Dream comes true for tenor crowned world’s best by widow of opera star Luciano Pavarotti
A talented tenor who grew up idolising opera great Luciano Pavarotti has been crowned the world’s best young singer by the late maestro’s widow. Andrew Henley, 34, said winning the Pendine International Voice of the Future competition at Llangollen International...
Music and maracas bridge the generations with sing-song at Llangollen Eisteddfod
More than 600 schoolchildren from across North Wales and Cheshire joined care home residents for a sing-song at Llangollen International Eisteddfod. The musical dementia workshops on the Maes were organised by the arts loving Pendine Park care organisation who are...
Archdruid Mererid is looking forward to some festival “magic” in St Asaph
Wales’s top bard will be reading an “uplifting poem” she wrote to cheer people up during Covid at a music festival Mererid Hopwood, the Archdruid of Wales, will be among the star attractions of the fringe events at the North Wales International Music Festival in St...
Business leaders back Wrexham’s £200m City of Culture bid and prospect of thousands of new jobs
Business leaders are throwing their weight behind Wrexham’s bid to be crowned the UK’s City of Culture for 2029. Their backing came at a meeting of Wrexham Business Professionals where Ken Skates MS, the Welsh Government’s Minister for North Wales and Transport,...
Audi A3 Sportback TFSIe drive by Steve Rogers
If ever there was a car that’s confused this Audi A3 fits the bill. It is definitely a petrol - there is a 1.5 litre under the bonnet - but it thinks it’s electric because it has a whopping 88 mile range. There are plenty of plug-in hybrids around but no one outside...
TV gardener Adam puts reputation on the line with hat-trick of roles at Royal Welsh
A popular television gardener will pit his skill against other growers at Wales’s top agricultural show where he’ll be wearing three different hats. Adam Jones, one of the presenters of the S4C series, Garddio a Mwy, is also going to be kept busy as the honorary...
“Inspirational” drummer Matt wins top award after life is transformed by music
A teenager with autism who discovered a passion for drumming after taking up lessons just a few months ago has had his life transformed by music. Max Thompson, 14, from Ruthin, is one of three sensational young drummers who won a hat-trick of awards from Denbighshire...
Find out the connection between film star Russell Crowe and a Wrexham care home
The owners of a care organisation have discovered that one of their homes once belonged to the family of film star Russell Crowe. Mario Kreft MBE and his wife, Gill, the who run the Pendine Park care organisation, were researching the history of Hillbury House in...
Youngsters at the heart of £20m plan to shape Wrexham’s future
Youngsters in Wrexham have shared an incredible 3,600 ideas as part of a £20 million plan to revitalise and shape the future of the city. Hundreds of young people from across the city have had their voices and suggestions heard in a consultation as part of a project...
Elliot brings baking skills to his work as a family lawyer at one of Wales’s oldest firms
A young Mold-based lawyer who loves baking is promising his colleagues they can look forward to sampling his chocolate brownies after joining one of North Wales’ oldest legal firms. Elliot Lacy, from Wrexham, recently qualified and is the latest addition to the Family...
