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Llanrwst petrol stations face closure after tax hike

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

COMMUNITY petrol stations in the Conwy Valley could face closure if a tax hike to as much as 450% goes ahead in April.

Campaigners bid to stop more recycling at Dolgarrog

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

A RECYCLING plant has been breaking up building materials for 11 years without planning permission.

Conwy Valley community groups get cash boost

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

THREE community groups in the Conwy Valley are set to receive a share of a £200,000 cash boost.

Llanrwst farmer in court over animal movement records

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:30:00 GMT

A SHEEP farmer appeared in court on Tuesday charged with failing to keep records of animal movements and the administration of medicines.

Pipe Dream Fell Race hits Conwy Valley this weekend

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:00:00 GMT

KEEN runners are limbering up this week in preparation for a popular annual charity fell race taking place in the Conwy Valley this weekend.

Film crew finds stars for short film in Llanrwst

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

WANNABE actors in the Conwy Valley have been auditioning for a new short film being shot in Llanrwst.

Anger at proposed closure of Llanrwst toilets

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

VISITORS to Llanrwst could soon be caught short when wanting to spend a penny following the proposed closure of its three council-run public toilets.

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

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT

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

Transplant changes Llanrwst woman's life

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT

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

Calls for care provision in Llanrwst

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

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

Llanrwst home still floods despite scheme

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:30:00 GMT

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.

Betws-y-Coed campsite could have to close

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:00:00 GMT

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

Llanrwst man raises thousands in marine's memory

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:30:00 GMT

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.

Cars seized in crackdown on Conwy Valley boy racers

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:00:00 GMT

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.

Mid January and it’s still Christmas in Llanrwst

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:30:00 GMT

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.

Deadly Llanrwst dynamite discovery ‘blown out of proportion’

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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

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

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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

Llanrwst booze ban means street drinkers can land £500 fine

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:00:00 GMT

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

New health centre opens at Llanrwst

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:30:00 GMT

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