Pupils join upper crust at Village Bakery
Food technology students have been given a taste of life at a top bakery. A dozen Year 11 pupils from Ysgol Morgan Llwyd, in Wrexham, went on a visit to the award--winning Village Bakery, the fastest growing manufacturer in Wales. They were taken on a guided tour of...
Historic Dee community reclaims its own tales of the riverbank
A scheme to restore and reclaim a neglected section of historic riverbank has been praised by the mayor of the community which has earned its living there for centuries. The River Dee at Saltney was once the hub of thriving shipbuilding and seafaring industries and a...
Green light for £13m housing scheme
An award-winning house-building firm has hit out after delays to £13 million development that will create 80 new jobs and boost the local economy in Conwy. Macbryde Homes say there is strong demand for the 76 homes scheme at Dolwen Road, in Old Colwyn, that's finally...
Chef brings taste of Chinese New Year to Wrexham
A chef will be bringing a taste of the Chinese New Year to Wrexham. The Chinese New Year - or the Year of the Goat - begins on Thursday, February 19 and it will be a big day for Rong Wang, 41, head chef of the Real China restaurant at the Eagles Meadow shopping...
Hundreds queue to meet Peppa and George at Eagles Meadow
HUNDREDS of young fans had an oinking great time when children’s favourite Peppa Pig made a return visit to a Wrexham shopping centre. Along with her little brother George the cute piggies made a VIP appearance at Eagles Meadow to give dedicated followers of their...
Back room team press ahead for another great Llangollen Eisteddfod
Six months before the curtain goes up on this year’s Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, a dedicated team of backroom staff are already well ahead with preparations to ensure the great festival goes as smoothly as ever. And getting an early start on the...
Premiere of new work by TV and film composer with X-Factor
A new work by a talented composer who orchestrated the music used in a trailer for the latest Hobbit movie blockbuster will be unveiled at a top music festival. Owain Llwyd, 30, a former pupil of Ysgol Dinas Bran, Llangollen, who's also composed for the X-Factor, Top...
Enterprising care home boss in line for award
A care home pioneer is in the running for another top award. Mario Kreft MBE, who set up the Pendine Park organisation in Wrexham, North Wales, with wife Gill in 1985, is a finalist in the St David Awards, the highest accolade bestowed by the Welsh Government. Mario,...
Red hot demand for 50 Shades of Grey in Wrexham
A cinema has had to put on extra screenings of the steamy film Fifty Shades of Grey because of red hot demand. The film goes on general release this Valentine’s Day weekend and North Wales’s premier cinema, the Odeon at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre is expecting...
Burt Bacharach to perform in North Wales for first time
Organisers of a top festival are celebrating after signing up Oscar-winning music legend Burt Bacharach to perform at this year's event. Bacharach, described by many as the greatest songwriter of the 20th century, will open the Llangollen International Music...
