Nonagenarian Tom and the gang overcome the lockdown blues with weekly singalongs
A 94-year-old retired mechanic is re-tuning his voice after joining stress-busting, health-boosting singalong group. Tom Parry is a regular at the sessions that were launched at St Crwst’s Church in Llanrwst to help housing association tenants get used to mixing again...
High Sheriff to proclaim succession of King Charles III at Mold on Sunday
The official proclamation to announce the death of Queen Elizabeth and the accession of Charles III as King will be made in Clwyd at Shire Hall, in Mold, at 1pm on Sunday by the High Sheriff of Clwyd, Zoë Henderson. She will make the announcement in English with Judge...
Work starts on smart homes scheme that will give £60m boost to North Wales economy
Work is about to start on a major housing development of high-tech homes that will provide a £60 million boost to the North Wales economy. The Maes y Felin scheme in Glan Conwy, close to the A55, will see the construction of 107 energy efficient properties with high...
Lili’s summer just got even better as Myddelton College students celebrate
A student at one of the UK’s newest independent schools has returned from a summer spell on a sea grass project on a remote Scottish island to the news that she has gained eight A star to A grades at GCSE. Lili Tetley Young, from Gellifor, is part of a 28-strong Year...
Man who cleaned up swastika graffiti finally meets daughter of little Jewish girl saved from Nazi death camp by grandparents
A pensioner from Gwynedd has forged an emotional bond with the daughter of a little Jewish girl who was saved from the Nazis in wartime Netherlands by his incredibly brave grandparents. Almost 80 years on, Joost and Anna Schoen’s grandson, Chris, a retired printer...
Ex-teacher Arthur scores double century
A family has scored a double century after a retired teacher celebrated his 100th birthday. Arthur Morris, who was born and bred on Merseyside but later settled happily in Wrexham, is following in the remarkable footsteps of his late father who lived to be 104. The...
Granny and grandad dip into their savings to fuel family holiday boom
Multi-generation family holidays and Hollywood A-lister Russell Crowe are helping fuel a record boom in sales for a North Wales and the North West travel agency. Wrexham-based Hays Travel North West have reported that sales are up 30 per cent so far this month as...
Chef James works his magic to help create Welsh butcher’s best banger
A top chef who has cooked for sporting royalty has worked his magic on a new sausage for Wales’s best-known butcher. James Williams, 28, joint head chef at Llandudno’s award-winning Imperial Hotel has been working with the development team at Edwards the Welsh Butcher...
Celebrity chef Bryn joins big fund-raising drive – in a 1960s Mini
Celebrity chef Bryn Williams swapped the kitchen for some quality time with his dad and dozens of Morris Mini car enthusiasts. The father and son duo brought two of the iconic British vehicles in a massive convoy which travelled from Colwyn Bay to Adventure Parc...
Denbigh duo take on Welsh rally legend
A two-man team of Vale of Clwyd drivers are looking to bounce back when they tackle the Get Connected Rali Ceredigion this weekend and go head-to-head with one of the legends of Welsh rallying. Will Rowlands and Rich Birch are taking their classic Ford Escort down to...
