Believe it or not, the long journey to next season’s Welsh Cup final begins as soon as September. Before the competition itself kicks in, eleven teams from our area will have to progress through the qualifying stages. The draw for the first round – made in Cardiff on Friday – throws up at least two […]
A man has been seriously injured in a car crash at Rhosybol. The B5111 was closed for around five and a half hours after the collision involving a blue Citroen Saxo near Ysgol Rhosybol at just before 12.50pm on Wednesday lunchtime (18th July). The man was taken by ambulance to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor in […]
An inquest has been told a mother-of-two died at her home because of drink and drug abuse. Police initially treated the death of Eira Wyn Roberts as suspicious after she was found unconscious at a house in Penygroes last December. A man was arrested on suspicion of assault but later released without charge. But a […]
A missing man from Nefyn has been found dead. Arthur Owen Williams (57) disappeared from his home on Tuesday 10th July. He was spotted by CCTV on a bus to Pwllheli later the same morning. Police confirmed on Wednesday that Mr Williams’ body had been found but gave no further details. In a short statement, […]
Ysgol Talwrn will be closed and merged with another primary school in Llangefni. Anglesey Council’s executive has voted to transfer pupils to Ysgol y Graig, where a new £4.8 million block will be built to accommodate infants. More than a thousand people signed a petition against plans to close the school – and a scutiny […]
The Housing Minister has visited an Anglesey project helping homeless people to find accommodation. Rebecca Evans met staff and users at The Wallich in Llangefni, which has been part of a pilot Housing First scheme for the past five years. The project offers support to ensure they maintain a permanent home. Housing First is set to […]
FOOTBALL Friendly results Arriva Bangor 1-3 Waunfawr Bontnewydd 0-10 Llangefni Town Brickfield Rangers 1-3 Bangor City (Friday night) Bro Goronwy 3-4 Llanfairfechan Town Dreigiau Pentraeth 2-6 Caergybi Llanrug United 6-2 Holyhead Town Llanuwchllyn 0-6 Porthmadog Mynydd Tigers 0-9 Y Felinheli Porthmadog Reserves 3-3 Nantlle Vale Penycae 0-5 Bangor City (Saturday) Pwllheli 3-0 Llanberis CRICKET North […]
Four gorse fires in Holyhead were started deliberately in just over 80 minutes. Two crews were called out to extinguish four separate fires between Porth y Beleu and Cae Llwyd, thought to have been started between 9.06pm and 10.27pm on Friday night (13th July). Around 800 square metres of grass and bracken were affected. North Wales […]
A woman who sold counterfeit clothing and make-up at a car boot sale on Anglesey has been fined. Over 75 fake items sold by Bethan Evans were seized from a sale at the Mona showground by Trading Standards officers. She pleaded guilty to four charges of selling counterfeit goods in court. Officers said Ms Evans, from […]
A Bangor man who attacked a student outside a nightclub has been jailed for sixteen months. James Jones (25) from Belmont Street admitted hitting Tobias Hughes with a bottle at Cube on Dean Street in January. The victim needed a head injury to be glued as a result. Caernarfon Crown Court heard Jones had been […]
