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Colin Metcalf

Thieves make off with £600 of fuel from Conwy Valley hall

OVER 800 litres of winter fuel has been stolen from a Conwy Valley village hall after thieves broke in twice and made off with over £600 worth of oil.Read

Four Betws-y-Coed friends climb 18,000ft for charity

FOUR intrepid friends from Betws-y-Coed are celebrating after completing a walk to the world’s highest mountain base camp.Read

Transplant changes Llanrwst woman's life

A GRAN last night blessed the bone marrow transplant that’s allowed her to watch her grandchildren grew up.Read

Mair Roberts

Calls for care provision in Llanrwst

ANGRY town councillors in Llanrwst are calling on Conwy to provide a dedicated day care facility following the closure of Dolanog care home.Read

Llanrwst home still floods despite scheme

THE council is being blamed for flood damage to a property in Llanrwst despite millions of pounds being spent on flood alleviation work in the town.Read

Joanne Day and Pete Davies

Betws-y-Coed campsite could have to close

A CAMPSITE is threatened with closure despite over £100,000 of improvements being invested by its owners.Read

Llanrwst man raises thousands in marine's memory

THE best friend of a Royal Marine killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan raised over £5,000 after running the Snowdonia Marathon in his memory.Read

Betws-y-Coed anti-speeding group

Cars seized in crackdown on Conwy Valley boy racers

DANGEROUS drivers who have been treating a Conwy Valley beauty spot like a race track have had their cars seized following a zero tolerance crackdown by police and residents.Read

Llanrwst Christmas lights

Mid January and it’s still Christmas in Llanrwst

IT’S still Christmas in one Conwy Valley town after the council failed to turn off hundreds of festive lightbulbs and left the Christmas tree standing – four weeks after the big day.Read

Deadly Llanrwst dynamite discovery ‘blown out of proportion’

A DEADLY find of hundreds of dynamite sticks under a Conwy Valley forest are not an explosives risk to the public say experts.Read

Trucker 'lucky to be alive' after 40ft drop at Betws-y-Coed

A LORRY driver has made a miraculous recovery after his truck plunged 40ft into a ravine, leaving him fighting for life.Read

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Llanrwst booze ban means street drinkers can land £500 fine

ANTI-SOCIAL drinkers in Llanrwst could be slapped with a £500 fine with the go-ahead of a new booze ban.Read

New health centre opens at Llanrwst

STATE-OF-THE-ART health and social care centre Canolfan Crwst was opened in Llanrwst this week.Read

Llanrwst bike shop owner ready to support second triathlon

AN entrepreneur is looking to support the community even further because business is booming.Read

Rob Edwards

Glan Conwy cancer survivor's joy after cycling challenge

A CANCER survivor has raised thousands of pounds for charity after completing a 4,000-mile coastal bike ride over Christmas and New Year.Read

Llanrwst campaigner's road safety victory

A LLANRWST man has celebrated the festive season with an extra special Christmas present following a 30 years wait for it.Read

Betws-y-Coed

Bumper year for Conwy Valley tourist industry

BUSINESS is booming despite the recession for the Conwy Valley’s tourism industry, and the region’s accommodation providers have recorded a rise in “staycations”.Read

Young Conwy Valley horse rider celebrates dressage training bursary

A YOUNG horse rider from Tal-y-Cafn is celebrating after being selected for a special training bursary.Read

Couple beat 500 to their dream job at Betws-y-Coed

A LIVERPOOL couple have beaten over 500 applicants to become assistant managers of a five-star caravan park in Snowdonia.Read

Dilwyn Roberts

Council worker's van denies disabled man Llanrwst parking space

A MAN with serious heart problems was unable to shop in Llanrwst because an able-bodied council worker had parked a van in a disabled bay.Read

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