Six-foot Silver Surfer leads seaside spectacular at Wrexham care homes
Care home residents in Wrexham enjoyed a colourful seaside party with a parade, fish and chips and a six-foot Silver Surfer. The bumper beach-themed gala transformed Pendine Park’s care homes into a holiday resort, with residents, relatives and staff joining in the...
Classic FM star to narrate beloved children’s musical masterpiece at North Wales festival
A musical classic that has introduced millions of children to the orchestra is returning to North Wales to celebrate its 90th anniversary. Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf will be performed at St Asaph Cathedral as one of the headline concerts of this year’s...
Welsh singing star’s emotional return to care home where beloved mum spent final years
Welsh singing star Alun Roberts made an emotional return when he performed at the care home where his beloved mum spent her final years. Beach balls, cowboy hats, ice cream and cake helped create a party atmosphere as residents and families enjoyed a beach-themed...
From one client to 70 staff: Gwynedd home care service eyes North Wales expansion
An innovative home care service launched with just one client three years ago now employs more than 70 staff - with plans to expand across North Wales. Meddyg Care’s growing Help at Home now provides more than 1,500 hours of care a week to 87 people in rural Gwynedd,...
“Written off” at five for severe dyslexia – North Wales student set for university success after 200-mile move
A university student “written off” aged just five because of severe dyslexia has told how a 200-mile move to a North Wales school transformed her future. Erin Moore, 21, struggled to read, count and keep up with her classmates as a young child, with her family fearing...
Pink horsebox could raise £40,000 after trailer firm rallies behind mum with incurable cancer
A North Wales mum-of-three with incurable cancer says she is "absolutely overwhelmed" after a trailer firm launched a £40,000 fundraising campaign. Ifor Williams Trailers has donated a striking pink horsebox to Fighting to be Heard, a volunteer-run breast cancer...
Music festival goes ape with giant gorilla and 8ft tall bear
Festival goers in North Wales are set for a wild welcome – from a life-size, one-ton mountain gorilla and an 8ft tall grizzly bear. The striking sculptures will greet visitors at the North Wales International Music Festival after being loaned by care organisation...
RAF base arson by “God-fearing” Welsh nationalists retold in new opera 90 years on
A new opera marking the 90th anniversary of a controversial arson attack by three “God-fearing”* Welsh nationalists on an RAF base in North Wales is going on tour. On 8 September 1936 three prominent Plaid Cymru members, Saunders Lewis, Lewis Valentine and DJ...
All Creatures Great and Remembered: North Wales trailer firm helps TV vet and launch touching pet memorial scheme
A TV vet who worked with the real-life James Herriot has helped launch a touching new scheme to help owners remember their beloved pets. Peter Wright, who stars on the Channel 5 shows The Yorkshire Vet and Springtime on the Farm, joined forces with Ifor Williams...
Care homes in Wales are our “national treasures” – we can’t afford to lose them
Small community care homes in Wales are “national treasures” that the nation cannot afford to lose, a social care champion has warned. Mario Kreft MBE has used his place among the UK care sector’s most influential leaders to urge the new Welsh Government to protect...
