Llangollen eatery is flying high after winning top award
A Llangollen restaurant and bar has been named North Wales’s best eatery at the region’s tourism Oscars. The Three Eagles Bar and Grill’s successful transformation to provide an outdoor dining offer won them the Go Taste of North Wales, sponsored by Bwydlyn Butchery....
Covid warrior Arlene honoured by the Philippines ambassador
A “coronavirus warrior” who appeared in a hard-hitting TV documentary about the pandemic has been honoured by the Philippines ambassador to Britain. Arlene Elano, the long serving deputy manager of Pendine Park’s Bodlondeb Care Home in Summerhill, Wrexham, is...
MS bangs drum to expand pioneering music service
An award-winning music cooperative that teaches 5,000 children and young people has revealed ambitious plans to expand the service. Among those banging the drum for the North Wales Music Cooperative is Mark Isherwood, the North Wales MS, who’s calling for a reliable,...
Gwynedd tourism heroes win top awards
A remote Gwynedd campsite named in the top ten in the UK this year by BBC Countryfile Magazine has picked up another accolade at the North Wales Tourism ‘Oscars’. Graig Wen Arthog, on the Mawddach estuary, between Dolgellau and Barmouth, was named Camping/Glamping...
Toyota Yaris Cross drive by Steve Rogers
What could be better than two Japanese giants going head to head in a car battle. Last week we looked at the Honda Jazz Crosstar and now it's the new Toyota Yaris Cross, both late comers to the compact crossover league, make that very late, but both highly regarded...
Welsh dairy’s cheese on top of the world after scooping record haul of international awards
A farmer-led Welsh cooperative is on top of the world after scooping its best ever haul of awards at the dairy industry ‘Oscars’. South Caernarfon Creameries (SCC) brought back four gold medals from the International Cheese and Dairy Awards – and two silvers and five...
Crooks’ booty pays for outdoor gym in Chirk
Cash seized from criminals has been used to create an outdoor gym in a park in Chirk. The equipment was installed at the Recreation Ground after the grant was given to the town council by the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, Andy Dunbobbin. The money came...
Welsh speaking Japanese cook joins TV chef for gastronomic world tour
A Welsh-speaking Japanese cook from Conwy teamed up with a TV chef to create a cosmopolitan Christmas feast with an East Asian twist. Noriko Vernon’s recipe for Chicken Karaage, learned from her mum back home in Japan, has been given a Welsh flavour by...
Vaccine-sceptic care workers urged to get jabbed to save lives
A social care leader has urged the minority of vaccine-sceptic care workers in Wales to get fully jabbed as a matter of urgency. According to Mario Kreft MBE, it was a “life or death” decision because of the potential dangers posed by the newly-identified Omicron...
Crack police team sends tough warning to cross-border criminals
“You can run, but you can’t hide”. That’s the tough warning to County Lines drugs gangs and other dangerous criminals heading to North Wales from Chief Inspector Jon Aspinall. He’s the officer in charge of the crack Intercept team that was set up by North Wales Police...
