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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...

‘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...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

NICOTINE VAPES ‘SOLD TO CHILDREN’

A SIXweek 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...

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...

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...

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,...

‘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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POLICE PROBE STREET STAB CLAIMS

POLICE have issued a statement following reports of a “stabbing” in Llanddulas. Emergency services were called to the village in the early hours of Sunday following a report of “disorder” on Abergele Road. The force confirmed a man was arrested on...

'DEPRAVED' MAN GIVEN 21 YEARS IN PRISON

A “TOTALLY depraved” paedophile’s crimes were uncovered after he showed a colleague indecent images of children, a court heard. Ben Caunce was at a work social event when he showed the colleague the images. Police were contacted, and an examination...

MUM’S EXPLODED AFTER HILL PLUNGE

A MAN has died in hospital five days after being struck by a vehicle in a seaside town in North Wales. The pedestrian was hit by a car, understood to be a Vauxhall Mokka, on Victoria Road West in Prestatyn last Monday afternoon. He was flown by the...

FAMILY APPEAL FOR MUM IN FIGHT FOR LIFE

THOUSANDS of pounds has been raised for a woman fighting for her life in intensive care. The family of Tasha Farah, 31, (pictured above) say she is desperately ill in hospital after suffering a devastating injury. Tasha’s sister Sam started a...

300 JOBS LOST AS FIRM WINDS UP

NEARLY 300 workers have been made redundant at a North Wales furniture company after it collapsed into administration. Westbridge had been a respected furniture designer and manufacturer, supplying sofas and other upholstery to a number of blue-chip...

DEATH ON TRACKS

A PERSON has died after being struck by a train. Services on the line between Wrexham General and Chester were halted yesterday, as emergency services were called to reports of a casualty on the track. A British Transport Police spokesperson said:...

‘TEEN GIRLS EXPLOITED BY GANG FOR SEX’

THREE teenage girls were given drugs and used as “sexual commodities” by a gang of men, a court heard. Caernarfon Crown Court heard on Monday that the girls alleged sexual exploitation at the hands of four men from Rhyl. Opening a trial, prosecutor...

WOMAN’S SEX ASSAULT ON BUS DRIVER

A WOMAN sexually assaulted a bus driver before spitting at a police officer. Siobhan Webb was with a group on a bus last year when the attack took place. As the bus reached Abergele, the driver got up to ask the defendant and her group to calm down...

WHERE’S THE RIVER GONE?

THE changing course of a North Wales river has alarmed local people and sparked warnings from an environmental regulator. A video posted online showed its dramatic contortions have produced a new island and a dried-up riverbed strewn with rocks. One...

MAN WHO INJURED BABY BEATEN UP IN PRISON

A PRISONER jailed at HMP Berwyn for seriously injuring a baby may lose a testicle after being brutally attacked by four inmates. Qasim Afzal was set upon in his cell at the Wrexham jail, with the attackers filming the beating they inflicted upon...

COUPLE’S TERROR AS SCREAMING BLOODIED MAN SMASHED INTO THEIR HOME

A man who thought he was going to be stabbed while suffering from cocaineinduced psychosis smashed his way into a terrified couple’s home. James Cardno caused almost £11,000 worth of damage at the property in Rhyl. He admitted causing criminal damage...

XL BULLIES SAVAGED DAD AND FORCED WAY INTO HIS HOUSE

A MAN was attacked outside his home by his neighbour’s XL bully dogs and left seriously injured, a court heard. They were unmuzzled and roaming the street when they attacked the nurse, who was returning from work at the time. Michelle Jones, 51, of...

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HOW ONE PUNCH RUINED LOVING DAD’S LIFE

A LOVING dad and husband saw his life destroyed in a one-punch attack that left him brain damaged. Craig Lewis-Williams, 50, from Llay, Wrexham, was attacked while walking home in November 2021. It left him unable to walk, swallow and with memory...

93MPH WIND STRONGEST IN UK AS STORM DAVE BATTERS REGION

CAPEL Curig recorded a wind blast of 93mph - the highest anywhere in the UK as Storm Dave struck North Wales and the UK. The speed, was confirmed on social media platform X by the Met Office yesterday morning, after storm Dave swept over North Wales...

‘ALL THESE CALLOUTS WERE AVOIDABLE’

MOUNTAIN rescuers said ‘all these callouts were avoidable,’ after multiple rescues in the first Easter week. Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation (OVMRO) urged hikers to undertake “simple planning” before setting out. The call to walkers comes...

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JAW DROPPING ‘WORLD-FIRST’ REPLICA OF ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS BOATS IN MOVIE HISTORY OPENS AT NORTH WALES MARINA

A “WORLD first” attraction is opening in North Wales featuring a fullscale replica of Orca, the iconic shark-hunting boat in Steven Spielberg’s classic 1975 film Jaws. Created over the course of two years, and stuffed with countless replica props from...

UPPER CRUST RAILWAY LEADING TO WALES’ HIGHEST PEAK OPENS PIZZA EATERIE AND UNVEILS ITS REFURBISHED PICTURE HOUSE

A NEW pizza eaterie and sweet shop have opened at Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR) for its 2026 season. And to mark its 130th anniversary, the famous attraction has also refurbished its cinema at Llanberis station in the style of an early 1900s picture...

Police confirm 20-year-old died in crash

POLICE have issued a statement after a young man died in a crash in Gwynedd. The man, aged 20, died at the scene of a collision involving an Audi A3 and Ford Fiesta on the A499 near Pwllheli on Saturday evening. Three other people were taken to...

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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