Fabulous fortnight of film
THE programme for this year's Borderlines Film Festival, which opens tomorrow with a huge selection of films - 21 screenings of 19 movies in 12 venues - includes, as always, a clutch of Oscar, BAFTA...
View ArticleBeauty spots clampdown against illegal off-roaders
North Wales Police joined forces with Natural Resources Wales and Denbighshire Council to tackle the issue along with associated activity. Last year, a packed public meeting was held at the Canolfan...
View ArticleRhyl's unemployment benefit claims four times national average
Unemployment benefit claims in Rhyl are almost four times the national average of England and Wales, according to new Government data. Some 453 of the 5,350 working age people living in the town were...
View ArticleMynydd y Gwair and Clocaenog Forest wind farms win support in first auction...
Three wind farms in Wales have won financial support from the Government as part of the first auction for contracts for difference under the reform of the electricity market. The three are Clocaenog...
View ArticleGang of prolific burglars foiled by woolly hat caught on CCTV
A woolly hat helped police bring down a gang of prolific burglars , who have been jailed for a total of 34 years. The six-strong gang from Wythenshawe, Manchester, based themselves at holiday parks in...
View ArticleDenbighshire aircraft base to close down
The service confirmed plans to downsize to a 15-base national model will mean closing ten bases across the country in the next two years, including Rhuddlan which is planned to close on September 15....
View ArticleGary Douglass: Date set for inquest into Wrexham man who died after stabbing...
The inquest into a Wrexham man charged with attempted murder who apparently stabbed himself in the stomach and died after being taken to prison, is set be held in June. Gary Andrew Douglass , 21, died...
View ArticleTalia's bid to be a pole champion
IT'S AN unusual way to get fit but for one woman its made her a champion. The world of pole dancing might not summon up visions of the Olympics but pole fitness is fast becoming a popular sport in Wales.
View ArticleLoan shark prosecuted
Nondon Roy, 25, from Prestatyn was sentenced yesterday via video link to four months' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work and pay 1,000 in costs. Roy,...
View ArticlePrestatyn loan shark charged clients 700% interest
A takeaway shop owner who also operated as a loan shark dodged jail after charging his clients interest of more than 700%. Anyone who lent money from Nondon Roy, 25, would end up paying back around...
View ArticleTree remembers man who died on his 20th birthday
Friends and family gathered to plant the tree in Heol Kenyon, Johnstown, where as a youngster Matthew Jones played on the games area and football fields. Described as a "happy-go-lucky lad", Mr Jones...
View ArticleParents hoping to raise 80,000 for life-changing operation to help...
Devoted parents are facing a race against time to raise A 80,000 for their three-year-old daughter to help her walk unaided. Budding ballerina Ava Evans suffers from spastic diplegia cerebral palsy, a...
View ArticleFurther delay for new inquest into death of Private Cheryl James
A decision over when a new inquest can start into the death of a Welsh soldier is understood to have been delayed. A new inquest was ordered in July but at a pre-inquest review at the High Court on...
View ArticleThe murderers, fraudsters, burglars and other criminals put behind bars in...
The brothers were described as being part of an organised crime group within the traveller community and were jailed for a total of 12 years and six months in prison. Hughie Collins, 46, of no fixed...
View ArticleLOOK: How St David's Day was celebrated across North Wales in decades gone by
These nostalgic pictures show how St David's Day or Dydd Gwyl Dewi has been celebrated in North Wales over the decades. You can see pupils at Ysgol Dewi Sant, Rhyl celebrating the school's namesake, as...
View ArticleCameras will catch vehicles running red lights at busy Rhyl junction
Denbighshire County Council and the GoSafe Camera Partnership, which operates safety cameras across Wales, are using technology at the Bodfor Street and Wellington Road junction to photograph vehicles...
View ArticleCorwen's new railway station officially opened
A special train will run from Llangollen to mark the official opening of Corwen's new railway station and completion of a two-mile extension The occasion marks the completion by the Llangollen Railway...
View ArticleYoung Llangollen shearer beats Kiwis in their backyard
Ash Jones should have been working as a panel beater in Llangollen , but in a remarkable turn of events he's beating New Zealanders instead - at shearing, on their home patch. Two big wins have made...
View ArticleHappy birthday National Theatre Wales - and thanks for putting our...
Little over five years ago, I met the man who had just taken up the post of Artistic Director of the brand new National Theatre Wales . Over a hot drink in a Cardiff coffee shop, John McGrath...
View ArticlePrestatyn hospital developer wants 24 homes on site
Developers behind plans to demolish Prestatyn Community Hospital for a residential scheme have submitted an application for 24 homes at the site. Goronwy Owen, land procurement and development manager...
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