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Conwy County News for 12 September 2002

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Objective One package helped create 26 jobs Sep 12 2002

AS many as 226 new jobs have been created in Gwynedd during the last two years, thanks to an Objective One bid to create a business development grants package for the period November 2000 to March 2003.Read

Gridlock after fatal accident Sep 12 2002

A MOTORCYCLIST was killed in a road traffic accident on the A55 on Tuesday afternoon.Read

Train station is railroaded out of park Sep 12 2002

ANY hopes the Welsh Highland Railway had of putting up a timber-built station at Rhyd Ddu have been dashed, with calls from Snowdonia National Park planners for a stone-built structure.Read

Strike hits rural life Sep 12 2002

THE only service on the Conwy Valley line during the third round of rail strikes this week was the lone Northern Belle.Read

Chris aims to shape up estate young Sep 12 2002

A SPORTS coach will help get an estate's young people into shape.Read

'If it's not moving, then build on it' Sep 12 2002

HOUSING developers have angered villagers by applying to build five properties alongside a £45 million apartment and marina complex.Read

Trials raise issue of fall injuries among elderly Sep 12 2002

HEALTH chiefs in North Wales are looking at ways to prevent older people from falling - and to give them better support if they do.Read

Hardship claim over GPs' move Sep 12 2002

THERE are fears some people could suffer hardship if a busy doctors' surgery moves from a town centre site to a purpose-built health centre a mile away.Read

FARMERS' ANGER AT DISEASE RED TAPE Sep 12 2002

FARMERS forced to make 60 mile round trips to collect livestock movement forms slammed the Assembly this week.Read

National party picks candidate Sep 12 2002

PLAID Cymru members in Delyn have selected Dr Paul Rowlinson to stand as their candidate for next year's National Assembly elections.Read

Villagers push for action on bridge Sep 12 2002

A ROMAN bridge used by heavy goods vehicles could soon be the site of an accident if crucial repairs are not made.Read

PAINT SHOP FIRE A 'TOXIC HAZARD' Sep 12 2002

FIRE crews have been praised for preventing a potential disaster after a serious fire broke out in a paint shop.Read

Guard injured by intimidating patient Sep 12 2002

A MAN threatened a security guard and frightened nurses at Glan Clwyd Hospital after being told he would have to find his own transport home, Denbighshire magistrates were told.Read

Union boost for 50 sacked Sep 12 2002

THE former Friction Dynamics workers were presented with £1,600 at a union conference this week.Read

Council contract wrangle erupts Sep 12 2002

PLANS to place a housing activities grants scheme in the hands of just one private contractor have been condemned.Read

Two-year crime pilot offers drug treatment Sep 12 2002

THE Home Office Drug Testing Pilot Programme is now fully operational in police custody suites at Wrexham and Mold.Read

Council granted permission for updated premises Sep 12 2002

THE green light has been given for plans to build Denbighshire County Council offices, a move which will mean extensive redevelopment in Ruthin town centre.Read

Transfer of hotel for blind Sep 12 2002

THE future of a hotel which provides holidays for blind and visually impaired people has been secured by transferring it fro m one charity to another.Read

Anger over lock out at public toilet Sep 12 2002

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

DAD MOURNS LOSS OF HIS 'SOUL MATE' Sep 12 2002

THE husband of a 39-year-old devoted mother, who died after giving birth to her second son, has told the Weekly News of the tragic loss of his "soul mate".Read

Partners in fighting crime get on beat Sep 12 2002

A SENIOR police officer spent more than an hour last Friday night on the beat in Buckley with a councillor.Read

The party choice Sep 12 2002

THE Labour Party selected its prospective candidate for next May's Assembly elections this week.Read

Tracy's maidens sail into estuary Sep 12 2002

YACHTSWOMAN Tracy Edwards sailed into Conwy estuary this week en route to breaking the round-Britain speed record.Read

Plan sparks traffic fear Sep 12 2002

PLANS to build a four-storey block of flats on one of Llandudno's few public car parks could lead to even more traffic chaos in the town and knock tourism, it has been claimed.Read

Right to Buy scheme leads to housing shortfall Sep 12 2002

THERE are fears that the stock of council houses in the Dwyfor area is declining at a fast pace each year.Read

Rail survey success Sep 12 2002

RAILTRACK officials have responded positively to calls for a traffic and pedestrian survey at the Traeth Mawr open crossing in Porthmadog to include two weekends - following the same pattern as last February'ssurvey.Read

Assembly candidate slams school funding discrepancy Sep 12 2002

PARENTS across Flintshire are having to fork out for essential textbooks for their children because schools are strapped for cash, a politician has claimed.Read