Green-fingered Gerald unveils community garden at fun day
A big-hearted tenant who suffers from arthritis defied the pain to create a new community garden in memory of his late sister. The flower-filled garden was officially opened by Gerald Dunphy, 62, during a fun day at the Chester Avenue estate in Kinmel Bay in Conwy....
Police boss calls for rethink on stopping handouts to homeless
A police boss has urged a senior councillor to think again about his call to starve homeless people of donations. Cllr Hugh Jones, the deputy leader of Wrexham County Borough Council, urged the public not to give handouts to the homeless on the site of the former...
Sky’s the limit for care home residents
Residents at a care home have been flying high after organising their own kite festival. The sky above Pendine Park in Wrexham was a blaze of colour after the residents designed and made the kites. The festival was the idea of enrichment and activities co-ordinator...
Cathedral with acoustics better than iconic Sydney Opera House gears up for festival
A host of world class musicians are heading for an ancient cathedral where the acoustics are "better than the iconic Sydney Opera House". The combination of stone and the vaulted wooden ceiling at the 13th century St Asaph Cathedral has created a unique venue for the...
Care home residents create weeping wall of 1,500 poppies
Residents at a care home are creating their own weeping wall of poppies to honour the fallen. The 1,500 poppies will go on display at the Pendine Park care organisation in Wrexham ahead of Armistice Day on November 11. The spectacular tribute will be draped from one...
Aimee inspired to raise charity cash by memory of her mum
A cosmetics expert is taking on a series of fund-raising challenges in memory of her mother who died from cancer. Aimee Evans, 25, signed up for the Rainbow Dash Bubble Bash organised by the Nightingale House Hospice in Wrexham. She's aiming add another bucketful of...
Choir which sings with its hands signals new wave of life for grandmother Jennifer
A grandmother who has been deaf since birth says joining a signing choir has transformed her life for the better. And Jennifer Williams, 72, reckons she can’t wait to join fellow members of Wrexham Singing Hands when they perform their eye-catching musical routines...
Adventurous couple Geoff and Ella celebrate 65 years of wedded bliss
The adventurous grandparents of a world champion sailor celebrated their sapphire wedding anniversary at a care home. Geoff Blore, 88, and his wife Ella, 91, marked 65 years of marital bliss with their family and staff at the Pendine Park care organisation in Wrexham....
Couple enjoy sweet taste of success taking ancient biscuit across the world
An enterprising couple are supplying one of the world's most famous stores and prestigious outlets in Singapore and Kuwait after reviving Britain's oldest biscuit. Four years ago James Shepherd and his wife Natasha re-created the historic Aberffraw Biscuit which dates...
Wrexham skipper Shaun is backed by police boss
Wrexham football club skipper Shaun Pearson will have the full weight of the law behind when he patrols the defence on away trips. The six-foot centre-half’s away kit has been sponsored by none other than lifelong Dragons fan Arfon Jones, the North Wales Police and...
