27 March 2003 - Conwy County news, Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, Conwy Valley & Penllan villages

Gang attacks councillor in park Mar 27 2003

AN Old Colwyn resident claims she was assaulted by a gang of youths throwing stones and bricks.Read

Family pay tribute to ITN reporter Mar 27 2003

A JOURNALIST killed while reporting on the conflict in Iraq had family ties in the Conwy Valley.Read

Welcome for business cut in rates Mar 27 2003

RATES reductions for small businesses have been welcomed by traders and councillors in Caernarfon.Read

Top marks for the quality of education Mar 27 2003

TEACHERS and pupils at a Caernarfon school are celebrating after their hard work was recognised in an official education report.Read

Jobs to go in cash crisis Mar 27 2003

TEACHERS in some of Gwynedd's secondary schools are facing a bleak future as a result of a shortfall in the Welsh education budget for sixth-formers.Read

Hopes rising for boost in tourism Mar 27 2003

IT is feared that war in Iraq and the threat of terrorist attacks will affect tourism in the UK.Read

Go-ahead for a site makeover Mar 27 2003

ONE of the oldest caravan sites in the Eifionydd area is to be given a facelift with the blessing of the local planning committee.Read

Fan club prepares to escape for weekend convention at Portmeirion Mar 27 2003

HUNDREDS of fans of the 1960s cult television series The Prisoner arereturning to its original filming location at Portmeirion this weekend for their 2003 Convention.Read

Gang attacks councillor in park Mar 27 2003

AN Old Colwyn resident claims she was assaulted by a gang of youths throwing stones and bricks.Read

Family pay tribute to ITN reporter Mar 27 2003

A JOURNALIST killed while reporting on the conflict in Iraq had family ties in the Conwy Valley.Read

Welcome for business cut in rates Mar 27 2003

RATES reductions for small businesses have been welcomed by traders and councillors in Caernarfon.Read

Top marks for the quality of education Mar 27 2003

TEACHERS and pupils at a Caernarfon school are celebrating after their hard work was recognised in an official education report.Read

Jobs to go in cash crisis Mar 27 2003

TEACHERS in some of Gwynedd's secondary schools are facing a bleak future as a result of a shortfall in the Welsh education budget for sixth-formers.Read

Hopes rising for boost in tourism Mar 27 2003

IT is feared that war in Iraq and the threat of terrorist attacks will affect tourism in the UK.Read

Go-ahead for a site makeover Mar 27 2003

ONE of the oldest caravan sites in the Eifionydd area is to be given a facelift with the blessing of the local planning committee.Read

Fan club prepares to escape for weekend convention at Portmeirion Mar 27 2003

HUNDREDS of fans of the 1960s cult television series The Prisoner arereturning to its original filming location at Portmeirion this weekend for their 2003 Convention.Read

Support for local chemists Mar 27 2003

PEOPLE in Conwy have voiced their opposition to proposals threatening local pharmacies.Read

Ready to join troops in the line of fire Mar 27 2003

COLLEAGUES called up to serve in the Gulf were uppermost in the thoughts of Royal Navy Reservists at their weekly training session in Llandudno.Read

Man spared jail after domestic attack Mar 27 2003

A MAN who beat up his partner in a "ferocious" attack at their home has been told he is extremely lucky not to be taken into custody.Read

Hope of water taxi across Strait link Mar 27 2003

A CONWY-BASED hovercraft owner is planning to lap up the tourist trade in a neighbouring county.Read

Couple convert two flats into one home Mar 27 2003

GORDON and Nancy Chapman liked a block of retirement flats in Colwyn Bay so much they bought two and knocked through to make one huge apartment!Read

Council workers' petrol pay to be cut Mar 27 2003

PETROL allowances for Conwy County Council staff are to be slashed after employees racked up a £1.5 million bill last year.Read

Support from the home front Mar 27 2003

EVERY war has two fronts and this one is no exception. The first front is thousands of miles away under the blazing desert sun of Iraq where men, women and children from opposing sides in the conflict face horrors that the pictures paraded in front of our desensitised eyes on the nightly news cannot begin to convey.Read

Group gives youngsters a platform for their views Mar 27 2003

A GROUP of young people from Caernarfon are determined to make a difference to their town by adding a much-needed splash of colour.Read

£527,000 boost for county's transport Mar 27 2003

THE decision to increase money being pumped into the county's public transportservices has been welcomed by an Assembly candidate.Read

Support for local chemists Mar 27 2003

PEOPLE in Conwy have voiced their opposition to proposals threatening local pharmacies.Read

Ready to join troops in the line of fire Mar 27 2003

COLLEAGUES called up to serve in the Gulf were uppermost in the thoughts of Royal Navy Reservists at their weekly training session in Llandudno.Read

Man spared jail after domestic attack Mar 27 2003

A MAN who beat up his partner in a "ferocious" attack at their home has been told he is extremely lucky not to be taken into custody.Read

Hope of water taxi across Strait link Mar 27 2003

A CONWY-BASED hovercraft owner is planning to lap up the tourist trade in a neighbouring county.Read

Couple convert two flats into one home Mar 27 2003

GORDON and Nancy Chapman liked a block of retirement flats in Colwyn Bay so much they bought two and knocked through to make one huge apartment!Read

Council workers' petrol pay to be cut Mar 27 2003

PETROL allowances for Conwy County Council staff are to be slashed after employees racked up a £1.5 million bill last year.Read

Support from the home front Mar 27 2003

EVERY war has two fronts and this one is no exception. The first front is thousands of miles away under the blazing desert sun of Iraq where men, women and children from opposing sides in the conflict face horrors that the pictures paraded in front of our desensitised eyes on the nightly news cannot begin to convey.Read

Group gives youngsters a platform for their views Mar 27 2003

A GROUP of young people from Caernarfon are determined to make a difference to their town by adding a much-needed splash of colour.Read

£527,000 boost for county's transport Mar 27 2003

THE decision to increase money being pumped into the county's public transportservices has been welcomed by an Assembly candidate.Read

Yobbish behaviour is spoiling pub scene Mar 27 2003

IS COLWYN Bay the type of place you would take your wife out on a Saturday night?Read

Man killed in tractor and trailer accident Mar 27 2003

A COMMUNITY was in shock on Wednesday after a man died in an accident on a farm.Read

Groups get a fair deal Aim is to develop good practice Mar 27 2003

MUTUAL equality,respect and fair play between Gwynedd Council and the county's voluntary sector is the aim of a Compact of Good Practice signed by both parties earlier this week.Read

Firm raps critics over wall claim Mar 27 2003

BOSSES at a book warehouse and call centre have blasted conservationists for misinforming the public about work in an area of unique historical beauty.Read

Yobbish behaviour is spoiling pub scene Mar 27 2003

IS COLWYN Bay the type of place you would take your wife out on a Saturday night?Read

Man killed in tractor and trailer accident Mar 27 2003

A COMMUNITY was in shock on Wednesday after a man died in an accident on a farm.Read

Groups get a fair deal Aim is to develop good practice Mar 27 2003

MUTUAL equality,respect and fair play between Gwynedd Council and the county's voluntary sector is the aim of a Compact of Good Practice signed by both parties earlier this week.Read

Firm raps critics over wall claim Mar 27 2003

BOSSES at a book warehouse and call centre have blasted conservationists for misinforming the public about work in an area of unique historical beauty.Read

Railway gets green signal on old line Mar 27 2003

PLANNERS have given the go-ahead in principle for the reinstatement of the Welsh Highland Railway between Pen-y-Mownt, Porthmadog, and Pont Croesor on the outskirts of Prenteg, including building the relevant bridges and crossings.Read

Quiz over the cost of 'empty' bus link Mar 27 2003

COUNCIL officials are to investigate a claim that a bus service linking Pwllheli's Marina with the town centre is travelling empty most of the time.Read

New course could be as easy as BAC Mar 27 2003

STAFF and students at Coleg Meirion Dwyfor's Pwllheli campus came together last Thursday to witness the launch of a new and exciting pilot scheme that will get underway at the college in September.Read

Capital effort for charity Mar 27 2003

FOUR super-fit fundraisers are gearing themselves up for the London Marathon this April.Read

Alarm at plan for exercise during war Mar 27 2003

THERE is to be a mock terrorist attack in North Wales that will test the response time of emergency services.Read

Railway gets green signal on old line Mar 27 2003

PLANNERS have given the go-ahead in principle for the reinstatement of the Welsh Highland Railway between Pen-y-Mownt, Porthmadog, and Pont Croesor on the outskirts of Prenteg, including building the relevant bridges and crossings.Read

Quiz over the cost of 'empty' bus link Mar 27 2003

COUNCIL officials are to investigate a claim that a bus service linking Pwllheli's Marina with the town centre is travelling empty most of the time.Read

New course could be as easy as BAC Mar 27 2003

STAFF and students at Coleg Meirion Dwyfor's Pwllheli campus came together last Thursday to witness the launch of a new and exciting pilot scheme that will get underway at the college in September.Read

Capital effort for charity Mar 27 2003

FOUR super-fit fundraisers are gearing themselves up for the London Marathon this April.Read

Alarm at plan for exercise during war Mar 27 2003

THERE is to be a mock terrorist attack in North Wales that will test the response time of emergency services.Read

Netball students to play Maltese Mar 27 2003

NINE students from the newly formed Netball Talent Centreat Coleg Llandrillo's Rhos-on-Sea campus will be flying to a Mediterranean island next month.Read

Gareth pots a game against star Jimmy Mar 27 2003

GARETH Evans went snooker loopy when he got the chance to play a few frames against Whirlwind Jimmy White on Sunday.Read

Villains face a nasty shock from police Mar 27 2003

POLICE officers in North Wales will from the end of April carry stun guns which deliver a massive electric shock to potentially dangerous assailants.Read

Netball students to play Maltese Mar 27 2003

NINE students from the newly formed Netball Talent Centreat Coleg Llandrillo's Rhos-on-Sea campus will be flying to a Mediterranean island next month.Read

Gareth pots a game against star Jimmy Mar 27 2003

GARETH Evans went snooker loopy when he got the chance to play a few frames against Whirlwind Jimmy White on Sunday.Read

Villains face a nasty shock from police Mar 27 2003

POLICE officers in North Wales will from the end of April carry stun guns which deliver a massive electric shock to potentially dangerous assailants.Read

Valley of death Mar 27 2003

TWO motorcyclists were killed on the same stretch of a hazardous Conwy Valley road, just days apart.Read

Outstanding achievement Mar 27 2003

A YOUNG boy's laid back attitude to his health problems makes him a worthy winner of our latest Child of Courage award.Read

Curtain call for funding Mar 27 2003

LLANDUDNO'S North Wales Theatre will lose vital funding if Conwy County Council decides to cut financial ties with the attraction.Read

Cash boost for community centre Mar 27 2003

THE final piece in a £750,000 funding jigsaw for a new community centre in Craig-y-Don, Llandudno, is now in place and construction work should start in July.Read

Town a threat to the marina Mar 27 2003

ONE of the major threats to the success of the Hafan Marina in Pwllheli is the town itself, according to a special maritime report prepared for Gwynedd Council and the Welsh Development Agency.Read

Meeting Assembly targets for local community welfare Mar 27 2003

A COMMUNITY strategy being set up in Gwynedd, which aims to improve the quality of life in local communities by noting measures to improve economic, social and environmental welfare, should be under way early next year.Read

It's panto time again...oh yes it is Mar 27 2003

WITH summer not yet here, the North Wales Theatre,in Llandudno, is now selling tickets for its Christmas pantomime.Read