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Conwy County News for 11 December 2008

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Night patrol ‘Street Angels’ on streets of Llandudno at Christmas Dec 11 2008

LLANDUDNO should feel safer over the Christmas period thanks to 12 Street Angels who are giving up their free time to spread goodwill among revellers.Read

Public consultation on the future of Dolgarrog Aluminium Dec 11 2008

VOLUNTEERS are being asked to play a key part in the future of the now defunct Dolgarrog Aluminium factory site.Read

Colwyn Bay singer joins comic Peter Kay on Christmas single Dec 11 2008

A COLWYN Bay singer is hoping for a Christmas number one after singing backing vocals on Peter Kay’s festive single.Read

Deganwy star Rebecca Chin receives new sports blow Dec 11 2008

PARALYMPIAN Rebecca Chin’s tumultuous year continues with the news she’s been thrown out of the Disability Sport Wales Academy.Read

Abergele to kick off Christmas with festive concert Dec 11 2008

ABERGELE politicians are ho-ho-hoping their Christmas celebration will be welcomed by residents and visitors when it begins in the town tomorrow, Friday, December 12.Read

£150,000 re-vamp for Mochdre youth club Dec 11 2008

MOCHDRE is to benefit from a brand new youth club thanks to nearly £150,000 of investment.Read

Colwyn Bay traders’ fears over high street repairs Dec 11 2008

SHOPKEEPERS in Colwyn Bay town centre fear five months of regeneration work to repave the main high street could spell the end for business.Read

Llandudno golfer Amy Boulden is BBC Wales Junior Sportswoman of the Year Dec 11 2008

YSGOL John Bright pupil Amy Boulden is one of the leading young golfers in Britain and her potential star status was confirmed at the weekend when she was named BBC Wales’s Junior Sportswoman of the Year at a televised ceremony in Cardiff.Read

AM team to fight for windfarm handouts if Gwynt-y-Mor is given go-ahead off Llandudno Dec 11 2008

A PANEL of politicians could try to get compensation for coastal communities if the massive Gwynt-y-Môr windfarm project goes ahead.Read

Junction wife's anger at closure of Llandudno's Bodnant care unit Dec 11 2008

THE distraught wife of an Alzheimer’s sufferer says the closure of the Bodnant elderly mentally infirm (EMI) unit in Llandudno could throw her family into crisis.Read

Award for Llandudno sailing club stalwart who doesn't sail Dec 11 2008

A WOMAN who doesn’t sail has won one of the top awards in yachting!Read

Fewer sick days for North Wales Police staff Dec 11 2008

NORTH Wales Police have reduced the number of days sick that officers take off work in a year.Read

Anger at ban against using Towyn community centre Dec 11 2008

TOWYN residents were angry this week after being banned from taking part in activities at the town’s community centre.Read

St Asaph company's fibre-optic invention for plane construction industry Dec 11 2008

AN EXCLUSIVE new invention from a St Asaph firm could revolutionise the way planes are constructed.Read

Abergele's Kinmel Arms pub makes Harden's guidebook Dec 11 2008

STAFF at an Abergele pub are celebrating after they learned it will be included in the pages of a nationwide guide.Read

Abergele writer is given national WI award Dec 11 2008

AN ABERGELE member of a women’s group is celebrating after winning a prestigious national award for her writing skills.Read

Colwyn Bay pier restoration effort to feature in TV documentray Dec 11 2008

ONE man’s attempts to rescue and restore Colwyn Bay’s Victoria Pier will be the subject of a year-in-the-making BBC Wales documentary tonight.Read

North Wales man's endurance challenge in Abu Dhabi Dec 11 2008

A FORMER Ysgol John Bright pupil is attempting one of the toughest endurance races in the world this weekend in the desert sands and the seas off Abu Dhabi on the Arabian Gulf.Read