Boxing legend Ronnie reunited with world champion protégé at Cardiff care home
A boxing champion turned trainer who coached three world champions and inspired dozens of young boxers to reach for the top has been reunited with the local legend he steered to world title glory. Former Trinidad and Tobago featherweight champion Ronald Reginald...
Priceless Pavarotti recording discovered in festival archives
A long lost recording of the choir which launched the career of legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti has been discovered in the archives of an iconic music festival. The priceless recording was on a CD hidden among the archives in the Eisteddfod offices and it...
North Wales tourism successes showcased to International Festival of Business audience in Liverpool
NORTH Wales is fast becoming the adventure tourism capital of Europe with a world class portfolio of adrenaline-fueled outdoor activity providers, who are working together to draw in visitors and boost the economy. That was the message from industry leaders at the Go...
Overseas entries up as festival is set to celebrate historic milestone
The number of overseas choirs and dance troupes heading for an iconic international North Wales international musical festival is up for the first time for several years. The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, which was set up to promote peace and harmony in...
Hollywood actor Julian heads for blockbuster night in North Wales
A Hollywood actor who has worked with movie greats Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman is heading for a blockbuster performance in North Wales. The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod have pulled off a major coup in signing up Julian Lewis Jones to narrate the...
Big-hearted store staff raise money for children’s cancer charity
Big-hearted sales staff have gone into action to raise funds for a children’s cancer charity - and they've even roped in their relatives to help out. Members of the team at the Wallis womenswear store in Eagles Meadow have spent weeks assembling a host of goodies for...
Sadie aims to step into professional limelight with star role in Grease at Rhyl Pavilion Theatre
A North Wales teenager is hoping to kick-start a career on the stage when she takes the lead role in Grease at Rhyl’s Pavilion Theatre. Sadie Wagstaff will play shy new girl Sandy in the musical - a role made famous by singer Olivia Newton John in the movie version....
Police boss gets tough on post-Brexit racist abuse
A police boss has warned that racist abuse will not be tolerated in North Wales in the wake of the Brexit vote to leave the European Union. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones spoke out after hearing there had been a worrying rise in hate crime in...
Iconic Welsh landmark in full bloom in honour of hospice anniversary
An iconic Welsh castle has become the setting of a sea of vibrant metal flowers as part of a public art exhibition celebrating 21 years of hospice care. The eye-catching Flower Power Appeal 2016, which is reminiscent of the spectacular Tower of London poppies...
It’s going to be scrumdiddlyumptious!
The colourful cast of "scrumdiddlyumptious" will come to life at an iconic music and dance festival. The centenary of the birth of a Welsh-born literary genius, Roald Dahl, will be celebrated at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. The annual children’s...
