Star Wars movie is a huge hit – oh yes it is!
A pantomime fairy godmother transformed herself into a stormtrooper for the historic first screening of the new Star Wars blockbuster movie at a Wrexham cinema. Professional actress Lindsay Goodhand, 40, dashed from Mold’s Clwyd Theatr Cymru stage where she's...
Son of Llangollen Eisteddfod founder remembers festival’s heady early days
The son of the man who founded the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is to be a guest of honour at the 70th festival next July. Peter Tudor, now 84, remembers how his father, visionary Welsh journalist Harold Tudor, came up with the idea of a grand cultural...
Sunshine in a cup at world famous Bodnant Garden
Visitors to one of the UK's most popular gardens can now enjoy a solar-powered cuppa. An array of 175 solar panels is now providing energy for the Pavilion café at the internationally-renowned Bodnant Garden in the Conwy Valley. The state-of-the-art panels, which have...
Modest Michelle turns down London treat to look after hospital patients
A popular healthcare assistant who started her working life as a cleaner is now celebrating 21 years at Spire Healthcare’s Yale Hospital in Wrexham. But despite being offered an expenses paid trip to London to celebrate the special anniversary, modest mum of two,...
Pupils get hands on with construction
Toy building blocks helped youngsters at a Flintshire primary school get hands-on when a top construction company paid a special visit. Award-winning builders Anwyl Construction are currently building 58 new properties at Glan-y-Don, Bagillt, for leading social...
Record tickets sales for Star Wars blockbuster are out of this world
A cinema in Wrexham is bracing itself for an invasion of Star Wars fans in fancy dress as it looks forward to the biggest night in its history. Demand for tickets for the new blockbuster, The Force Awakens, at the Odeon at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre is even...
Village Bakery staff jump to it for charity
Kind-hearted bakery staff will jump to it to raise money and put on their festive finery for worthy causes. The Christmas Jumper Day at the Village Bakery at their bakeries in Wrexham and Minera on December 18 is being organised by Kath Ashcroft, the company's supply...
Biking Santas bring festive joy to care home residents
More than 40 Santas on superbikes helped care home residents get revved up for Christmas. Members of Wrexham Riders Motor Cycle Group roared into the Pendine Park care organisation's site in Summerhill Road, Wrexham, dressed in their bright red Father Christmas suits....
Caring ex-barrister wows judges to win gold award
A qualified barrister who’s swapped courtroom drama for a life caring for children amid the beauty of Snowdonia has won a top award. Louise Irving, 57, faced “judges” again - but this time as a finalist at the prestigious Wales Care Awards, billed as the social care...
Rural coppers shine a light on poachers
A crackdown has been launched to trap poachers who use high powered lamps to flush out rabbits and hares for their dogs to hunt. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Winston Roddick CB QC and his deputy, Julian Sandham, heard about the campaign during a visit to...
