Hundreds more operations and 30 new jobs at private hospital thanks to £11.6m expansion
An £11.6 million expansion at a private hospital in North Wales has created 30 jobs and is enabling it to do hundreds more operations every year. Spire Yale Hospital in Wrexham has just opened a new outpatient and diagnostic centre and is reconfiguring the original...
Inspirational DJ Terry reaches for the stars
An inspirational young man whose passion in life is music has taken big steps towards fulfilling his dream to become a top DJ. Terry Tuffrey, 22, who lives in Cae Clyd, Blaenau Ffestiniog, has moderate learning difficulties and has already overcome many obstacles in...
Mazda CX-60 diesel launch by Steve Rogers
Here we are in the middle of the electric revolution and one car company decides the time is right for a new diesel. And a big one at that, an in-line 3.3 litre. But this is Mazda we are talking about, a company that is anything but conventional when it comes to...
Kinmel Bay girls cut a football dash in new kit
A girls football team from Kinmel Bay are hoping a smart new kit will help them clinch a top four spot in the North Wales League. The club’s Under-14 team have been on an impressive unbeaten run since the New Year, holding league leaders Penrhyn Bay 2-2 after going...
Dream holidays a perk of the job as Welsh travel firm launches search for recruits
A fast-growing Welsh travel firm is launching a search for over 40 new apprentices who will be given the added perk of road testing dream holidays. Hays Travel North West, which is based in Wrexham and has shops at Wrexham, Flint, Mold, Connah’s Quay, Prestatyn, Rhyl...
Cai’s living the dream playing for Wales and rubbing shoulders with royalty
A young football star has the world at his feet after playing for Wales and rubbing shoulders with real life royalty and the Hollywood variety. Cai Lloyd Evans, 17, who lives in Bangor and plays football for the Wrexham AFC youth team, was a member of the 20-strong...
Prince Charles investiture bomb made by man dubbed ‘The Barnes Wallis of Wales’
A bomb was made out of a Horlicks tube in a bid to derail Prince Charles' investiture in Caernarfon by a man dubbed "The Barnes Wallis of Wales." But the device, created to free the Welsh from the "English yoke," barely caused a ripple when it was tested, leading the...
North Wales needs its own metro mayor to become the UK’s energy superpower
A leading businessman has launched a campaign for North Wales to have its own Metro Mayor to ensure the region doesn’t continue to miss out on funding. Askar Sheibani, Chief Executive of Comtek Network Systems and chairman of Deeside Business Forum, decided to act...
Starring role for Ukrainian harpist Veronika a year later than planned
A Ukrainian harpist will be at a festival in North Wales 12 months later than planned after her appearance last year was prevented by the Russian invasion of her homeland. Virtuosa Veronika Leminshenko will be joining forces with the Griot Brothers, a trio of talented...
North Wales school’s charity song for victims of the earthquake disaster
A North Wales independent school has launched a musical appeal in aid of the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria which claimed the life of the 17-year-old friend of a Turkish sixth former. Myddelton College, Denbigh, student Zeynep Sener, 18, said her friend...
