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YOUNG MAN IS KILLED IN CRASH AND TWO PEOPLE AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL

AN MP said she is “deeply saddened” after hearing a young man has been killed in the serious crash in Gwynedd on Saturday night. The incident at around 10pm on the A499 near Y Ffor saw four ambulances race to the scene along with the Wales Air...

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‘MIRACULOUS NOBODY HURT OR DIED’

A JUDGE said it was “miraculous” that nobody was injured or killed after a drug driver led police on a dangerous 14-minute chase. Kyle Holt drove at speeds of 98mph in a 60mph zone, drove the wrong way round a roundabout, went through red lights and...

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Farmer breaks his back in quad bike Woman assaulted accident near fuel station SALAH BOMBSHELL AS HE REVEALS HE’S LEAVING REDS/ SPORT ‘PREDATOR’ RAPED GIRLS WHILE THEY SLEPT

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‘HUGE RISK’ TO BOATS ADRIFT IN FOG NEAR GAS PLATFORM

A North Wales lifeboat was called to help rescue two vessels drifting dangerously in fog near a gas platform. Rhyl RNLI got involved in the dramatic rescue on Friday as concerns grew for the people onboard, after their crafts had broken down in...

‘ABSOLUTE DISGRACE’ OF GANG’S RAID ON FARMER

CATTLE rustlers drove from England in convoy along the A55 to a remote farm on Anglesey to steal cows, a court heard yesterday. Their actions were blasted as a “disgrace” to the farming community, by Judge Nicola Jones, who sentenced the five at...

‘YOU MADE NO EFFORT TO GET HER HELP’

Bernita and Alan Davies, left, were each sentenced to eight years in prison for causing or allowing the death of their daughter Steffie Davies, right

RAPIST AVOIDED DEPORTATION FOR PAST CRIME ON ‘RIGHT TO FAMILY LIFE’

A MIGRANT who raped a teenager was previously jailed for a “sexually motivated attack” but not deported to “protect his right to a family life”. Nigerian national Gift Oladele, 24, was found guilty last week of raping a 19-year-old woman in woodland...

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MUM, 33 FIGHTS FOR HER LIFE ON HOLIDAY ISLE

A NORTH Wales mum is fighting for her life in hospital after falling ill at a holiday island airport. Jade Bird, 33, had been on a break in Tenerife and was due to fly back last Wednesday. But the mum-of-one from Abergele fell ill while in the...

‘A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN’ IN RACETRACK ERYRI

A VETERAN mountain leader and cyclist has called for speed curbs on Eryri’s roads to tackle nuisance drivers. Mike Byrne said they have turned the national park into a “terrifying” experience for other visitors. He claimed over-taking at speed in...

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NO LONGER JAIL SENTENCES FOR ETHAN’S KILLERS

THE Court of Appeal has rejected a bid to increase the sentences of a couple who were jailed for life for murdering their two-year-old grandson. Ethan Ives-Griffiths was subjected to weeks of abuse at the hands of Michael Ives, 48, and his wife Kerry...

DRUG PLOT GANG GET 128 YEARS IN PRISON

MEMBERS of an organised crime group who conspired to supply Class A and B drugs in north Wales have been jailed for a total of more than 120 years. They were sentenced at Mold Crown Court and Caernarfon Crown Court between November 2024 and March...

STEROIDS PLOTTERS MUST PAY BACK £500K

A GYM owner and doorman were yesterday ordered to pay back more than half a million pounds between them after supplying class C drugs on a major scale. Lee Ablitt and Christopher Thompson had stored “industrial” amounts, across North Wales and the...

TEENAGER ‘DRAGGED INTO WOODS AND RAPED’

A 19YEAROLD woman was allegedly dragged from a main road into nearby woodland and raped by a man who told her afterwards that it “would teach you a lesson not to trust strangers”. Gift Oladele, 24, of no fixed address but said to run a cleaning...

FIVE HELD IN UGLY SCENES AFTER GAME

VIDEO footage has captured the moment “serious disorder” broke out on the streets of Llandudno following a football match. Police are seen grappling with football fans in broad daylight as chaos erupted in the town centre. In the footage, a man is...

HEARTACHE AT THE ZOO

A PROMINENT zoo in Wales has issued a statement to visitors following the tragic death of a baby chimpanzee. Management at Welsh Mountain Zoo have apologised to families intending to visit the Colwyn Bay site during this difficult time. Established...

CASH CROP

A FRUIT and vegetable delivery driver from North Wales is celebrating an incredible £1,000,000 Lotto win. He is now due to take early retirement to spend more time with his family as well as indulging in his passion for horse-racing. Father of eight,...

EX-LABOUR MAN IN CHINA SPY ARREST

A FORMER Labour special adviser originally from Ruthin has been named as one of three men arrested on suspicion of spying for China. David Taylor, the husband of Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid, was special adviser to Peter Hain when he was Welsh...

NO WELSH, NO HOUSE

A NORTH Wales council will back plans for a “fully affordable” housing estate in a coastal village only if it’s reserved for people who are “able to speak Welsh”. Trefor and Llanaelhaearn Community Council wants a language condition included before it...

‘COWARD’ GUILTYOF MURDERING GIRLFRIEND Police say property developer, 57, showed no remorse over death of ‘caring and beautiful’ 41-yr-old

A man has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend at his home. Tony Devenport, 57, was found guilty of killing Stephanie Blundell following a 16-day trial at Chester Crown Court. At around 12.20pm on Sunday 20 July 2025, Cheshire Police were...

Drugs, weapons and cash seized as police raid properties in city

SEVEN people have been arrested after drugs, weapons and cash were seized in a series of drugs raids across Wrexham. North Wales Police said their Wrexham Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team executed four warrants at properties in the Rhos, Penycae and...

WALES TO JOIN BID FOR OLYMPICS

WALES is to join a joint bid for the Olympics to be held in England and Wales. Ken Skates, transport and north Wales secretary, said the Welsh Government will join a bid already being discussed by regional mayors in England to host the sporting event...

‘BRIGHT SOULS’ LOST ON PEAK

TRIBUTES have been paid to two “amazing” young men tragically found dead in the Eryri mountain range. North Wales Police said that after “extensive searches” on Yr Wyddfa for two missing people aged 19 and 20, the bodies of two men had been...

‘STUCK FOR 6 HOURS’ IN A55 FIRE JAM

A55 drivers have spoken of their fury after a vehicle fire left motorists stuck in queues for as long as six hours. Emergency services were called to the eastbound carriageway of the Expressway between Caerwys and Holywell in Flintshire at around...

FOOTBALL MANAGER GROOMED THEN ABUSED BOY, 13

A PAEDOPHILE living in North Wales has been jailed for child sex offences committed in Wirral. Daniel Connelly, 34, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday, where he was sentenced to eight years in prison. Connelly, of East Parade in Rhyl, but...

GUILTYOF ‘UTTERLY RANDOM’ MURDER

A NORTH Wales arsonist who targeted the house of an elderly couple “utterly randomly” and set a fire that left a man dead has been found guilty of murder. Andrew Gorrell, 54, was wearing a Nightmare on Elm Street T-shirt, a horror film in which the...

RESCUERS BLOCKED

A MERCEDES had to be “bounced” out of the way after two cars parked in a restricted area - blocking a path up Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) during a rescue. Yesterday morning, two Mercs were parked in a restricted zone at the Pen-y-Pass car park - stopping...

SHOCK AS JOBS LOST IN FIRM’S SUDDEN COLLAPSE

AN MP says she is “deeply concerned” at the loss of around 30 jobs on Anglesey after a company collapsed. Electrical and mechanical engineering company Gilks has gone into liquidation. It is owned by Deeside based Ethikos Group - who bought the...

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LIFE-SAVING COPTERSIN NOISEROW

FURIOUS residents have threatened legal action over a proposed air ambulance station on the edge of their rural village in Denbighshire. A greenfield site near homes and businesses in Rhuallt has been identified as the preferred location for the new...

POLICERAIDS OVER‘FAKE’ WEIGHT-LOSS MEDICATION

A POLICE investigation has been launched into illegal weight-loss medication allegedly being advertised online and sold at beauty salons across Wrexham and Flintshire. Raids have been carried out at three premises to date, where suspected Retatrutide...

TRAGIC DEATH OF TEEN AFTER A NIGHTOUT

A TEENAGER who tragically died following a night out in Bangor was described as a “friendly and kind person who touched the souls of everyone she met”. Cadi Sue Mair Parry, 19, died in hospital days after being found unresponsive following a Halloween...

OUR WORLD TORN APART BY CRASH

THE devastated family of a man who died following a two-vehicle crash on Anglesey have paid an emotional tribute to him. Arwyn Jones, 29, from Llanfairpwll, sadly died following the collision on the A5025 Pentraeth Road, near Pentraeth, on Sunday,...

STUDENTS PUTBANON REFORMUK

A DEBATING society based at Bangor University has refused a request by Reform UK to hold a question-and-answer session with students. The Bangor Debating & Political Society is the oldest student society in Wales, founded in 1849. It says it is home...

MAN FACES MURDER BID CHARGE AFTER COLLISION

A Flintshire man who was arrested at the weekend following a serious collision which injured a pedestrian from Wrexham has now been charged. Paul Rudd was arrested during the early hours of Saturday, February 7, following the collision on Church Road,...

STAIRWAY TO HAVEN

A GIANT 6ft “cliff” has appeared on a well-known North Wales beach. Winter storms have played havoc with some of the region’s best known sandy spots this year. Last month the Daily Post reported on a 2ft drop on the £14m beach at Rhos-on-Sea. Now an...

TEEN ADMITS MURDER OF HIS MOTHER

A TEENAGER has pleaded guilty to murdering his mother. Tristan Thomas Roberts appeared at Mold Crown Court yesterday to admit the charge of murdering Angela Jane Shellis. The 18-year-old, of Coniston Drive, Prestatyn, murdered Ms Shellis, 45, on...

WOMAN , 39 , DIEDAFTER 14HOUR WAITFOR AMBULANCE

A WOMAN died at home after waiting more than 14 hours for an ambulance. Heather Louise Parkhill, 39, fell ill at her Garden City home on Deeside due to a condition associated with the chronic excessive consumption of alcohol. A 999 call was made at...

BATTERED &BURIED

IT is one of Wales’s most expensive pieces of real estate - with beach huts dotted along the coast sometimes fetching more than £200,000. Those huts come with some of the best coastal views in the country and provide a perfect changing and relaxing...

MANINHORROR FILM SHIRT ‘STARTED FATAL HOUSE FIRE’

A FLINTSHIRE man targeted the house of an elderly couple and their adult children “utterly randomly” and set a fire that left one person dead, a court has heard. Andrew Gorrell, 54, was wearing a T-shirt depicting the name of a horror film in which...