50,000 North Wales schoolchildren get front-row seats for Darth Vader and Princess Leia showdown
Darth Vader and Princess Leia battled it out in a Star Wars spectacular that’s entertaining 50,000 schoolchildren in Wrexham, Denbighshire and Conwy. The giant Vader clashed with Leia in a dazzling lightsabre duel as the Make Some Noise Band from the North Wales Music...
Back in business: £27m bakery rises from ashes seven years after devastating fire
A company’s new £27 million bakery is up and running seven years after fire destroyed its flagship site in Wrexham. The state-of-the-art bakery, described as the most modern in Europe, is once again producing bread at the Jones Village Bakery site where the...
“Trailblazer” nurse makes history as the first in Wales to prescribe care home meds
A care home nurse has won a major award after creating history by becoming the first in Wales to qualify to prescribe medication to residents. Ezelina Dacruz, 50, gained her qualification after studying at Bangor University while also carrying out her duties as...
North Wales bosses told “Don’t overlook neurodivergent talent”
Company bosses in North Wales are being urged to rethink how they recruit and recognise the untapped skills of neurodivergent workers. Dr Faye Favill, a leading educator of neurodivergent students in the region, will make the plea as she addresses businesses leaders...
Sir Bryn Terfel’s proud mum and dad get front-row seats for emotional homecoming
Sir Bryn Terfel’s proudest fans had the best seats in the house as his mum and dad watched him bring a concert audience to its feet in an emotional return to North Wales. The Welsh opera superstar received a rapturous standing ovation on the opening night of the North...
‘It gives us hope’: £400k raised for North Wales toddler needing £1.5m treatment in America
The £1.5m target for a North Wales toddler’s life-changing treatment now seems “achievable” after another £4,000 was raised at a charity football match. Dave and Siobhan Smith say they are now around £400,000 into their fundraising campaign to get 16-month old Rupert...
Welsh composer felt “weight of history” bringing pivotal arson protest to life in powerful new opera
An internationally acclaimed composer says he felt the weight of Welsh history on his shoulders in portraying a pivotal protest in a new opera that’s going on tour. Gareth Glyn’s latest work, Fflamau Penyberth (The Flames of Penyberth) commemorates the 90th...
Flutterly fabulous: nearly 500 butterflies transform cathedral for music festival
Hundreds of colourful butterflies created by care home residents in North Wales have transformed a cathedral into a spectacular celebration of music and nature. Nearly 500 artistic butterflies, made by arts-loving residents of Pendine Park’s homes in Wrexham and...
New £15m Wrexham care home will be “world class” and create 200 jobs
More than 200 new jobs are set to be created by a new £15 million care home planned for Wrexham as demand for dementia care continues to grow. The award-winning Pendine Park care organisation has unveiled plans for the 77-bed facility which will provide “world class”...
North Wales tourism chiefs team up with Swiss ski resort in new bid to beat winter slump
Tourism chiefs are teaming up with a Swiss ski resort in a bid to make North Wales a year-round destination for visitors. The international partnership will see a new award at this year’s Go North Wales Tourism Awards to recognise businesses that keep their door open...
