Falcons ready to fly high after rescuers pitch in
An unkempt and long disused playing field in a village near Wrexham has been rescued by the local community and turned into a football pitch. The transformation of the land behind Maes Meillion, in Minera, has enabled Coedpoeth United Under-12 Falcons to kick off...
Wacky pineapple-mobile gave tropical flavour to fun-filled care home carnival
A float in the shape of a giant pineapple and a life-sized statue of a surfer were star attractions at a Caribbean-style carnival at a care organisation. Maintenance team member Paul Morris created the gleaming silver statue and he also built the framework for the big...
“World class” dementia centre will create 100 new jobs and provide vital services
Plans have been unveiled for a new “world class” dementia care home to provide vital services in Wrexham and create 100 jobs in the process. The Pendine Park care organisation say the state-of-the art 70-bed facility will be catering for the needs of the local...
“Ridiculous” 999 calls putting lives at risk
An aspiring police officer rang 999 to check on the progress of his application to join North Wales Police, it’s been revealed. The region’s police and crime commissioner, Andy Dunbobbin, heard it was one of a string of “ridiculous” emergency calls dealt with by the...
Poignant song written with care home residents conjures memories of Tom’s beloved gran Betty
An Anglesey musician has spoken movingly how writing a song with nursing home residents conjured memories of his beloved late grandmother after being kept apart by the Covid-19 pandemic According to Tom Owen, the experience was all the more poignant because...
Women ready to ruck and roll in Bala
A rugby club has unveiled plans for a new women’s team. Clwb Rygbi Bala, which celebrated its 40th anniversary last year, has 200 players on its books. According to chairman Tony Parry, the community-based club has come a long way since it was established in 1980 and...
Social care leader fears vaccine-resistant virus could strike sooner rather than later
A social care leader fears the world could be hit by a new pandemic sooner rather than later. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, is concerned it could pose an even greater threat if it involves a vaccine-resistant virus. It was therefore, said Mr Kreft,...
Choir’s moving musical tribute to victims of 80s AIDS epidemic
A gay mens’ choir member has spoken movingly of the darkest times of his life when he lost beloved close friends and neighbours to the AIDS virus crisis of the 1980s. Cardiff singer Nigel Lewis, 63, who grew up in Bridgend, vividly recalled the heartbreak of seeing...
Denbigh Town’s £200K new pitch makes TV debut in floodlit cup-tie
Lights, camera, action – Denbigh Town’s £200,000 new pitch will be getting the Hollywood treatment when it is the centrepiece of S4C’s Friday night DW Welsh Cup football action next week (September 3). It will be the first time the newly re-laid pitch is played on...
Opera superstar Sir Bryn sings praises of top festival for reaching “momentous milestone”
Opera superstar Sir Bryn Terfel has sent his “heartfelt congratulations” to an international music festival that’s celebrating reaching its 50th year. His talented wife Hannah Stone, a former royal harpist, also sent her best wishes to the North Wales International...
