Boys admit carrying knives at school
The 12-year-olds, who go to school in Rhyl, admitted possessing a bladed article and were each given a 10-month referral order. Prestatyn Youth Court was told that one of the defendants held the blade...
View ArticleTravellers have left camp on Rhyl High School site
TRAVELLERS who set up camp on a sports field on the site of Rhyl High School's 25million rebuild have left the area. The travellers arrived on the site on Monday, June 8 and left on Sunday and...
View ArticleShropshire stock farm with 77 acres of pastureland new on the market
A 77.19 acre residential stock farm comprising a four bedroom farmhouse with a range of farm buildings and pastureland located close to the Welsh border is on the market with agents Halls. Grove Farm,...
View ArticleGoldie bike riders gear up for a new fundraising adventure
The team of intrepid 'Goldie' charity fundraisers are setting off from their favourite pub, the Golden Lion in Llangynhafal in an effort to raise 15,000 in aid of the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt...
View ArticleWelsh Ambulance Service records best set of emergency response since November...
In May, 59.4% of emergency responses to Category A calls arrived at the scene within eight minutes The Welsh Ambulance service has recorded its best set of emergency response figures in more than 18...
View ArticleLlandudno Pier: 'We'll put every penny back into the pier'
From showman family to pier owner - Adam Williams talks about how sheer hard work and entrepreneurial spirit has seen his family thrive Sixty years after travelling showman Billy Williams arrived in...
View ArticleJohn Lennon UFO sketch 'a fake' claims star's former girlfriend May Pang
But Berwyn Mountains flying saucer investigator Russ Kellett insists the drawing of an encounter Lennon had with a flying saucer in New York is genuine The drawing bought by Russ Kellett which he says...
View ArticleOne year after Rik Mayall's death, Man Down writer Sian Harries remembers the...
The sudden death of Rik Mayall a year ago this month left a huge void in the world of British comedy. An unpredictable dervish-like force of nature, his manic energy had transformed the homegrown...
View ArticleMission to mend health board 'will be a team effort', says new chief executive
"WE'RE all aware of the reason why I'm here," said Simon Dean, interim chief executive of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. Mr Dean was appointed to the position nine days ago after the health...
View ArticleRhyl excluded schoolboys accused of carrying knives claim blades were made by...
TWO schoolboys appeared in court accused of carrying knives which they claimed had been made in class by a fellow-pupil. Prestatyn youth court heard that both the 12-year-olds, pupils at the same...
View ArticleEnjoy The Musketeers in the great outdoors
If Glastonbury is not for and you prefer something less frenetic in open-air entertainment, then look out for a touring production of The Musketeers coming your way throughout July and August. The...
View ArticleRuthin dog attack leaves one sheep dead and two lambs injured
The savaging that left a ewe dead happened on fields running along the River Clwyd between the football ground and the Link Road. The two lambs are currently recovering after suffering wounds to their...
View ArticleMissing Person: Concern over 25-year-old ex Welsh Guardsman from...
AN APPEAL has been launched for information on the whereabouts of an ex-Welsh Guardsman from Prestatyn who has not been seen since Saturday night. Mark Paterson, who suffers from post-traumatic stress...
View ArticleMelinda Messenger hunts for best landscaped garden in Rhyl and Prestatyn
Travis Perkins, Timber and builder merchants, have launched High 5 - a campaign that celebrates the very best in professional landscaping in Britain. The best entry from Rhyl and Prestatyn, as judged...
View ArticleLlangollen Eisteddfod hat-trick for singer Wynne Evans
The Carmarthen-born singer will be performing on July 8, at an evening of music dedicated to The Sounds of South America that also features the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Catrin Finch will also...
View ArticlePrint firm 'likely' to close in days
A Denbighshire printing firm is likely to close in the next few days leading to the loss of 79 jobs. Almost two thirds of staff at Dobson & Crowther Limited in Llangollen were made redundant when...
View ArticleGary Douglass: Hospital discharge note was 'difficult to read' prison doctor...
A prison doctor received an inadequate discharge note regarding a Wrexham man who bled to death days after being released from hospital, an inquest heard today. Dr Philip Burling said a handwritten...
View ArticleAspiring paramedic caused crash which led to 'serious' injuries
Matthew Owen, 25, of Rhosygadfa, near Gobowen, was overtaking a car on the A483 near Welshpool last year when 20-year-old Benjamin Oliver Young pulled out on him and pushed the young electrician's car...
View ArticleLow entry numbers see Etape Cymru ride scrapped
Organisers say entries for the 2015 Etape Cymru, due to be held on September 13, are too low for the event to go ahead. The event was due to start at Bangor-on-Dee racecourse and take in roads across...
View ArticleSimon Read: 'The big idea of banks? To get out of all our villages'
Have you ever been to Knott End-on-Sea, a small village in Lancashire not far from Fleetwood? It's got a decent-looking cafA© that serves up a generous all-day breakfast for A 6.90, and its own pub,...
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