Detectives are looking for an armed man who tried to rob a shop in Brynsiencyn. The attempted robbery occurred at Bodlondeb Stores on the High Street on Thursday morning. It’s understood the suspect was wearing a mask and carrying a knife – he left the shop empty handed after threatening the shopkeeper. Police have urged […]
It’s believed more than 200 birds found dead on a country road may have been trying to avoid a bird of prey. Rural crime detectives have released their initial findings after a post-mortem was carried out on a flock of starlings found lying on a road near Llyn Llywenan in Bodedern last month. The full […]
Two men have been fined after they were caught selling pies past their sell-by-date at an convenience store. A Trading Standards investigation found ‘unsafe’ food was being sold at discount prices at Lifestyle Express in Llanfairpwll. The owners of the shop, Unistrat Ltd, were ordered to pay more than £3,100 by Caernarfon magistrates on Wednesday […]
Four people have been rescued from a fire at a block of flats in Caernarfon. An investigation is underway into the cause of the blaze involving four flats at the front of Plas Twthill late on Tuesday night (14th January). North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said three crews from Caernarfon and Llanberis were called […]
Welsh language campaigners have accused Anglesey Council of ‘rehashing’ plans to close two primary schools. Councillors will meet on Tuesday (14th January) to discuss fresh proposals for a controversial shake-up of primary education in and around the Llangefni area. The county council says it wants to shut Ysgol Bodffordd and move pupils into a new […]
Anglesey ratepayers could see their council tax bills increase by as much as 5%, despite an increase in Welsh Government funding. The county council said a ”better than expected” budget settlement was ”not enough” to meet rising costs and warned some services were still facing major financial pressures. Last month, the Welsh Government announced a […]
Part of Bangor city centre could stay closed to traffic until Easter. A fire at a flat above a Japanese restaurant led to part of the High Street being cordoned off between the city’s cathedral and the Varsity nightclub. Gwynedd County Council said there were concerns about the structure of two buildings which suffered extensive […]
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82 jobs have been lost at the Bangor warehouse of a troubled book retailer. The Book People went into administration shortly before Chrstmas, blaming difficult trading conditions. A total of 155 staff have been made redundant after efforts to find a buyer for the company failed. Around 60 staff are still working at The Book […]
