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Betws-y-Coed arts festival is a huge success

CULTURE hungry visitors flocked to Betws-y-Coed at the weekend to sample the delights of the 2010 Snowdonia Arts Festival.Read

Childhood tales from Dolgarrog told in three friends' memoirs

A BOOK of illustrated childhood memories has been produced by three friends depicting their adventures growing up as youngsters in the Conwy Valley in the 1950s.Read

Recycling scheme could soon be spread across the Conwy Valley

A NEW prototype vehicle could mean kerbside waste collections could soon be introduced across the Conwy Valley.Read

Llanrwst artist's vivid ceramic collection inspired by creatures of the deep

WELSH artist Catrin Mostyn Jones explains how her latest work of vivid ceramics was inspired by the creatures of the deep.Read

Betws-y-Coed divided over the Celtic Summer Fayre

A CONWY Valley village stands divided after a disagreement between community councillors and the local business community.Read

Transport minister challenged over Conwy Valley rail line upgrade

TRANSPORT minister Ieuan Wyn Jones was challenged by a North Wales AM last week over a failure to invest in an upgrade of the Conwy Valley railway line.Read

Lord Elis-Thomas visits old Llanrwst grammar school site to unveil plaques

LORD Dafydd Elis-Thomas took a step back in time for a glimpse of the future when he visited the site of his old school.Read

Row over plans for Betws-y-Coed tourism hub

A BUSINESSMAN has dismissed a petition against his plans to create a tourism activity centre in Betws-y-Coed as ‘hearsay, assumption and misinformation’.Read

4x4 seized in police crack down on illegal off-roading in Gwydyr Forest

VEHICLES being used to tear up parts of Gwydyr Forest have been seized by North Wales Police after a crack down on illegal off-roaders in the Conwy Valley.Read

Emergency flooding work at Conwy Valley village

PEOPLE in a small Conwy Valley village will be less at risk of flooding after blockages in the river were cleared by Environment Agency Wales this week.Read

Llanrwst woman won't let arthritis stop her fund-raising

ARTHRITIS Research UK is calling on residents of Llanrwst to supports its vital work by following the example of local arthritis sufferer Donna Jones.Read

Fury in Llanrwst as sick videos are posted on YouTube

PEOPLE in Llanrwst are furious after up to 50 videos were put on the internet featuring pictures of innocent residents in the town accusing them of being sex offenders and involved in child porn.Read

Eglwysbach family on track to zero waste after recycling drive

A YOUNG Conwy Valley family is well on the way to reaching zero waste, thanks to a pioneering new recycling scheme in Eglwysbach.Read

Wales minister Gillan visits Betws-y-Coed

A TOURISM hub for North Wales has potential – that’s the message by the Secretary of State for Wales this week after a whistle-stop tour of some of the regions top tourist attractions.Read

Vandals wreak havoc at Llanrwst sports club

SPORTS ground bosses have said enough is enough after vandals caused thousands of pounds worth of damage.Read

Llanrwst gears up for music festival

GWYL Gwydir has announced the line-up for next month’s live music event in Llanrwst.Read

Cerrigydrudion toddler is inspiration behind new children’s centre

A DEVOTED dad is determined to build a state of the art play centre for children – inspired by his son’s battle with liver disease.Read

Disabled Glan Conwy OAP 'forced to live in caravan'

A HOMELESS pensioner is claiming she is being forced to live in a caravan pitched in a lay-by with no electricity after being failed by the system.Read