Dafydd Elis Thomas – Top politician backs city status for Wrexham
WREXHAM’S future is to become a city at the centre of a “powerhouse” North Wales, according to one of the country’s leading politicians.
Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, who has served for over 40 years as a...
North Wales is renowned around the globe as a destination for extreme sports and...
North Wales – and in particular award-winning Conwy County – is renowned around the globe as a destination for extreme sports and adventure.
Indeed, in 2017 the adrenalin-fuelled region was named among the top places...
Pandemic poetry unlocked by top orchestra
A performance poet whose love letter to Wrexham went viral has teamed up for an unlikely collaboration with a top orchestra for a new work about the pandemic.
Evrah Rose, who was inspired by rappers...
Wrexham shopping centre hailed as a £1.5bn “powerhouse” on 10th anniversary
A shopping centre has given North Wales a massive economic boost after clocking up £1.5 billion in spending since it opened 10 years ago, according to the local AM.
More than 500 people now work...
The human sat-nav who meets and greets thousands at Wrexham Maelor hospital
A former lab technician from Wrexham who has given up his retirement to volunteer at a hospital is urging others to follow his lead.
Edward Parr has greeted thousands of people during his work as...
Swim Gwynedd swimmers cause a splash in Swansea
A total of 26 swimmers representing the county’s Swim Gwynedd squad recently took part in the Swim Wales long course championships held in Swansea, the hardest event to qualify for in Wales.
All swimmers did...
BBC Radio 5 live visit Holyhead school to launch ‘Young Commentator of the Year’
BBC Radio 5 live go back to school on April 27 as they kick off their Young Commentator of the Year competition.
The news and sport station visit Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi in Holyhead to inspire...
Bread of heaven from big-hearted bakers
A children’s hospice has thanked big-hearted bakers who made a special consignment of bread to help them keep going.
The Village Bakery delivered a special batch of honey and spelt bread to Hope House in...
Welsh chefs in cook-off for National Chef of the Year title 2018
National Chef of Wales contest winner Thomas Westerland and runner-up Matthew Ramsdale are among 40 chefs who will be involved in a cook-off for a place in the National Chef of the Year (NCOTY)...
Care home owner fears second Covid-19 surge because test results are too slow
A worried care home owner fears a failure to ensure that coronavirus test results are available quickly enough will lead to a deadly second surge of the disease.
According to Glyn Williams, the owner of...
