Choir’s “emotional and magical” birthday surprise for former top tenor Elwyn
There were tears of joy when a renowned male voice choir paid a surprise visit to a care home to sing happy birthday to a much-loved former member who lives there. David Edwards, who hails from the Blaenau Ffestiniog area, had no idea that members of Côr Meibion y...
North Wales bakery’s rousing farewell for M&S boss as choir sings Bread of Heaven
The departing boss of Marks and Spencer was given a stirring send off at a North Wales bakery by a choir singing Bread of Heaven. The visit by chief executive Steve Rowe to the Jones Village Bakery’s headquarters on Wrexham Industrial Estate was his last official call...
Wooden spoon for Flintshire Council after coming bottom in new “League of Shame”
A care home owner has slammed Flintshire County Council as the “meanest in Wales” after it was named and shamed for providing the lowest funding anywhere. The provider, who declined to be named for fear of being victimised and blacklisted by the council, was shocked...
“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...
