Pupils put on hard hats for a safety lesson from Bob the Builder
Pupils of a Porthmadog primary school have had the chance to put on hard hats and high vis jackets to learn about building site safety with Bob the Builder. Award-winning builders Anwyl Construction have begun work on the £7.5m redevelopment of the town's new Hafod y...
Hot-shots Jac and Huw clinch shoot-out prizes
A football-mad teenager was on cloud nine after winning a shoot-out competition. Hot-shot Jac Edwards, 13, from Llangower, near Bala, won an iPad worth £399 thanks to his dead ball skills. Jac, a pupil of Ysgol y Berwyn who had trials with Everton when he was seven,...
Truro prep school choir impress at famous festival
Truro Prep School Choir children produced a stunning performance competing at a major international music festival. Under the baton of conductor Angela Renshaw the choir took part in the Junior Children’s Choir competition at the Llangollen International Music...
Uppingham Children’s Choir excel
Rutland's Uppingham Children’s Choir produced a stunning performance competing at a major international music festival. Under the baton of conductor Lesley French the choir took part in the Junior Children’s Choir competition at the Llangollen International Musical...
Norwegian youth choir enchants care home residents
A Norwegian youth choir, rated among the best in the world, delighted residents at a care home with a sneak preview of their performance at an iconic festival. Skedsmo Voices gave a stunning concert of acappella music for residents of Hillbury House, part of Pendine...
Refugee’s labour of love is a record of iconic festival’s history
A tapestry created by a refugee from 1950s Czechoslovakia who became a Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod volunteer is to go on display at next year’s festival. The framed tablecloth, decorated with the hundreds of embroidered signatures of former Eisteddfod...
Jools Holland brings Llangollen Eisteddfod to foot-stomping climax
Boogie-woogie legend Jools Holland brought Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod to a foot-stomping climax and hailed it as the "best festival in the world". The former Squeeze pianist, band leader, author, TV and radio presenter and his Rhythm &...
Portuguese Consul forges new cultural links with iconic festival
A Portuguese community leader in Wrexham has been helping to rekindle cultural links between her home country and Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. A ladies’ choir from Oporto was amongst the first competitors at the inaugural festival in 1947. Then, two...
Festival strikes the right note for financial success
This year’s smash-hit Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is well on course to break even financially. Three near sell-out evening concerts sent ticket sales soaring significantly over last year and higher visitor attendances than in 2015 have added to the...
Sons of founder of iconic festival make emotional return to 70th Eisteddfod
THE sons of the founding father of the iconic festival made an emotional return as VIP guests at the 70th Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. Brothers Peter and Selwyn Tudor both attended the event on Friday and were met by the Eisteddfod president Terry...
