Daily Post (North Wales)
BAILED AFTER TELLING POLICE HE’D CHOP UP ACCUSER
A JUDGE has demanded an explanation after a “very dangerous” man accused of rape by a woman was bailed by police – despite his threats in custody to “chop her into little pieces”. Judge Simon Mills, the senior circuit judge in North Wales, declared at...
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FAMILY ‘RIPPED APART’ BY DOUBLE TRAGEDY
A MUM died on her way to North Wales to identify her son’s body in a heartbreaking double tragedy. Dad-of-three Andrew Tinsley, 46, died in what was described as “a tragic accident” in the River Dee in Llangollen on July 10. His mum Carol Tinsley,...
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TRAGIC FIND IN HUGE LAKEmissing/ SEARCH
THE body of a man has been recovered following a major search of an Eryri lake. The alarm was first raised on Sunday evening at Llyn Geirionydd, a 45-acre lake above Trefriw. Emergency services were called at approximately 7.10pm that evening after...
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‘SEND IN COPTERS NOW TO FIGHT FIRE’
ANGER is welling across North Wales over the absence of aerial support for firefighters tackling wildfires in difficult mountainous terrain. A water-bombing helicopter was approved last week but so far there have been no signs of it arriving in the...
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CLOSE CALL ON RUNWAY
TWO occupants of a light aircraft escaped unharmed when their plane reportedly “flipped” at a North Wales airport. The pair walked away relatively unscathed from the crash at Hawarden Airport, Flintshire. Emergency services swarmed the facility on...
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THE LONELY ‘TREE’
A MYSTERIOUS tree has seemingly sprouted on a beautiful sandy beach acclaimed as one of the best in North Wales. For several weeks, its strippedbare trunk has been turning heads at Rhos-on-Sea in Conwy. Standing around 8ft, it cuts an aloof figure on...
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DRIVER FACES JAIL AFTER CRASH THAT ENDED IN LYDIA’S DEATH
A DRIVER has admitted causing the death of a woman in a two-vehicle collision that left two further individuals seriously hurt. Lydia La Polla passed away in hospital after a crash in Wrexham in March last year. Her husband, Robert, and a teenage...
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WALL OF FIRE OVER 2,000 ACRES, BUT NO COPTERS TO HELP UNTIL NEXT WEEK/
A TWO kilometre-wide wall of fire is sweeping across open countryside in North Wales. The wildfire in Rhinogydd mountains near Harlech first started on Sunday but reignited on Wednesday and continued to rage through yesterday across 2,000...
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COPTERS CALL TO FIGHT BLAZE
HELICOPTER support is needed to control the spread of a raging wildfire, fearful residents said yesterday. The blaze on the Rhinogydd mountains above the village of Llanbedr, near Harlech ignited over the weekend but has flared fiercely today in the...
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DETECTIVE ACCUSED OF ‘UPSKIRTING’ A CHILD
A NORTH Wales Police detective charged with “upskirting” a child appeared in court yesterday. Detective Constable Lee HarsheyJones was arrested following an alleged incident in the Colwyn Bay area on Thursday, June 11. Harshey-Jones, 45, of Rhos on...
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BLAZE SEEN FROM SPACE
A WOMAN recounted the harrowing moment she awoke to a fierce blaze raging across the mountainside above her North Wales home. A major incident was declared in Conwy on Sunday evening following a devastating fire at Sychnant Pass, which continued to...
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MAJOR FIRE SEES HOMES EVACUATED
A MAJOR incident was declared by emergency services tackling a large-scale wildfire near Sychnant Pass on Conwy Mountain. The fire, which had been raging since yesterday morning, saw homes evacuated and residents in Dwygyfylchi and Penmaenmawr told to...
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SCHOOL SORROW AS PUPIL DIES
AN Anglesey primary school says its community has been left “heartbroken” after the death of a young pupil. Ysgol Cybi - a Church in Wales school in Holyhead - posted that Evan Taylor had passed away over the weekend. They are fundraising to support...
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TRIBUTE TO MAN KILLED IN LAKE TRAGEDY
TRIBUTES have been paid to a 21-year-old man who died in a lake tragedy. Yesterday North Wales Police confirmed that a body had been recovered from Llyn Geirionydd near Trefriw on Tuesday night. This followed a major operation involving the police,...
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‘JUSTICE FOR OUR GRAN’
THE last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom will receive a conditional pardon, though she will not be exonerated, David Lammy has confirmed. Ruth Ellis, who was born in Rhyl, was executed in 1955 after shooting dead David Blakely. The Deputy...
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‘CHILLING’ SPEEDS ON 20MPH STRETCHES
MORE than 30,000 UK motorists were caught driving at 30mph or faster on roads with a 20mph limit last year, an investigation has found. Data obtained by the RAC included cases of extreme speeding, with a driver clocked at 89mph on a 20mph stretch of...
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‘BLAST’ HOMES RIPPED APART
FIRE crews yesterday tackled a major blaze and reported “explosion” that has seen properties ripped apart. The incident happened at around 12.30pm yesterday afternoon on the Peulwys estate in Old Colwyn. Residents reported hearing police and fire...
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TINDER CONMAN FLEECED VICTIMS OF £70K
A “PSYCHOPATHIC” conman from Denbighshire claimed he was a former special forces soldier turned multi-millionaire cancer sufferer, a court heard. Joseph Gibson, 35, took tens of thousands of pounds from his victims. He met two of them on Tinder and...
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DRIVER SPED AT 167MPH IN A55 CHASE
CYNGOR Gwynedd is being asked to approve a new waste and recycling “vision” covering the next five years to reduce rubbish and up the level of household recycling - to help avoid substantial Welsh Government fines. The authority’s cabinet will...
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LIFE IN JAIL FOR ‘SENSELESS’ MURDER OF NEIGHBOUR
A MAN who murdered his neighbour on Christmas Day following a feud over noise has been jailed for life. James Hughes, 67, of The Old Palace Flats, St Asaph, murdered Harold Turner, 68, while recording the attack using a Dictaphone worn around his...
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SHOCK AS PRIVATE SCHOOL TO SHUT DOWN
RUTHIN School - one of the oldest in the UK - has informed staff that it is closing. Staff and pupils were yesterday afternoon informed that the school would shut. They were then given the devastating news that the school would shut at the end of this...
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RED CARD FOR FLAGS
WELSH independence activists have removed England and Union flags from lampposts near the Cae Ras stadium, where Wrexham AFC play their home games. Mudiad Eryr Wen (MEW), which describes itself as a “grassroots youth movement for an independent...
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Independence campaigners set to march
THOUSANDS of people calling for independence are expected to descend on a Welsh town. An event has been announced by YesCymru for Aberystwyth on Saturday, September 26 at 1pm, as the movement gets ready to hold its first march in Mid Wales. This will...
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MOTORBIKER DIES IN CRASH WITH CAR
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a fatal collision between a car and a motorbike on Anglesey at the weekend. The accident happened in the Burwen area at midday on Saturday and the motorbiker sadly died at the scene. A North Wales Police...
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MURDER INQUIRY AS MAN FOUND DEAD
A MURDER probe has been launched after a man was found dead at a property in Wrexham. North Wales Police said officers were called to a house on Bryn y Ffynnon in Brymbo on Thursday after concerns were raised for the welfare of the occupant, who had...
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N.WALES BAKES IN ‘EXTREME’ HEAT BLAST
“EXTREME” North Wales temperatures in North Wales yesterday caused school closures, train service disruption and led to council operations being curtailed with the mercury hitting 34C across large parts of the region yesterday. A new record high...
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KEEP COOL & CARRY ON
RAIL passengers in North Wales faced disruption yesterday after severe weather forced the complete closure of the lines between Llandudno and Blaenau Ffestiniog and Wrexham and Chester Transport for Wales confirmed that all services along the route...
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MASKED BURGLARS’ £135,000 VEHICLE RAID
Breck Williams was jailed for his role in the burglary, which the victim described as extremely distressing
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FLASHER TRIED TO DRAG WOMAN INTO BUSHES
A FLASHER “pounced” on a terrified woman and tried to drag her into bushes while she was walking her dog in a park. Tyler Evans forcefully grabbed the victim’s coat, ripping it in the process, as he launched the “sexually motivated” attack in Parc...
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HEAT IS ON AS AMBER WARNING EXTENDED
AN amber extreme heat warning has been extended across much of Wales as forecasters warn temperatures could reach record-breaking levels this week. The Met Office has widened its warning area to include much of Wales, alongside much of southern...
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MURDER PROBE AS INJURED MAN DIES
A MURDER probe has been launched after a man died in hospital weeks on from an “incident” in a North Wales village. A police investigation was launched earlier this month after a 38-year-old man was seriously injured following an incident on Market...
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PATIENT GIVEN WRONG DRUG DIED OF AN OVERDOSE
A patient was wrongly given morphine when discharged from hospital and died of an overdose two days later. The patient was given the drug without being made aware of the risks or given guidance on using it safely. An inquiry by the ombudsman has said...
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THE MISSED CHANCE TO AVOID RAIL TRAGEDY
A FATAL train crash could have been avoided if a driver had used an emergency system designed to reduce speed, an investigation has found. They stated it had “not occurred to them” to use their train’s manually operated sander, according to a report...
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‘VICIOUS ANIMAL’
A “VICIOUS animal” left one man fighting for his life and another with life-changing injuries after a series of violent assaults. Colin Campbell attacked five men over a four month period in 2025, with some attacks happening while he was on police...
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‘I THINK I MAY HAVE KILLED SOMEONE’ What man accused of Christmas Day murder of neighbour allegedly told nephew/
A MAN recorded himself beating his neighbour to death in a “cold and calculated” attack on Christmas Day, a murder trial has heard. James Hughes, 67, told his 68-year-old neighbour Harold Turner “you can die for all I care” in a Dictaphone recording, a...
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BODY FOUND AFTER AQUEDUCT CLOSED OFF
POLICE have confirmed a body has been found in a search for a missing woman. North Wales Police put out an appeal overnight on Friday for a missing young woman called Leah. On Saturday afternoon they confirmed a body had been found. No formal...
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PSYCHIC JAILED FOR SEX ASSAULTS ON WOMEN
A “CHARLATAN” psychic who sexually assaulted two women has been jailed for four years and five months. John Starkey was sentenced at Caernarfon Crown Court yesterday. Starkey, 74, of Rhodfa’r Grug, Upper Colwyn Bay, claimed to be an “internationally...
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Jet skis ‘doing up to four times harbour speed limit... with children on board’
DANGEROUS jet-ski riders in Conwy harbour are travelling at up to four times the speed limit along a narrow channel, with young children aboard. Conwy County Council’s Harbour Advisory Committee has heard the council is monitoring the situation using...
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‘I THOUGHT HE WAS ABOUT TO DIE’
A BAN on overnight access to car parks in Eryri (Snowdonia) has been suspended. Eryri National Park Authority (ENPA) restricted overnight parking at 11 of its car parks from April 1 as part of a crackdown on overnight stays and concerns about the...
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PERSON DIES IN STATION TRACKS TRAGEDY
A PERSON has died after being hit by a train yesterday morning. The incident happened at Shotton railway station at around 11am. British Transport Police and the Welsh Ambulance Service were called. The casualty was found on train tracks and...
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WELSH FLAGS ROW IN CITY
EFFORTS to curtail the display of flags on lampposts in Wrexham have been thwarted. Campaigners claimed they are a “display of racism intended to put fear into the heart of minority communities”. Arfon Jones, former Police & Crime Commissioner for...
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MY LITTLE SEA HERO
A 12-YEAR-old girl has been hailed a “little hero” after she and two others were swept out to sea off the North Wales coast. When one of her friends began fitting and going under, Tamika Hezzell hauled her to the surface and began doggy-paddling her...
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MURDER PROBE SEA DEATH MAN NAMED
A MAN who became “unresponsive” in the sea off a popular North Wales beach, and whose death sparked a murder probe, was named yesterday. Ruhul Amin Nana, 34, a teacher born in Navsari, India, of Ettington Road, Birmingham, died at Barmouth, a Gwynedd...
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DISBELIEF AS BRIDGE FORCED TO CLOSE AGAIN
The Menai Suspension Bridge was forced to close for checks again yesterday after a suspected overweight vehicle went across
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I THOUGHT I WOULD NOT GET OUT
LONG before waves began lapping her face and pushing her down, Natasha Oldfield knew she was in serious trouble. Stuck in quicksand for 40 minutes, with the tide rushing in, it was estimated she’d be submerged within “10-15 minutes”. On Rhyl...
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RACE AGAINST THE TIDE
EMERGENCY sirens sounded on the North Wales coast when a beachgoer became trapped in sinking sand with the tide coming in. By the time help arrived at Rhyl beach, Denbighshire, the woman was up to her waist in water. Rhyl’s RNLI inshore lifeboat was...
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The heatwave is over as air turns cooler
THE record-breaking heat that has gripped North Wales this week is set to ease over the weekend, bringing a welcome drop in temperatures for many. After the region officially entered a heatwave - with temperatures in areas like Hawarden, Wrexham and...
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A55 CLOSED AFTER VEHICLE BLAZE
THE A55 was closed in both directions yesterday after a vehicle burst into flames. Traffic Wales warned drivers to expect long delays after the fire broke out on the eastbound carriageway at Rhuallt Hill. Images from the scene showed thick smoke...
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MURDER PROBE AS MAN DIES AT BEACH
A MURDER probe has been launched after a man died at Barmouth beach. North Wales Police said emergency services were called to reports of a “man in the water” at the Gwynedd beach shortly after 3pm on Monday, May 25. The man, aged 34, was later...
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BEACH ‘BOY RACERS’ WARNED
DRIVERS are being warned of vehicle seizures after a police crackdown on Black Rock Sands. Officers have responded to concerns over anti-social driving at the popular seaside spot, near Porthmadog, in Gwynedd. A North Wales PoliceGwynedd statement...
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TRAGEDY AT CAR RALLY AS EVENT OFFICIAL DIES
A MAN who died on a remote unclassified road in rural Denbighshire has been named. The 70-year-old had been in a 1992 registered yellow Ford Escort rally car, North Wales Police said. He was tragically pronounced dead at the scene near the B5105 and...
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INFERNO HERO
A VIDEO has captured the heartstopping moment a dog is saved from a burning campervan. The incident happened at the Esso fuel station on the A487 at Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd on Thursday afternoon. A member of staff - who did not want to be named -...
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FARMER ‘PUT LIVES AT RISK AT RAIL CROSSINGS’
A FARMER put rail passengers’ lives at risk after consistently flouting safety rules at two crossings, a court heard. Rhodri ap Gwyn failed to contact the signaller before crossing, left gates open, tampered with equipment, ignored instructions and...
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VANDALS TARGET TERRY
A BRONZE statue celebrating Monty Python star Terry Jones has been vandalised less than a month after it was unveiled. The piece, celebrating him as the Monty Python’s Nude Organist, overlooks Colwyn Bay as a permanent tribute to the late comedian,...
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SAD FATE FOR FIRM WITH 50-YEAR HISTORY
A haulage firm with a 50-year history is set to go into administration. Sunhill Transport Ltd, on Deeside, were established back in 1972 with the third generation of the family now running the company. They are wellrespected in the industry and it is...
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‘GOLDEN BOY’ ABUSED ME FOR YEARS
A VICTIM has spoken of how a restaurant boss, seen as a “golden boy”, spent years abusing him as a child. Richard Tung, 42, of Penisa’r Waun, Gwynedd, ran Fu’s Restaurant in Caernarfon and was well known and respected in the local community. But...
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Lifeboat brings yacht with engine failure to safety
FEARS have been raised that a Visitor Levy could be the “final nails in the tourism coffin” in Gwynedd, while others argued it could be a “fantastic opportunity”. The comments were made during a Cyngor Gwynedd full council meeting on Thursday when a...
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Woman found safe by public after appeal
A WOMAN has been found safe after two-day land and air search. A major search operation was launched on Wednesday evening after the woman, named Gillian, went missing in the Pentre Halkyn area. Police, mountain rescue volunteers and members of the...
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SCHOOLS INTO LOCKDOWN AS ARMED COPS PROBE REPORT
POLICE have released a statement over “false information” after firearms officers were called to an incident in Wrexham yesterday. There was a heavy police presence in Wrexham. Watery Road, near the Maelor Hospital, was closed off by police, while an...
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ARREST AFTER MAN DIES IN CRASH
A MOTORCYCLIST has died following a two-vehicle crash on Anglesey. The collision happened on the A5025 in Llanfachraeth, shortly before 7pm on Tuesday. A man has been arrested and police have appealed for witnesses. A North Wales Police Anglesey...
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‘WE’LL NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT’S AT STAKE’
RHUN ap Iorwerth has been named as Wales’ new First Minister. A vote was taken in the new Senedd, as it met for the first time since the election results were announced on Friday, May 8. Plaid Cymru became the biggest party after winning 43 seats...
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‘IT WILL BE GRIDLOCK BOTH SIDES’
TOM COWAN dreams of owning a house on a hill in his home town in Wales. He wants to support his family and build a better future. So he set himself a target of saving £50,000 within two years. To achieve this, he moved to the other side of the...
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RHUN: I’LL TAKE OUR FIGHT TO UK GOVT PLAID LEADER CHALLENGES WESTMINSTER TO ‘DO THE RIGHT THING FOR WALES’ AS GREENS SAY THEY’LL BACK HIM PLUS REACTION TO HISTORIC ELECTION
PLAID Cymru leader and likely next First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth insists the UK Government has two choices following a seismic Senedd election – it can “punish” Wales for voting Labour out of power after 27 years or “reflect” on how to better serve...
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LABOUR: IT’S OVER AND OUT
BARONESS Eluned Morgan, the outgoing First Minister of Wales, lost her seat in the Senedd and resigned as Welsh Labour leader in a dire set of elections for the party. Lady Morgan lost her seat as Plaid Cymru became the biggest party in the Senedd as...
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OFFICER STABBED IN LINE OF DUTY
A BRAVE police officer was stabbed after chasing down a dangerous man in a house of horrors with a dead dog and rats running around. Llandudno-based PC Andy Collis responded to reports of a man standing in the middle of the street throwing bricks. He...
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NICOTINE VAPES ‘SOLD TO CHILDREN’
A SIXweek closure order has been granted for the Caernarfon Convenience Store. This follows the sale of nicotine vapes to a person under the age of 18, and the sale of illegal vapes and counterfeit toys. Following an investigation by Cyngor Gwynedd...
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CARING DAD ‘WILL LEAVE HUGE VOID’
TRIBUTES have been paid to a “caring” dad killed in a quad bike crash. Bryn Roberts, 56, from the Llandrillo area, died after a one-vehicle collision on Sunday evening. The incident happened between Llandrillo and Llandderfel. Members of the public...
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MAN DIES IN QUAD BIKE CRASH
A MAN died after a quad bike crash in Denbighshire yesterday. The incident happened on the B4401 near Llandrillo. The man was critically injured in the single vehicle crash. Members of the public and then the emergency services tried to save him but...
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PUPIL ‘HIT BY PELLET FIRED FROM OUTSIDE SCHOOL’S SITE’
PARENTS at a Wrexham secondary school were left in shock after being told a pupil had reportedly been shot while playing football. Social media pages were flooded with concern after parents received an advisory email from Ysgol Clwyedog. The email,...
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‘RUTHLESS’ BURGLARS JAILED
AN organised crime gang who burgled several homes across Wrexham and Flintshire have been jailed for a combined total of almost 10 years. Over a five-month period from January last year, three men and a woman conspired together to burgle six homes,...
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