Final call for talented young musicians to enter new “launching pad” competition at North Wales festival
A final call has been made to Wales’s finest young musicians to enter a prestigious new competition. The Pendine Young Musician of Wales competition is being launched at the North Wales International Music Festival that’s being held at St Asaph Cathedral between...
Welsh is the international “language of love” at North Wales care home
A North Wales nursing home which has carers from 10 different countries among its ranks can boast that all of them speak Welsh. It’s the “international language of love” at the Cartref Bryn yr Eglwys home in Pentrefoelas where 75 per cent of the residents are...
Dramatic theatre makeover will create 100 jobs and £30m annual boost for North Wales economy
A £50 million project to redevelop a theatre in North Wales will create 100 new jobs, it’s been revealed. Once completed the massive makeover at Theatr Clwyd in Mold will also generate an annual boost of up to £30 million for the local economy as well as making it a...
All smiles at Myddelton as GCSE results land
Three Year 11 girls at Denbigh’s Myddelton College who made a pact to open their GCSE results together were all smiles after they aced their exams and will be reunited in the school’s sixth form next month. Farzanah Restall, from Gwaenysgor, in Flintshire, Aimee...
Acclaimed vocal ensemble to take to the stage at beloved music festival in North Wales
One of the most successful all-male vocal ensembles of all time is returning to a North Wales music festival as part of a world class line up. Revered a cappella group The King’s Singers will share their eclectic vocal artistry at St Asaph Cathedral on Thursday,...
Trailer firm pitches in with smart new kits for Llanuwchllyn footballers
An ambitious Gwynedd football team has hit the back of the net with new kits thanks to Europe's largest trailer maker. Clwb Pêl Droed Llanuwchllyn (Llanuwchllyn Football Club) near Bala have taken delivery of a blue strip for home and a yellow one for away games as...
Seaweed packaging from North Wales is turning the tide on plastic pollution
A pioneering start-up company aims to beat the scourge of plastic pollution of the oceans with its ground-breaking range of packaging made from seaweed. PlantSea is based at Optic Technology Centre in St Asaph and was founded in 2020 by three friends at Aberystwyth...
Yee haw! Wrexham care homes get taste of untamed frontier of American wild west
A wonkey donkey and a one-eyed Shetland pony were the stars of the show as care home residents enjoyed a taste of the American wild west. Residents at Pendine Park’s care homes in Wrexham got into the spirit of things, letting out cries of Yee Haw and whoop whoop when...
Borthyn School pupils get busy with pizzas
Youngsters in Ruthin have been trying their hands at pizza-making as part of three weeks of Food and Fun at ten Denbighshire primary schools. Food distribution giants Harlech Foodservice, who supply Denbighshire schools during term time, delivered the ingredients and...
Anglesey solicitor with a talent for cakes and karate joins leading law firm
A lawyer and mum of three from Anglesey is a dab hand at baking and turning out scrumptious cakes but she’s no pushover – she’s working towards a black belt in karate. Welsh speaker Iona Lecras – her surname comes from her husband’s family connection to the Channel...
