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Assembly minister visits Coleg Llysfasi

CLWYD college Coleg Llysfasi’s got a visit from one of the Welsh Assembly’s top ministers last month at a special prize-giving ceremony to mark students’ successes. Read

Tobagan visitors at Coleg Llysfasi

Coleg Llysfasi's £500,000 digs vital to Eisteddfod

ENTERTAINERS at last week’s Llangollen Eisteddfod were the first guests to benefit from revamped accommodation at one Denbighshire college costing more than £500,000. Read

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Ruthin Castle lays on medieval food treat

ENJOY a meal medieval style in Ruthin throughout this summer as one of the town’s most traditional hotels begins a season of banquets this month. Read

Alan Cliff

Children's author Alan Cliff visits Ruthin

RUTHIN children will be able to meet a top author when he launches his latest book in the town later this month. Read

Join top artist for painting session at Ruthin gardens

PASSIONATE painters are in for a treat this weekend when one of Ruthin’s greatest gardens hosts an arts session courtesy of Welsh landscape wonder. Read

Sports shop closes down, Mountain Biking tours start up

A KEEN cyclist from Ruthin has chosen to close her sportswear shop in the town this week in favour of launching her very own biking business. Read

Ruthin cancer campainger takes fight to Cardiff

A CLWYD cancer campaigner has met up with one of the region’s Welsh Assembly members in Cardiff this week in a bid to increase awareness of the condition. Read

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Crowds flock to Ruthin festival

MUSIC and entertainment flooded the roads of Ruthin last week as an array of artists from around the world came to take part in the town’s annual festival. Read

Ruthin services will go ahead despite church restoration

PRESBYTERIANS in Ruthin are being assured that the show will go on at one of the town’s churches despite a major restoration set to begin this month. Read

Ysgol Clocaenog pupil Francine Whitehead with the school's prize-winning display

Ruthin's Ysgol Clocaenog wins Llangollen gardening prize

SUCCESS has blossomed for children from a Ruthin school after a planted wheelbarrow they entered into a Llangollen competition won the top honours earlier this month. Read

Doris Griffiths

Trefnant cakemaker celebrates 100th birthday

A LADY with a talent for cake-making celebrated her 100th birthday last week at her home in Trefnant last week by blowing out a few candles of her own. Read

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans back in Ruthin after split from Sienna Miller

RUTHIN has gone a little Notting Hill this week after Welsh film favourite Rhys Ifans decided to seek refuge in the town following his much-publicised breakup earlier this year. Read

Swimmers

Ysgol Cyffylliog pupils star in Vale of Clwyd swimming gala

A SCHOOL near Ruthin has made a splash this week after a group of its students showed they were among the best swimmers in the county. Read

Andy Gleave

Loggerheads jazz event in Caffi Florence

JAZZ lovers should journey to Loggerheads later this month when an acclaimed act from around North Wales take up their trumpets for an evening of jamming. Read

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Historic Ruthin and Denbigh buildings to open to the public

HISTORIC haunts of Ruthin and Denbigh rarely explored by the public will be opened at a series of special weekends later this year, the county council confirmed this week. Read

Roger Fisher

Church greats visit Ruthin for organ recital series

RUTHIN will ring with beautiful music tonight (Wednesday, July 2) as the 2008 Summer Organ Recital Series kicks off at St Peter’s Church. Read

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Ruthin litter pickers tidy up their town

LITTLE litter pickers from Ruthin helped tidy up their town as part of a bid to back a nationwide campaign to clear up Welsh rubbish this week . Read

Jim Mullen

Everything is set for next week's Ruthin Festival

REVELLERS in Ruthin are looking forward to seven days of fun and frolics as preparations for the area’s annual festival are finalised by organisers this week. Read

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Ruthin Castle's £3m luxury spa plan given the go-ahead

RUTHIN Castle is set to become a haven for relaxation after permission to build a luxury spa was finally granted by the county council last week. Read

Ruthin bookworms all set for reading competition in Denbigh

STUDENTS from a Ruthin school will be among the bookworms taking on teams of keen readers from across the region at a competition held in Denbigh tonight (June 25). Read

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