“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...
Seized criminals’ cash hits the spot after vandals wreck cricket pitch
One of the most scenic cricket clubs in North Wales has had a helping hand with cash seized from criminals after vandals wrecked its all-weather pitch. Youths holding an under-age drinking party in March last year lit a barbecue on the artificial wicket at...
Having summer fun is child’s play
Play sessions run by a housing association have been such a big hit with children that they’re being extended beyond the summer. The programme organised by Cartrefi Conwy will now continue after school during term time once the summer holiday ends. It has also...
Call for renewable energy apprenticeships to help meet Government green targets
The Welsh Government must introduce renewable energy apprenticeships if Wales is to play its part in meeting the UK’s ambitious target of 600,000 green homes a year by 2028, according to one of Wales’s leading renewable system installers. David Jones, Managing...
