Alfie shares his turmoil and triumph
Rugby legend and gay icon Gareth Thomas spoke movingly about how he contemplated suicide rather than tell his mum and dad the truth about his sexuality. The former Wales rugby union captain and North Wales Crusaders rugby league player told a packed audience in...
Sassy nuns from Llangollen surprise shoppers with musical performance
Sassy nuns from Llangollen surprised shoppers when they broke out into song. The harmonious group from the Llangollen Operatic Society was at Eagles Meadow shopping centre, in Wrexham to promote their production of the hit musical, of Sister Act. They sang a heavenly...
Bringing out the poetic side of shoppers
A celebrated wordsmith who worked with Hollywood star Michael Sheen was in Wrexham to bring out the poetic side of shoppers. Peter Read inspired poetry from bargain-hunters at a pop up shop at Eagles Meadow shopping centre, to promote the town’s first ever literary...
Caught on camera
Villains in North Wales will be caught on camera. North Wales Police are introducing body worn video equipment so that evidence of crimes can be captured as they happen. A total of 128 video camera kits will be deployed across the force area and will be worn by...
Swansea kids are the heart and sole of new Schuh KIDS ‘shop within a shop’ at Quadrant Mall
CHILDREN are the heart and sole of a newly refurbished shoe store in Swansea's Quadrant shopping centre. The mall's branch of Schuh is the first in Wales to champion a new concept which means it has been re-fitted to create an entire new Schuh KIDS 'store within a...
World premiere of work to celebrate 150th anniversary of Patagonia
A new work to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Welsh colony in Patagonia in South America will have its world premiere in North Wales. The concert at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod on Wednesday, July 8, where the piece will be performed by the...
Amara’s family raise a glass to toast children’s hospice
The family of a girl living with serious disabilities will be raising a glass to boost funds for the hospice where she receives care and support. Eighteen-year-old Amara Messham-Jones is a regular visitor to Tŷ Gobaith Children’s Hospice in the Conwy Valley....
Determined Matthew qualifies as a Paralympic sport coach
A man with cerebral palsy who works for a care organisation has overcome his condition to become a qualified coach in a Paralympic sport. Determined Matthew Palamarczuk, 29, teaches a sport called Boccia to the residents at the Pendine Park care organisation in...
Crime tsar hails significant blow to drugs trade
Crime tsar Winston Roddick has congratulated North Wales Police after 26 people who conspired to supply controlled drugs were jailed for a total of 127 years. Twenty three men and three women, all from the Caernarfon and Manchester areas, were sentenced at Caernarfon...
Passion for words provided path from poverty for former Home Secretary
Former Home Secretary Alan Johnson has urged parents to read to their children so they can get on in life. Mr Johnson, who is also a critically acclaimed author, was speaking ahead of his appearance as one of the star attractions at the first ever Wrexham literary...
