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Busy Aled's walking on air of success

WITH a new album released later this month, things couldn't be better for Aled Jones.Read

Wipe out graffiti bid

POLICE are to clamp down on vandals following a recent spate of graffiti attacks in Gwynedd towns and villages.Read

Anger over lock out at public toilet

RESIDENTS and visitors to Caernarfon last week were angry that public toilets at Parc Coed Helen were closed.Read

Bryn laps up top bike honour

A MOTORBIKE rider from Nebo has won the Welsh Championships.Read

Road to nowhere

A YEAR-LONG dispute which has seen a couple practically marooned on their property is yet to be resolved.Read

Pet nightmare on beach visit

A DISABLED man who saw his pedigree dog, a Cruft's champion, being brutally killed by a larger dog on Black Rock Sands is calling for the council to force dog owners to put muzzles on larger dogs when out in public.Read

Anger at play area vandals

PARENTS and residents of Rhostryfan are furious after discovering that shards of glass had been left all over a children's play area,creating a serious hazard.Read

Fury as seaside work is unfinished

RESIDENTS of a popular seaside village are angry that standard work has not been done to the area, despite the start of the summer season.Read

Artist's wall of fame

AN acclaimed artist from Talysarn is currently working on a new mural featuring an array of famous names from Wales.Read

Work hits cafe trade

WORK to provide electricity cables to a new café has disrupted business to another café in Caernarfon.Read

Takings rise helping farmers in Third World

SINCE a community-run business started to sell products to help farmers from Third World, its takings have doubled.Read

Driven to succeed

A LONG-RUNNING battle is a step closer to being resolved. For several years, W O Jones from Y Felinheli, a former Gwynedd councillor, has campaigned to stop cars from parking on Y Maes in Caernarfon. He claims this is unlawful, and that the area should be reinstated to its original use as a public recreational area.Read

School building may start this year

WORK on a badly needed new school for special needs children could start in the next financial year.Read

Hope in cancer study

THE North West Wales NHS Trust is one of only 12 centres in the UK to be chosen to take part in a nationwide research project to assess whether screening for ovarian cancer can save lives.Read

Harrowing look into lives of the homeless

TWO programmes highlighting the links between heroin use and homelessness in Caernarfon, Menai Bridge and Bangor will be featured at the end of S4C's Shelter Cymru Appeal Week.Read

Flats sale may not solve social problems

VILLAGERS are angered by a company's decision to sell on a property with some problem tenants, rather than solve the issue.Read

Racist motive blamed for attacks

THREE windows were smashed last week, in what the owner believes is a race related attack, despite his efforts to fit into the community.Read

44 new jobs in Caernarfon

A £1.3m development on Y Maes in Caernarfon, which will create 44 new jobs, has finally been given the go ahead.Read

He was best boy in world

POLICE are still investigating the death of a very popular young man from Pontllyfni, as his family and friends struggle to come to terms with the news.Read

Caernarfon youngster wins tennis title

A YOUNGSTER has achieved his dream of winning the title of North Wales Tennis Champion for the under 14s.Read