packed it witrh new technology, a raft of driver safety aids and, for the first time, a plug-in...
Trailer firm helps young footballers reach for stars like Wales and Anfield legend Ian Rush
A trailer maker is championing a football youth academy at one of the world’s oldest clubs. Flint Town United has secured a sponsorship deal with Ifor Williams Trailers (IWT) which has factories in Deeside and Denbighshire. It sees the famous IWT logo emblazoned on...
Scrooge council awarded giant wooden spoon for being “lowest of the low”
A council has been awarded a giant wooden spoon for paying the lowest care home fees in Wales and refusing to hand out free personal protective equipment even though it’s been paid for by the Welsh Government. According to social care champions Care Forum Wales (CFW),...
Young Wrexham football star Lili lights up care home for Christmas
Wrexham football heroine Lili Jones has secured a host of new fans after switching on the annual Christmas lights show at a care home. Lili, 18, was delighted to officially launch the festive season celebrations at Pendine Park’s Hillbury House care home in Wrexham....
WRU “frittered away” an £84m rights windfall on a hotel and a zipwire
The Welsh Rugby Union is being blasted for “frittering away” an £84 million TV rights windfall. They used the cash to help buy a Cardiff hotel and build a zipwire attraction on the roof of the Millennium Stadium when Wales’ cash-strapped regions were struggling to...
North Wales company bosses told to channel their “inner pirate”
Company bosses are being urged to work together and be “more pirate” to keep the Welsh pound in Wales. Entrepreneur Geraint Hughes, who runs a leading artisan food company and a business consultancy, believes that creating local supply chains can kick-start an...
Bakery pioneer’s palace date is “biggest honour”
A bakery pioneer said that being presented with his MBE at Buckingham Palace was the “biggest honour” of his life. Alan Jones, 80, a founder of the Wrexham-based Jones Village Bakery, was being recognised for his contribution to the food industry and the economy of...
Ex-strikers invited to premiere of film to mark 20th anniversary of historic dispute
An appeal has been launched to find ex-strikers to invite them to the premiere of a documentary to mark the 20th anniversary of one of Britain’s longest industrial disputes. The hard-hitting film, Y Lein: Streic Friction Dynamics (The Line: Friction Dynamics Strike),...
