A pioneering print maker from Anglesey is spearheading a major revival of the art form. Artist Eirian Llwyd will be setting up printmaking workshops and opening the doors to her private studio at Llangefni during the 10th Anglesey Arts Weeks. Eirian, wife of Ynys Mȏn AM and former deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones, is [..]
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Business Minister Edwina Hart has voiced her support for a campaign to build a super prison in North Wales. According to Wrexham Business Professionals, it would bring massive and much-needed social and economic benefits for the region, including a 1,000 new jobs. The Ministry of Justice say there is a need for a large prison [..]
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The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod has staged a dramatic reversal of fortune – by making a profit for the first time in five years and providing a £1.5 million boost to the local economy. While other festivals have struggled, the world-renowned event in the picturesque North Wales town defied the recession and bad weather to [..]
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Supermarket giants ASDA are looking for more local food producers across North Wales. That was the message from the world’s biggest retailer to an audience of food producers from Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham at the North East Wales Food Conference in Llangollen. ASDA, a subsidiary of America’s Walmart Group, already stock a range of products [..]
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