Recycled crooks’ cash helps create “spectacular” community space
A patch of wasteland alongside an historic parish hall with spectacular views over the Menai Straits is to be turned into a community space for the residents of an Anglesey village using cash seized from criminals. The village of Llandegfan, which enjoys a superb...
Diamond couple Ken and Thelma celebrate “fantastic journey”
A last minute day trip to Blackpool resulted in a lifelong romance for a couple who are celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary. Ken and Thelma Massey, from Wrexham, met on that fateful trip which Ken only went on because there were spare seats on the bus to the...
Staff-owned TV company clinches deal with “world’s best film school”
An employee-owned TV company has clinched a deal to launch a pioneering training programme for its staff and freelancers with the “world’s best film school”. Caernarfon-based Cwmni Da has signed a three-year agreement with the National Film and Television School’s...
Jones Village Bakery on a roll with American burger chain
A top bakery has clinched a deal to supply popular burger chain Five Guys. Before it was signed off, the burger buns and rolls made by the Jones Village Bakery in Wrexham had to be approved by fast-growing American company’s bakery team who flew in from the States....
Village’s ambitions for riverside walk bear fruit thanks to cash seized from criminals
Community-spirited neighbours who brought to life disused land in a Gwynedd village are building a new riverside walk thanks to cash seized from criminals. Y Tir, part of the Dyffryn Ardydwy and Talybont Regeneration Group, is aiming to recruit a small army of young...
Irish rovers to bring their brand of foot-stomping music to Denbigh Town Hall
A globetrotting Irish folk music band which has been a regular on the St Patrick’s Day circuit in the USA is booked for a rare gig in its home town of Denbigh where it was formed almost 30 years ago. The Wee Bag Band are bringing their brand of foot-stomping feel good...
New cyber safety sessions launched for North Wales children with cash from criminals
An interactive child safety centre which uses mini ‘film sets’ to highlight everyday dangers and risks has developed a new cyber safety session thanks to cash seized from criminals. Dangerpoint will be welcoming 250 children aged five to 11 and vulnerable adults from...
Ground-breaking TV drama tackles tough children’s mental health issues
A hard-hitting new TV show is breaking new ground in tackling mental health problems and tragedies that affect children and their families. The title role in the new S4C drama, Bex, is played by West End actress Rebecca Hayes who says she would have loved to have seen...
New band and choir offer youngsters a lifeline
A new youth band and a children’s choir are offering young people a route back to normality after the easing of Covid restrictions. Both have been set up for free by the award-winning North Wales Music Co-operative which has sister organisations in Wrexham and...
Blooming marvellous news for Denbigh
A Denbighshire town’s award-winning floral displays are set to be given a boost by cash seized from the ill-gotten gains of North Wales’s criminals. Denbigh in Bloom’s magnificent and colourful flower baskets, beds and planters have earned them international...
