Llangollen gangsters raid shopping centre – but it’s a flashmob not the mob
A shopping centre has been invaded by New York gangsters, Chicago hoods and mob molls - but there was nothing to worry about. They were members of the cast of Llangollen Operatic Society’s ‘Young Uns’ who surprised and delighted shoppers at the Eagles Meadow shopping...
Five world premieres at one music festival
Final preparations are being made for a top music festival where there will be no fewer than five world premieres - along with a session of building Lego to music. Among the new works being unveiled at Bangor Music Festival on Saturday (February 18) will be a...
Police boss slams prison funding “inequality”
A police boss has hit out because North Wales Police will not be paid extra for the extra workload created by the new super-prison in Wrexham. According to North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones, HMP Berwyn will cost at least £250,000 a year to police...
Family welcomes new support scheme for those living with dementia
The family of a former model diagnosed with dementia has welcomed a new initiative to support those living with the condition. The Dementia Support Service, run in partnership between Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) and the Carers Trust North Wales...
45 not out for panto king Frank – oh yes it is!
A retired mechanical engineer is set to star in his 45th consecutive annual panto - oh yes he is! Frank Jones, 74, will be performing alongside his two grand-daughters, Megan, 17 and Ella, 11, in Wrexham and District Pantomime Company's production of Beauty and the...
Artistic solar scheme hailed as global icon
A solar installation has been hailed as one of the world's best - along with projects at an international airport in India and in the Sahara Desert. The 175-panel array was installed at the National Trust's Bodnant Garden in the Conwy Valley by St Asaph-based Carbon...
Trainers pledge to support food bank
Kind-hearted staff at a care organisation have made a pledge to support a much-needed foodbank in Wrexham. The team at the Pendine Park Academy will make bi-monthly donations to the foodbank at the Ark Community Centre in Rhosddu. The Academy is the in-housing...
Youngsters on song thanks to cash seized from criminals
A scheme which aims to get teenage boys singing instead of sinning is being financed by cash seized from local criminals. Only Boys Aloud, which runs four choirs across North Wales and will open this year’s National Eisteddfod, has won a grant of £5,000. The choir,...
Four firms helping to revolutionise health data recording in Wales
A pioneering approach to cracking data that predicts peaks in demands on health services is being nurtured in North Wales. The system, once up and running, could save the NHS across the UK millions of pounds and enable services to be closely targeted at hot spots....
Crumpet power fuels race success
Crumpet power is fuelling the success of a half marathon race that will be the biggest ever this year. A record number of 1,500 entrants will line up for the Village Bakery Half Marathon in Wrexham on Sunday, February 19. All of them will receive a packet of...
