Storage firm funds community hub with breakfast raves and ghost nights
A local storage firm has stepped in to pay the first month’s rent for a new community hub launched by two bereaved mums to combat isolation. Breakfast raves, ghost story nights and a “pay as you feel” café are among the eye-catching ways The Loss Lounge is bringing...
Anger as wind turbines 20 metres taller than Blackpool Tower spark revolt in rural Conwy
Residents have erupted in anger over plans for giant wind turbines taller than Blackpool Tower on a ridge in rural Conwy. Fury is growing after proposals emerged to erect five 180-metre turbines on Mynydd Tryfan which would be the tallest ever built on land in North...
TikTok hotspot Tŷ Coch marks 50-year “tasty” partnership that helped turn beach pub into global A-list magnet
A picture postcard seaside pub that’s a global hotspot for TikTok stars and A-listers is celebrating a “tasty” partnership spanning more than five decades. Perched on the sands of Porthdinllaen on the Llyn Peninsula, the iconic Tŷ Coch Inn has forged a reputation as...
Care home worker and TV star Emyr Gibson bridges generations in “magical” S4C show with remarkable young co-star
A care home worker who is also a familiar face on TV has helped bring residents and children together for a new feel-good series. Creative practitioner Emyr Gibson swapped his day job at Pendine Park’s Bryn Seiont Newydd care home in Caernarfon for the spotlight while...
U2 stylist flown in by superstar Bono swaps A-list life for garden salon – and says it’s “the best thing I ever did”
A Chester hair and make-up stylist who worked with U2 and Hollywood stars says she’s happier now running a calm, home-based salon. Helene Dean once travelled the world with U2 , even being flown to Ireland by frontman Bono, and has worked with stars including Cillian...
Care home housekeeper Helen’s once-in-a-lifetime Buckingham Palace invite with childhood pal mayor
A head housekeeper at a care organisation says a once-in-a-lifetime invitation to a Buckingham Garden party is a huge honour. Helen Briscoe, who works at Pendine Park In Wrexham, will attend the prestigious event on May 12 alongside Wrexham Mayor Tina Mannering. The...
Older people with dementia in Wales could be turned away as care homes warn: “Fix visa rules or face closures”
Care homes in Wales could be forced to turn away elderly people with dementia unless ministers act to “fix the visa” for overseas staff. In a stark warning ahead of the May 7 Senedd election, Care Forum Wales (CFW) says tightening immigration rules and the closure of...
Bin-day bunny shock: Abandoned Easter rabbits spark rescue crisis
A rabbit dumped beside bins on collection day has laid bare a post-Easter surge in abandoned bunnies. Lock Stock Self Storage stepped in to help after hearing that Rabbit Rescue North West, which operates in Cheshire, Manchester, Derbyshire and Lancashire, is...
Hollywood star Rhys Ifans joins North Wales youth as “priceless” Cool Cymru footage heads to top London festival
Film star Rhys Ifans will join members of a youth-led film project in North Wales when they showcase “priceless” footage of Welsh music icons at a top festival. The young creatives from Blaenau Ffestiniog have been chosen to show the rare archive material from Wales’...
“TikTok Tone” grandad goes viral helping new Ifor Williams Trailers dealer smash 4m views
An unlikely online star and his viral videos have helped his family-run trailer company pull in over four million views on social media. At 76, Tone Skeggs may not be your typical internet influencer – but there was a serious reason behind the laughs when he first...
