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...
Steve Rogers drives Mazda’s new flagship SUV
Meet the CX-60 a car steeped in Japanese culture and, at last, powered by a plug-in hybrid engine. Mazda has hardly been in a rush to join the hybrid fold, in fact it has been at the back of the pack while the medal hopes race off into the distance. May be they have...
Time for the green dragon to roar
An eco-friendly animal bedding company is aiming to start a green revolution on an industrial estate. Family firm Platts Agriculture Ltd have created a wildlife haven on a plot of land outside their head office on Llay Industrial Estate near Wrexham. Instead of mowing...
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...
