Emotional concert to remember controversial drowning of village
A top harpist revealed the Welsh premiere of a new piece of music to remember the controversial drowning of a village will be a highly emotional occasion for her. Sioned Williams’ grandfather Huw T Edwards led the campaign against the submerging of Capel Celyn in the...
Businesses leaders told they have vital role to play in bringing in Wales’s two new taxes
Business leaders have a key role to play in the smooth introduction of Wales’s first home-grown taxes in around 800 years. That was strong message to members of Wrexham Business Professionals (WBP) at their latest meeting from top officials of the agencies responsible...
Social media backlash for TV show accused of doing a hatchet job on Wrexham
The producers of a television debate about crime in Wrexham are facing a social media backlash for their “sensationalist”. approach. Local people have responded angrily after seeing a promotional video for the programme, The Hour, which they say makes the town sound...
Rise of over-65s is a “ticking timebomb”
A social care leader has warned the steep rise in the number of people with dementia in North Wales is a “ticking timebomb”. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, was responding to a new report which shows there are already 11,000 people living with the...
Brave woman reveals horrific sexual abuse inflicted by her own parents
A woman in her 50s has bravely told how she was sexually abused by her father and his friends from when she was a toddler until she left home at 16. She was speaking at the Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre (RASASC) for North Wales which has helped her deal with the...
Air hostess at the controls as new yoga studio raises temperature
A brand new yoga studio with a difference is heading for take-off with an air stewardess at the controls. The Bodhi Tree in Saltney has been purpose-designed and it will feature classes in ‘hot yoga’ performed at high temperature. It’s a venture by long-haul air...
Residents have a hoot as owls pay a flying visit to nursing home
Residents of a nursing home had a hoot thanks to a flying visit from special feathered friends – including Bobo the magnificent European Eagle Owl. Bobo was one of the star attractions when Geraint and Margaret Roberts from an owl sanctuary in Talsarnau dropped in at...
Massive warehouse helps Delsol deliver new services for customers
A massive warehouse is helping delivery company Delsol offer new services to manufacturers in North Wales and north west England. New jobs are also on the cards thanks to the 80,000 sq ft of storage space in the warehouse, alongside Delsol’s present base in...
Finance firm brewing up a plan to take over iconic Wrexham Lager building
A WREXHAM finance firm is brewing up a plan to take over one of the town’s most historic buildings. Hadlow Edwards Wealth Management has signed a lease on the original Wrexham Lager brew house on the edge of Central Retail Park and will turn it into state-of-the-art...
TV therapist helps Stephen keep on trucking
A top sports therapist who worked with ITV’s Dancing on Ice stars Keith Chegwin and Olga Shaturenko has saved the career of a Rhyl lorry driver laid low by crippling back pain. Stephen Thomas, who drives for international haulier Eddie Stobart, was at his wit’s end...
