“Written off” at five for severe dyslexia – North Wales student set for university success after 200-mile move
A university student “written off” aged just five because of severe dyslexia has told how a 200-mile move to a North Wales school transformed her future. Erin Moore, 21, struggled to read, count and keep up with her classmates as a young child, with her family fearing...
Pink horsebox could raise £40,000 after trailer firm rallies behind mum with incurable cancer
A North Wales mum-of-three with incurable cancer says she is "absolutely overwhelmed" after a trailer firm launched a £40,000 fundraising campaign. Ifor Williams Trailers has donated a striking pink horsebox to Fighting to be Heard, a volunteer-run breast cancer...
Music festival goes ape with giant gorilla and 8ft tall bear
Festival goers in North Wales are set for a wild welcome – from a life-size, one-ton mountain gorilla and an 8ft tall grizzly bear. The striking sculptures will greet visitors at the North Wales International Music Festival after being loaned by care organisation...
RAF base arson by “God-fearing” Welsh nationalists retold in new opera 90 years on
A new opera marking the 90th anniversary of a controversial arson attack by three “God-fearing”* Welsh nationalists on an RAF base in North Wales is going on tour. On 8 September 1936 three prominent Plaid Cymru members, Saunders Lewis, Lewis Valentine and DJ...
All Creatures Great and Remembered: North Wales trailer firm helps TV vet and launch touching pet memorial scheme
A TV vet who worked with the real-life James Herriot has helped launch a touching new scheme to help owners remember their beloved pets. Peter Wright, who stars on the Channel 5 shows The Yorkshire Vet and Springtime on the Farm, joined forces with Ifor Williams...
Care homes in Wales are our “national treasures” – we can’t afford to lose them
Small community care homes in Wales are “national treasures” that the nation cannot afford to lose, a social care champion has warned. Mario Kreft MBE has used his place among the UK care sector’s most influential leaders to urge the new Welsh Government to protect...
AI and EV boom sparks 300% sales surge at North Wales manufacturer
Growing global demand for power-generation for electric cars and AI is driving a 300% surge in orders for an engineering company in North Wales. Continental Diamond Tool (CDT), based in Kinmel Bay, manufactures custom-made precision tools, including those used to make...
Honda Prelude drive by Steve Rogers
As comebacks go this one is special. Special enough for a stranger to chat with me for 10 minutes in a supermarket car park. He saw it, was bowled over by its looks but did not know what the car was until he saw the Prelude badge on the tailgate. That curious interest...
Poetic care home residents help launch major River Dee project
Poetic care home residents have helped launch a major new project exploring the story of one of Wales’s most iconic rivers. The Pendine Park care organisation in Wrexham welcomed award-winning poet and musician Natasha Borton for the first workshop of her new role as...
World-renowned vocal group return to North Wales after Proms performance
An internationally acclaimed vocal ensemble is returning to North Wales for a special concert just days after performing at the BBC Proms. The Gesualdo Six, one of Britain’s leading a cappella groups will perform music from their latest album, Wishing Tree, at the...
