Piano prodigy to perform just hours after his A-level maths exam
A "breath-takingly talented" young pianist will have a starring role at the launch concert of an international music festival - just after sitting an A level exam. Julian Gonzalez, 17, a pupil of Ysgol Dinas Bran, in Llangollen, will be enchanting the audience at St...
Inspirational young singer Joseph chosen to star with Sir Bryn Terfel
An "inspirational" young singer who overcame a rare kidney condition has landed a dream role to perform with opera superstar Sir Bryn Terfel. Joseph Elwy Jones, 11, will take to the stage at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod as the Shepherd Boy in a...
Police boss to spend day out on the streets to highlight plight of Wrexham’s homeless people
A police boss is taking to the streets to show his support for Wrexham’s growing number of homeless people. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones will spend a whole day on the streets of the town to sample first hand exactly what life is like for...
Chronic problems run deeper than zero hours contracts
Social care providers have blasted the practice of "zero hours commissioning" by local authorities across North Wales. According to Care Forum Wales, the way domiciliary care was procured and the tendering processes that were unfit for purpose meant that zero hours...
Charity aims to boost mental health services in Wrexham
A mental health charity is aiming to strengthen the support it provides in Wrexham. North East Wales MIND is trying to establish what services are needed in the town and how it can work with other agencies. Their finance manager, Andrea Hurst, was speaking after...
Wrexham firm on course to copy past success and double turnover
ONE of Wales’s fastest growing firms is on course to double its turnover after a bumper first quarter. Wrexham-based Rawson Digital, which supplies and maintains photocopiers and printers to companies across North Wales and the North West, was founded by Managing...
Heroic Hannah helps victims of sexual assault
A woman who dedicates her working life to helping teenage girls recover from the horrors of sexual abuse has been honoured by a top police boss. Hannah Mart, 40, runs support groups in Colwyn Bay and Wrexham for young female victims of sexual assault, giving them help...
Sunshine makes big savings for solar-powered dairy farmer
The sun is shining on a top dairy farm in Denbighshire and helping it save over £10,000 a year on its huge electricity bills. The herd of 370 Holstein cattle at Kilford Farm, near Denbigh, produce over three million litres of milk a year but a huge milking parlour...
Charity trek challenge for tough triathlete Fiona
A PA at a Wrexham finance firm who trains for triathlons in her spare time is putting her fitness to good use and taking part in a Slovenian charity mountain trek. Fiona Clarke who works for Hadlow Edwards Wealth Management, based in Regent Street, will don her hiking...
Daniel, 16, honoured for act of kindness
A ‘lovely’ teenager has won an award for an act of kindness he carried out during the school holidays. Daniel Roberts, 16, of Caergwrle, was upset last summer when he discovered that the community garden shed at his school, Castell Alun High in Hope, Flintshire, had...
