Heroic festival mud rescuers offered free tickets to new music event, to say thanks
A new music event is offering free entry to the “heroic” rescuers who sprang into action after bad weather hit Festival No 6, plus half-price tickets to the audience who got caught up in a sea of mud. Local farmers used tractors and 4x4s to help drag out thousands of...
Turkish delight as new restaurant serves up a dozen jobs for starters
At least a dozen local jobs are on the menu at a new Turkish restaurant due to open soon in a Wrexham shopping centre. A taste of exotic cuisine from the country where East meets West comes to Eagles Meadow when the Turkish Kitchen & Bar begins serving its first...
Violet’s legacy lives on as care home unveils therapeutic sensory garden
Dementia residents at a Mid Glamorgan care home are making the best of the outdoors thanks to a new £8,000 sensory garden in memory of a former resident. Elderly people living at Ysguborwen Care Home in Aberdare, a member of Care Forum Wales, can now listen to the...
Crackdown on drivers using mobile phones
A police boss is calling for a new crackdown on motorists who use their mobile phones and smart devices when they're driving. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones has pledged to make road safety a priority in his Police and Crime Plan which will set...
Rapidly growing law firm adds two new solicitors to its team
A rapidly-growing law firm has taken on two new solicitors as it continues to expand. Swayne Johnson, founded in 1853 and one of the oldest legal practices in Wales, has made the new appointments to its offices in Llandudno and Tattenhall, near Chester. Sian Thompson,...
Steph fights back with personal boxing challenge for cancer charity
A YOUNG woman who fought back to fitness following a car smash has now taken to the ring to train as a boxer in eight weeks. Steph Edwards, 25, who works as an investment administrator for Wrexham-based wealth management firm Hadlow Edwards, is raising money for...
Veteran stunt rider John’s for the high jump for charity
A former British Army motorcycle stunt rider is proving he’s still up for thrills and spills by taking on a parachute jump. John Williams’s daredevil biking displays were over 50 years ago on National Service but the 79-year-old wanted to do something special to mark...
It’s a family affair for Sharron after three decades at Boots
A WOMAN is celebrating 30 years of working at Boots, a job she started through a training scheme when she left school. Sharron Harrington has been so happy with her career at the Eagles Meadow store that not only is she marking three decades with the company, both her...
Virtuoso violinist Tamsin ascends in St Asaph
One of Europe's most exceptionally gifted violinists is set to perform at this year’s North Wales International Music Festival. It will be the first time London-based Tamsin Waley-Cohen will have played before a North Wales audience and it’s an experience she is...
Autism friendly films are a big hit with Evan and his mum
A pioneering initiative to organise special screenings for autistic children has been a big hit at a cinema in Wrexham. The sessions are hosted by the Odeon at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre in Wrexham which make a series of adjustments to the way films are shown...