North Wales to stage major new outdoor adventure festival at Bala
A major new outdoor festival combining adventure sports and live music will be launched in North Wales this summer. The Snowdonia Outdoor Festival will be staged on the picturesque shores of Llyn Tegid at Bala on the weekend of August 11 and 12 and is expected to...
Happy Birthday Dame Vera
Residents at a care home will be paying their own tribute to Dame Vera Lynn on her 100th birthday with the help of a West End star. Entertainer Sheena Beckett will performing some of the best-known hits of the legendary Forces' Sweetheart at the Pendine Park care...
Police boss puts Portuguese way of dealing with drugs in the frame for TV documentary
A police boss says the way drug use is treated as a health issue rather a criminal matter in Portugal could also be the way forward in this country. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones has just been on an "inspirational" fact-finding trip to Lisbon...
Axed police cells are not safe and cost more than staying at 5 star Savoy Hotel
The cells at the police station in Dolgellau are being axed because they're not safe - for prisoners or staff. According to Chief Constable Mark Polin, the custody facilities are not fit for purpose, and are little used. Mr Polin stressed the police station itself...
Search for talented young singer to join Sir Bryn and other global greats
A search has been launched to find a talented young singer for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to perform with Sir Bryn Terfel and two other global opera stars. The renowned bass baritone will be starring with Lithuanian tenor Kristian Benedikt and Latvian soprano...
£200m Budget windfall must go to pay for social care sector
Care home bosses are urging the Welsh Government to use its £200 million Budget windfall to boost the crisis-hit social care sector in Wales. Chancellor Phillip Hammond earmarked an extra £2 billion for social care in England. As a result of the so-called Barnett...
Bright young business stars from Wrexham finance firm earn their place in new talent academy
TWO bright young business stars from a Wrexham finance firm have been selected to be part of a new North Wales Young Talent Academy. Katy Tilston and Sophie Chambers, both 26 and team leaders at Hadlow Edwards Wealth Management in Regent Street, have been put forward...
Magnificent Seven from the world of business champion the arts
A team of successful company bosses in North Wales have been appointed as official ambassadors to bring the world of arts and business together. They will be championing the advantages of working with Arts & Business (A&B) Cymru create partnerships that can...
Trailer firm keeps Air Ambulance flying high
Big-hearted trailer makers have given a lift to the life-saving Wales Air Ambulance charity. Ifor Williams Trailers kicked off their fund-raising campaign at the Urdd National Eisteddfod in Flint. They created the UK's biggest table football game made from a 14ft by...
Police boss says online paedophiles should always be prosecuted
A police boss has hit out at suggestions that online paedophiles shouldn't be prosecuted in some cases. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones was responding to comments by the Simon Bailey, the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for child...