Care home Kung Fu in Wrexham
Care home residents in Wrexham have found a new way to get their kicks - after being taught how to do Kung Fu. The residents from the Highfield care home, which is part of the Pendine Park organisation, were treated to martial art masterclass by Shaolin Monk Pol Wong....
“Poetic justice” as crime-fighting scheme hits villains where it hurts – in the pocket
Community groups across North Wales are being urged to bid for a pot of money seized from criminals in a move described as "poetic justice" by a crime tsar. Up for grabs is a total of £42,000 for the successful organisations who pledge to run projects to tackle...
Bishop launches £5,000 appeal for top festival on a knife-edge
The Bishop of St Asaph has launched a £5,000 appeal to help a top music festival that's on a financial "knife edge" because of unpaid ticket sales. The box office for last year's North Wales International Music Festival in St Asaph was run by the Scala Cinema in...
Culinary kids get a pizza the action at Eagles Meadow
CULINARY whizz kids got in on a pizza the action when a Wrexham restaurant was transformed into a classroom for the morning. As part of its education programme, Pizza Express in the Eagles Meadow shopping centre invited along a group of budding master chefs from Plas...
Bodnant Welsh Food Centre launches new outlets under major expansion plan
A centre of excellence for Welsh food has opened two new outlets as part of a major expansion plan. Bodnant Welsh Food Centre in the Conwy Valley has launched fresh meat counters in North Wales and the Wirral, stocking its range of specialist cuts, award-winning...
Excited young fans queue to see their furry hero Paddington Bear
SCORES of adoring fans queued to meet the world’s most famous bear when he paid a visit to a Wrexham shopping centre on Tuesday. The appearance of Paddington, the marmalade-loving bear from darkest Peru, heralded a series of similar visits by popular children’s TV...
Business is red hot at the Dangerous Food Company
One of the hottest companies around has almost quadrupled its business in a year - after putting on face masks and protective clothing to get it up and running. The Dangerous Food Company, based in St Asaph, is now in talks with key industry player, Marks and Spencer,...
Village Bakery duo join upper crust
Two bakery apprentices have risen to the top to win prestigious awards. The duo from the Village Bakery were honoured at Coleg Cambria's annual awards for apprentices studying with them. Daryl Stephenson 36, from Ruabon, was named Bakery Apprentice of the Year while...
£13.5m eco-friendly police station plan hailed important step forward
A new £13.5m eco-friendly police station for the Wrexham area has been hailed an important step forward in modern policing. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Winston Roddick was speaking after a planning application was submitted to Wrexham County Borough...
Alien vs Predator recreated in miniature on a human nail
A beautician has recreated some out of this world scenes from the movies - on a human nail. Katy March, 20, from Glan Conwy, is an extreme nail artist in her spare time and wowed competition judges with her interpretation of the 2004 blockbuster film Alien vs...
