Volvo S60 road test by Steve Rogers
THIS is a tail of amazing good fortune or, as my wife said, absolute stupidity. It all started while loading golf clubs into the boot of the Volvo S60. I needed somewhere to rest my mobile and laid it on the edge of the roof mentally telling myself not to forget it...
Small step for man but a giant leap for care home residents
Care home residents took a giant leap with a madcap celebration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing – by transforming their lift into Apollo 11’s lunar module, Eagle. The wacky out of this world experience at Pendine Park’s Highfield House Care Home in Wrexham...
TV boss makes history as first ever Welsh judge for glittering Emmy awards
A TV company boss from North Wales will be rubbing shoulders with superstars from the world of television after being chosen as a judge for the prestigious Emmy awards in New York. Dylan Huws, the managing director of Caernarfon-based Cwmni Da, will be joining the...
Wheelchair basketball star Alex ready to take on the world
A talented young wheelchair basketball star from Deganwy has been called up for the Great Britain Under-22 squad preparing for next year’s European Championships. Alex Wilson, 15, from Deganwy, a student at Ysgol John Bright, in Llandudno, is now training hard at...
Top honour for music festival boss Ann
The artistic director of an international music festival who also led the “world’s oldest boy band” to global fame has been awarded one of Wales’s top honours. Ann Atkinson was presented with the Sir Geraint Evans Award for her “significant contribution to Welsh...
New head appointed for fast-growing North Wales private school
A new head has been appointed at Myddelton College in Denbigh which is the second fastest growing private school in the UK. Andrew Allman, 39, said he was “proud and privileged” to take the helm at the co-educational day and boarding school which was recently hailed...
South Caernarfon Creameries listed for a top rural business award following record sales
THE dairy farming co-operative behind some of Wales’s most innovative and popular cheeses has been shortlisted for a top business award for its contribution to the rural economy. South Caernarfon Creameries has been named as a Rural Business Awards (RBA) finalist in...
Wrexham youngster with rare condition which means he loves to smile and laugh helps to champion summer events raising money for charity which help his family
A WREXHAM youngster with a rare condition which means he loves to smile, laugh and give hugs a lot is helping to champion a series of summer holiday events raising money for a charity centre which is a ‘lifeline’ for his family. Jake Edwards-Owen, 13, and his mum...
£5.6bn in exports help North East Wales punch above its weight
A third of Welsh exports worth £5.6 billion come from North Wales twin economic powerhouses of Wrexham and Flintshire, business leaders were told. The figure was revealed by Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns who praised the region for its “miraculous” contribution the Welsh...
Schoolchildren learn ‘most important lesson of their life’ at visit to safety centre with High Sheriff
A GROUP of Flintshire schoolchildren learnt some of ‘the most important lessons of their life’ during a visit with The High Sheriff of Clwyd to an award-winning safety centre. Year five pupils from Drury Primary School in Drury, Buckley, learnt how to prevent and deal...
