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...
Sty is the limit as Welsh celebrities compete in hilarious TV Olympigs
Six Welsh celebrities had a swill time down on the farm when they swapped the red carpet for bales of hay and high heels for wellies in the TV Olympigs. The sextet of stars were the among the latest of crop of contestants in the popular television farming challenge...
Rising piano star Laura inspires new generation of talent
A talented pianist is hoping to inspire more young musicians to follow in her footsteps after enjoying a meteoric rise to success since competing in a top Wales piano festival. Lauren Zhang, who was crowned BBC Young Musician in 2018, is returning as one of the...
Schoolchildren celebrate being proud to be Welsh in St David’s Day campaign
SCHOOL children are encouraging TV viewers to celebrate being proud to be Welsh, after starring in a heart-warming campaign to raise awareness of cheese proudly made by farmers in North Wales. A television advert filmed to raise awareness of Dragon cheese, which is...
Nursery children make the most of unwanted pallets thanks to Wrexham distribution firm
McCarthy Distribution donate some unused pallets to the nursery who have found ingenious ways of incorporating lots of unwanted materials into their children’s play areas and forest school ; Pictured Louise McCarthy , McCarthy Distributions with Rupert Cheetham...
Paul’s gorilla masterpiece will join magnificent menagerie
Pendine Park ; Pictured is Paul Morris from the maintence team at Pendine Park, Wrexham working on his latest tree sculpture. Picture Mandy Jones Talented chainsaw sculptor Paul Morris is busy carving his latest masterpiece – a five foot tall gorilla. The giant ape...
Community foundation launched by Flintshire firm Rubicon Garden Rooms to support good causes
Rubicon, Shotton Mark Tami MP supporting Rubicon Garden Rooms MD John Lyon at the launch of their new Community Foundation A pioneering garden room company that uses aviation technology to create outdoor offices, spas, gyms and studios, has launched a Community...
Volvo XC40 road test by Steve Rogers
My irritation with voice control in cars has, apparently, become legendary and even sparked a discussion in a pub. The trouble is two-fold. You have to go through hoops to get the right function and once there it does not always do what you ask. I even lost my temper...
OCD and me: Rising star Elis talks movingly about how crushing mental anxiety attacks stopped him from crossing the road
Cwmni Da Caernarfon Documentary by new recruit Tomos Morris-Jones has been nominated for an award. The film about his friend Elis Derby, who has OCD, was made as part of his degree at Bangor University Elis Derby and Tomos Morris-Jones A rising star on the Welsh music...
