Gem of a singer Kellyann hits high notes

Gem of a singer Kellyann hits high notes

A gem of a singer from Wrexham is proving to be a smash - with 17,000 hits for her latest number on YouTube. When things get a little quiet in the Pandora jewellery store at Eagles Meadow shopping centre the sales staff often call on their colleague Kellyann Wight to...

Food festival serves up £8m boost to mark 20th anniversary

Food festival serves up £8m boost to mark 20th anniversary

One of the first food festivals in Wales is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a record number of stallholders and an £8 million boost for the economy. Llangollen Food Festival was founded in 1997 and pioneered food tourism by creating a shop window for home grown...

Brave girls raise £3K for children’s charity

Brave girls raise £3K for children’s charity

Two brave little girls have raised over £3,000 for a charity that arranges dream trips to Disneyland Paris for disabled and sick children. Heidi Rogerson, nine, and Evie Davies, seven, who are both wheelchair-bound, took part in a five and a half mile sponsored walk...

Singer Sheena set to star on international stage

Singer Sheena set to star on international stage

A care practitioner with a "voice of an angel" who wowed opera star Sir Bryn Terfel will take centre stage at a global event. Sheena Miranda, 29, who works for the Pendine Park care organisation in Wrexham, will be competing in the open folk category at the Llangollen...

A change for the better

A change for the better

A shopping centre has earned national recognition for the quality of its facilities for disabled people. The disabled toilets at Eagles Meadow in Wrexham have been accredited by learning disability organisation Mencap and included on a map of their approved locations....

Help us combat modern slavery

Help us combat modern slavery

A campaigner against modern slavery has urged people in North Wales to be on the look-out for victims of human trafficking and modern slavery. The plea came from Wanjiku Ngotho, Regional Director of BAWSO, which provides specialist services for black and minority...

Cartrefi Conwy reassures tenants after tower block fire tragedy

Cartrefi Conwy reassures tenants after tower block fire tragedy

A housing association has acted to reassure its tenants in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy. Cartrefi Conwy are visiting tenants and have posted a message on their Facebook page and website to confirm that none of the cladding at the centre of the...

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