Historic North Wales hotel wins a global award for trailblazing “green revolution”
A four star seaside hotel in North Wales has won a major global award after a “green revolution” cut its carbon footprint by a spectacular 84 per cent. The historic Grade II listed Llandudno Bay Hotel, one of the jewels of the Queen of Welsh Resorts, has been honoured...
North Wales business leaders get direct line to Bank of England
One of the Bank of England's monetary experts will be giving an "invaluable insight" into the economy to businesses in North Wales. Steve Hicks, the Bank of England’s Agent for Wales, will be attending a breakfast meeting to give an off-the-record briefing to members...
Ceri’s musical magic in line for award
The work of a music therapist who found her dream job enriching the lives of people living with dementia is in the running for a top award. Ceri Rawson said she found her niche working in residential homes reigniting joyous memories in the minds of elderly men and...
Change of direction on 20mph and new roads will boost economy, say business leaders
Business leaders say a new “common sense approach” to the default 20 mph speed limit and road schemes will boost the economy in North East Wales. According to Wrexham Business Professionals, the plan unveiled by Ken Skates, the Welsh Government’s new Cabinet Secretary...
Low carbon homes at £6m passivhaus scheme slash heating bills for tenants
Heating bills will be slashed by more than 80 per cent at a £6 million development of 21 low carbon homes in North Wales. The properties at the Plas Penrhyn site in Penrhyn Bay in Conwy are being built to passivhaus standards thanks to a ground-breaking partnership...
New Suzuki Swift drive by Steve Rogers
Suzuki could not have picked a better time to launch its new Swift. Why? Because the supermini cake is getting smaller. Ford shocked the motoring world when it ditched the huge selling Fiesta, add other big hitters like Nissan Micra and Kia Rio and the list of rivals...
Adventurous pensioner John scaling new heights at the age of 77
A retired port engineer from North Wales is going up in the world again after rediscovering the joys of climbing at the age of 77. Daring John Marchbanks, a resident of Pendine Park’s Bryn Seiont Newydd care home in Caernarfon, was back in harness for a challenging...
Big hearted engineers adopt much-loved hospice to help final wishes come true
A much-loved North Wales hospice has been adopted as a charity by a high flying precision engineering company after staff voted to support it. St Kentigern Hospice, which serves Denbighshire, eastern Conwy and western Flintshire, was chosen by Continental Diamond Tool...
Top TV chef Chris inspires young pizza entrepreneurs in Gwynedd
A popular TV chef has been giving tips to a group of enterprising teenagers who are setting up a pizza making business The budding entrepreneurs are regulars at Cellb, the innovative community arts complex based at the former police station in Blaenau Ffestiniog....
Honda ZR-V drive by Steve Rogers
Another month, another new SUV. Our appetite for these high riders is insatiable and car companies are hell bent on filling every little gap in their SUV portfolios. Honda saw such a slot between HR-V and CR-V so enter ZR-V, a hybrid for the family but with a sharp...
