LOOK: Towyn and Kinmel Bay floods remembered on 25th anniversary
Up to 6,000 residents were forced from their homes when 2,800 houses were evacuated in the area in February 1990 Thousands of homes were evacuated and large numbers of people left homeless when...
View ArticleRuthin schools move is being 'rushed through' claims Plaid Cymru AM
Denbighshire council says it doesn't have to consult on moving Ysgol Pen Barras and Rhos Street School to a new site as neither school is closing Denbighshire council officers say the authority doesn't...
View ArticleRuthin Show Potentials newcomers steal the show
Overall champion and sale topper, at A 4,800, was a June-born three quarter-bred Limousin heifer from Guto Roberts, Rhydlanfair, Betws-y-Coed Remarks: 16th show and sale of Show Potential calves and...
View ArticleAintree Holsteins tops dairy herds competition
Trophy winners line up at Wrexham Golf Club alongside competition judge Mark Thornton and his wife Ann, who presented the awards Falling milk prices have provided a stark contrast to the rise in stock...
View ArticleA 350,000 for North Wales children's playgrounds
Children in North Wales are set to benefit from nearly A 350,000 worth of additional funding from Welsh Government to develop play areas, Minister for communities and tackling poverty Lesley Griffiths...
View ArticleAnimal Health on the agenda in Clwyd
Peredur Hughes, Chairman of the Wales Animal Health & Welfare Strategy Steering Group, will be the guest speaker at the next Clwyd NFU Cymru meeting, at Brookhouse Mill, Denbigh, on Thursday, 5...
View ArticlePhone boxes saved after BT consultation
The familiar public kiosks up and down Shropshire had been up for debate in recent weeks as the national communications firm sought to remove those which were being unused. However, only three in the...
View ArticleHouses for sale in Wales: Llangollen country house set among rolling...
Dinbren Hall in Llangollen was built in 1779 and sits among rolling hills with views to Castell Dinas Bran and the Eglwyseg limestone escarpment Dinbren Hall in Llangollen was built in 1779 and sits...
View ArticleGlyndwr University's OpTIC centre celebrates a decade of innovation
Staff at a pioneering centre for research, optoelectronics and technology employing more than 150 people in North Wales celebrate its 10th birthday today. Vale of Clwyd MP Chris Ruane was among those...
View ArticleMemorial for the North Wales artist who won the forerunner of the Turner Prize
The funeral will take place tomorrow of a North Wales woman who developed a love of painting at home looking after the children and went on to win the arts accolade that became the Turner Prize. The...
View ArticleLife-threatening pregnancy cases won't be dealt with at maternity crisis Glan...
Women who suffer potentially life-threatening miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies will not be able to get help at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd from April 6. Instead, they will be forced to travel to Ysbyty...
View ArticleCampaingers Call For Extra Measures To Make 'Dangerous' Road Safer
After six weeks of competition the winner of Wrexham's Best Burger has been revealed after a live cook-off: wrexham.com/news/winner-wra @T1GHE If it was by Rossett its likely the national speed limit -...
View Article'We'll do whatever it takes to save Ysgol Llanbedr'
A school governor has said he'll do "whatever it takes" to keep his school open - including taking it to a judicial review - after the council voted to restart the process that could lead to the...
View Article'I conquered childhood deafness to conduct orchestra'
Wrexham musician Robert Guy may now run the North East Wales Sinfonia but he was 70% deaf when he was young And when his piano teacher grandmother started teaching him the instrument at the age of...
View ArticleRhyl chip shop wins Best Chippy Chips in Wales
LES and Rita's Fish Bar in Rhyl has received the Best Chippy Chips award for the whole of Wales. Loyal customers, regulars and fans of Les and Rita's Fish Bar voted in their masses, battering...
View ArticleRape accused OAP baffled by DNA find
A pensioner accused of raping a stranger in Denbighshire has no idea how his DNA was found on the victim, a jury has been told. Supermarket worker Malcolm Donaldson, 73, has gone on trial charged with...
View ArticleShock new figures reveal Wrexham is teenage pregnancy capital of Wales
Shocking new figures released by the Office for National Statistics show an 11% annual increase in the number of pregnant women under the age of 18. Across the county there was a total of 93...
View ArticleHow Ysgol Rhewl feted by the Prime Minister is facing closure
A SCHOOL celebrated by the Prime Minister in Downing Street as one of the best in the county is facing being closed. Under council plans, Ysgol Rhewl will be closed in July 2017, with pupils being...
View ArticleSt David's Day service will mark official opening of new station at Corwen
A STEAM railway will mark the official opening of a new station with a special St David's Day service on Sunday. Llangollen Railway's Corwen Special will leave Llangollen at 1.30pm and is due to arrive...
View ArticleHarrington sisters take first ever steps together
BRAVE sisters Evie and Emilie Harrington are the best of friends but this Saturday will mark the first time they ever walk together side-by-side. Two years ago younger sister Evie, seven, travelled to...
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