Globally successful composer Robat honoured on home turf
The work of a composer whose song helped achieve a Guinness World Record for the fastest selling debut album in the UK will be celebrated at a music festival. Robat Arwyn, from Ruthin, wrote the music for a song called Benedictus on an album by three Irish Catholic...
Help us find Wrexham’s Young Legend
Football idol Joey Jones has launched a search for an unsung young hero or heroine. Joey has joined forces with The Leader newspaper and Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre in Wrexham to honour a local youngster aged under 18. The aim is identify and pay tribute to...
Action plan to reverse shock rise in short jail sentences given to women
An action plan has been launched to reverse the shock rise in short jail sentences dished out to women in North Wales. The "worrying trend", which saw an 88 per cent increase from 40 in 2010 to 75 in 2015, was highlighted at a special summit hosted by North Wales...
Five star success for top fabric firm Simon Boyd
A local businessman who started out over 40 years ago has created a soft furnishings empire that is now believed to be the UK’s largest independent fabric retailer. Peter Grimes's chain of four Simon Boyd shops now includes Premiership footballers, the top five star...
Campaigning pensioner Richard hailed a hero
A public-spirited pensioner with a heart of gold had been hailed a local hero by town councillors and a housing association. Retired process worker Richard Blackwell, 75, came in for praise after his successful campaign to improve road safety at the Parkway estate in...
Summer fun raises money for charity quartet
A summer fair raised smiles for care home residents and a bucket full of cash for a host of charities. It was fun all the way at the Hillbury Care Home which is part of the Pendine Park care organisation in Wrexham when they held their annual summer fair. Residents,...
Tech guru Sam gets connected to new role in panto – oh yes he has!
A technical guru at a mobile phone store has landed a more low-tech role in charge of a traditional Christmas panto …. oh yes, he has! Sam Lynch, who works at the O2 store at Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre in Wrexham, has spent years treading the boards with the...
Hot tubs firm doubles in size with the UK’s biggest showroom
An expanding leisure company is doubling in size by opening one of the biggest hot tub show rooms in the UK. Boss Gareth Jones revealed the growth of UK Leisure Living was being fuelled by the increasing popularity of solar-powered hot tubs and their growing...
Violin virtuoso heads for St Asaph
One of the world's top violinists who made her concert debut at the age of eight is heading for a top music festival. South Korean virtuoso Ye-Eun Choi will take the audience at the North Wales International Music Festival on a journey from East to West during the...
Surprise, surprise! Matt overcome with emotion to receive top green award
A landscape designer had the shock of his life when awarded a top honour following the success of a £4million project to transform a housing estate into a green oasis. Matt Stowe, the environmental development officer with housing association Cartrefi Conwy was...
