World renowned piano virtuoso heads for festival in St Asaph
A world renowned classical pianist who made his Royal Festival Hall debut aged just eight is set to perform at this year’s North Wales International Music Festival. Freddy Kempf will perform music by Chopin, Ravel and Rachmaninov with the programme reflecting on the...
Peugeot 5008 road test by Steve Rogers
THE mark of a good tow car is forgetting you are towing. Granted my caravan is a lightweight at 1350kg but is more than seven metres long so it is hardly a tiddler. My own Renault Kadjar with its 1.6 litre diesel does an admirable job but I really feel the difference...
CCTV team help catch thief who stole £38,000 worth of goods
A Gwynedd town’s network of CCTV cameras run by local volunteers has had its biggest success when it tracked a thief stealing £38,000 of goods from a Barmouth business. It is just one of the crime-fighting triumphs that has turned the seaside resort into one of the...
Young and old join forces for blooming marvellous makeover
A group of green-fingered youngsters and pensioners have joined forces to give a blooming marvellous makeover to a housing estate in Llandudno. Members of Llandudno Youth Club were recruited for an intergenerational planting project with older tenants to add a splash...
Award for former drug addict who helps others beat the habit
A father-of-two whose drug addiction ruined his life and left him on the brink of suicide has received a special award from a policing czar. After three decades of drug use, 47-year-old John Redican has now turned his life around having been clean for almost two years...
Toyota Yaris road test by Steve Rogers
IF we are to believe what we hear nearly all of us will be driving hybrid or electric within 10 years. Volvo is really going for it saying every new car from 2019 will be electrified. The numbers of hybrid and electric cars has certainly shifted up a gear in the last...
Energy specialists go for hat-trick at the renewables Oscars
A leading North Wales green energy company is in the running for a hat-trick of awards at the renewables Oscars next month. Denbigh-based Hafod Renewables have been short-listed in three categories at the Energy Efficiency Awards, the renewables industry ‘Oscars’ at...
Innovative new app harnesses power of music to help people with dementia
An innovative new app is triggering musical memories for people with dementia to help them cope with the challenges of daily life. The program for mobile devices is being developed with the help of residents at the Pendine Park care organisation in Wrexham who...
Expanding bakery clinches major deal for new gluten-free products
A booming bakery firm has clinched a deal to supply a leading retail chain with its new gluten-free range. The products are being rolled out by the Wrexham-based Village Bakery to a total of 60 Spar stores in North Wales – with another major announcement expected...
Matron Linda has new national role sewn up
A former seamstress who switched careers to follow her dreams of nursing is toasting success after landing a top job with responsibility for 39 hospitals. Linda Jones has risen through the ranks at Spire Yale Hospital in Wrexham to be appointed National Matron for the...
