Hairdresser’s pilgrimage to Wrexham after uncovering Russell Crowe link
A hairdresser form Nottinghamshire has travelled to Wrexham to pay homage to her long-lost relative - Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe. Tarnia Rodgers, from New Houghton, near Mansfield, had the shock of her life when she made the exciting discovery that she is a...
North Wales bakery worker and pals conquer 7,450-mile Mongol Rally in battered £500 Clio
A North Wales bakery worker and his friends have completed one of the toughest motoring challenges on the planet. George Loftus, 27, a senior development technologist at the Jones Village Bakery in Wrexham, teamed up with pals Tom Suter, Jon Fowell and Hua Ying Baker...
Llandudno dad’s heartbreak fears as son’s lifeline charity faces closure
A Llandudno father says it would be “devastating” for his severely disabled son if the care charity that has transformed his life is forced to close. Dr Jim Hewitt fears his son James, 35, who lives with severe autism, learning disabilities, epilepsy, mobility issues...
Opera star Erin Rossington returns home to North Wales to dazzle at piano festival launch
A rising opera star is returning home to North Wales to perform at the launch at a top music festival. Soprano Erin Rossington, from Llanfair Talhaiarn, in Conwy, will be performing on the opening night of the Wales International Piano Festival at Bangor University’s...
North Wales choir that inspired Pavarotti to sing in Italy for legend’s 90th birthday
A North Wales choir that helped inspire Luciano Pavarotti is set to perform in Italy to mark what would have been the opera legend’s 90th birthday. Thirty six members of the Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir will be travel to his home city of Modena to sing alongside...
Boom time for North Wales firm as £4m expansion sparks record sales
A fast-growing North Wales engineering company is celebrating record sales after opening a new state-of-the-art factory. Continental Diamond Tool (CDT) has officially unveiled its 30,000 sq ft plant on the Tir Llwyd Industrial Estate in Kinmel Bay which is three times...
Tech whizz Gavin “humbled” to be shortlisted for care award
A tech whizz who does an amazing job keeping 17 residential homes fully connected 24/7 has been shortlisted for a social care Oscar Gavin Cording is the Head of IT with the Caron Group of care homes where he has been instrumental in upgrading the technology...
Training manager who teaches Welsh to overseas care staff in line for award
An “incredibly passionate” manager is in line for an award after completely revamping a Gwynedd care company’s training programme. Impressed bosses at Meddyg Care, which has care homes in Porthmadog and Cricieth, say Osian Roberts, has made an immediate impact,...
Luxury hotel group teams up with food supplier to champion Welsh produce
A Swansea hotel group crowned the city’s best place to stay has struck a deal with a Welsh food supplier – keeping local produce firmly on the menu. The Morgans Collection, which runs the Morgans Hotel alongside Morgans Townhouse and The Georgian Swansea has signed up...
Wrexham lawyer teams up with global Afrobeat superstar to build medical centre in Kenya
A Wrexham lawyer has teamed up with a global singing superstar to build a state-of-the-art medical centre in Kenya. Gareth Kelly, a director of law firm Gittins McDonald, is working on the project with Kenyan musician, entrepreneur and philanthropist Esther Akoth,...
