Star tenor helps Eisteddfod raise funds
International star tenor Rhys Meirion will top the bill at a special Christmas Carol Concert to raise a Santa’s sackful of cash to help hard-up competitors take part in the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. Every year the Eisteddfod turns Father Christmas...
Colwyn Bay woman treks Sahara in memory of gran
A caring woman who was trapped in Turkey by a giant volcanic ash cloud when her grandmother died has trekked across the Sahara desert in her memory. Clair Jones, 21, a store assistant at Trespass at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre in Wrexham undertook the gruelling...
Help me create new North Wales police blueprint
The North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner is seeking the public's help to draw up a new blueprint for policing the area. Mr Winston Roddick CB QC says he wants to ensure that all communities, groups and representative bodies have a stronger voice in telling the...
Engineering firm celebrates 25 years of silver service
A leading engineering firm with an enviable reputation for quality is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Microtech Precision was founded at Bersham Enterprise Centre, near Wrexham, in 1989 and the high tech company now employs 17 people. They not only survived but...
Care organisation raises cash for burns victim Catrin
A care organisation has raised cash to help an inspirational young woman who suffered terrible burns after a coach crash. Staff, residents and families at Pendine Park, in Wrexham donated £500 to Catrin Pugh, 20, who was trapped in a blazing coach in the French Alps...
Welsh producers take on top shops like Harrods
Artisan producers from across North Wales are celebrating after landing a deal to supply a luxury hamper company taking on Harrods and Fortnum and Mason. Apples from Anglesey, honey from hives on the Clwydian Range, fruits from orchards in Flintshire and Wrexham,...
Christmas comes early for job-seekers in Wrexham
Christmas has come early for job-seekers at a department store in Wrexham. Debenhams at Eagles Meadow shopping centre has taken on 17 Christmas temps in in the run up to the busy festive period. It’s expected a number of the seasonal workers could be kept on...
North Wales Police in top five at recording crime
North Wales Police is one of the top five forces for recording crime figures accurately, it's been revealed. A new report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary showed that 94 per cent of crimes in the region were recorded properly. The news was welcomed by...
New police post opened at Bangor University
A new police post has been opened at Bangor University which has a population of around 12,000 students. The initiative has been welcomed by North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Winston Roddick CB QC who visited the university police team which is based at the...
Community heroes honoured for “amazing” contribution
A retired chef with a heart of gold has been honoured for being a "brilliant" neighbour. Great grandmother Gwyneth Davies, from Old Colwyn, is in her seventies and keeps a watchful eye on her older neighbour and cooks food for her. Gwyneth received the Outstanding...
