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....
Top axeman to tackle lumberjack iron man challenge at Welsh Game Fair
One of the UK’s top axemen is to attempt to set a spectacular new Welsh record for the lumberjack Iron Man next month. Osian Williams, from Denbigh, will be timed over three consecutive tasks at a display by the Clwyd Axemen at the Welsh Game Fair which will be held...
Music festival looks to new horizons
A deeply moving poem written by a National Eisteddfod winning bard is the inspiration behind a concert at a top music festival. The poem, Y Gorwel (The Horizon), links in with the theme for the North Wales International Music Festival at St Asaph Cathedral from...
Let’s teach kids about world of work from age of three, says Education Minister
Children should have the chance to learn about the world of work from the age of three onwards, according to Welsh Education Minister Jeremy Miles. The call came at a meeting of Wrexham Business Professionals (WBP) where he said there was an urgent need to strengthen...
Charity terminates care contracts in Wrexham because low council fees mean annual losses of £100,000 and risk of going bust
A charity providing home care for vulnerable adults says it’s been forced to hand its contracts back to Wrexham County Borough Council or risk going bust. According to Nick Evans, chief executive of Cymryd Rhan (Taking Part), the “unsustainable fees” paid by the...
Another giant leap for kind-hearted Chris
An award-winning care home worker who once re-created a lunar landing to inspire residents’ memories of man’s first steps on the moon has retired. Kind-hearted Chris Lewis was waved off by residents and staff as she left her role as lead enrichment and activities...
Skoda Karoq drive by Steve Rogers
Decisions, decisions, decisions, and if it concerns choosing a family SUV then you are in for a hard time. Why? Because there are around 20 to choose from and they are all good. Make that very good. But I am going to take a punt on the Skoda Karoq making the top three...
