Author: Rhys Gregory

Transport for Wales (TfW) customers are being encouraged to check their journey details as an increase in train services comes into effect in December 2021. From Sunday 12 December, a new rail timetable will be in place across the TfW Wales and Borders network. It will also see the re-introduction of direct services between Crosskeys and Newport for the first time in almost 60 years. While the times of many services will be unaffected, customers should still ensure they double check their departure, arrival and connection times. Colin Lea, Transport for Wales Planning and Performance Director, said: “We are introducing more…

Following the appointment of its internal Environmental Action Group, Archwood Group, the North Wales-based business behind two leading UK brands, has joined the United Nations Race to Zero campaign and has also made the move to 100% renewable energy. Archwood Group is a leading manufacturer of timber products with two trading brands: Richard Burbidge, a manufacturer and supplier of stairparts, decking accessories and decorative mouldings, and Atkinson & Kirby, which supplies premium hardwood flooring. Earlier this year, Archwood Group, announced the appointment of an internal Environmental Action Group to drive its sustainability goals and pledge for a greener future. The…

Over 100 years after the First World War ended the carnage it wreaked on a North Wales town – and on one street in particular – has been commemorated in a new book. For Your Tomorrow We Gave Our Today commemorates the sacrifice of over 150 young men from Denbigh who fell in the Great War, among them at least 35 from Henllan Street. The book, which has been sponsored by local law firm Swayne Johnson, has been a labour of love for members of the Denbigh Community Archive Volunteers who researched and traced the stories behind the names of…

A Llangollen restaurant and bar has been named North Wales’s best eatery at the region’s tourism Oscars. The Three Eagles Bar and Grill’s successful transformation to provide an outdoor dining offer won them the Go Taste of North Wales, sponsored by Bwydlyn Butchery. A delighted restaurant manager Lydia Davies said: “We’ve got a really good team here doing lots of hours and their hard work has paid off. “We made a really big change because we wanted the Bar and Grill to be more accessible and we’ve opened up our outdoor space which has really helped us because as well…

Cheshire based children’s cancer charity, The Joshua Tree, hosted a Ladies Lunch at Delamere Manor, Cuddington on Thursday 25th November. The successful event raised £21,000 thanks to the lady’s huge generosity. TV presenter, Bruce Turner who gave freely of his time to the children’s cancer charity, entertained more the 140 guests to highlight the importance of the charity’s work and telling one family’s story about the bereavement of their son Noah to cancer, aged only four, and the support they still receive from The Joshua Tree.   Guests enjoyed a two-course meal and fizz reception while entertained by Gary Barlow tribute act Dan Hadfield and saxophonist Saxomad, alongside fundraising…

CITB’s annual migration report has revealed that the number of migrant workers in construction continues to fall significantly. This is at a time when the industry is experiencing a sharp rise in the cost of materials, wages, and an increase in demand for workers, Migration in UK Construction 2021 found. With output growth at its highest level in almost 25 years, the industry is finding it difficult to cope. This is partly due to the number of construction workers who left the UK since the EU Freedom of Movement ended.  Additional pressures experienced because of the pandemic have seen even greater…

Morrisons is committing over 25,000 Community Champion hours to spreading kindness this Christmas within local communities up and down the UK. Across 12 days, our team of over 500 Community Champions – who support charities and community groups in their local community – will carry out thousands of acts of kindness. This will include donating gifts to key workers, giving away flowers and mistletoe, making donations to local food banks and surprising customers with gestures of kindness. Other acts of kindness will be: Gifting hampers to local heroes who have played a big part in supporting their local community Donating…

A memorial has been unveiled in Abergynolwyn village to mark Llechi Cymru,  Slate Landscape of North West Wales, being designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn and Talyllyn Railway formed an integral part of the successful bid as the central hub of the slate industry in Southern Snowdonia. The bid was led by Gwynedd Council in partnership with Cadw, the National Museum of Wales, Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales, Bangor University, The National Trust, the Slate Wales Partnership and Snowdonia National Park Authority. Llechi Cymru is the 32nd UNESCO World Heritage Site in…

Children’s charity Barnardo’s Cymru has announced the opening of a new community office in Caerphilly, which will become the main hub for it’s adoption and fostering services in Wales. For the first time since the formation of the not-for-profit Barnardo’s Cymru Adoption and Fostering Services in 1980, the charity is moving out of Cardiff city centre and will be based at the Welsh ICE Campus, which also offers coworking space and business support for startups and small companies. The move comes alongside the team’s transition to a blended approach to working, with the option for staff to work from home…

More first time visitors discovered Mid Wales as a tourist destination this year due to the staycation boom, an annual meeting was told. MWT Cymru, which held the virtual meeting on Thursday last week, urged everyone involved in the Mid Wales tourism and hospitality industry to work together to ensure that these new customers return in 2022. Nia Meddins, of Wigwam Holidays Hafren, Staylittle, near Llanidloes, told the meeting that 60% of her business’ customers this year were first time visitors who loved the quietness and slow pace of life in Mid Wales. Some of them were retired couples who…