First North Wales gourmet golf festival aims for slice of £4 billion a year national market
Keen amateur players from across the UK are being invited to tee up on four of North Wales’s finest courses in the region’s first-ever golf festival - and enjoy fine cuisine at the same time. The Golf North Wales Festival is a 54-hole event staged over three days at...
Flamboyant Italian pianist stars at top music festival
One of the world’s top young pianists will be starring at a music festival. The flamboyant Italian, Federico Colli, 29, will be appearing at the North Wales International Music Festival at St Asaph Cathedral at 7:30pm on Thursday, September 21. He has quickly forged a...
Trailer firm helps make it easier to log onto the internet in some of the wildest places
A North Wales trailer firm is helping to bring internet access to places that conventional systems cannot reach. A small fleet of rugged domestic trailers built by Ifor Williams Trailers have been supplied by the company’s main distributor in Scotland’s North...
Rubicon Garden Rooms wins seal of approval from consumer watchdog
A North Wales garden room company has become the first of its kind to win the seal of approval from a customer watchdog. The Buy With Confidence scheme, run by Trading Standards teams around the UK, has welcomed Deeside-based Rubicon Garden Rooms as a member. It links...
Hospice saviour steps down
A hospice chairman who helped save it from closure when it was in dire financial straits and turned into a model of excellence has announced he is stepping down in the autumn. Trefor Jones said he had enjoyed "seven wonderful years" at the helm of St Kentigern Hospice...
Young mum Alleisha dreams of a construction career as a joiner
A young mum has been hailed as a role model as she embarks on a career in the construction industry. Alleisha Carey’s dream of becoming a joinery specialist is coming true thanks to a partnership between award-winning builder Anwyl Construction and the charity close...
New job in charge of eatery is a real homecoming for Laura
It was a case of back to the future for Laura Clark when she landed the top job at a busy restaurant in a Wrexham shopping centre. That’s because 33-year-old Laura was part of the original staff team that launched Frankie & Benny’s at Eagles Meadow when the centre...
Police boss blasts “patronising” response of Newsnight editor
A police boss has blasted the "patronising and superior" response of Newsnight editor Ian Katz in a row over a TV debate about the Welsh language. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones wrote in Welsh to Mr Katz to complain about the "ill-informed" item...
Police boss tells Newsnight not to insult Welsh language again
A police boss urged the BBC's Newsnight programme not to insult the Welsh language again - and to seek the opinions of real experts if they discuss the subject in future. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones hit out after the late night programme...
Timber company’s campaign for more tree planting in Wales bears fruit
A Welsh Assembly report calling for Wales to become self-sufficient in timber has been welcomed by the UK’s biggest manufacturer of fence posts. The report from the influential Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee comes after a concerted campaign...
