http://www.Northwales.co.uk/news/ Latest News Headlines from Northwales.co.uk http://www.northwales.co.uk/assets/images/rss/liverpool.gif http://www.northwales.co.uk en Northwales.co.uk sport Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:55:01 UTC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.northwales.co.uk/features/family-days-out:-thomas-tank-in-llangollen/ What's the attraction?Meeting Thomas the Tank Engine, a proper coal powered steam train, and lots of other characters from the show. For the adults it's a nice day out, for the kids it's all their Chr... Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:55:01 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/festival-of-hope-mold/ FUNNYMAN Jason Manford hopes his performance at the Comedy in the Park night at the Gyl Gobaith - Festival Of Hope - is more entertaining than his own stag night in Wales.The star of C4's 8 Out of 10 ... Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:51:15 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/criccieth-festival-llanystumdwy/ DAFYDD Wigley says he is following in some heavy footprints when he delivers the David Lloyd George memorial lecture in Llanystumdwy.The address on Wednesday - part of Criccieth Festival on June 16-21... Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:47:15 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/graigaid-festival-ruthin-gaol/ Rollicking Welsh folk-rockers Y Moniars top the bill at a North Wales music event, celebrating its 10th birthday this month. While some festivals have bitten the dust in the credit crunch, GraigAid ch... Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:40:25 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/kill-for-a-seat-comedy-llangollen/ MULTI-AWARD winning international comedians prepare to take centre stage at the Royal International Pavilion, Llangollen. The Kill for a Seat Comedy Club welcomes New Zealand comedic legend Ben Hurley... Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:03:41 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/jimmy-carr-llandudno-venue-cymru/ IF you're in Llandudno this weekend you may well bump into TV comedian Jimmy Carr - and if you do, don't worry if you say hello that he'll be rude back. The host of C4's irreverent comedy quiz 8 Out o... Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:59:49 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/karl-jenkins-llangollen-international-eisteddfod/ MUSICIAN Karl Jenkins says he is looking forward to crossing cultures next month when he oversees an internationally themed day at one of the region's biggest musical events. He's behind the Adiemus p... Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:50:31 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/intimately-yours-llandudno-venue-cymru/ LIVING and performing in the shadow of a famous father can't be easy but it's something Matt Monro Jnr has achieved where so many others have failed. When you have a dad who gained international fame ... Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:00:05 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/-allo-allo-llandudno-venue-cymru/ ACTRESS Vicki Michelle is among familiar faces in a staged version of TV favourite 'Allo 'Allo. She plays café barmaid Yvette Carte-Blanche while hapless café owner René Artois is... Fri, 29 May 2009 11:52:12 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/louise-winter-llandudno-arts-and-music-festival/ INTERNATIONAl soprano Louise Winter was first encouraged to sing at the young age of nine by her primary school teacher, who helped her to take the first steps to a worldwide career on the opera scene... Fri, 29 May 2009 11:34:26 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/features/workhouse-festival-llanfyllin-powys/ http://workhousefestival.co.uk/www.therosevilleband.co.uk The Workhouse Festival takes place in Llanfyllin, Powys, from July 10 - 12. Tickets £69, junior £39. IT IS satisfying to find a fe... Fri, 29 May 2009 11:19:05 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/features/billy-bragg-galeri-caernarfon/ BILLY Bragg may have a wry side but he's equally at home addressing our serious times. His latest tour comes on the 25th anniversary of the 1984-85 miners' strike - and in an almost unprecedented rece... Fri, 22 May 2009 10:26:17 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/for-you-clwyd-theatr-cymru-mold/ FOR You, the first opera by novelist Ian McEwan and composer Michael Berkeley, lands at Mold's Clwyd Theatr Cymru next month.It tells the story of a composer and womaniser, who meets his match in his ... Fri, 22 May 2009 10:21:11 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/wuthering-heights-venue-cymru-llandudno/ VENUE Cymru welcomes the return of the Northern Ballet Theatre next month, with one of literature's greatest love stories - Wuthering Heights.The NBT was founded in 1969 in Manchester and was the firs... Fri, 22 May 2009 10:14:42 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/that-ll-be-the-day-venue-cymru-llandudno/ MUSIC man Trevor Payne has been hard at work reinventing one of the longest-running chronicles of pop culture, which returns to the region next week. That'll Be The Day, a comic look at the characters... Fri, 22 May 2009 10:09:33 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/restaurants/taste-test:-the-castle-hotel-ruthin/ IN the current financial climate, when we all seem to be tightening our belts, one of life's main guilty pleasures - eating out - is something most families might have to think twice about before book... Mon, 18 May 2009 10:36:56 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/lazy-town-live-rhyl-pavillion/ KIDS young and old are looking forward to fighting the flab when a slightly above-average hero hops and jumps into the region next month.LazyTown Live: The Pirate Adventure sails into Rhyl's Pavilion ... Fri, 15 May 2009 10:56:24 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/pretty-witty-nell-theatr-colwyn/ THEATREGOERS are being invited to journey through history when the story of one of the Britain's earliest celebrities comes to the region next month.Pretty Witty Nell, a one-character retelling of the... Fri, 15 May 2009 10:52:44 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/proms-in-the-park-rhyl/ ONE OF the region's most recognisable musical maestros says she is looking forward to performing at a picnic festival later this summer alongside some of her classical contemporaries.Singer, instrumen... Fri, 15 May 2009 10:49:51 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/restaurants/taste-test:-cross-foxes-trawsfynydd/ AT LAST, it's Thursday evening and my working week is over. Needless to say, the last thing I want to do is cook an evening meal. Nevertheless my growing family need to be fed, and lacking an in-house... Mon, 11 May 2009 11:01:19 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/features/pwllheli-power-boat-race/ A ROOKIE driver admitted he was "quite scared" before taking on some of the world's fastest competitors in a spectacular powerboat race off Pwllheli.Andy Musgrave, 22, from Pwllheli, and his... Fri, 08 May 2009 11:41:36 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/natasha-marsh-at-llangollen-eisteddfod/ SULTRY solo singer Natasha Marsh says she is looking forward to following in the footsteps of some big names when she returns to North Wales this July.The 33-year-old soprano will be teaming up with b... Fri, 08 May 2009 09:37:24 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/eddi-reader-rhyl-pavilion/ SCOTTISH singer Eddi Reader brings her blend of folk and rock to Rhyl's Pavilion theatre next week.Once a busker, she's best known for her time with Gang of Four, touring with Annie Lennox, and Fairgr... Fri, 08 May 2009 09:32:45 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/sally-morgan-llandudno-venue-cymru/ Unknown two years ago, the rise of Sally Morgan has been meteoric as she sets out to conquer not just this world but the spiritual world. The psychic took time out from filming for the Biography chann... Fri, 08 May 2009 09:27:21 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/restaurants/taste-test:-mojo-s-creperie-rhosneigr/ High Street7 Marine Terrace, Rhosneigr, LL64 5UQ01407 810 598 www.fks.me.uk I'VE always thought going to Rhosneigr feels a bit like going on holiday, albeit somewhere rather windy. There are... Mon, 04 May 2009 13:21:30 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/all-the-fun-of-the-fair-venue-cymru-llandudno/ HEART-THROB David Essex looks more distinguished than ever these days. He plays Levi Lee - the boss of a travelling funfair - in a musical, called All The Fun of The Fair which features his own songs ... Fri, 01 May 2009 10:14:01 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/mary-stuart-clwyd-theatre-cymru-/ IT’s not often you get to act in a play directed by your dad, but that’s what’s happening to actress Marina Hands, who takes the title role in Mold’s Clwyd Theatr Cymru play Ma... Fri, 01 May 2009 10:09:15 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/masters-of-the-musicals-rhyl-pavilion-theatre/ It’s not often you get to marry a nun – especially a singing one – and then get to stage musicals with her. But it’s just one chapter in the varied career of Ed O’Driscol... Fri, 01 May 2009 10:03:39 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/andy-abraham-rhyl-pavillion/ ANDY Abraham's already got several firsts under his belt - an X Factor finalist pulling in nine million viewers, the UK's Eurovision entrant and a chart-history making album, The Impossible Dream, whi... Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:33:03 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/history-of-falling-things-mold-clwyd-theatr-cymru/ AWARD winning playwright James Graham's new work, called A History of Falling Things, is a 21st century love story about what it is to be young, confused and afraid. Robin and Jacqui find each other o... Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:30:05 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/rob-brydon-liverpool-philharmonic-hall/ ROB Brydon has so many identities that it's hard to tell which one is really him. Is it the quick-witted panellist on Stephen Fry's quiz show, QI, the naive but well meaning Uncle Bryn, from Gavin and... Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:49:49 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/generation-gap-stiwt-theatre-wrexham/ TWO actors are all it takes to bring to life the tale of the Generation Gap at the Stiwt Theatre in Rhos, near Wrexham.Ben Miles and Lydia Toumazou of the Full House Theatre Co use a near life-size ha... Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:43:28 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/dave-spikey-rhyl-pavilion/ DAVE Spikey's last UK tour wasn't exactly broken, so fans are going to be delighted to hear he hasn't bothered to fix it. The Chorley-based star of Phoenix Nights and 8 Out Of 10 Cats said he enjoyed ... Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:31:14 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/jolson-and-co-the-musical-venue-cymru-llandudno/ WHEN he was asked to play the world's first superstar who became famous for "blacking up" Allan Johnson was prepared for controversy.As Al Jolson he's been wowing audiences up and down the c... Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:23:38 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/north-wales-caravan-exhibition/ The Clwyd Branch of the BH&HPA in association with Roy Kellett Caravan Distributors have announced the 2009 North Wales Caravan Exhibition. The event will be held at Roy Kellett Caravans Display G... Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:47:11 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/features/graham-tinsley-at-llangollen-gardening-show/ One of the star chefs from ITV's hit series Taste The Nation is planning a new mission in North Wales.Royal favourite Graham Tinsley will be recreating dishes from the TV show as a way of tickling the... Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:34:05 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/gertrude-s-secret-mold-clwyd-theatr-cymru-/ WHEN it comes to secrecy, there is none better at keeping mum than the actress Prunella Scales, who became a sitcom icon thanks to playing the hideous Sybil in Fawlty Towers.The 76-year-old leads eigh... Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:47:26 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/cinderella-on-ice-venue-cymru-llandudno/ VENUE Cymru will be frozen in time next month when the world-famous Imperial Ice Stars thrill North Wales audiences with Cinderella on Ice.So far more than two million people have watched the show.Cin... Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:40:34 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/bbc-orchestra-aberystwyth-bangor-wrexham/ A PRINCIPAL guest conductor, Jac van Steen from Holland, leads the BBC National Orchestra of Wales between Friday, March 27 and Sunday, March 29 on his first visit to the region.The musicians play gre... Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:33:40 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/you-don-t-bring-me-flowers-rhyl-pavilion/ THE much-loved music of Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond has been skilfully woven together to form the dynamic multimedia concert production You Don't Bring Me Flowers.Producer David Fellerman is ent... Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:16:28 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/only-men-aloud-llandudno-venue-cymru/ LIFE has been hectic for the members of Cardiff-based all-male choir Only Men Aloud ever since they won the BBC singing contest Last Choir Standing last year. One member Andy Mulligan, who was brought... Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:08:30 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/the-vagina-monologues-rhyl-pavilion/ ONE of the surprising things about talking to Wendi Peters by phone is hearing her posh accent. The Lancashire lass is, of course, known for her role over four years as Coronation Street's battleaxe C... Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:16:37 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/hot-flush-venue-cymru-llandudno/ LESLEY Joseph and Sam Kane star in girls' night out musical Hot Flush at Llandudno next week.It peers into the friendships, secrets, tears, laughs and ups and downs of four ordinary women - and one ma... Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:08:02 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/circus-of-horrors-venue-cymru-llandudno/ An anarchic production blending freakish displays and surreal characters will mark its return to the region when it rocks up at Venue Cymru next week.Circus of Horrors, which began as a side show at t... Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:59:20 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/blake-and-natasha-marsh-venue-cymru-llandudno/ Classical singers who formed on Facebook are looking forward to following their hero’s footsteps at this year’s International Eisteddfod. Blake, who are set to light up Llandudno next week... Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:27:20 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/features/family-days-out:-chester-zoo/ Chester Zoo has award-winning gardens, shops and cafés. You can even get married at Oakfield House on the site.What's on offer?A huge variety of animals, plenty of exhibitions, play areas,... Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:05:43 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/features/faryl-smith-at-llangollen-international-eisteddfod/ MANY teenagers spend their time dreaming of making the big time, alongside internationally-famous stars of the stage and screen.That dream is coming true for Faryl Smith, who this summer will open Lla... Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:56:19 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/the-elixir-of-love-venue-cymru-llandudno/ CAMILLA Roberts will have her own family fan club in the audience at Venue Cymru when she takes centre stage as Adina in the Welsh National Opera's The Elixir of Love next week.This is the biggest rol... Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:46:16 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/mud-morganfield-in-wrexham/ THE son of the greatest blues man ever, Muddy Waters, makes his first appearance in Wales on Friday, March 20. The historic concert by Mud Morganfield is hosted by the longest standing dedicated blues... Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:41:39 UTC http://www.northwales.co.uk/latest-news/dean-maynard-at-llangollen-lights-festival/ GET set for a stunning summer, as North Wales will face some of its hottest weather on record later this year. That's the prediction of psychic and ghosthunter Dean Maynard, nicknamed "Midas&quot... Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:34:50 UTC