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...
Head’s praise for Myddelton College students
The headmaster of one of leading North Wales private school Myddelton College has praised students celebrating winning places at university after today’s A-level results. Over 77 per cent of Myddelton College students gained A star to B passes and have already been...
Bangor-on-Dee choir spreads harmony at care home with hits from Abba and Elvis
A community choir left happy care home residents “all shook up” after belting out a series of hits. The Bangor on Dee Community Choir paid a visit to Pendine Park in Wrexham to perform a medley of popular songs, old and new. Artist in residence at Pendine Park Sarah...
Campaign to combat digital deficit in rural North Wales could save lives
A major campaign has been launched to get rural North Wales connected after it was revealed that one in six homes has no access to superfast broadband. The aim of the Rural Digital Connectivity project is to help householders, businesses and organisations across the...
Genesis G70 drive by Steve Rogers
Meet the G70, a far different proposition to its big brother in the last car review. The GV80 SUV is a dominant statement car with an exquisite cabin, while the G70 saloon is understated elegance. If looks alone sold cars this would be a bestseller. Make no mistake,...
Gwynedd exhibition of artwork by care home residents with dementia
Artwork by care home residents with dementia has gone on show at an exhibition at a Gwynedd arts centre. Co Fi (My Memory) is a co-production between Galeri Caernarfon and Pendine Park’s Bryn Seiont Newydd care home on the outskirts of Caernarfon. Paintings depicting...
Top Welsh festival welcomes World’s No.1 Brass Band for the first time
A brass band currently ranked number one in the world is set to join the line-up of a globally renowned musical festival for the first time. Foden’s Band will raise the roof in a concert in St Asaph Cathedral on September 14th as part of this year’s North Wales...
Talented Carmarthenshire carpenter Geraint crafts a new future and clinches award
A Carmarthenshire man who swapped his deskbound office job for a career as a carpenter has picked up an award for promoting the Welsh language. Geraint Edwards, from Llandeilo, fell in love with woodwork helping his grandfather in his shed in Dolgellau as a boy but...
Gwynedd Food Partnership champions artisan producers to keep the Welsh pound local
Members of a pioneering food partnership in Gwynedd heard how a leading restaurant chain spent £1.3 million with local artisan producers last year. Dylan’s, which serves 400,000 customers a year at its restaurants in Menai Bridge, Criccieth, Llandudno and Conwy,...
