North Wales Links
The Himalayan Balsam may not be familiar to many, but if it’s not controlled, it will “carpet the riverbanks, stopping our native plants from growing, leaving little food and shelter for our native insects and animals”, says Ceri Morris, a volunteer concerned about the environment in the Machno Valley, North Wales. Volunteers locally have been [...]
No harness racing events have been applied for at the Tir Prince Raceway in Towyn for the whole of next year due to financial concerns. Tir Prince say that a reduction in broadcasts by S4C made from the racetrack is to blame along with falling attendances. The owners of Tir Prince Raceway in Towyn, near [...]
TV Presenter Tony Robinson has traveled the primal landscapes of Wales in an attempt to unearth and document the mysteries behind rock formations in “The Birth of Britain” and one of the series features Snowdonia. According to the Daily Post today Tony Robinson says “What is important to me is showing the glory of the [...]
Enquiries are being made by Government into the condition of the former wartime weapons factory based in Rhydymwyn near Mold. For years rumours about the guarded location were rife and little information available but historians believe that, at the peak of wartime operations, workers were making 40,000 mustard gas shells a week during World War [...]
NORTH WALES FAMILIES SHARE THEIR VIEWS ON ALCOHOL AT WREXHAM EVENT 40% of Welsh 15-year-olds drink alcohol on a weekly basis More than 250,000 young people aged 11-16 in Wales reported being drunk at least twice During the summer holidays when the opportunities and temptations for young people to drink alcohol increase, families visiting the [...]
Charity Event and Fun Day Date: 21/08/2010 – 21/08/2010 Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Location: Parc Farm Caravan Park, Llanamon Yn Ial, Denbighshire ParcFarm’s annual charity fun day will be held on 21st August 2010. Attractions include, Pen-y-Bryn Falconry and displays form the axe men! As usual we will have our car boot at [...]
Now their excitment is growing as they are seeing red squirrels more an more. A good sign that they are breeding and enjoying life on Monas Isle.
For those who have yet to visit and those who already have, take a look at the North Wales coast from a rarely seen perspective for most of us; from up in the air. The following video was made by the Daily Post. There are some stunning views over Snowdon, Anglesey, Caernarfon, Conwy, Llandudno, Rhyl, Prestayn [...]
If Wales is the land of song, then surely Flintshire is leading the way in traditional Folk Music. The 2nd Festival of Hidden Folk will be held at Mold Rugby Club from August 20 to August 22. Young people are being invited to perform and there’s £100 prize and the title Best Young Musician up [...]
There’s a good reason to celebrate at the 17th century “We Three Loggerheads” coaching inn near Mold in North Wales as the pub has just been awarded “The best freehouse in Wales” and “Best pub food in Wales” by the local Morning Advertiser newspaper. Their website http://www.we-three-loggerheads.co.uk/ says that landlords Lynda and Paul now have [...]