Geoff reveals how tickled he was to be big mates with comedy king Ken Dodd
A miner’s son who became a globe-trotting sales director has revealed how he became friends with comedy king Sir Ken Dodd who gave him two of his famous tickling sticks. During his long career Geoff Williams, raised in Llay near Wrexham and now living in Southport,...
New team of mental health champions helps food firm staff beat the blues
One of Wales’s leading food companies is helping staff beat the blues by launching a ground-breaking mental health support service. Harlech Foodservice, which has bases in Criccieth in Gwynedd and Chester, now has a team of three trained mental health champions ready...
Young singing stars come out to shine for Steffan – and the Urdd
A digital concert starring a group of “sensational young singers” from Denbighshire will launch this year’s virtual Urdd Eisteddfod. The spectacular showcase has been put together by serial festival winner Steffan Hughes, a multi-talented musician, singer and choir...
Ice, ice, baby – Bangor University team’s machine to refreeze the North Pole
A North Wales company has invented a revolutionary ice-making machine powered by renewable energy to replenish melting polar ice caps in the battle against climate change. The prototype developed by Real Ice, formed by a team of graduates and current students at...
Daredevil cancer survivor Ali will conquer her fear of heights for charity wing walk
A cancer survivor who is terrified of heights is steeling herself for a daring wing walking challenge – with the support of Europe’s top trailer maker. Ali Alcock from Corwen will take to the skies on August 6 in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support – a charity that stood...
Where there’s a Will there’s a way for young wheelchair basketball ace
A young wheelchair basketball star and athlete is aiming for Paralympic gold as lockdown eases after netting a major Welsh sports award. Sixteen-year-old Will Bishop, a Year 11 student at leading independent school Myddelton College, in Denbigh, is a double Welsh...
Tributes to remarkable globe-trotting ex-nurse Hilda who’s died aged 103
Tributes have been paid to a remarkable globe-trotting former nurse who cared for soldiers injured in the 1940 Battle of Dunkirk after she passed away at the age of 103. Travel pioneer Hilda Richards, a resident of Pendine Park’s Gwern Alyn Care Home in Wrexham, ...
Growing North Wales firm paves way for 75 new jobs with new £1.5m contract
A North Wales company that’s revolutionising the construction industry is planning to create 75 new jobs after landing its biggest ever single contract worth £1.5 million. Monolith has developed non-combustible, rapid-fit brick slips which significantly speed up the...
Top North Wales attraction to launch £1 million green energy project
An iconic eco-friendly North Wales attraction is resurrecting plans for an ambitious £1million sustainable expansion project. Anglesey Sea Zoo hopes to start work on the extension to their premises at Brynsiencyn, on the Menai Strait, at the end of this year. The...
Retiring PCC Arfon Jones has been a real “game-changer”
A police chief who’s retiring has been hailed as a “game-changing” champion of vulnerable and downtrodden people. After five years as North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, Arfon Jones decided to stand down at the election on May 6 although he will remain in post...
