Family welcomes new support scheme for those living with dementia

Family welcomes new support scheme for those living with dementia

The family of a former model diagnosed with dementia has welcomed a new initiative to support those living with the condition. The Dementia Support Service, run in partnership between Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) and the Carers Trust North Wales...

45 not out for panto king Frank – oh yes it is!

45 not out for panto king Frank – oh yes it is!

A retired mechanical engineer is set to star in his 45th consecutive annual panto - oh yes he is! Frank Jones, 74, will be performing alongside his two grand-daughters, Megan, 17 and Ella, 11, in Wrexham and District Pantomime Company's production of Beauty and the...

Artistic solar scheme hailed as global icon

Artistic solar scheme hailed as global icon

A solar installation has been hailed as one of the world's best - along with projects at an international airport in India and in the Sahara Desert. The 175-panel array was installed at the National Trust's Bodnant Garden in the Conwy Valley by St Asaph-based Carbon...

Trainers pledge to support food bank

Trainers pledge to support food bank

Kind-hearted staff at a care organisation have made a pledge to support a much-needed foodbank in Wrexham. The team at the Pendine Park Academy will make bi-monthly donations to the foodbank at the Ark Community Centre in Rhosddu. The Academy is the in-housing...

Youngsters on song thanks to cash seized from criminals

Youngsters on song thanks to cash seized from criminals

A scheme which aims to get teenage boys singing instead of sinning is being financed by cash seized from local criminals. Only Boys Aloud, which runs four choirs across North Wales and will open this year’s National Eisteddfod, has won a grant of £5,000. The choir,...

Crumpet power fuels race success

Crumpet power fuels race success

Crumpet power is fuelling the success of a half marathon race that will be the biggest ever this year. A record number of 1,500 entrants will line up for the Village Bakery Half Marathon in Wrexham on Sunday, February 19. All of them will receive a packet of...

Brave Harvey, six, is on the ball

Brave Harvey, six, is on the ball

Pupils at a school in Denbighshire are on the ball when it comes to developing their literacy skills - including a six year old boy who's battling leukaemia. The youngsters at Ysgol Bro Dyfrdwy in Cynwyd, near Corwen, have been tackling new challenges with the help of...

Big-hearted bakery man rises to the challenge to help little Oscar

Big-hearted bakery man rises to the challenge to help little Oscar

A big-hearted bakery warehouseman is going an extra 13 miles to raise money for the little son of a colleague who's battling leukaemia. Jake Longworth, 32, is in training for the half marathon in Wrexham on Sunday, February 19, which is being sponsored by the Village...

Police boss calls for port security assurances

Police boss calls for port security assurances

A police boss is calling for assurances from the UK Government over security measures at the port of Holyhead. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones is concerned a new "flexible" approach to counter terrorism could see resources concentrated in ports...

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