Major boost for talented tenor Elgan
The career of a talented tenor from Llandudno has been given a major boost after a "sensational" performance at an international festival. Elgan Llyr Thomas is £2,000 better off after reaching the final of the International Voice of the Future competition at the...
Boost for village youngsters
A youth group that's going from strength to strength has been given a boost. The Cynwyd Youth Association have received a £500 donation from Ifor Williams Trailers who have a factory in the village near Corwen. The organisation was officially established last summer...
Hospice makeover isn’t just any makeover
A group of big hearted shop workers jumped into action for a DIY SOS-style makeover at a hospice. But the facelift of the guest room at Nightingale House in Wrexham wasn't just any facelift - it was done by staff from the Marks and Spencer store down the road at...
Anwyl’s Pat Kelly is named best site manager in Wales
Anwyl Homes site manager, Pat Kelly from Rhyl, has won the prestigious title of Best Site Manager 2017 in the All Wales National LABC Excellence Awards. It is the second year running that one of the Anwyl Homes’ team has beaten stiff competition from across Wales to...
Sensational soprano Sian crowned International Voice of the Future
A "sensational" young soprano won one of the main prizes at an international festival. Sian Dicker, 26, was crowned as the International Voice of the Future at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. She was presented with the brand new Pendine Trophy and a...
Family overcome with emotion as Indonesian choir sing happy 80th birthday to Irene
A choir which had just flown 12,000 miles from Indonesia to Wales to compete at an international festival stopped off to join in the 80th birthday celebrations of a care home resident. The family of Irene Williams was overcome with emotion as the choir burst into a...
Fix room for addicts will save lives
Setting up a "fix room" in Wrexham where drug addicts can inject themselves safely and hygienically would save lives. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones spoke out after a fact-finding mission to Switzerland where they have a more "tolerant and...
Three generations mark time in a “magical” new garden
Residents created history when they buried three generations of memories and mementoes in a time capsule at a new community garden. The Mayor of Llandudno, Francis Davis and his wife, Sonia, cut the ribbon to officially open the garden, specially created as a place of...
Business leaders say new hub will be the catalyst for future growth
Ambitious plans for a new innovation hub that's set to create 100 new businesses and more than 250 new jobs will help transform Wrexham's economic prospects. More details will be unveiled by the Welsh Government's Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, Ken...
Guide Dogs charity bowled over by fund-raiser
A Wrexham bowling alley is striking out in aid of Guide Dogs for the Blind. The charity will be taking over a batch of lanes for a fund-raising challenge at Tenpin at the Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre on Monday, July 24. The money will go towards providing people like...
