Talented piano virtuosos vying for global glory at North Wales festival
Talented pianists from across the world will compete for cash prizes of up to £3,000 at an internationally-renowned festival in North Wales. The Wales International Piano Festival is being held at Galeri in Caernarfon from October 16-20 and will also feature concerts,...
Art-loving care home residents star in new film
Artistic residents at a care home have played a starring role in a ground-breaking new film. The popular weekly art sessions at Pendine Park’s Penybryn care home in Wrexham were the focus of the shoot commissioned by the national charity for older people in Wales, Age...
Fashion store owner urges Chester’s indie shops to make first class service their goal
A fashion boutique boss who’s suited and booted superstar footballers is urging Chester’s independent shops to be “top of the league” for service. That’s the call from Nick Minshull, owner of City Gate menswear store in Bridge Street, who certainly knows the score...
Campaign launched to strengthen the Bond between North Wales and Japan
A new campaign has been launched to attract high-spending Japanese tourists to North Wales – with a bit of help from superspy James Bond. Jim Jones, the CEO of North Wales Tourism, will be banging the drum for the region after being invited to address an...
Food firm shows “solidarity” with tourism industry in North Wales with new deal to support showcase
A food wholesaler has struck a new three-year deal to support a major showcase for the tourism and hospitality industry in North Wales. Harlech Foodservice say the sponsorship package for the Go North Wales Tourism Awards is its way of “showing solidarity” with a...
Music from TV blockbuster Wolf Hall adds drama to North Wales festival
The music from the acclaimed historical TV drama Wolf Hall will be performed in a special concert at a top festival in North Wales. It was composed for the BBC's adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s novel by Debbie Wiseman OBE, one of the world’s most renowned composers,...
Catalin takes charge of major revamp of two iconic Lake District hotels
An experienced manager of one of Cumbria’s most iconic hotels is now leading a major £2 million revamp of a private hospitality group’s Lake District operation. Catalin Oanea, 42, has been appointed Group Area Operations Manager for the region by the Everbright Hotel...
Eisteddfod singalong shows how music cuts through fog of dementia
A pioneering musician has given a powerful demonstration of how singing can cut through the fog of dementia. Nia Davies Williams, the musician in residence at the Pendine Park care organisation who has just published a new book on the subject, led the dementia...
North Wales housing charity for older people looking for new board members as it launches commercial venture
A North Wales charity that helps older people stay in their own homes is looking for entrepreneurs and business people to launch a new commercial venture. Canllaw, which provides a care and repair service across Gwynedd and Anglesey, is looking to recruit up to six...
Care home residents think out of the box to make National Eisteddfod crowns
Arts-loving care home residents have been celebrating the arrival of the National Eisteddfod in Wrexham by making bardic crowns. The unusual arts workshop at the Pendine Park care organisation was run by Wrexham University Civic Mission- Eisteddfod in a Box Project in...
