A Pwllheli rugby player is recovering at home after breaking his neck during a league match. Outside half Matthew Parry (35) needed emergency surgery for a serious spinal injury after playing against his former club Bethesda last Saturday. The Division One North game was abandoned five minutes before half time. Mr Parry, a scaffolder, was […]
Nine teams from Anglesey and Gwynedd remain in this season’s FAW Trophy. The only local derby in the third round sees Pwllheli entertain Llanberis. Both came away from their second round ties with convincing wins on Saturday – David Jones scored a hattrick in Llanberis’ 5-2 victory at Amlwch, while Jake Jones scored a […]
A man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was hit by a car in Garndolbenmaen. The A487 was closed for over five hours after the collision involving a blue Mini Cooper near the Mahida Indian restaurant on Porthmadog Road at around 9.40pm on Monday night (17th September). The man was taken to […]
A court has heard a Bangor man caused the Menai Suspension Bridge to close over the weekend after he was refused a drink at a pub. The bridge was closed for around an hour on Saturday afternoon after Craig Jones climbed onto the railings after walking out of the Antelope Inn on the mainland. Prosecutors […]
FOOTBALL Welsh Premier Women’s League Cup first round Caernarfon Town 2-7 Llandudno (Caernarfon: Ffion Owen 55’/75′) North Wales Women’s League Amlwch Town 3-1 Corwen (Amlwch: Lexi Crawley 13′, Michelle O’Hagan 50’/85′) Bethel Ladies 15-0 Kinmel Bay (Bethel: Erin Maloney 5, Ffion Williams 5, Gwenno Gibbard Bolton, Yasmin Williams, Jody Cain, Katie Houghton, Anest Roberts) Anglesey […]
A man has been arrested and charged after an incident which closed the Menai Suspension Bridge. The bridge was closed for around an hour on Saturday afternoon (15th September) with police diverting traffic to the A55 via the Britannia Bridge. It was reopened at around 2.10pm. The RNLI lifeboat from Beaumaris was also called out […]
FOOTBALL JD Welsh Premier League Caernarfon Town 0-1 Barry Town United Huws Gray Cup first round Bangor City 5-3 Gresford Athletic (Bangor: Steven Hewitt 15′, Les Davies 26′, Sam Barnes 59′, Robbie Parry 61′, Jacob Farleigh 90′) Flint Town United 1-2 Holyhead Hotspur (Holyhead Hotspur: Jamie McDaid, Alex Jones) Porthmadog 3-0 Buckley Town (Porthmadog: Ifan […]
Detectives have questioned a 21 year-old man following a drugs raid in Deiniolen. Drugs and cash were found along with a lock knife and nunchucks in the search at an address in the village on Thursday. The man was arrested on suspicion of supplying class A and class B drugs – he was questioned at […]
Young people in the North West are being encouraged to come up with new ideas for creative events. Cwmni Frân Wen, the Menai Bridge-based theatre company, has launched #2018 – a new fund aiming to help turn an idea for an arts event into a reality. The competition is open to 16-25 year olds across […]
A 70 year-old man has died after falling on Snowdon. Emergency crews, including the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team, were called out at around 3.30pm on Tuesday afternoon (11th September) after he fell near the intersection of the Miners Path and PYG tracks. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency helicopter attended the scene with a paramedic and […]
