Surge in teenage domestic violence cases in Flintshire
A crime tsar heard there has been a surge in the number of domestic violence cases involving teenage girls in Flintshire. The news was revealed to North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Winston Roddick CB QC during a visit the Domestic Abuse Safety Unit (DASU) in...
Students hope to cop a bright future
A former top cop has inspired a new generation of would-be bobbies. Julian Sandham, the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales, was a guest lecturer for police studies students at Coleg Llandrillo in Rhos on Sea. An ex-Chief Superintendent, Mr Sandham,...
Veteran photographers in running to snap up top national award
STUNNING photographs taken by group of silver surfers from North Wales are in the running to snap up a prestigious national award. Around a dozen older tenants of the Cartrefi Conwy housing association signed up early last year for a 10-week digital inclusion and...
Ho ho ho – it’s finally Christmas
Santa has arrived five months late at a Wrexham restaurant where they're only just celebrating Christmas. Frankie & Benny’s at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre enjoyed a record-breaking festive season and as a reward the company has splashed out to cover the cost...
Students get a taste of the world of bricks and mortar with top builder
Building students at a Rhyl college had a taste of the world of work when they visited a £2.3 million construction site in the town. The 11 Building Craft Foundation Course students from Llandrillo College Rhyl were at Wales & West Housing’s site at Cefndy Road in...
Bakery gift helps Urdd rise to the challenge
A bakery firm has boosted the coffers of Europe's biggest festival for children and young people. The Wrexham-based Village Bakery has made a donation of £500 to the Urdd National Eisteddfod. This year's festival is taking place in Caerphilly in Gwent next week before...
Brave Nepalese dancers hit by two quakes still aim to visit Llangollen Eisteddfod
Members of a Nepalese dance troupe still hope to be at this summer’s Llangollen Musical Eisteddfod - despite the devastation caused by two earthquakes. More than 30 dancers from the Rising Culture Group from the World Heritage site of Bhaktapur, about 10 miles from...
Running man Carl is full of beans
The manager of a Wrexham café took to the streets of Manchester to raise funds for a charity which aims to build schools in poor coffee growing countries. Carl Hughes, 27, has worked at the Costa franchise within the Odeon Cinema at Eagles Meadow for the past six...
Patients use iPads to watch Poldark and Antiques Roadshow in operating theatre
PATIENTS being treated at a private hospital in Wrexham are being given iPads in theatre to keep them distracted during surgery. The innovative move at Spire Yale Hospital has been introduced for many simple procedures which do not require a full general anaesthetic....
Award winning Italian specialist joins forces with Bodnant Cookery School
A Llandudno-based award-winning importer of Italian delicacies has joined forces with a Welsh centre of excellence. Marcello Fiorita’s Districts of Italy company supplies Tuscan extra virgin olive oil along with other specialist foods from his homeland to top London...
