It’s a family affair for Sharron after three decades at Boots
A WOMAN is celebrating 30 years of working at Boots, a job she started through a training scheme when she left school. Sharron Harrington has been so happy with her career at the Eagles Meadow store that not only is she marking three decades with the company, both her...
Virtuoso violinist Tamsin ascends in St Asaph
One of Europe's most exceptionally gifted violinists is set to perform at this year’s North Wales International Music Festival. It will be the first time London-based Tamsin Waley-Cohen will have played before a North Wales audience and it’s an experience she is...
Autism friendly films are a big hit with Evan and his mum
A pioneering initiative to organise special screenings for autistic children has been a big hit at a cinema in Wrexham. The sessions are hosted by the Odeon at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre in Wrexham which make a series of adjustments to the way films are shown...
West End star heads for Wales
West End singer and actress Maggie Preece is to star at this year’s North Wales International Music Festival. The soprano found worldwide fame for her stunning performance as the Mother Abbess in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s lavish West End production of The Sound of Music...
Accountancy boss Anthony figures in credits of award-winning action movie
A Wrexham accountant figures in the final credits of a new action movie featuring a Harry Potter star for the financial guidance he gave to its producer. Anthony Lewis, a director at Coxeys, one of North Wales’ leading accountancy firms, is listed as official...
Llangollen business trio champion #LoveLiveLocal online campaign
A trio of thriving Llangollen businesses are helping to spearhead a new drive to persuade people to support local businesses. Stans supermarket, the Pro Adventure outdoor shop and Lilly Rose Interiors have all just joined the small and growing band of official...
Outstanding set of GCSE results at Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan
A teenager who spent his lunch-times breaking bones for science experiments has scooped top marks in his GCSE exams. Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan pupil Alex Dry picked up six A* grades and four As and now plans to study for his A levels at the Abergele school, before heading...
Bakery needs extra staff for new wheat-free range after investment
A leading bakery has launched a recruitment drive for staff after investing £500,000 to make a new range of wheat-free products. According to the Wrexham-based Village Bakery, the response to news they were planning the new range has "exceeded all expectations" and...
Pioneering project to help women offenders hailed as “shining example”
A scheme to help women offenders stay out of trouble with the law has been hailed as a "shining example" after just one out of the 29 taking part had been rearrested. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones was told about the remarkable success of the...
Former sales assistant Em, 98, helps M&S celebrate 80 years in Wrexham
In the same year that saw the abdication of King Edward VIII, the first TV interview, the Spitfire took its maiden flight and Jesse Owens dashed to Olympic Gold, Marks & Spencer opened its first store in Wrexham. And on the momentous opening day in July 1936...
