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Glan Conwy man's 4,000-mile bike ride after conquering cancer

A CANCER survivor who cheated death is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for charity this week when he embarks on a 4,000 mile coastal bike ride.Read

Residents give Llanrwst care complex the thumbs up

ELDERLY residents are raving about Hafan Gwydir, Llanrwst’s new £12 million extra care housing facility.Read

Joy goes into restoring Conwy Valley landmark

THE Plas Maenan Hotel has every right to stand proud, some 300ft up on its rocky perch overlooking the Conwy Valley.Read

Decision expected on Conwy Valley food centre

COUNCIL planners were yesterday (Wednesday) considering whether or not to back a £6m venture to turn a disused farm into a Welsh Food Centre of Excellence creating 32 new jobs and attracting thousands of customers and tourists a year.Read

Olympic hopefuls flock to the Conwy Valley

OLYMPIC hopefuls preparing for the London 2012 Games are beating a path to a remote farmhouse deep in the Conwy Valley.Read

Llanrwst sports pitch

Council slammed for leaving Llanrwst sports pitch in a mess

LLANRWST junior football club has shown Conwy County Council the red card after its football pitch was left covered in rubble, potholes and dog mess.Read

Rescued Conwy Falls canoeists are lucky to be alive

FOUR canoeists were rescued on Friday night after narrowly avoiding being swept over a waterfall.Read

Llanrwst soldier is ready for Afghanistan

A CONWY Valley soldier has spoken of his fears as his battalion prepares to serve in Afghanistan.Read

£1m repairs to flooded Conwy Valley railway

NEARLY £1 million is to be spent on strengthening flood defences on the Conwy Valley rail line.Read

Additional buses for Snowdonia Sherpa service

THE Snowdonia Society has slammed visitor management arrangements by the Green Key partnership despite additional Sherpa bus services recently being added.Read

Service restarts on Conwy Valley rail line

NORMAL rail services will resume this morning on the flood-hit Conwy Valley line, Arrive Trains Wales confirmed last night.Read

Conwy Valley rail line remains closed after floods

THE Conwy Valley railway line will remain closed until vital safety checks are carried out on bridges and embankments which may have been damaged in last week’s floods.Read

‘Patch up’ bridge repairs at Llanrwst are costing thousands

REPAIR costs have totalled over £11,000 as Llanrwst’s historic landmark bridge has been “patched-up” eight times in the last four years by Conwy Council.Read

Llanrwst flooding

Chaos as Conwy Valley is cut off by floods

VILLAGES in the Conwy Valley found themselves cut off by rising flood water yesterday after the North Wales coast took a battering from high winds and heavy rain on Tuesday night.Read

Llanrwst

The people of Llanrwst under the spotlight in TV show

LLANRWST and its inhabitants are the stars of the show next week when S4C’s hit series Bro visits the market town.Read

New Welsh language centre open in Llanrwst

WELSH language teaching in North Wales has been given a boost with a new centre in Llanrwst.Read

Orig Williams

Tributes to 'El Bandito' Orig Williams

TRIBUTES were last night paid to wrestler Orig Williams – famously known throughout Wales and beyond as El Bandito – who died suddenly aged 78.Read

Liz Thompson

Llanrwst mum's heartache over son's death

A MUM has spoken exclusively to the Weekly News of her anguish following the death of her son and how her own experience has inspired her to help others.Read

Llanrwst abattoir protest

Llanrwst protesters add petition to abattoir campaign

PROTESTERS fed up after years of nasty whiffs from a Conwy Valley animal slaughterhouse are stepping up their campaign to remove the abattoir from the town.Read

Conwy Valley shooting club to be closed because of noise

A SHOOTING ground will fire its last shot next week after being forced to close down after an appeal over noise levels was refused by the Welsh Assembly.Read

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