Brave woman reveals horrific sexual abuse inflicted by her own parents
A woman in her 50s has bravely told how she was sexually abused by her father and his friends from when she was a toddler until she left home at 16. She was speaking at the Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre (RASASC) for North Wales which has helped her deal with the...
Air hostess at the controls as new yoga studio raises temperature
A brand new yoga studio with a difference is heading for take-off with an air stewardess at the controls. The Bodhi Tree in Saltney has been purpose-designed and it will feature classes in ‘hot yoga’ performed at high temperature. It’s a venture by long-haul air...
Residents have a hoot as owls pay a flying visit to nursing home
Residents of a nursing home had a hoot thanks to a flying visit from special feathered friends – including Bobo the magnificent European Eagle Owl. Bobo was one of the star attractions when Geraint and Margaret Roberts from an owl sanctuary in Talsarnau dropped in at...
Massive warehouse helps Delsol deliver new services for customers
A massive warehouse is helping delivery company Delsol offer new services to manufacturers in North Wales and north west England. New jobs are also on the cards thanks to the 80,000 sq ft of storage space in the warehouse, alongside Delsol’s present base in...
Finance firm brewing up a plan to take over iconic Wrexham Lager building
A WREXHAM finance firm is brewing up a plan to take over one of the town’s most historic buildings. Hadlow Edwards Wealth Management has signed a lease on the original Wrexham Lager brew house on the edge of Central Retail Park and will turn it into state-of-the-art...
TV therapist helps Stephen keep on trucking
A top sports therapist who worked with ITV’s Dancing on Ice stars Keith Chegwin and Olga Shaturenko has saved the career of a Rhyl lorry driver laid low by crippling back pain. Stephen Thomas, who drives for international haulier Eddie Stobart, was at his wit’s end...
#itsgoodtotalk – gastro pub calls time on mobile phones
A popular Wrexham gastro pub is calling time on mobile phones for one night a week in a bid to encourage people to chat without any distractions. Customers at The Fat Boar pub and restaurant in Wrexham will receive 25 per cent off their food bill if they are willing...
On your marks! Joneses are on the run to set new world record
An appeal has been launched for help in setting a new world record for the biggest gathering of runners named Jones. Already more than 800 athletes have signed up for the fifth Jones Crisps Anglesey Half Marathon on Sunday March 4 - with almost 10 per cent of them...
Raising the roof in aid of Blue Sky charity
A young band is following in the footsteps of rock star Mike Peters to raise money for a charity that helps hospital patients. The Wrexham-based group, Gogs, are organising a charity gig in aid of Awyr Las/Blue Sky at the Starbucks café at the town’s Eagles Meadow...
Ern and Gwyneth still utterly devoted after 70 years of wedded bliss
A World War Two Spitfire mechanic and the young girl he met and fell in love with at a Flintshire aircraft factory have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. Ernest Simmonds and his wife, Gwyneth, both 92, held a platinum anniversary party for family, friends and...
