It’s been revealed that Anglesey has joined a pilot contact tracing scheme to tackle the coronavirus outbreak in Wales. The Betsi Cadwaladr health board is running one of four trials of the Test, Trace, Protect strategy, which is due to be rolled out by the Welsh Government on Monday 1st June. The pilot is concentrating […]
A man has died after he was rescued from Bala Lake. Emergency services were called out to the scene at around 4.50pm on Thursday afternoon (28th May). Police say the man, from North Wales, was pulled from the water after getting into difficulties. He was taken by air ambulance to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor but […]
A housing association in Bangor is helping health officials to carry out coronavirus tests for key workers. Each week, over 400 workers from Anglesey and Gwynedd are using the Adra offices at Parc Menai, which have been converted into a testing centre. The offices became available to the Betsi Cadwaladr health board after Adra staff […]
One of Anglesey’s two recycling centres will reopen next week after lockdown measures were eased. But island residents are being warned they must book a visit to the Penhesgyn recycling centre in advance and only if it’s essential. The household waste disposal site, near Menai Bridge, will resume its services on Tuesday 2nd June – […]
A man has been arrested after armed police were deployed to a house in Holyhead. Officers were called out to an address in Thomas Street on Sunday evening (24th May) following a serious allegation. Police have given no further details about what happened, but say there is no ongoing risk to the public. Crime scene […]
Five recycling centres across Gwynedd are set to reopen for the first time since the lockdown. From next Tuesday (26 May), the waste disposal centres at Bangor, Caernarfon, Dolgellau, Ffridd Rasus in Harlech and Pwllheli will be open from Tuesday to Saturday between 9am and 4pm. But residents will have to book a specific slot […]
A Holyhead woman who deliberately coughed at a police officer in custody has been jailed. 19 year-old Kelsey Gouldie claimed she had been infected with COVID-19 when she was being held at Caernarfon police station. Gouldie admitted section 39 assault, assaulting a emergency worker and breaching COVID-19 regulations. She was sentenced to six months in […]
Council chiefs say recycling centres and libraries on Anglesey will only reopen when it’s safe to do so. Last Friday, the Welsh Government gave permission for local authorities to start planning to restart some public services, following the latest review into the Coronavirus lockdown. Most of the Stay at Home measures are still in place. […]
A hospice has warned it faces losing over a million pounds this year due to the Coronavirus outbreak. St David’s Hospice chiefs say they’re fighting for their survival, despite extra Welsh Government support. The charity, which is due to open a new satellite facility in Holyhead this spring, has been forced to cancel all of […]
Funding has been secured to support vulnerable groups on North Anglesey during the COVID-19 outbreak. The county council has been given a £25,000 grant from a relief fund for local authorities and charities set up by Magnox and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. The money will be spent locally on buying two 3D printers for Ysgol […]
