Drug driving and criminal cases surge at Edward Hughes Solicitors
A LAW firm experienced a surge in the number of drug driving and criminal cases during the pandemic. David Jones, senior partner at Edward Hughes Solicitors, admitted he and criminal law colleagues at the Colwyn Bay and Rhyl-based practice have never seen anything like it in their combined 60 years’ working in the legal sector….
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Leadership programme hits all the right notes with Wrexham Sounds manager
A RENOWNED leadership programme hit all the right notes with a talented music studio manager. Wrexham Sounds has gone from strength to strength since opening its doors in February, providing disadvantaged children and young people with music-based activities, courses and lessons. Schools, agencies, charities and families use the Rhosrobin-based social enterprise, which draws on a talented…
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Bersham Wheels returns to Coleg Cambria in Wrexham this summer
WHEELS are in motion for the return of a popular family fun day. The second Bersham Wheels event takes place at Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham from 10am to 3pm on Saturday July 9. Many of the region’s top car, scooter, and motorcycle organisations will be in attendance, as well as enthusiasts displaying their…
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Mackenzie Jones support for market traders ahead of £72m city move
PROMINENT businesses will trade a historic market for a multi-million pound city development thanks to a leading law firm. Geoff Hughes Butchers is one of several stallholders that will transfer from Chester Market to the £72m Northgate site later this year, with the support of Mackenzie Jones Solicitors. A fixture in the Market Hall for…
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PetPlace and LVL5 Gyms team up with football club to net support for children’s hospices
PETPLACE, LVL5 Gyms and Kinmel Bay FC have united to net support for a leading children’s hospice. The North Wales pet retailer and recently launched fitness company are new kit sponsors for the FAW platinum-accredited club, which has more than 100 players across its junior, men’s and ladies’ sides. And the three organisations will be…
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PetPlace strengthens links with innovators and independents to improve animal health
A GROUNDBREAKING pet retailer is focused on building even stronger relations with sustainable start-ups and innovative independent businesses. PetPlace owners Sion Pritchard and Paul Penketh are targeting more bespoke suppliers and products designed to improve the health and wellbeing of animals, and fledgling firms looking to support the pet trade now and in the future….
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Louie Spence and stars celebrate graduating ION Leadership cohorts
DANCER and TV personality Louie Spence was among stars who paid tribute to delegates graduating from a prestigious leadership programme. Former Wales rugby international Rupert Moon, sports presenter Mike Bushell, celebrity farmer Gareth Wyn Jones and Anglesey politicians Rhun ap Iorweth MS and MP Victoria Crosbie joined him in congratulating the latest cohort to complete…
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Pussycat Doll special guest as students lauded in two-night celebration
THE resilience and talent of Coleg Cambria learners were celebrated at its annual student awards ceremony. The event took place at the college’s Yale site in Wrexham, held in person for the first time since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Special guest was Kimberly Wyatt, a star of TV’s Got to Dance, Celebrity Masterchef,…
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Supertemps heightens presence at job events to support client demand
RECRUITERS have ramped up the number of job events to plug gaps in demand for workers in hard-hit industries. Bangor and Colwyn Bay-based Supertemps has organised and attended more employment exhibitions and workshops than ever before in a bid to help clients fill key roles in sectors including hospitality, IT, manufacturing, construction, social care, and…
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Pro rugby player forced to retire with life-changing injury champions ReAct+ scheme
Eli Walker was a professional rugby player for the Ospreys and Wales national side before a life-changing spinal injury forced him to retire at just 25 years of age. Like many other people who are made redundant from work, Eli had to rethink his career and build his confidence back up. He has since gone…
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