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Fined over dirty kitchen at Chinese

A CHINESE restaurant and takeaway owner was fined £2,100 for food hygiene offences on Tuesday.Read

Conwy Council wins permission to pay 20 councillors ‘senior salaries’

A COUNCIL has won permission to pay 20 councillors “senior salaries” after warning that a proposed cut by a public sector pay watchdog to make that number to 16 would cause “significant and destructive structural change”.Read

Llandudno care home to be demolished and replaced by retirement flats

PLANS to demolish a former care home and replace it with a block of flats have been approved by Conwy County Council.Read

Conwy author Jan Ruth inspired by the Welsh landscape

A WRITER who was struggling to get her book published has found the Kindle as a new way to find an audience.Read

Christmas panto raises money for Ty Gobaith

THE magic of panto helped raise vital funds for a cash-strapped children’s hospice in the Conwy Valley.Read

£4m scheme for Llandudno’s West Shore to get its Blue Flag back

A SCHEME which it’s hoped will help a popular sandy beach regain coveted Blue Flag status has been welcomed.Read

Reduce Colwyn Bay business rates

BUSINESS rates need to be reduced by the Welsh Government (WG) to help protect high streets like Colwyn Bay, says Clwyd West AM Darren Millar.Read

Refurbishment and 20p charge set for Pont y Pair toilets in Betws-y-Coed

SPENDING a penny at Betws-y-Coed’s last free public toilet could soon turn into spending 20p if plans to refurbish them are approved.Read

Ysgol Bro Gwydir enjoy Urdd birthday

CHILDREN from Ysgol Bro Gwydir enjoyed a tasty Urdd celebration recently.Read

Police to lead crack down on drugs in quarry village

POLICE have promised to lead a crackdown on drugs in Penmaenmawr.Read

Taxi wants £350 from town council after crash

A TAXI firm has called on a town council to pay damage costs after a cab allegedly crashed into a metal planter.Read

Penmaenmawr primary pupils want school pond

PUPILS at a Penmaenmawr primary are campaigning to build a school pond to help bring lessons to life.Read

Tragic Kinmel Bay cyclist was an ex-paramedic

TRIBUTES have been paid to a retired paramedic who died after a road accident.Read

Disabled man has successful Llandudno photo exhibition

JUST six months after starting to study photography, a young autistic man has put on a remarkable exhibition of his work.Read

Mystery of the missing bones

A HUNT is underway for bones missing from a 5,500-year-old Llandudno skeleton.Read

Denbighshire County Council Phil Edwards

A NEIGHBOURING county council has been slammed for not protecting the Welsh language.Read

In the spotlight RSPCA animal care assistant Clare Maclean

THIS week we speak to RSPCA animal care assistant Clare Maclean, who has worked at the RSPCA’s Bryn-y-Maen Animal Care Centre for five and a half years.Read

Star Wars Cineworld 3D competition

STAR Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (cert PG/ 133 mins) makes a return to cinemas this week in 3D – and the Weekly News has tickets to give away as well as limited edition Darth Maul glasses.Read