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Co-op spends £220,000 on new Llanrwst store

THE Co-operative is investing £220,000 in Llanrwst to convert and transform the Somerfield store on Plough Street to a Co-operative.Read

Conwy Valley councillor named as local champion

A CONWY Valley councillor has gained national recognition for her work supporting the needs of older people.Read

Tybalt Melia with CBBC My Genius Idea presenter Johnny Pitt

Young Capel Curig inventor wins TV invention competition

A MUM whose son was killed in a tragic accident has praised a young inventor who devised a warning system for cyclists in his memory.Read

Yasmin Jones

Brave Conwy Valley girl make family proud

THE family of a nine-year-old girl has praised her courage in facing a rare genetic disorder that leaves her unable to walk.Read

Donna Jones and Ashley Williams

Young entrepreneurs take over Betws-y-Coed cafe

BETWS-Y-COED’S famous Buffet Coach cafe has had a new lease of life after a young couple took over its management.Read

Capel Curig youngster invents bike safety devise after friend's death

AN INVENTIVE ten-year-old from the Conwy Valley has reached the final of a children’s TV competition after coming up with a bike warning system inspired by the tragic death of a friend.Read

Youth, 15, left tire marks on ‘pristine’ Llanrwst cricket club pitch

A 15-YEAR-old boy who stole a dumper truck and drove it across a cricket pitch in an “astonishing” incident has been given a curfew.Read

Rosey Evans

New Llanrwst job club to open doors to rural unemployed

THE opening of a new job club in Llanrwst set up to help get rural vacancies to rural people has been welcomed after almost four years since the town’s job centre closed.Read

Harry Wyn

Brave Llanrwst toddler Harry defies the odds

A MUM has told of her son’s incredibly rare illness that has left him blind and needing a foot amputated.Read

Llanrwst

Residents want clarity over Llanrwst Tesco discussions

LLANRWST Town Council has requested a meeting with developers to discuss the possibility of a Tesco store coming to the town following meetings with county councillors.Read

Llanrwst

Residents want clarity over Llanrwst Tesco discussions

LLANRWST Town Council has requested a meeting with developers to discuss the possibility of a Tesco store coming to the town following meetings with county councillors.Read

20p charge to use Betws-y-Coed toilets to continue

A YEAR after controversial plans to turn one of the Conwy Valley’s most used public conveniences into a £360,000 state-of-the-art facility were turned down by National Park planners, Conwy County Council has revealed it will continue its 20p charges.Read

Toilets

Controversial Betws-y-Coed toilet block back on the agenda

A BUSINESS case for funding to rebuild one of the most visited public conveniences in the Conwy Valley will hopefully go before the council next month.Read

Llanrwst flooding

Heavy rain and high tides test Llanrwst and Trefriw flood defences

HEAVY rain and high tides caused extensive flooding in Llanrwst last week – but the Environment Agency Wales early warning systems and their £7m flood defence scheme helped to protects 96 properties in Llanrwst and Trefriw from flooding.Read

Gwydir Hotel

Conwy Council accused of waste of time over Dolwyddelan sign

A COMPLAINT made by Conwy County Council against a pub’s A-board advertisement has been withdrawn after a dramatic U-turn.Read

Jane Davidson at Llanrwst

Conwy Valley flood defences in Llanrwst officially opened

ENVIRONMENT minister Jane Davidson received a damp but warm welcome last Thursday when she opened the Conwy Valley flood defence scheme in Llanrwst.Read

Llanrwst farmer cleared after cattle court battle

A FARMER has been cleared by magistrates of failing to provide his cattle with dry bedding after a dramatic intervention by his solicitor.Read

Conwy Valley bus stop

Parents angry at school bus service in Glan Conwy

PARENTS in Glan Conwy are fearing for their children’s safety after a number of issues with the local school bus service.Read

Gwydir Castle featured in S4C series on Snowdonia houses

A SIXTEENTH century Conwy Valley house has opened its doors to television crews for a new series looking at how people lived in Wales over the centuries through their homes.Read

Anger over Lord Roberts' criticism of Trefriw church

FRIENDS of a Conwy Valley church have spoken out this week after a Welsh Lord branded it a ‘scrapyard’.Read

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