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Chef cooks up Christmas cheer

Cartrefi Cowny residents at Kennedy Court Sheltered Housing in Old Colwyn enjoyed their Christmas party. Chef Brian Williamson with from left, Brenda Robinson, Sheila Jarvis, Glenys Evans and Margaret Jones.

A former professional chef cooked up a Christmas treat for the residents of a sheltered housing scheme. Residents of Cartrefi Conwy’s Kennedy Court complex met for their annual Christmas lunch which was organised by residents themselves and served up by ex-cook Brian Williamson. Tenant Brenda Robinson organised the Christmas lunch, along with fellow resident and [..]

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Thursday December 20th, 2012

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Gwynedd’s Enfys is a Christmas star

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A six year old girl from Gwynedd will be starring in the ground-breaking TV series she inspired on Christmas Eve. The idea for Dwylo’r Enfys (Rainbow Hands) on S4C’s Cyw came from mum-of-two Ruth Thomas, from Bontnewydd, near Caernarfon, whose daughter Enfys has Down’s Syndrome. The series made by award-winning producer Nia Ceidiog is introducing [..]

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Wednesday December 19th, 2012

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Denbigh girls’ school that grows its own food produces a bumper crop

Howells school Denbigh? Pictured is Maddie Watkins, Sian Lind and Isobel Dignum.

A top independent girls’ school is not just producing a bumper crop of exam results – it’s also producing over 1,000 tons of potatoes, enough for five million bags of chips. That’s because Howells School in Denbigh is not only a seat of learning but of farming too. Girls from all over the world are [..]

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Tuesday December 18th, 2012

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Wrexham home residents come face to face with python and tarantula

Animals out of the box event at Pen y Bryn, Pendine Park. Pictured is resident Mark Horner.

Snakes, snails and giant spiders invaded a Wrexham care home – much to the delight of residents. June and Billy Lincoln, from Animals Out The Box, in Leeswood, near Mold, dropped in on the Pendine Park care organisation to introduce residents to their reptilian, arachnid and furry mammal friends. The visitors to the Penybryn home [..]

Tuesday December 18th, 2012

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