Never-before-seen underwater video footage of Wales’ greatest shipwreck is going to be premiered next month. The steam clipper Royal Charter was smashed against rocks off Moelfre, Anglesey, by the storm of the century, a Force 12 hurricane, with the loss of least 459 passengers and crew on October 26, 1859. The ship was returning from [..]
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Saturday September 17th, 2011
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An ambitious scheme to unlock the memories of dementia sufferers is proving so successful it will be expanded into other care homes. Sarah Edwards, artist in residence at Pendine Park, the Wrexham-based care organisation, has found ‘memory boards’ are helping clients, their families and staff at Bodlondeb, a home for those with dementia. But Sarah [..]
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Saturday September 17th, 2011
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A thriving boat business on the holiday island of Anglesey has gone ‘green’ by using waste oil to warm its workers. In winter engineers at Dulas Boat and Caravan near Amlwch keep out the cold and save the planet with heating generated by the waste oil drained from the powerful outboard engines they service. It’s [..]
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Thursday August 25th, 2011
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