Kind-hearted truck driver Matt thanks Wrexham finance firm for helping help the homeless
A KIND-HEARTED truck driver who helps feed the homeless every week without fail has thanked a Wrexham finance firm for collecting food, bedding and warm clothing to give to rough sleepers. Matt Pyne, 42, has been taking supplies to the homeless community in Wrexham...
Eisteddfod fundraiser will be a knockout
A knockout evening of chocolate and wine is being organised to raise money for the National Urdd Eisteddfod in Denbigh. There will also be auction during the event at the Brookhouse Mill at 7pm on Thursday, March 26 – and one of the lots will be a boxing glove signed...
Pupils and care home residents celebrate St David’s Day in style
A group of crafty primary school pupils and care home residents have been celebrating St David’s Day in style. Six youngsters from Gwersyllt Community Primary School teamed up with residents of Pendine Park’s Bryn Bella, Highfield and Penybryn care homes to make...
Family links with Italian PoW inspires new novel
A lifetime link between her family and a former Italian prisoner of war has inspired a new novel by award winning Bala author Siân Melangell Dafydd. She drew inspiration for the book, Filò, from her family’s real-life experience in World War Two when an Italian...
International stars of harp inspire next generation at top festival
Two of Wales’ brightest and internationally-acclaimed harpists will take centre stage a major festival celebrating the nation’s best-loved musical instrument. Talented young harpists Gwenllian Llŷr and Ben Creighton-Griffiths will be inspiring a new legion of harpists...
Don’t criminalise people with drugs problems, say Youth Commission
An influential group of young people are calling for a radical new approach to tackling drugs. The North Wales Youth Commission appointed by the region’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Arfon Jones, say a less “authoritarian” style of policing is needed. They have...
Poet launches pioneering workshops for Gwynedd school children to help stem rise in homelessness
A poet who found herself homeless as a teenager has helped launch pioneering workshops for school children, in a bid to stem a shocking rise in homelessness in Gwynedd. Charity GISDA has launched the workshops in partnership with youth workers and teachers, with the...
Top composer who performed with Queen legend thanks Wrexham copy firm for concert backing
A TOP composer who has performed with Queen legend Brian May and worked on prime-time TV programmes such as Coronation Street and Cold Feet is leading the band at a series of concerts involving 4,000 schoolchildren supported by a Wrexham copy firm. Youngsters from...
Police boss demands urgent reforms after shock new report on street drugs
A shock new report that reveals that almost a quarter of street drugs are not what users think they are has prompted a police boss to renew his call for urgent reforms to prevent more drug-related deaths. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones said the...
Tributes to “formidable” ex-teacher Rhiannon, 104
Tributes have been paid to a “formidable” ex-teacher who has died away at the age of 104. Great great grandmother Rhiannon Grey Davies was reunited with one of her former pupils, 86-year-old Joyce Jones, when she went to live at Pendine Park’s Gwern Alyn Home in...
