Brave man speaks out about horrific sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of foster dad
A man has bravely told of how he overcame suicidal feelings and years of alcohol misuse after being sexually abused by his foster father at the age of 13. Paul, who is now aged 42, said he owed his life to counsellors at the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (RASASC) North Wales who provided […]
Cash boost for 4×4 volunteers who helped snowbound NHS staff
A team of 4×4 volunteers who helped snowbound NHS staff at the beginning of the year are expanding their service across North Wales thanks to a cash boost from a police charity. Charity 4×4 Response Wales are upgrading critical communications equipment and training more members after receiving a £2,000 grant from The Police and Community […]
Kind Lilly-Anne’s egg-cellent Easter idea
A KIND-hearted teenager found an egg-cellent way to help make Easter extra special this year for care home residents in Wrexham. Miss Teen Wrexham, Lilly-Anne Gibson, spearheaded a goodwill drive to provide Easter eggs for the residents of the Pendine Park care organisation she has been writing to throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. She was overwhelmed […]
Audi A3 Sportback road test by Steve Rogers
Meet the new Audi A3 plug-in hybrid… every company car drivers dream come true. There are those who say the only people to benefit from hybrid and electric cars are those driving company cars because of the generous tax breaks. I drove a company car for more than 30 years and in the early years […]
Villagers and iconic trailer take centre stage in new TV show
A village in the Vale of Clwyd will be taking centre stage in a new TV show starring popular singer the Welsh Whisperer. Welsh, aka Andrew Walton, pops in to Llanrhaeadr near Denbigh, as part of his televised tour of rural communities across Wales. The other star of the show is his trusty Ifor Williams […]
Rebecca shows it’s not just jobs for the boys
Engineer Rebecca Davies is spearheading a campaign to inspire more women to follow in her footsteps. Rebecca, 30, helped to shatter stereotypical views about all gas engineers being male by becoming firmly established in the role with housing association Cartrefi Conwy. She performs vital work at the thousands of properties Cartrefi manages across Conwy county. […]
Social care leader Mary makes history
A social care leader has pledged to work tirelessly to help create better health and care services in North Wales. Mary Wimbury, the chief executive of Care Forum Wales, which represents nearly 500 independent social care providers across Wales, was speaking after she was elected as the chair of North Wales Regional Partnership Board (NWRPB). […]
Easter frustration for tourism industry
A tourism leader in North Wales says it’s a “great shame” that attractions and most of the hospitality industry won’t be open for Easter. Jim Jones, the chief executive of North Wales Tourism, said that their was a real sense of frustration in businesses that had been battered as a result of the pandemic. He […]
Care home owner hits out at £90,000 fee difference
THE owner of a 29-bed care home in Colwyn Bay has hit out after discovering that a home of the same size in Chepstow gets £90,000 a year more for providing exactly the same service. Clive Nadin, who runs Abbey Dale House care home, fears there could become a shortage of carers working in privately-run […]
Booming builder has £60m order book and will build 300 homes in four years
A fast-growing North Wales builder has announced an order book bulging with £60 million of work including plans for 300 new homes in the next four years. Mochdre-based Brenig Construction have doubled their turnover in the last 12 months to over £20 million and are currently working on sites from Bangor to Winsford in Cheshire. […]
