TV star Gaz Top scoffs 5,000 calories a day to complete epic 60km swim challenge
An epic swim across 60 kilometres of some of the wildest water in Wales’s seas, rivers, lakes and reservoirs is no birthday party - as TV presenter Gaz Top discovered. Gareth Jones: Nofio Adre (Gareth Jones: Swimming Home) – tells the tale of how the St Asaph-born...
Eco-friendly Jones Village Bakery helps M&S relaunch environmental campaign
The boss of Marks and Spencer has hailed a new super bakery in North Wales as one of the best in the world. The praise from CEO Steve Rowe came during a visit to the Jones Village Bakery’s new state-of-the-art, 140,000 sq ft production facility on Wrexham Industrial...
Toyota GR Yaris drive by Steve Rogers
It looks like a baby Toyota Yaris and has a Yaris badge on the tailgate but this pint sized scorcher has little in common with its big brother. This is the GR Yaris, Toyota's WRC rally car minus a roll cage and tiptronic gearbox, but decked out in everything needed...
Evelyn’s going on the run to help brave little Nova
A care practitioner with a lifelong passion for running is summoning up all her energy to help buy a life-changing body suit for a little girl battling an incurable disease. Evelyn Dimatulac, 44, who works for the Pendine Park care organisation in Wrexham was spurred...
Horsebox prize not to be sneezed at
A retired airline pilot is on cloud nine after winning a top of the range horsebox – even though he’s allergic to horses. Gallant Paul Webster, 67, entered the competition for the sake of his horse-loving wife, Debbie. The raffle to win the flagship HBX model from...
Police drone pilots hailed as “highflying heroes” after saving three lives
A new police drone team have been hailed as “highflying heroes” after saving three lives and playing a key role in putting out a major gorse fire. The praise came from tech savvy North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin who is keen to expand the unit....
University’s X-ray students use virtual reality gaming to hone their skills
Revolutionary Virtual Reality headsets and video gaming graphics are being used by Bangor University to train the next generation of X-ray radiographers in North Wales. The University’s Wrexham campus was the first in the UK to order a new computer programme which...
Piano virtuoso Llyr Williams headlines at festival
World renowned pianist Llyr Williams will headline a virtual concert at a top festival. The Wrexham-born maestro will perform works by Beethoven, Chopin and Schubert on a stunning new Steinway piano for the Wales International Piano Festival. It will be the first time...
Zoo fun day creates animal magic for tenants
Hundreds of tenants and their families took a walk on the wild side at a zoo thanks to the generosity of a housing association. Cartrefi Conwy came up trumps with support after hearing that the Welsh Mountain Zoo in Colwyn Bay was struggling for survival during the...
Beer we go for a brand new chutney from the Dark Side
A quirky collaboration between two iconic Welsh brands has created a “marriage produced in foodie heaven”. Food company Bwydydd Madryn and the Purple Moose Brewery have joined forces to launch a new tastebud-teasing chutney. The relish from Madryn’s Calon Lȃn range...
