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...
Chronic problems run deeper than zero hours contracts
Social care providers have blasted the practice of "zero hours commissioning" by local authorities across North Wales. According to Care Forum Wales, the way domiciliary care was procured and the tendering processes that were unfit for purpose meant that zero hours...
Charity aims to boost mental health services in Wrexham
A mental health charity is aiming to strengthen the support it provides in Wrexham. North East Wales MIND is trying to establish what services are needed in the town and how it can work with other agencies. Their finance manager, Andrea Hurst, was speaking after...
Wrexham firm on course to copy past success and double turnover
ONE of Wales’s fastest growing firms is on course to double its turnover after a bumper first quarter. Wrexham-based Rawson Digital, which supplies and maintains photocopiers and printers to companies across North Wales and the North West, was founded by Managing...
