An Explorer Scout from North Wales, has achieved the coveted Dragon Gold Award – the highest level of the Dragon Award – after completing over a year of camping, adventurous challenges, and environmental action. The Dragon Award was developed to […]
The renowned bluestone boulders of Stonehenge were transported from Pembrokeshire to Salisbury Plain by humans and not glaciers as previously claimed, according to new scientific research. A team of experts led by Aberystwyth University – in collaboration with scientists from […]
A Welsh teacher from Abermorddu, near Wrexham, is to be honoured at the National Eisteddfod next month for her extraordinary work preserving and promoting the Welsh language in Patagonia, Argentina. Clare Vaughan will be inducted into the Gorsedd of Bards […]
The Welsh Highland Railway is set to bring a dash of magic and adventure to family holidays in North Wales this summer, with the launch of The Whistling Dragon. The new service, which departs from Caernarfon Station and travels through […]
One of Ffestiniog Railway’s most historic locomotives, will be in steam at The Greatest Gathering, hosted by Alstom in Derby from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd August. The event will feature Prince hauling passenger trains on a demonstration line using […]
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTBH) has partnered with local horticultural charity Flora Cultura to offer gardening, outdoor activities and skills development to benefit those with mental health conditions and also those with learning disabilities or neurological conditions. Flora Cultura is […]
The Old Railway Line Garden Centre has been named Best Garden Centre in the Midlands, Wales and The West at this year’s prestigious regional Garden Centre Association (GCA) awards, held at Pugh’s Garden Village Wenvoe. The independent, family-run business – […]
“A night we won’t forget”: how one parent’s passion for helping young people was reignited by Scouts – and why we need more volunteers like her When Charlie Burke moved last year, she was keen to help her son settle […]
North Wales Housing has raised a fantastic £6445 for the incredible work of Wales Air Ambulance, which will cover at least two ambulance missions. Wales Air Ambulance was NWH’s charity partner for 2024/25 and the money was raised through a […]
Quick-thinking first aiders from St John Ambulance Cymru saved the life of a runner who collapsed near the finish line of the Porthcawl 10K. Chris Edwards, 39, had gone into sudden cardiac arrest just metres from the end of the […]
Robbie Alman-Wilson, a beef and sheep farmer from Llanbister, Powys has today (Thursday 24th July) been announced as the 27th winner of the NFU Cymru / NFU Mutual Wales Woman Farmer of the Year Award. Now in its 27th year, this award seeks […]
Age Cymru Dyfed and Age Cymru launch groundbreaking training to support older Armed Forces veterans On Wednesday 16 July, Age Cymru Dyfed and Age Cymru officially launched a pioneering new e-learning training course designed to improve support for older Armed […]
