Mr. Holmes review by Richard Chester
THE great Sir Ian McKellen joins the ranks of Jeremy Brett, Robert Downey Jr and Benedict Cumberbatch in Mr. Holmes, a relatively entertaining study of a much older version of Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary...
Queen and Country review by Richard Chester
BACK in 1987, John Boorman's Hope and Glory, a semi-autobiographical tale of London life during World War II was released, opening to substantial praise and eventually receiving five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.
Twenty eight years...
It’ll be a hard knock life for Craig Revel Horwood at Venue Cymru
Annie, the world’s favourite family musical, is coming to Llandudno for just one week this July.
This stunning new production stars Craig Revel Horwood, the BBC’s fab-u-lous Strictly Come Dancing judge, as the tyrannical Miss...
Llanrug Summer fair one week of activities raises over £2k
The village of Llanrug bustled with activity with Summer fair week, and the activities culminated in a Summer fair last Saturday.
Over the week, a car treasure hunt, a bingo night at the primary school, and...
Public asked to search for Wales’s most endangered buildings
The Victorian Society is asking the public to nominate buildings for its Top Ten most endangered Victorian and Edwardian buildings in England and Wales.
Appearing in the Victorian Society’s Top Ten list draws attention to...
Narrow gauge railway steams into Paddington for the second time
Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways put the world’s oldest surviving narrow gauge steam locomotive, Princess, on show at London’s Paddington Station in 2013 to mark its 150th birthday.
The visit proved a great success, the...
The New Girlfriend review by Richard Chester
FRANCOIS Ozon is an often interesting director in the world of French cinema.
Put his name on a film poster and you can tell that the film is going to be different.
His latest work, an...
New trailer distributor creates 10 jobs
Europe's top trailer firm has appointed a new distributor in Stirlingshire in a move that's creating 10 jobs.
H & R Gray Ltd will start selling the market-leading products from North Wales-based Ifor Williams Trailers...
Tomorrowland review by Richard Chester
OCCASIONALLY, a blockbuster shows up that looks like it will provide the genuine entertainment factor so many of its kind fail to deliver.
However, Tomorrowland, in spite of reliability regarding its reliable director Brad Bird,...
UB40 legend Ali Campbell speaks about feud with brother
The music legend who formed one of the world’s top reggae bands has spoken about the bitter feud with his brother who's in a rival version of their original group.
Ali Campbell, the legendary voice...
