International trailer firm makes it a happy 70th birthday for festival
Europe's leading trailer maker has boosted the 70th anniversary celebrations of Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. The Flintshire-based company is sponsoring one of the main outside stages at the festival where Wales meets the world in an annual melting pot...
Construction in Wales faces a skills time bomb warns leading builder
The Welsh construction industry faces a skills time bomb as an aging workforce heads towards retirement, a leading building industry figure has warned. Tom Anwyl, Director of Anwyl Construction, which currently has over £100 million of projects on its books and which...
GISDA honoured for work with homeless young people
A Gwynedd homelessness charity which has seen its workload rocket by 2500 per cent since its foundation almost 40 years ago has received a special award. GISDA, based in Caernarfon, were presented with the Welsh Language Champions trophy by North Wales Police and...
Marianne masters the harp so she can play happy 100th birthday to her father
A loving daughter plucked at the heart strings by learning the harp just so she could play Happy Birthday to her father as he celebrated his 100th birthday. Retired education lecturer Marianne Jones, 72, from Menai Bridge, on Anglesey, spent months picking up the...
Shiver me timbers! Young pirates help raise booty for charity
A chest full of pirate treasure is on its way to a charity that supports school projects in coffee-producing countries. Staff at the Costa café at the Odeon cinema at Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre in Wrexham organised a swashbuckling fun event for children. They...
Dedicated team honoured for work with “vulnerable and broken people”
A dedicated team of professionals who rehabilitate some of the most ‘vulnerable and broken’ people in North Wales have been recognised by a police boss. The staff at ARCH-Kaleidoscope, an organisation which works with people who misuse drugs and alcohol, won the Drug...
Dementia friendly campaign is stepped up in Wrexham
A campaign to turn Wrexham into a dementia friendly town has been stepped up. Businesses at the Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre have agreed for members of staff to receive training to spot the signs of dementia so they can respond appropriately if somebody has the...
Piano prodigy to perform just hours after his A-level maths exam
A "breath-takingly talented" young pianist will have a starring role at the launch concert of an international music festival - just after sitting an A level exam. Julian Gonzalez, 17, a pupil of Ysgol Dinas Bran, in Llangollen, will be enchanting the audience at St...
Inspirational young singer Joseph chosen to star with Sir Bryn Terfel
An "inspirational" young singer who overcame a rare kidney condition has landed a dream role to perform with opera superstar Sir Bryn Terfel. Joseph Elwy Jones, 11, will take to the stage at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod as the Shepherd Boy in a...
Police boss to spend day out on the streets to highlight plight of Wrexham’s homeless people
A police boss is taking to the streets to show his support for Wrexham’s growing number of homeless people. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones will spend a whole day on the streets of the town to sample first hand exactly what life is like for...
