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....
Teenager thanks homelessness charity GISDA for putting roof over his head
A Gwynedd teenager said he would be living on the streets if it wasn’t for the help and support of a homelessness charity Twm (not his real name) is currently living in hostel accommodation supported by the organisation in Blaenau Ffestiniog and attending college...
Hong Kong fan Bill on duty as Llangollen Eisteddfod returns in a blaze of colour
The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod returns in a blaze of colour tomorrow (Thursday, July 7). After a Covid-enforced absence, competitors will be arriving in the picturesque Dee Valley town in time to celebrate the festival’s 75th anniversary. The...
Audi Q4 e-tron drive by Steve Rogers
One thing I have learned testing electric cars is that the decision to buy is far more complex than buying a petrol or diesel. So many people tell me they are not ready to take the plunge, not because they don’t like the cars, but because of the uncertainty about...
Prince of Wales hails peace festival as “shining example of peace and harmony”
The Prince of Wales has hailed an international festival where he once did some impromptu bhangra dancing as a “shining example of peace and harmony”. The royal tribute was in the foreword he wrote for the programme of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod...
