Cai’s living the dream playing for Wales and rubbing shoulders with royalty
A young football star has the world at his feet after playing for Wales and rubbing shoulders with real life royalty and the Hollywood variety. Cai Lloyd Evans, 17, who lives in Bangor and plays football for the Wrexham AFC youth team, was a member of the 20-strong...
Prince Charles investiture bomb made by man dubbed ‘The Barnes Wallis of Wales’
A bomb was made out of a Horlicks tube in a bid to derail Prince Charles' investiture in Caernarfon by a man dubbed "The Barnes Wallis of Wales." But the device, created to free the Welsh from the "English yoke," barely caused a ripple when it was tested, leading the...
North Wales needs its own metro mayor to become the UK’s energy superpower
A leading businessman has launched a campaign for North Wales to have its own Metro Mayor to ensure the region doesn’t continue to miss out on funding. Askar Sheibani, Chief Executive of Comtek Network Systems and chairman of Deeside Business Forum, decided to act...
Starring role for Ukrainian harpist Veronika a year later than planned
A Ukrainian harpist will be at a festival in North Wales 12 months later than planned after her appearance last year was prevented by the Russian invasion of her homeland. Virtuosa Veronika Leminshenko will be joining forces with the Griot Brothers, a trio of talented...
North Wales school’s charity song for victims of the earthquake disaster
A North Wales independent school has launched a musical appeal in aid of the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria which claimed the life of the 17-year-old friend of a Turkish sixth former. Myddelton College, Denbigh, student Zeynep Sener, 18, said her friend...
Hard-hitting crime drama gives Llangollen pupils taste of justice
A teenager groomed by a vicious county lines gang to become a drugs supplier has been sentenced to 18 months in youth custody. Magistrates heard the 16-year-old called Darren was forced to sell illegal drugs after he started taking drugs himself and fell into debt. He...
Food firm’s cool storage hack with bendy forklift trucks
A North Wales food wholesaler is on course for record sales this year after investing £500,000 in an ingenious hack to increase storage capacity. Harlech Foodservice – which has premises in Cricieth and Chester - has increased the capacity of its giant freezer by 25%...
Gwynedd piano tuner to the stars celebrates 50 years in business
A Gwynedd music business that has provided pianos for musical maestros from song-writing legend Burt Bacharach to slapstick comedian Norman Wisdom is celebrating over 50 years in business. Pianos Cymru, based in Porthmadog, has also set up its instruments for Bryn...
Care home residents and children join forces with tree-mendous project to save the planet
Nature loving care home residents joined forces with schoolchildren to plant the roots for a greener future. Pupils of St Mary’s Catholic Primary School helped residents of Pendine Park’s Hillbury and Gwern Alyn care homes in Hillbury Road, Wrexham to plant a...
TV sports anchor Jason Mohammad reveals his secret football ambition
BBC Sport anchor Jason Mohammad has revealed his secret ambition to present televised international football matches from Wrexham’s Racecourse. The stadium was the scene of one of Wales’s most famous goals when Mark Hughes scored a scissors kick screamer in a...
