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Disappointment at Trefriw playground delays

IT now looks like Trefriw kids won’t get their playground back until 2011, claim trustees.Read

Conwy scout camp cash boost ends threat of closure

CONWY Scouts and Cubs were celebrating this week following the refurbishment of their campsite near Rowen.Read

Llanrwst road campaigner brought on board to help solve traffic problems

A ROAD safety campaigner has won a victory in what he calls a “major fight” for road safety measures after being invited onto his local council’s traffic committee.Read

Betws-y-Coed's ‘spaceship’ toilet designs flushed away by planners

CONTROVERSIAL plans for modern public loos at Betws-y-Coed were turned down by Snowdonia National Park planners yesterday.Read

Booze ban proposed to tackle yobs at Llanrwst

ANTI-SOCIAL drinking in Llanrwst could soon become a problem of the past if a booze ban is given the go-ahead.Read

Worried Conwy Valley pupils act to slow speeders

SPEEDING has long been a worry in rural villages but for one Conwy Valley school the children are now taking measures to stop speeding traffic themselves.Read

Trefriw gardeners in plea for local allotments

AN APPEAL for land has gone out by the people of Trefriw so they can start growing their own fruit and veg.Read

Split over ‘too modern’ toilets in Betws-y-Coed

PLANS for a new hi-spec public toilet in Betws-y-Coed have caused a rift amongst locals after final designs were branded ‘too modern’.Read

Llanrwst teenage honoured to represent Wales at sheep dog trials

A TEENAGER from the Conwy Valley is hoping to do her country proud this week when she represents Wales at the 2009 International Sheep Dog Trials.Read

Llanrwst man to celebrate his 60th birthday by scaling Kilimanjaro

A LLANRWST man hopes to celebrate his 60th birthday hiking up one of the highest mountains in the world in aid of charity.Read

North Wales beauty spots spoilt by rogues dumping tyres

ENVIRONMENTAL crimes experts are hunting rogues who dumped 50 lorry tyres at four beauty spots in North Wales last week.Read

Opposition to Conwy Valley public toilets

DESIGNS for a new toilet block have outraged residents who say they’re ‘too futuristic’ for a Conwy Valley beauty spot.Read

Anger at Trefriw playing field uncertainty

TRUSTEES of Trefriw playing field have hit out against claims that children will get their facility back, branding them as “highly inaccurate”.Read

Hundreds from across the world to compete at Llanrwst Triathlon

OVER 200 triathletes from all over the world – some as far afield as Australia – will descend on Llanrwst this weekend to compete in the 2009 Sprint Triathlon in a bid to raise thousands for a children’s charity.Read

Protest rally to hit the Conwy Valley

BIKERS are being warned not to give police a reason to pull them over ahead of a mass ride this month.Read

Nant Conwy rugby club given £100,000 boost

A CONWY Valley community group is to receive a £100,000 cash boost that will see a new state-of-the-art player and spectator facility built by next year.Read