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Divers to preserve early submarine

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SCUBA divers are part of a major conservation project to help preserve the UK’s earliest submarine which was wrecked off the North Wales coast 132 years ago. The three-man Victorian submersible Resurgam, designed by a Manchester clergyman, sank about five miles off Rhyl in February 1880. Cheshire and Flintshire members of the UK’s top diving [..]

Thursday August 30th, 2012

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Here come the girls!

Eagles Meadow, GOZO Men launch their Womens Beauty business. Kevin Critchley Eagles Meadow centre Manager enjoys a coctail  at the launch of GOZO'S Womens Beauty Business. pictured is Chloe Sudlow, Hazel Rogers, Laura Owen Beauty therapist, Katie Hughes, Tara Davies, Kevin Critchley and Sharon Hughes.

A woman who used her life savings to open a men’s barber shop in Wrexham is reaping the benefits – thanks to girl power. Sharon Hughes risked everything she had to open Gozo at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre in the teeth of the recession in 2010. But the salon has  really taken off  and [..]

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Wednesday August 29th, 2012

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Martyn puts his best foot forward

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KEEP fit enthusiast Martyn Tapscott, the new manager of Boots at the Quadrant shopping centre in Swansea, will be putting his hobby to good use when he and the staff stride out on a 15km walk for charity. Martyn, 42, has just taken over the reins at the Quadrant Boots store – a company he [..]

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Wednesday August 29th, 2012

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West End theatre dresser takes on her own starring role in art exhibition

Artist Lisa Carter from Llanefydd for Helfa Gelf art trail.

A former West End theatre dresser on the hit show Phantom of the Opera is taking on a starring role of her own at a new art exhibition. Mum-of-three Lisa Carter, from Llannefydd, between Denbigh and Abergele, gave up her glitzy life working with musical stars like Michael Ball, Shan Cothi and John Barrowman. She [..]

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Tuesday August 28th, 2012

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