Social care crisis deepens with more home closures
The social care crisis in North Wales has deepened with news that two more care homes are closing – with the combined loss of a further 91 beds. Both the 54-bed Morfa Newydd Care Home in Greenfield in Flintshire and the Gwastad Hall Care Home in Cefn-y-Bedd near...
Student helps transform ‘tired’ 70s bungalow into eco-friendly dream home on Channel 4’s The Great House Giveaway
A PhD student studying plastic pollution has pioneered the transformation of an Anglesey bungalow into a state-of the-art eco home – despite never having used a drill before. DIY newcomer Nia Jones paired up with roofer Mark Hughes for Channel 4 property show The...
Popular half marathon will be a piece of Welsh Cake
Crumpet power and Welsh Cakes are fuelling the success of a popular half marathon that’s already a sell-out this year. Runners from across the UK will be heading to Wrexham to take part in the Village Bakery Half Marathon on Sunday, February 12. Among the 1,800...
New four-legged friends make care home residents feel better at a stroke
Animal loving residents at a care home are getting to know some pawsome new friends. The trio of three-year-old Skye Terriers, Maiya, Mags and Inca, are regular visitors to Pendine Park’s Bryn Seiont Newydd, the dementia centre of excellence on the outskirts of...
North Wales TV company gives £500 cost of living bonus to staff
A big hearted TV production company has given all its staff a £500 bonus to help them ride out the cost of living crisis. Caernarfon-based Cwmni Da, which made broadcast history four years ago when it became an employee-owned trust, makes some of the best-loved...
Ex-airline executive Bill helps keep housing association flying high
A “truly inspirational” former top airline executive has been recognised for his work with a housing association. Bill Hunt, from Rhos-on-Sea, a tenant and vice chair of the Cartrefi Conwy board, has been named as a Future Generations Changemaker during a special...
Wacky sound artist David Toop will be boxing clever at music festival
Wacky composer David Toop doesn’t just think outside the box – he uses one when he’s making music. Cardboard boxes will be among the array of unusual items the acclaimed sound artist will be using at Bangor Music Festival, along with components from hearing aids and...
Service which fights for the rights of mentally ill faces caseload explosion
An independent service which fights for the rights of people in North and Mid Wales with severe mental health issues is taking on 15 new staff to deal with an explosion in its caseload CADMHAS – the Conwy and Denbighshire Mental Health Advisory Service – now services...
Lighting strikes twice for trailer firm with great news from Netflix
A trailer maker is celebrating after hearing that a gritty TV crime thriller featuring one of its horseboxes will be shown on Netflix UK. S4C’s Dal y Mellt, hailed as a cross between Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and the Italian Job, will be the first Welsh...
Sunshine holiday sales rocket amid winter freeze
A Welsh travel boss has revealed there’s a massive demand for sunshine holidays with bookings up by 25 per cent on pre-Covid levels. According to Hays Travel North West managing director Don Bircham, January is the peak period for the industry with families desperate...
