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Conwy County News for 14 May 2009

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Top 10 Conwy hotspots for parking fines May 14 2009

PARKING tickets in a single Llandudno street raked in £128,000 as drivers were hit with a staggering 5,000 fines.Read

Third break-in at Betws-y-Coed beauty spot Swallow Falls May 14 2009

THIEVES smashed their way into a beauty spot office and ripped out the alarm system causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage.Read

£11 million cash boost to breathe new life into Colwyn Bay May 14 2009

AN £11.3m funding package to kickstart a major regeneration of Colwyn Bay has finally been secured.Read

Craig-y-Don rugby fans are safe as bus catches fire on M4 May 14 2009

A COACH with school pupils on board burst into flames when travelling back from a rugby weekend in Swansea.Read

Llysfaen man escapes gas explosion after smash May 14 2009

A DISABLED Llysfaen councillor was dragged from his car by neighbours after he lay trapped and facing a gas explosion in his car.Read

MMR alert: 39 measles cases linked to Ysgol Ffordd Dyffryn and Ysgol John Bright May 14 2009

DOCTORS have warned parents to vaccinate children with the MMR jab after measles cases in the area were confirmed.Read

Drunk youth behaved like a wild animal at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd May 14 2009

A DRUNKEN youth of 17 behaved like a “wild animal” and tried to bite and head-butt a security guard after being taken by ambulance to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, a court heard this week.Read

Penmachno golf star Jake’s teeing off May 14 2009

A YOUNG golfer who won an X-Factor style talent competition is to fight it out with the world’s best teen players.Read

Llandudno man braves flight home for surgery after holiday attack May 14 2009

A MAN hospitalised after a horrific attack in Spain has braved a helicopter journey to Glan Clwyd hospital for vital treatment.Read

Mixed views over Abergele relief road plans May 14 2009

PLANS for a bypass in Abergele have left residents in the town divided.Read

Colwyn Bay town councillors’ attendance published May 14 2009

A COLWYN Bay town councillor has resigned after it was revealed he’d attended just three meetings out of 20 in the past year.Read

Rhos on Sea boy rides to victory on Boardman bike May 14 2009

A YOUNG cyclist has been selected to represent his country in an international tournament this summer after winning races on a bike formerly owned by an Olympic champion.Read

2008 Belgrano pitch petition fails to get support May 14 2009

FOOTBALL fans in Belgrano fear they may have scored an own goal after a petition they presented a year ago failed to net support.Read

Bodnant Garden’s highs and lows are caught on camera May 14 2009

A CANDID look at the highs and lows behind a £2 million redevelopment at Bodnant Garden is to be revealed next week in a no holds barred TV series.Read

Penmaenmawr football fans have mechanical dilemma May 14 2009

FOOTBALL fans planning to travel 5,000 miles to watch Wales play in Azerbaijan have had to put their battered Saab car on the scrapheap.Read

Busking Gordon Brown at Conwy garden festival May 14 2009

A BUSKING Gordon Brown managed to raise £3 towards paying off the national debt during an open garden festival in the Conwy Valley last week.Read

North Wales firms propose solutions for town’s hanging baskets problem May 14 2009

ABERGELE’S hanging baskets could make a comeback after two solutions were presented to the town’s council last week.Read

Llandudno is setting for new TV drama blooming on high street May 14 2009

A SEASIDE resort is the setting for a new television drama series.Read

Pensarn market revival is needed ‘like a hole in the head’ May 14 2009

PLANS to revive Pensarn market have been condemned by Abergele councillors, who say it would cause chaos for existing businesses.Read

Police to educate Towyn school-run parents May 14 2009

POLICE will take a tough line on parents causing terror on one Towyn road during the school run.Read

Americans research their family tree at historic Conwy Valley woollen mill May 14 2009

TREFRIW’S famous woollen mill was the setting for an American encounter recently when the popular tourist attraction’s ancestors returned to the Conwy Valley in a bid to trace their family tree.Read

Llanfair PG Garden opens for charity May 14 2009

MR and Mrs Harris are opening their small but beautiful mature garden at Ty-Hir, Llanfair PG (near the Marquis of Anglesey Column) to the public this Sunday, May 17, between 10am-5pm.Read

Castle hotel plans not affected by recession May 14 2009

THE owners of a historic castle have denied their plans to transform it into a luxury hotel have been halted by the recession.Read

Cafe’s desperate plea for help to avoid closure May 14 2009

A FUNDRAISING cafe facing closure has launched a desperate appeal for volunteers to help it stay open.Read

Two in custody after Colwyn Bay drug raid May 14 2009

TWO Chinese men appeared in court yesterday accused of producing 3,000 cannabis plants which police allegedly found on Tuesday in a former factory unit in York Road, Colwyn Bay.Read