UK’s oldest accountant who started work in year of Sputnik finally prepares to retire at 86 after 70-year career
The UK’s oldest accountant is looking to finally bow out after nearly 70 years in the business. Robert Godfrey, 86, the son of a dentist from Holyhead, signed on as an articled apprentice with an accountancy firm in Chester back in 1957, the year when the space race...
Mazda CX-30 drive by Steve Rogers
Something that really gets my car juices flowing is a slick gear change. We are in an age when the manual gearbox is going out of fashion. Just about every car I drive is automatic but changing gears is proper driving isn’t it? Accelerating hard through a six speed...
Bakery’s royal seal of approval opened door to selling Welsh Cakes in Japan
A North Wales bakery is exporting its signature Welsh Cakes to Japan for the first time after being contacted by a Tokyo-based British importer. The Jones Village Bakery’s traditional treats - along with its Welsh Batch, seeded loaves and white barms - are on sale at...
Farm that’s changing lives of excluded kids and jobless aims to expand across region
A pioneering rural education centre that’s transforming the lives of unemployed people and youngsters excluded from school is expanding its reach into new areas. The Agri-cation centre near Bangor-on-Dee in North Wales has been hailed for achieving “life-changing”...
North Wales trailer giant drives into South America with 50 jobs boost
A North Wales trailer maker has appointed its first distributor in South America and is creating up to 50 new jobs as it expands its manufacturing operation. Ifor Williams Trailers has just launched a new weekend shift at its site in Corwen which makes components for...
Toyota Land Cruiser drive by Steve Rogers
When it comes to off road legends Jeep and Land Rover are first in line. Fair enough, they’ve been around the longest but we need to add another to the roll of honour. The Land Cruiser is a bit of an unsung hero yet it has quite a history not to mention enough sales...
From first dance to diamond day: couple’s surprise care home tea after 60 years of love
A couple who met at a village dance have celebrated 60 years of marriage with a surprise tea party at a Wrexham care home. John Hughes, 88, and his wife, Barbara, 79, first met at Wrexham Memorial Hall when he asked for a dance – the start of a lifelong romance. Now,...
North Wales festival celebrates 200 years of harp legend John Thomas with star-studded concert
Music by the legendary Welsh harpist John Thomas, will take centre stage at a major North Wales festival celebrating the 200th anniversary of his birth. The gala concert at Galeri in Caernarfon on April 1 forms part of the Wales Harp Festival organised by Canolfan...
£500k “garden room village” fuels 25% sales boost for North Wales firm
The £500,000 transformation a former farmyard into a showroom centre has helped a high flying garden rooms firm boost sales by 25%. Soaring demand for the bespoke buildings - developed using aviation technology - has led to Rubicon Garden Rooms expanding its...
Boom time for Welsh wholesaler as expo attracts record crowds and £3m sales
A Welsh food wholesaler smashed expectations with record crowds and more than £3 million in sales at its flagship expo. Thousands of buyers and suppliers from across the UK descended on Venue Cymru in Llandudno for Harlech Foodservice’s annual two-day event. Around...
