Ambitious £5.2m housing scheme will breathe new life into old school and boost economy
A housing association has started work on an ambitious £5.2 million housing scheme in Llandudno Junction that will help sustain 70 existing jobs and create six new ones. The development is breathing new life into the former primary school, Ysgol Maelgwn which closed...
Model fishermen net four times what they can earn by catching fish
A television documentary crew from North Wales uncovered a fishy tale about Chinese fishermen netting four times as much money by posing as models for tourists instead of catching fish. The otherworldly landscape of the 40 square kilometres of the mudflats on the vast...
Police boss hires staff to launch pioneering scheme to cut crime
A police boss is recruiting staff for a pioneering project to divert “low level” offenders away from a life of crime and keep them on the straight and narrow. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones will be launching the Checkpoint Cymru programme in the...
Truck driver Phil puts motoring skills to good use on his blood bike
A TRUCK driver who wanted to repay the NHS for helping save his partner's life after she was twice diagnosed with breast cancer has put his motoring skills to good use by becoming a 'blood biker'. Phil Sharrock, 53, who works for Wrexham-based McCarthy Distribution,...
High Sheriff ball raises more than £12,000 for Parkinson’s charity helping families like her own
The High Sheriff of Clwyd raised more than £12,000 for a Parkinson’s disease charity with a glittering ball in aid of a cause close to her heart. Stephanie Catherall organised the black tie event at Carden Park country hotel to raise money for Parkinson’s UK which...
Model fishermen net four times what they can earn by catching fish
A television documentary crew uncovered a fishy tale about Chinese fishermen netting four times as much money by posing as models for tourists instead of catching fish. The otherworldly landscape of the 40 square kilometres of the mudflats on the vast Xiapu delta in...
Mazda3 launch report by Steve Rogers
IT has baffled car makers for decades but Mazda reckons it cracked the age old problem of building a petrol engine with the power and economy of a diesel. The 2-litre SkyActive-X is being hailed as ground breaking and has the backing of Bath University Professor Jamie...
One of the world’s top tenors looking forward to “great event” after being tipped off by Sir Bryn Terfel
One of the world’s greatest tenors is looking forward to his debut at an international festival in North Wales after being told by his friend Sir Bryn Terfel what a great event it is. The acclaimed Rolando Villazón will be one of the star attractions at this year’s...
Surfing the Severn Bore is the greatest ride on earth
The Severn Bore is the greatest ride on earth, says the surfer who has ridden tidal waves from the mighty Amazon to the crocodile-infested Kampar River in Indonesia. The otherworldly experience of surfing one of the world’s great tidal bores includes gliding past...
Runner behind Pen Llŷn ultra marathon reveals diet secret
The ultramarathon runner behind one of Wales’s toughest endurance challenges has revealed the secret to his success– a diet fuelled by Dragon cheese made on the Llŷn Peninsula. Huw Williams has run thousands of miles including the world’s toughest ultramarathon, the...
