“Rolling Stones” of early music to provide baroque and roll at international festival
The “Rolling Stones” of early music are returning to North Wales to perform at an international music festival. Red Priest, named after flame-haired priest Antonio Vivaldi, wowed the audience at St Asaph Cathedral four years ago and the quartet are looking forward to...
North Wales adventure centre is the business after £5 million investment
An adrenaline-fuelled adventure centre has ploughed £5 million into upgrading its facilities to tap into the lucrative business tourism market. Adventure Parc Snowdonia says it now has “the complete package” to attract more conferences, team building courses, away...
Top Welsh food company helps Keele University deliver its green agenda
A leading Welsh food wholesaler has clinched a deal to help one of the UK’s top universities go greener. Harlech Foodservice delivery lorries and vans will be regular callers at Keele University, in Staffordshire, which has 10,000 students on its campus and has been...
Cheesy does it for new all-Welsh crisps
It’s crunch time for two North Wales food icons. Bwydydd Madryn (Madryn Foods) have teamed up with South Caernarfon Creameries to create a new variety of all-Welsh cheese and onion crisps. Launched under the popular Jones Crisps brand, they have been given “extra...
Young baritone dubbed the new Bryn Terfel on top of the world
A 25-year-old North Wales baritone dubbed the new Bryn Terfel has been crowned as the best young singer in the world. Emyr Lloyd Jones, 25, put in a stirring performance to take the title of the Pendine International Voice of the Future at the 75th Llangollen...
Stunning new rose garden honours black gardener
A care organisation has paid a touching floral tribute to one of Britain’s first black gardeners who lived most of his life in Gwynedd. Pendine Park has planted a bed of 18 roses that were bred in honour of John Ystumllyn who was abducted in western Africa in the 18th...
Swansea lifeguard goes so close at Welsh surfing championships
A swimming lifeguard from Swansea just missed out on a medal at an elite surfing competition. Isaac Heaher finished fourth in the Kneeling Class won by his Wales team-mate Llywelyn Williams, from Abersoch, at the Welsh Adaptive Surfing Championships at Adventure Parc...
Fearless charity fundraiser Ali gets pulses racing in saucy calendar
A courageous cervical cancer survivor has completed her most daring challenge to date – stripping off for a saucy charity calendar. Brave Ali Alcock, from Corwen, took part in a thrilling sky dive and acrobatic wing walking stunt in a week of charity exploits and...
Top civil engineer builds for the future with expansion into housebuilding
A leading North Wales civil engineering company is gearing up for a major expansion into construction with four key appointments as it aims to increase turnover to over £20 million. Deeside-based Hollingsworth Group, which numbers some of UK industry’s biggest names...
Ton up trucks are mobile homes for drivers
A go-ahead distribution company has invested more than £600,000 in five new state-of-the-art-trucks. The vehicles bought by Wrexham-based McCarthy Distribution are a home-from-home for drivers and fitted with mod cons including a fridge, microwave and a television....
