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Charlie Brooks says she 'can't wait' to come back to North Wales with new show
Soap legend Charlie Brooks has said she “can’t wait” to get to Llandudno next week, when she plays the Childcatcher in the iconic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The 43 year old is set to star in the musical at Llandudno's Venue Cymru from August 13-
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Casper the ‘much-loved’ sea lion at Colwyn Bay’s Welsh Mountain Zoo has died
A CALIFORNIA sea lion at the Welsh Mountain Zoo in Colwyn Bay has died after a period of declining health. Casper sadly did not respond to treatment, despite the best efforts of the zoo’s expert vet team and their specialist colleagues to intervene
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Llandudno sunflower meadow helps ensure charity remains a ‘beacon of hope’
COMMUNITIES joined together in Llandudno to remember their loved ones in a show of support for a North Wales hospice last weekend. St David’s Hospice, which this year is celebrating 25 years of providing care to patients across Conwy, Anglesey
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Former Children’s Laureate of Wales Connor Allen to host events at Conwy libraries
AWARD-winning multidisciplinary artist Connor Allen will be hosting sessions of poetry, performance and more at three libraries in Conwy later this month. Connor is the former Children’s Laureate of Wales (2021-2023), the author of poetry collection
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Recruitment starts at Betws-y-Coed hotel undergoing multi-million-pound revamp
RECRUITMENT is underway at a prominent Betws-y-Coed undergoing a full-scale revamp. The Swallow Falls Inn, formerly The Swallow Falls Hotel, is anticipated to be ready to re-open its doors by the end of 2024 or start of 2025. New owners The
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Row over land access at I'm a Celebrity castle rumbles on
A ROW over public rights of way on the grounds of a North Wales castle where I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! was filmed looks set to continue. Councillor Andrew Wood, the vice chair of Conwy County Council’s licensing committee, had applied
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East to meet west in spectacular cultural celebration at Conwy Castle
CONWY Castle is set to become a vibrant arena where east meets west in a spectacular celebration of culture and history. On August 18, the castle will host an event to honour its twinning with Japan’s Himeji Castle, bringing together the best of
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Llandudno community centre steps up security after ‘tragic events in Southport’
A COMMUNITY centre in Llandudno has heightened its security measures. Ty Hapus Community Resource Centre and Foodbank, based on Ffordd Penrhyn, said that its decision to do so follows the “recent tragic events in Southport”. Incidents of disorder
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Colwyn Bay girl to take on tandem bike challenge across Holland with her dad
A GIRL from Colwyn Bay will be tandem cycling across Holland with her dad for charity later this month. Gary Mahon and his 10-year-old daughter, Aurora, will set off on August 23, before covering a few hundred kilometres unsupported across seven
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Elderly Colwyn Bay woman tackles Channel relay after a spinal injury
A Colwyn Bay minister with a spinal cord injury has swam the Channel for a second time, 15 years after her first dip. Eleanor Reddington, 71, took part in Aspire’s 100th challenge relay boat, having first completed the extreme feat in 2009.
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Rhos-on-Sea hairdressing student hits finals in national competition
A hairdressing student at Coleg Llandrillo has reached the final of a national competition just one year into her course. Ceri Thomas, a 39-year-old from Penrhyn Bay, has completed her first year of training and reached the final of the prestigious
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Eirias Road in Colwyn Bay closed to traffic for up to seven days
Conwy County Borough Council has ordered a traffic restriction on Eirias Road, Colwyn Bay, from August 12. The order, to facilitate Scottish Power's works, bars vehicles from proceeding along Eirias Road, between Dingle Hill to Abergele Road junctions
