Royal composer back on home turf for Welsh premiere of new concerto
A new work by royal composer Paul Mealor is being premiered at a top music festival. The concerto written by Professor Mealor, one of the world’s most performed living composers who was born in St Asaph and brought up in Connah’s Quay, was jointly commissioned by the...
High-tech kit helps “world class” mountain rescue team respond to record number of call-outs
A mountain rescue team is dealing with a record number of call-outs because of increases visitor numbers and extreme weather caused by climate change According to Tim Bird MBE, the team leader of the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation (OVMRO), they are being...
Nicola conquers dyslexia to land top job at award-winning care firm
A mum of two who is severely dyslexic and left school at 16 with no qualifications has landed a top job at one of Wales’s leading care organisations. Nicola Brantley, 37, has been appointed Deputy Care Operations Officer, for the award-winning Pendine Park care...
Police boss urges sex pest MP to resign
A police boss has joined a growing clamour calling on disgraced MP Rob Roberts to resign saying he is not fit to hold public office. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin spoke out after the Delyn MP was given his Conservative membership back after...
Detectorist Paul gets a historic seal of approval
An intricate silver seal dating back over 300 years that was found in a field in Wrexham during a charity treasure hunt could soon go on display in a museum. The seal would have been used to stamp wax on letters and has pictures of a bouquet of flowers on one side and...
Folk singing star Gwenan lights up festival with exclusive concert
One of Wales' leading exponents of traditional folk singing will feature in a special concert filmed exclusively for a top music festival. Gwenan Gibbard took her harp to the Sain Studios near Caernarfon to record the concert which will form a key part of this year's...
Putting more bobbies on beat will help reassure elderly and vulnerable people
A pledge to put more bobbies on the beat will help reassure elderly and vulnerable people in North Wales, says a leading Senedd member. The promise to increase the number of police officers and staff is contained in the new policing blueprint drafted by the region’s...
Young virtuoso Ellis hits high notes at top piano festival
A music prodigy took a step forward towards realising his ambition of becoming a concert pianist after scooping a prize at a prestigious festival. Ellis Thomas, 20, from Penrhyn Bay, near Llandudno, was the joint winner of the accompanist category at the Wales...
Afghan refugees find safety and support in North Wales
Refugees from Afghanistan are being helped by a North Wales charity after escaping the war-torn country. They are now among over 250 displaced people starting to rebuild their lives with the help of local charity Refugee Kindness North Wales who are based at the Lock...
Victorian photos discovered in a loft illustrate new book on historic hospital
Photographs dating back to the 1870s will be used to illustrate a new book about the first half-century of Wales’s first ever specialist mental hospital. The book, written by Clwyd Wynne, a former Nursing Manager at the North Wales Hospital, hits the bookshelves just...
