Trio of choirs and top orchestra at St David’s Day spectacular
The oldest boy band in the world and two other choirs will be teaming up with a top orchestra to celebrate St David's Day. The Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir was formed originally to compete at the first ever Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod and went on to...
St David and Pudsey bear join forces in Wrexham
A charity that works with autistic youngsters will be showcased at a special Children in Need fundraiser in Wrexham on St David's Day. The Boots store at Eagles Meadow shopping centre will be selling cup cakes, Welsh Cakes, holding a raffle and competitions as staff...
Selling like hot Welsh Cakes
A top bakery is ramping up production of Welsh Cakes in time for St David's Day after clinching a major new deal. The Village Bakery's best-selling griddle cakes are currently sold in 300 Tesco supermarkets - and now they're going to supply a total of 850 of their...
Syrian refugee crisis inspires Gwynedd pupils to compose new musical work
The unfolding tragedy in Syria has inspired schoolchildren in Gwynedd to write a piece of music that will be performed as part of a top music festival The pupils from Ysgol Gynradd Talysarn and Ysgol Brynaerau, in Pontllyfni, are being helped by talented harpist and...
Wrexham firm backs charity ball remembering brave Llay teenager
A charity ball is being organised to raise money for a fund set up to remember the bravery and kindness of a much-loved Llay teenager who died of a brain tumour. Wrexham-based Hadlow Edwards Wealth Management Ltd is the main sponsor of the Rydell High Ball taking...
Finance Minister tells top business chiefs Wrexham is region’s commercial capital
WALES’S Finance Minister told an influential audience of business leaders that Wrexham is now the commercial capital of North East Wales. Jane Hutt was one of two Welsh Government Ministers who were keynote speakers at the latest meeting of Wrexham Business...
Pet therapy is Gem of an idea at care home
Residents of a care home in Caernarfon have some new four legged friends - including Gem the cocker spaniel. Twelve year old Gem is a regular visitor to Bryn Seiont Newydd, the dementia centre of excellence that's been built on the site of a former community hospital...
Silver surfer Joy, 90, leads the internet revolution in care home
A 90 year old great grandmother is spearheading a group of silver surfers at a care home - and she even completed a virtual climb of Mount Everest. Retired medical secretary Joy Storey is among the residents of Penpergwm House, in Abergavenny, who enjoy internet...
Nail artist Katy makes a splash with micro-version of Great Barrier Reef
An artistic beautician has recreated the one of the wonders of the world, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, on a finger nail. Extreme nail artist Katy March, 20, from Glan Conwy, made a splash at the World Skills competition at the NEC in Birmingham. Her micro-version...
Pioneering scheme to steer female offenders away from life of crime
An innovative scheme aimed at steering low risk female offenders away from a life of crime has been launched in North Wales. The Pathfinder pilot scheme which is aimed at women who commit crime or who are at risk of doing so was unveiled at a conference in Rhyl. The...
