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More good news from Llangollen teen in Chinese hospital

                        * Dyfan gives the good news from his hospital bed.

There's more good news from the young Llangollen man recovering from a serious road accident in China.

Nineteen-year-old Dyfan Hughes was hit by a truck as he along with his two friends of the same age, Louis Dennis from Garth and James Thomas from Wrexham - together known as the Westheads - were on one of the final stages of their 10,000-mile cycling trip to Thailand in memory of Tony Edge, the father of their friend Harrison, who died following a heart attack in 2024, and along the way raising over £50,000 for the British Heart Foundation.  

Dyfan was rushed to hospital in the city of Chengdu with injuries to both legs, spine, neck and scalp and just over two weeks ago had major corrective surgery lasting for many hours.

Louis and James have already flown home to Wales after staying by is bedside along with his worried parents for an anxious couple of weeks. Dyfan will follow when he is strong enough for the flight home to continue his rehabilitation.

Earlier this week Dyfan reported that his condition was much improved and in his latest update from hospital Dyfan reports more positive news from his latest scan.

On his way to the MRI he says in his social media post: "I'm outside now because I'm on my way to hopefully the last investigation I have here in China.

"If all goes well in this MRI comes back negative the insurers will press the gold button and hopefully book flights and I'll be home within a week.

"It's lovely to get outside in between going from the ward and into the stands. It's the only time I've been outside in the last seven weeks and what's crazy is when I went in to the hospital it was like 40 degrees."

Later he adds: "And I've just have the spinal surgeon come to my bed and he's delivered the best news, the MRIs has come back all clear and my spine is nearly fully healed which is just amazing to hear. I don't need an operation and I don't need another scam.

"I should just be able to get a flight home now as soon as possible."

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Latest local roadwork update from the county council

Latest local roadwork update from Denbighshire County Council is:

OUTSIDE 36 TO 51 CHURCH STREET, 23/09/2026 - 25/09/2026, Gwaith BT/ BT Works SUNBELT RENTALS (DCC), Ffordd ar Gau/Road Closure

A542 (carriageway) SPRINGFIELD, FRON BACHE, LLANGOLLEN, Denbighshire, 28/09/2026 - 30/09/2026, Gwaith Carthffosiaeth/ Sewer Works SAPPHIRE UTILITY SOLUTION

Geraint, Llangollen, Heol y Farchnad / Market Street, 10/10/2026 - 11/10/2026, Gwyl Fwyd Llangollen / Llangollen Food Festival CHAPTER 8 SOLUTIONS LTD, Ffordd ar Gau/Road Closure

SIDE OF 9 TO ADJACENT 4 ABBEY ROAD, 23/09/2026 -25/09/2026, Gwaith BT/ BT Works SUNBELT RENTALS (DCC), Goleuadau Traffig Dros Dro/ Temp Traffic Lights

From Castle Street to East Street, 28/11/2026, Ffair Nadolig / Christmas Fair CHAPTER 8 SOLUTIONS, Ffordd ar Gau/Road Closure

AT JUNCTION WITH QUEEN STREET/BROOK STREET, 26/09/2026 - 17/10/2026, Adfer Adeilad / Building Renovation CORE HIGHWAYS (WREXHAM)

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Alfie Boe and guests to headline at Llangollen Live 2027

* Alfie Boe. Credit: XRayBurmiston

Internationally acclaimed stage star Alfie Boe is to headline a dazzling night in North Wales – accompanied by Gravity stars Louise Dearman, Kerry Ellis and Rachel Tucker as his very special guests.

The West End and Broadway stars will play Live at Llangollen Pavilion on Saturday June 26.

Tickets for the fully standing show go on general sale at 10am Friday via llangollen.net and ticketmaster.co.uk

One of Britain’s best-loved and most celebrated tenors, Alfie Boe’s commanding voice and versatility has earned him huge praise and success across opera, musical theatre, and popular music.

A graduate of the Royal College of Music who went on to train at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, Alfie achieved global recognition performing leading roles with major opera companies before cementing his reputation as the definitive Jean Valjean in Les Misérables. He has starred in the production both in the West End and on Broadway, and in the recent 40th anniversary world tour, performing at Radio City Music Hall in New York, and in the Australia and China casts.

Alongside Les Mis, Alfie has enjoyed an extraordinary career spanning stage, recording and television, releasing more than a dozen studio albums and appearing at some of the most prestigious venues and events worldwide; from Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee to the Royal Albert Hall.

The trip to Llangollen will be a welcome return for Alfie who has performed in the Pavillion on numerous occasions previously, and joining him as very special guests will be Wicked stars.

* Gravity.

Kerry Ellis, making her third trip to the Pavilion, Louise Dearman and Rachel Tucker with their incredible Gravity show.

With Ellis playing the first British Elphaba in Wicked, Dearman being the first and only performer to play both Elphaba and Glinda in Wicked and Tucker playing Elphaba on both Broadway and the West End, the trio have earned their titles as musical theatre’s leading women.

Gravity celebrates their collective back catalogue and features a range of stage favourites including We Will Rock You, Cats, Oliver!, My Fair Lady, Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, Guys and Dolls, Evita, Joseph, The Great Gatsby, Sunset Boulevard, Chicago and more.

Artistic Director of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod Dave Danford said: “Alfie Boe has become a firm favourite at Llangollen, and every time he performs in the Pavilion it creates a genuinely special atmosphere. He has such an extraordinary voice and a wonderful connection with audiences here, so I’m delighted that we’ll be welcoming him back once again next summer.

“It will also be wonderful to welcome Kerry Ellis back to Llangollen as part of Gravity, following her performance here in 2024. It promises to be a fantastic evening and another brilliant addition to our Live at Llangollen programme.”

* For more information go to llangollen.net and ticketmaster.co.uk

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Gripping pictures tell of teenager's fightback from Chinese horror smash

Llangollen teenager Dyfan Hughes has used a series of pictures on a Facebook post to tell the story of his 45 days of recovery from an horrific crash with a lorry on a Chinese road which left him with a catalogue of serious injuries.

Along with his two friends of the same age Louis Dennis from Garth and James Thomas from Wrexham - together known as the Westheads - Dyfan was on one of the final stages of their 10,000-mile cycling trip to Thailand in memory of Tony Edge, the father of their friend Harrison, who died following a heart attack in 2024, and along the way raising over £50,000 for the British Heart Foundation.  

Dyfan was rushed to hospital in the city of Chengdu with injuries to both legs, neck and scalp and just over two weeks ago had major corrective surgery lasting for many hours.

Louis and James have already flown home to Wales after staying by is bedside along with his worried parents for an anxious couple of weeks. Dyfan will follow when he is strong enough for the flight home to continue his rehabilitation.

And, according to his latest social media update, he says that is likely to be next weekend.

His post takes the form of a montage of pictures, beginning with one showing the broken and twisted remains of his bike lying in the roadway where he was hit by the lorry. It bears the caption: "This is the state of the bike after!"

Next comes a shot of the HGV involved, captioned: "This is the truck that dealt the damage!"

Then comes a shot of him lying in his hospital bed battered and bruised soon after he was brought in by ambulance but still with his thumbs up. "This photo is only 36 hours after the accident in Teshan Hospital, which now I don't remember at all," he says on it.

Next is a picture of him looking more cheerful: "This is a week or two after in Chengdu, which is still where I am now."

Further pictures show him with Louis and James and his dedicated nurse - all wearing Wrexham shirts - and with his personal medic, Dr Liu, "the legend who has been amazing," a couple of days after his big operation. Dyfan adds: "He speaks perfect English also". 

The last picture in the series shows him lying in bed and is captioned: "And now my treatment has all been completed we are just waiting to get back to Wales safely so I can start my rehabilitation process ... We are hoping to be home by next weekend."

* Llanblogger is recording the Westheads' journey and Dyfan's crash. To follow them on their social media, go to: https://linktr.ee/westheads