Village Bakery is store attraction for Co-op
An expanding bakery is celebrating after clinching a major contract with the Co-op - and picking up an award from them at the same time. The Village Bakery have been supplying 63 Co-op stores for several years and as a result of the new deal they are now delivering...
End of summertime and the livin’ ain’t easy for Cheryl
Spare a thought for Cheryl Jones when the clocks go back this weekend. She'll have too much time on her hands when she has to change the time on all the clocks and watches at the F Hinds jewellers shop at Eagles Meadow shopping centre in Wrexham. Cheryl, 24, will have...
Centenarian Archie’s memories of surviving gangster shoot-out
A centenarian has told how he was caught in the crossfire of a gangster shoot-out and attended a function with the notorious Chicago mobster Al Capone. Archie Kipling's 100th birthday has brought memories flooding back about his remarkable adventures as a young man,...
Festival crowns golden age of artisan Welsh produce says tourism supremo
A tourism supremo hailed the Hamper Llangollen food festival as the best ever and said it crowned a “golden age” of artisan produce in Wales. The popular event, recognised as one of the top 10 food festivals in the UK, drew in thousands of food lovers, all hungry to...
Belly dancers bring a flash of colour to the Quadrant Shopping Centre
A troupe of colourful belly dancers shaking their stuff brought a busy Swansea shopping centre to a standstill. The five ladies arrived at the Quadrant Shopping Centre in a swirl of shimmering sequins and entertained shoppers as part of a week-long schedule of...
Caring Cathy’s recipe for success
A teacher turned social worker who helped transform residential and home care for the elderly in North Wales has been recommended for a top award. At the age of 71, Cathy Ann Robinson’s skills are still in big demand after a career spanning more than 40 years during...
Bodnant Welsh Food Centre rolls out new Caerphilly cheese made to traditional recipe
A new cheese made to a traditional recipe is being rolled out by a Welsh centre of excellence. The Caerphilly cheese by Bodnant Welsh Food Centre has already cut itself a wedge of the honours by crumbling the opposition in two major shows. The artisan cheese has been...
Council throws £150K financial lifeline to historic theatre
A historic theatre in Wales’s biggest village has been thrown a financial lifeline as it prepares to celebrate its 90th birthday next year. Wrexham County Borough Council has voted to renew funding for the historic Stiwt, the theatre built by the miners of...
Foodie heaven comes to Llangollen
Thousands of foodies will be flocking to Llangollen this weekend for one of the biggest events in the UK's culinary calendar. The popular Hamper Llangollen has been recognised as one of the Top 10 food festivals in Britain. There to greet the gastronomes on Saturday...
Roddick makes history as first independent police supremo
Crime tsar Winston Roddick has been elected to the top job in policing in England and Wales. The North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner is the first ever independent chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC). It is the latest in a long line...
