Megan to market iconic festival
The new head of marketing for one of the UK’s iconic cultural festivals is fresh from a job promoting a top public school in Hampshire, where Hollywood superstar Daniel Day Lewis and TV property expert Kirsty Allsopp were pupils. Welsh-speaker Megan McNutt, from...
Jewellers Mococo celebrates record sales by giving store brand new look
A fashion jewellery chain is adding an extra touch of sparkle to its store in Wrexham which has just notched up a record sales year. Mococo is celebrating a surge in business of almost 20 per cent on the previous year at the store at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre....
New eco-friendly police station is a step closer
A new state-of-the-art police station for Llandudno is a step closer. Planning permission for the £2.75 million development has now been granted by Conwy County Borough Council. The old police station was previously a Divisional Headquarters and had a custody suite...
Appearing in Llangollen will be a “dream come true” for top tenor
Superstar tenor Joseph Calleja will be fulfilling a long-held ambition when he appears at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. Not only will he be following in the footsteps of his hero, Luciano Pavarotti, the Maltese singer will also be appearing with one...
Hat-trick of world premieres at Bangor Music Festival
A top music festival will be unveiling a hat-trick of world premieres. The Bangor Music Festival kicks off with a St David's Day concert by Britain's Got Talent finalists, Cȏr Glanaethwy, and will also star the internationally renowned singing ensemble, The Swingles....
All Wales Boat Show sails back into Conwy marina
A BOAT show which buoys up the local economy to the tune of millions of pounds will be sailing back to Conwy in 2017. The glittering All Wales Boat Show is heading back to Conwy Quays Marina for its fourth event next year, bringing with it a fleet of waterborne...
Welsh World War II veteran receives French Legion of Honour
A 90-year-old war veteran has been presented with France’s highest military honour for his service to the country during the D-Day landings in 1944. Bill Speake, a resident at Glanenig Care Home in Talgarth, near Brecon, received the rank of Chevalier in the Légion...
Carnival atmosphere comes to Eagles Meadow with exotic Portuguese parade
A WREXHAM shopping centre will take on a thrilling carnival atmosphere when it becomes a small corner of Portugal early next month. Members of the town’s thriving Portuguese community have chosen to start their big annual pre-Lent parade from Eagles Meadow on the...
First choir to sing at Llangollen prepares for historic return
The first ever choir to sing at the world-famous Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod is to make a symbolic return to celebrate the festival’s 70th year. The Colne Valley Male Voice Choir, based in Huddersfield, has scooped six titles at the historic festival...
Children’s hospice bowled over by team’s generosity
A tenpin bowling alley is striking out in aid of a children's hospice. Staff at Tenpin at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre in Wrexham have voted for Hope House as their chosen charity in 2016. The organisation has two hospices, Hope House near Oswestry and Tŷ Gobaith...
