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Conwy County News for 1 August 2002

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Police defend Wakestock drug slur Aug 01 2002

POLICE have come to the defence of the Wakestock festival at Penyberth near Abersoch.Read

Widow died after bed caught fire Aug 01 2002

A RETIRED home carer died after setting light to her bedding with a cigarette, an inquest heard.Read

Put Welsh first call Aug 01 2002

ARCHDRUID Dr Robyn Lewis has challenged the Welsh Language Board to get to grips with the private sector to ensure that bilingual signs outside business premises give prominence to the Welsh language.Read

Contest to catch spirit of Wales Aug 01 2002

THE Spirit of Llyn, a new arts competition, is being officially launched this week.Read

Guide aims to highlight the attractions Aug 01 2002

PROMOTING live entertainment in a town is the aim of the woman spearheading a marketing initiative.Read

Transsexual claims bias by service Aug 01 2002

A TRANSSEXUAL has made a complaint that he has been discriminated against by the health service.Read

Decision-making in hands of Labour and Lib-Dems Aug 01 2002

MORE power will be put in the hands of fewer councillors under a new county council structure being introduced in the autumn.Read

Message in bottle found 22 years on Aug 01 2002

AN amazing journey crossing over 20 years and thousands of miles of ocean came to an incredible end in Portmeirion this week.Read

Work to start on autistic centre Aug 01 2002

WORK is due to begin on building a North Wales facility for autistic children based in Denbigh after the W elsh Assembly agreed to release £2m for the project.Read

Restraining order on woman obsessed with neighbour Aug 01 2002

A LOVELORN neighbour who hounded the man in the next door semi was told by a court her behaviour was nasty in the extreme.Read

Repairs to be delayed Aug 01 2002

BUSINESSES representatives have agreed measures they hope will minimise disruption to trade while vital flood prevention work is carried out.Read

Estuary oil spill Aug 01 2002

OIL spilled into the Conwy Estuary when a digger broke down while working on the £45m Deganwy Quay development.Read

A load of rubbish! Aug 01 2002

PEOPLE in Caernarfon have expressed concerns over the council's ability to cope effectively with any backlog of household waste in the town.Read

Centre town boost for Caernarfon Aug 01 2002

A DOCK enterprise application which could create hundreds of jobs is expected in the next few weeks.Read

British to try out American scheme in bid to reduce crime Aug 01 2002

NORTH Wales is the first police force in Britain to introduce a new crime reduction scheme using American expertise.Read

Appeal to halt villains' centre Aug 01 2002

AN urgent plea has been made for bright ideas to secure the future of a derelict church hall controversially earmarked as a base for young offenders.Read

Council defends race cash Aug 01 2002

GWYNEDD council has defended its decision to fund this year's Ironman race after coming under fire from a former race director.Read

Crimewave hits harbour Aug 01 2002

CRIMINAL attacks on boats in the region's harbours and marinas are on the increase according to the local sailing community.Read

Fury as seaside work is unfinished Aug 01 2002

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

Llanrwst campaigners kept in the dark Aug 01 2002

CAMPAIGNERS are demanding an end to the guessing game being played over plans to site a refuse tip at the heart of their community.Read

Sainsbury may revive store plan Aug 01 2002

A NEW superstore could be on the way to the area if food giant Sainsbury revives plans to extend its chain along the North Wales coast.Read

Vandal victory claim Aug 01 2002

PARENTS are up in arms because the council has refused to repair a vandalised playground.Read

On-the-spot drink fines Aug 01 2002

THE police are to been given powers to issue on-the-spot fines to drunken revellers in the Vale.Read

No place like home! Aug 01 2002

THERE was no chance of a bride and groom arriving late for their church wedding on Saturday - they had bought the historic venue before tying the knot!Read