West End star heads for Wales
West End singer and actress Maggie Preece is to star at this year’s North Wales International Music Festival. The soprano found worldwide fame for her stunning performance as the Mother Abbess in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s lavish West End production of The Sound of Music...
Accountancy boss Anthony figures in credits of award-winning action movie
A Wrexham accountant figures in the final credits of a new action movie featuring a Harry Potter star for the financial guidance he gave to its producer. Anthony Lewis, a director at Coxeys, one of North Wales’ leading accountancy firms, is listed as official...
Llangollen business trio champion #LoveLiveLocal online campaign
A trio of thriving Llangollen businesses are helping to spearhead a new drive to persuade people to support local businesses. Stans supermarket, the Pro Adventure outdoor shop and Lilly Rose Interiors have all just joined the small and growing band of official...
Outstanding set of GCSE results at Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan
A teenager who spent his lunch-times breaking bones for science experiments has scooped top marks in his GCSE exams. Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan pupil Alex Dry picked up six A* grades and four As and now plans to study for his A levels at the Abergele school, before heading...
Bakery needs extra staff for new wheat-free range after investment
A leading bakery has launched a recruitment drive for staff after investing £500,000 to make a new range of wheat-free products. According to the Wrexham-based Village Bakery, the response to news they were planning the new range has "exceeded all expectations" and...
Pioneering project to help women offenders hailed as “shining example”
A scheme to help women offenders stay out of trouble with the law has been hailed as a "shining example" after just one out of the 29 taking part had been rearrested. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones was told about the remarkable success of the...
Former sales assistant Em, 98, helps M&S celebrate 80 years in Wrexham
In the same year that saw the abdication of King Edward VIII, the first TV interview, the Spitfire took its maiden flight and Jesse Owens dashed to Olympic Gold, Marks & Spencer opened its first store in Wrexham. And on the momentous opening day in July 1936...
Cut in parking charges powers £3.7m sales boost for shopping centre
Slashing car parking charges has powered a surge in sales of nearly £3.7 million at a shopping centre in North Wales. Since the fees were drastically reduced late last year, figures show that Eagles Meadow has attracted almost 67,000 extra customers. And with a recent...
Triple whammy fear for care homes
A social care leader has called for urgent action to deal with the "triple whammy" battering care homes and domiciliary care companies in North Wales. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, called on the Welsh Government to act after new figures revealed a...
Celebrity chef Dai to recreate meal he cooked for opera legend Pavarotti
A TOP celebrity chef will recreate the memorable meal he cooked for legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti. Dai Chef will be sharing the superstar tenor's gastronomic secrets when he appears live at this year’s Hamper Llangollen Food Festival. Thousands of foodies are...