Police boss warns Brexit would make North Wales more dangerous
A police boss has warned North Wales will be a more dangerous place if Britain votes to leave the European Union. According to the newly-elected North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones, a former police inspector, the terrorist threat was a key reason to...
Budding opera star from Antrim to open for superstar soprano
A budding opera star from Northern Ireland will join singers from across the UK as a warm-up act for superstar soprano Katherine Jenkins at this summer’s Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. Helenna Howie, from Whitehead, near Carrickfergus, will be among...
Do not disturb the owls as £2.2 million hospice development goes on
A family of barn owls are sleeping happily through a major development at a Chester hospice after a builder took special measures to ensure their nest remained undisturbed. Ewloe-based Anwyl Construction had started work on a £2.2 million extension to the well-known...
Children’s hospice boosted by Bodnant Welsh Food Centre thanks to carrier bag charge
A children’s hospice has been handed a £1,600 boost by a Welsh centre of excellence. The cash has flowed to Tŷ Gobaith Children’s Hospice in the Conwy Valley from Bodnant Welsh Food Centre’s farm shop, thanks to donations from the Assembly’s 5p carrier bag charge. And...
TV star Jay warns students of dangers of illegal underage tattoos
The star of a TV tattoo reality show has warned pupils at his old school not to have tattoos done before they're 18 and to steer clear of illegal salons. Jay Hutton, star E4 TV reality series Tattoo Fixers, dropped into Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan in Abergele to take part in...
Veteran snappers help clinch awards double
An arts-loving housing association has clinched a major awards double - with the help of some veteran photographers. Cartrefi Conwy were honoured at the prestigious Arts & Business Cymru Awards at the Millenium Centre in Cardiff. First they scooped the prize in...
Coffee house team spring into action for veterans
Big-hearted staff at a coffee shop in Wrexham are going into action to help homeless ex-soldiers, sailors and air crew. The team at Starbucks at Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre have chosen Homes for Veterans as their chosen charity this year. The organisation has just...
Storage company’s appeal to back children’s charity on scenic run
An appeal has gone out to runners across North Wales to join the team supporting a leading local children’s charity on a scenic run through some of North Wales’s most stunning countryside. Self-storage company Lock Stock, who have sites across North Wales and the...
TV star and author Ruby Wax backs North Wales health board’s action for mental health
TV star and author Ruby Wax is urging people with mental health problems in North Wales to seek help. The outspoken comedian is backing Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, which is running mindfulness sessions for staff and the general public as part of a raft of...
Betty recalls her 50 memorable years in hospitality for Llangollen Eisteddfod
A veteran volunteer at an iconic festival is adding her voice to an appeal for new recruits to the army of unpaid helpers who have helped Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod reach its 70th year. Betty Roberts, from Johnstown, Wrexham, has been one of the vital...
