Five go to the Paralympics, newsletter and podcast [05-09-08]
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| 10:17 UK time, Friday, 5 September 2008
A copy of the weekly highlights sent by email to subscribers of bbc.co.uk/northeastwales
LATEST UPDATES: Our Paralympians - Factory floor memories - Celebrity chefs - Balloon festival photos - Rhyl Pier - Denbigh prison support - Rants and Raves - and much more...
Going for gold
Wheelchair rugby player Jason Roberts is one of five local athletes competing at the Beijing Paralympics which starts tomorrow.
Factory floor memories
There have been more fascinating memories submitted giving a revealing insight into people's working lives like the time Neal remembers when his mining community used to up sticks and move en masse to Rhyl.
Latest photos
Balloon Festival - Fab photos from this year's Llangollen Balloon Festival.
Holiday Snaps - Old holiday snaps of Rhyl include a colour photo of the long gone pier in the '50s.
Food festivals
Our guide to food and drink fairs and local markets include news that TV celebritiy chefs Rachel Allen and Gino D'Acampo are coming to Mold later this month.
Denbigh prison support
There's been a lot of strong views shared about the idea to turn the old Denbigh Hospital into a new prison for North Wales.
Rants and Raves
A494 / A550 road widening - Sue: "I do not think that Aston residents are 'clueless' and that Flint residents are 'silly' in not wanting these major road changes in their areas."
Wales's best footballers - Chris: "Billy Meredith is one of Wales's all-time greatest footballers and would be in the all-time best Welsh team as listed..."
Music scene - Geoff: "Following a few bands in the Wrexham area I was fortunate enough to find this site with all the local bands listed! There are so many talented guys in various bands in the area we should consider ourselves very lucky!"
Podcast - NE Wales Update
This week Good Morning Wales reports on a new scheme to regulate cocklepicking on the Dee Estuary; a local MP tells the Richard Evans programme he still believes Gordon Brown is the man for the top job and firefighters from around the globe descend on North Wales. Meanwhile, a Wrexham vicar gives her views on news that a gay bishop may be appointed in Bangor and Roy Noble talks hot air with some ballooning enthusiasts in Llangollen.
