Ann makes history with top Welsh choir
The woman who led the "oldest boy band in the world" to global stardom has taken on a new challenge. Ann Atkinson has been appointed as the first ever female musical director of one of Wales's finest male voice choirs, Cȏr Meibion Trelawnyd, from Flintshire. For...
Tributes to Bodnant food boss
A centre of excellence has paid tribute to its general manager who is leaving to take up a new challenge. Bosses at Bodnant Welsh Food said Gwyndaf Pritchard had played a key role in the development of the popular centre in the Conwy Valley. Among the achievements...
Ping pong ding dong at music festival
Shoppers will be able to make a ding dong playing ping pong at a top music festival - thanks to an art installation which features a table tennis table. The interactive installation at the Deiniol Shopping Centre in Bangor has been created by artists Christine Mills...
Walking on wild side is special says volunteer rural cop Phil
A wildlife expert has been recruited to boost the police's fight against countryside crime in North Wales. According to Special Constable Phil Roberts, who's based in Wrexham, joining the Rural Crime Team is a "dream come true". As well as having lifelong passion for...
£3.4m Conwy housing scheme will provide jobs boost
A housing association has unveiled plans for a £3.4 million development of 27 new homes in Llanfairfechan. Cartrefi Conwy revealed the scheme in Penmaenmawr Road, will support up to 120 jobs and provide a boost to the local economy. They will be applying for planning...
AM praises Abergele school head teacher’s achievements
An AM has headed back to his old school and given the new head teacher top marks, for achieving its best ever exam results. Lee Cummins has made great improvements at Abergele’s Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan since he took the reins 12 months ago, said Clwyd West AM Darren...
Flashmob glam up the Quadrant in Swansea
Shoppers in Swansea’s Debenhams in the busy Quadrant Centre had a shock this week when they found themselves in the thick of a Flashmob. Glamorous girls in green macs descended upon the store’s Benefit boutique to put on an impromptu show - when the music started, so...
Peppa Pig heads for Wrexham
Children's favourite Peppa Pig and her little brother George are making a return visit to visit to Wrexham to give local youngsters a half term treat. The cheeky little piggies will be at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre on Tuesday, February 17, and will be making...
Crime tsar simplifies complaints process
A crime tsar has revealed he's simplifying the way members of the public can make a complaint against the police. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Winston Roddick was speaking following the publication of a report by the Independent Police Complaints...
Charity champ thanks generous Swansea shoppers
A Swansea charity champion who became the first man to circumnavigate Great Britain on a mobility scooter - accompanied by two cats - has thanked shoppers at the city’s busy Quadrant Shopping Centre for boosting his fundraising efforts. Mark Newton, 48, finished his...
