Daily Post (North Wales)
Hiker died in 100ft fall ‘I CAN LOOK YOU IN THE EYES WITH NO FEAR...’
NORTH WALES’ BEST READ NEWSPAPER £2.40
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Wrexham on UK City of Culture shortlist BID FOR PRESTIGIOUS TITLE IN 2029 WILL GO UP AGAINST SHEFFIELD, BLACKPOOL AND MILTON KEYNES IN LAST 4
WREXHAM is one of four places to be shortlisted to be the UK City of Culture 2029. The other three locations in contention are Blackpool, Milton Keynes and Sheffield. Whoever wins the prestigious title will unlock significant benefits for their local...
Read Full Story (Page 3)
The care home paying staff to learn Welsh on their days off
A CARE home is paying staff to learn Welsh on their days off – so residents can receive care in their mother tongue. Carers at Cartref Bryn yr Eglwys, in Pentrefoelas, are heading back to the classroom for the weekly lessons so they can communicate...
Read Full Story (Page 3)
Region braced for first named storm threat
NORTH Wales is bracing for severe weather with heavy rain and gale force winds as the threat of the first named storm of the season looms. The Met Office says downpours and strong winds will sweep in on Thursday night, reaching up to 61mph at Holyhead...
Read Full Story (Page 2)
Council set to submit Gypsy and Traveller site scheme
DENBIGHSHIRE County Council is pressing ahead with plans to establish a permanent Gypsy and Traveller site in Prestatyn to fulfil a long-standing legal obligation. Under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, the local authority is legally required to assess...
Read Full Story (Page 2)
JAILED FOR BREAKING HIS MUM’S RIBS
A MAN broke his 82-year-old mother’s ribs after repeatedly punching her. Mark Roberts attacked Lynnette Roberts after claiming she “wound him up”. The pensioner tried to fight him off with a walking stick but he grabbed it and took it off her. He...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
REFORM MP IN ‘SECOND HOME’ ROW
A REFORM MP has responded to a claim she bought a “second home” on Anglesey just days after raising the issue of the impact of holiday homes in Parliament. Sarah Pochin, Reform MP for Runcorn and Helsby in Cheshire, submitted a written question to the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
THIRD MENAI CROSSING BACK ON
WELSH Government has confirmed it will “immediately” restart development work for a third Menai crossing. The Labour-led Welsh Government had previously backed a new crossing. Previous first minster Carwyn Jones even named a preferred route in 2018 -...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
ARREST IN MURDER PROBE
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found in a van on fire. Emergency services were called to Gas Works Lane in Prestatyn at around 11.30am on Sunday. An image was shared on social media of the vehicle ablaze on Gas Works...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
‘WE NEED TO BE IN THE EU ’
A LEADING Plaid Cymru politician has argued that the UK must rejoin the European Union because Wales “cannot afford” the economic hardship leaving the EU has caused. Liz Saville Roberts used her speech at the party’s first conference since its...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
‘You can’t ignore residents’ fears over HMOs for asylum seekers’
Conwy County Council confirmed last week that it had been consulted by the Home Office over the proposed accommodation. The council said it had assessed the suitability of the proposed accommodation and advised the Home Office that it did not support...
Read Full Story (Page 2)
‘Terminally ill should get reduction on council tax’
CONWY councillors have backed part of a motion calling for greater support for residents living with a terminal diagnosis. The motion was brought by Conservative Old Colwyn councillor Cheryl Carlisle at a full Conwy County Council meeting at the...
Read Full Story (Page 2)
‘Tourism tax could help us bring back our sandy beach’
CONWY County Council has voted to defer a decision on introducing a visitor levy until further evidence and operational experience are available. At a full council meeting on Thursday at the authority’s Coed Pella HQ, councillors supported a...
Read Full Story (Page 2)
Black bins size to be cut to boost recycling
COUNCILLORS on Anglesey have backed plans to cut the size of islander’s black bins rather than move to collections every four weeks. The local authority is under pressure to increase recycling rates to over 70% - with the council currently recycling...
Read Full Story (Page 2)
Island agrees to hold off on ‘tourist tax’
NEWS that Anglesey will hold off a decision over the introduction of a £1.30 a night Visitor Levy for now has been welcomed. The recommendation from officers not to adopt the Visitor Levy at this stage was supported by the county council’s executive...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Bidders find beauty in the Ugly House
A PROPERTY in Eryri proudly revels in being one of the country’s ugliest. Ty Hyll (The Ugly House) is famous for its distinctive stone facade that looks like a weird and wonderful woodland fairytale house. The property near Betws-y-Coed is one of the...
Read Full Story (Page 3)
Plaid Cymru to formally request independence referendum power
THE Plaid Cymru-led Welsh Government is set to formally request the UK Government devolve to Wales the authority to hold an independence referendum. The minority administration has unveiled its legislative agenda, which includes a series of devolution...
Read Full Story (Page 2)
Air Ambulance called to track as motorbike racers injured
A STATEMENT has been released after two air ambulances were called to a race event on Anglesey. North Wales Live reported over the weekend that two Wales Air Ambulance helicopters landed near Anglesey Circuit/Trac Môn on Sunday morning. One then flew...
Read Full Story (Page 2)
‘His defining legacy to motorsport is Anglesey Circuit’ Tribute to racing driver after death aged 78
TRIBUTES have been paid to a racing driver who was instrumental in creating Anglesey Circuit. Richard Peacock enjoyed a distinguished motor racing career spanning more than three decades. He was also the driving force behind the creation and...
Read Full Story (Page 2)
PC filmed punching man he was arresting acquitted of gross misconduct as force deputy chief speaks of ‘challenges officers face keeping public safe
A POLICE officer was acquitted of all allegations he used excessive force after punching a man nine times during an arrest. PC Richard Williams held Steven Clark in a headlock on the floor outside an address in Porthmadog, as he and fellow officer PC...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
LEGAL BATTLE OVER HYDRO PLAN
A CAMPAIGN group has applied for a Judicial Review of Eryri National Park Authority’s controversial decision to approve a hydroelectric scheme. In June, the authority’s planning and access committee narrowly approved the scheme on the Afon Cynfal,...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
ILLEGAL MIGRANT GANG USED N.WALES NAIL BAR
A WREXHAM nail bar was used as part of a network, involving an illegal migrant smuggling and money laundering crime gang. Five members of the organised crime group, responsible for facilitating illegal entry to the UK of Vietnamese migrants and...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
YOU’VE GIVEN US HOPE
THE £1.5m target for a North Wales toddler’s life-changing treatment now seems “achievable” after another £4,000 was raised at a charity football match. Dave and Siobhan Smith say they are now around £400,000 into their fundraising campaign to get...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
I’ve had no bin collection for six months... I want 100% council tax rebate
A RESIDENT on a new-build housing estate which has not had a single bin collection for six months has requested a 100% council tax rebate as compensation. Last month the Local Democracy Reporting Service revealed how residents of Hawthorn Meadows off...
Read Full Story (Page 2)
WE CAN’T CARRY ON LIKE THIS
POLICE requested rescue team support after a biker was injured in a North Wales forest. The incident happened on Wednesday evening last week in woods at Llandegla - with the mountain bike rider suffering a serious leg injury. The North East Wales...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Eatery crowned as Wales’ best Asian restaurant
A CAERNARFON restaurant has been crowned the best Asian eatery in Wales at an award ceremony. On Monday the winners of the 10th International Asian Restaurant Awards were announced. Among this year’s winners were Seaview Indian Restaurant in...
Read Full Story (Page 2)
WISHLIST TO TRANSFORM A55/P4&5 RSPCA JOINS DOG BAN DEBATE/P8 EX-PONTIN’S SITE OWNERS QUASH ASYLUM RUMOURS
RUMOURS the former Pontin’s holiday camp at Prestatyn will be used to house asylum seekers have been quashed. Misinformation has been spread on social media over recent days suggesting the site could be used as accommodation for asylum...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
SERIOUS FEARS FOR PATIENT SAFETY AT A&E
A DAMNING report has laid bare the “sustained and significant pressure” faced by staff in a North Wales hospital’s A&E department. The Health Inspectorate Wales [HIW] inspection found packed waiting rooms, a risk to the dignity of patients, missing...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
LOLITA WAS ‘A JOY TO BE AROUND’
A WOMAN found dead off the coast of Llandudno has been named. Lolita Visa, aged 32, was found dead off the Great Orme on August 22. A GoFundMe launched by family member Wiktoria Januszewska described Ms Visa as “bubbly and a joy to be around”. On...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
THUG JAILED OVER ATTACK ON HOMELESS VICTIM
A HOMELESS man was attacked and robbed in Llandudno by thugs who wrongly suspected him of being a sex offender. The victim was punched and kicked during the “nasty” incident in the seaside town. A judge yesterday jailed David Hayward, 41, for 12...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
MAN JAILED FOR LIFE OVER SHOTGUN MURDER BID
A RHYL man has been jailed for life for his part in a conspiracy to murder. Alyxander Fraser joined Mohammed Khan, Nicholas Buckley, and Adam Bhayat in a plot to shoot an 18-year-old man in a car park in Gosford Street, in Coventry, in September last...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
WELSH ‘NO LONGER HEARD IN SEASIDE VILLAGE’
A COUNCILLOR claims a seaside village has been “taken over by outsiders” with Welsh no longer heard in shops and cafes. Veteran Holyhead councillor Robert Llewelyn-Jones made the comments during a planning meeting about a retrospective application to...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
GILL MUST PAY £22K OR SPEND ANOTHER 9 MONTHS IN JAIL
THE former leader of Reform UK in Wales has been ordered to pay more than £22,500 after accepting bribes to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament. Nathan Gill, 53, of Anglesey, was given six months to sell his rental property to pay...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Airlift for Wrexham walker wrap up critically deals to injured bolster in fall/ P4 defence HE STOLE A TAXI, HIT CYCLIST AND WENT WRONG WAY ON A55
*Terms & conditions apply
Read Full Story (Page 1)
NO PASSPORT, NO SAILING
THE first blind runner to complete Ras yr Wyddfa (the Snowdon Race) has handed over the money he raised for the benefit of members of the North Wales Society for the Blind. Gareth Davies, 52, from Abergavenny, successfully completed the challenging...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Plain-clothes cops target e-scooters and bikes
OFFICERS have carried out a targeted crackdown against the antisocial use of e-scooters, e-bikes, and off-road motorcycles across communities in Wrexham. The weekend operation, conducted by members of the North Wales Police Wrexham Rural Neighbourhood...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
BEACH DOG BAN REVOLT
HUNDREDS of people turned out to protest against a proposed ban on dogs on a popular beach. A permanent dog ban on additional parts of the beach at Rhos-onSea has been proposed. Opponents claim the exclusion of dogs from the most popular section of...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
BEAUTY SPOT SUFFERING IN ILLEGAL CAMPING NIGHTMARE
ONE of Wales’ most beautiful areas is being scarred by the behaviour of illegal campers, it’s been claimed. As well as littering, groups of aggressive visitors are lighting fires, damaging trees and using Llyn Gwynant as a toilet, according to the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
MAN JAILED AFTER DOG INJURED 3 INCLUDING POLICEMAN
A MAN was jailed after his dog injured a police officer and two other victims in Wrexham. The incident happened at Ruabon Services. Philip Hughes, 40, appeared at Wrexham Magistrates Court on Tuesday. He pleaded guilty to three counts of owning or...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
RIVER ON BRINK North Wales water supplies could be reduced to prevent the Severn drying up as fears grow despite heavy spells of rain
BRITAIN’S longest river is at risk of running dry as regulators seek interventions designed to safeguard ecosystems and drinking water supplies. As part of the proposed measures, households in northeast Wales could see abstracted water supplies drop...
Read Full Story (Page 3)
Thunderstorm and local flood warning issued
THE Met Office yesterday issued a 15-hour thunderstorm warning for North Wales, which remains in force until 10am today. It covers part or all of all six North Wales counties (see map). A Met Office spokesperson yesterday said: “Heavy showers will...
Read Full Story (Page 4)
ANGER AT STUNT ON SCORCHED HILLSIDE MESSAGE TO PM PAINTED ON MOUNTAIN
No: 53,956 NORTH WALES’ BEST READ NEWSPAPER www.northwales-live.co.uk
Read Full Story (Page 1)
WOMAN IN A WHEELCHAIR SERIOUSLY HURT IN HIT-AND-RUN
A WOMAN in a wheelchair has been seriously injured in a hitand-run. The collision, involving a flatbed van, happened in Caia Park, Wrexham, on Saturday. North Wales Police said the driver of the van has not yet been identified. They are urging anyone...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
TWO DEAD AS PLANE CRASHES IN REMOTE AREA
TWO people have died following a light aircraft crash in Gwynedd. North Wales Police were alerted that a light aircraft departing from an airfield in England had failed to reach Caernarfon Airport at the expected time. A multi-agency air and ground...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
JELLYFISH SHOCKER
COASTAL visitors, swimmers and dog walkers on Anglesey have been warned to be vigilant after a spate of nasty jellyfish stings. Multiple sightings have been made of a late-season arrival with a fearsome reputation for delivering painful stings when...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
TRAGIC FIND IN TOWN CENTRE
POLICE searching for a missing man have found a body in the centre of Holyhead. North Wales Police yesterday put out an appeal amid concerns for the missing man. Martin Maguire, 60, had been missing from the Holyhead area. They said there were...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
