Kind hearted community help raise cash for high tech children’s table tablet
A KIND-HEARTED community has helped raise cash for a nursery so it can buy an interactive table tablet to boost children's learning. Cylch Meithrin Dolgellau, which caters for more than 70 children, has had the impressive piece of technology installed by Rawson...
Schoolgirl Efa is the face of inspirational St David’s Day campaign celebrating pride in Wales
A schoolgirl from Gwynedd is the face of an inspirational TV and social media campaign celebrating pride in Wales in the run-up to St David’s Day. Aspiring actress Efa Roberts, 12, a pupil at Ysgol Tryfan in Bangor, plays the lead role in the advert from Dragon...
Employee Ownership Trust secures 50 jobs at Cwmni Da
Fifty jobs have been safeguarded at one of Wales’ leading TV production companies after ownership has been transferred to its employees, following support from the Development Bank of Wales. The move to give Cwmni Da’s staff ownership of the business through an...
Colwyn business leaders urge public to become life-savers
A campaign has been launched to teach life-saving skills to people in four coastal communities in North Wales. Colwyn Business Improvement District has funded a network of nine defibrillators in Old Colwyn, Colwyn Bay, Mochdre and Rhos-on-Sea. The BID is a...
Youngsters make memories with care home residents
Artistic schoolchildren worked with care home residents to make sure their memories aren’t forgotten. Pupils from Ysgol Bodhyfryd have spent time chatting with residents of Pendine Park’s Hillbury House Care Home in Wrexham to find about what they liked and enjoyed...
Blur legend choir to sing in aid of sex abuse survivors
A male voice choir that recorded a song with Blur legend Damon Albarn will take centre stage at a concert in aid of survivors of sexual abuse. Côr y Penrhyn will perform at the concert hosted by North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones at Bangor Cathedral...
No Deal Brexit would make North Wales less safe, warns police boss
A police boss has warned again that a No Deal Brexit would put the people of North Wales in real danger. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones fears the police will be powerless to arrest foreign crime suspects on the spot if Britain loses access to...
Charity chief blames austerity for alarming rise in mental health issues in North Wales
Austerity has led to an alarming rise in the number of people with mental health problems, according to the boss of an advocacy charity. Elfed Williams, the director of services at the Conwy and Denbighshire Mental Health Advocacy Service (CADMHAS), revealed there has...
Bingo! Gertrude celebrates her 102nd birthday or 37,255 days of being alive
A bingo-loving great-great-grandmother who was born in 1917 when the First World War was at its height, Buffalo Bill Cody died and Houdini performed his buried alive trick has celebrated her 102nd birthday. Widow Gertrude Jones and her 90-year-old little sister, Gwen...
New state-of-the-art training centre will help protect former hospital site
A new state-of-the-art training centre that will help protect the derelict site of a former psychiatric hospital from vandals has been given the go ahead. Members of Denbighshire County Council’s planning committee unanimously approved the scheme which is the first...
