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Why a road near a Colwyn Bay garage will be closed for almost one month
A ROAD near the Slaters garage in Colwyn Bay will be closed for almost one month to allow for the installation of new traffic lights. The works, on the A547 (junction 20 westbound on-slip) will also involve the addition of pedestrian crossings
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Rhos-on-Sea Rotarians team up with Bill Gates to help eradicate Polio
RHOS-on-Sea Rotary Club's recent collection will be boosted by Microsoft founder Bill Gates to provide 3,600 polio immunisations to children living in disease hotspots. The group's recent collection at the Colwyn Centre raised £240 towards the
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Is The Palladium in Llandudno the most beautiful Wetherspoon pub in the country?
THE PALLADIUM in Llandudno may have the most incredible interior of any pub in the country. Designed by Arthur Hewitt, whose other works in Llandudno include Clare's department store and the old Washington Hotel, it was built in 1920 and replaced
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'No fat left to cut' as councils face closing leisure centres and libraries
COUNCIL chiefs warned of “no fat left to cut” with leisure centres and libraries across Wales facing the threat of closure due to “unprecedented” financial constraints. The Senedd culture committee took evidence from councils on October 24 as part
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Endangered Margay kitten twins born at Colwyn Bay zoo
KEEPERS are celebrating the birth of rare Margay kittens at the Welsh Mountain Zoo in Colwyn Bay. The cute cats - also known as Tree Ocelots - were born to mum Sonora and dad Maverick. This was their third litter, having previously given birth
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ABBA tribute concert at Colwyn Bay school to raise money for its drama department
AN ABBA tribute concert at a school in Colwyn Bay will raise money for its drama department. SOS: A Tribute to ABBA will perform at a special event at Ysgol Eirias on the evening of Friday, November 8. The group performs across North Wales
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Re-opening date confirmed for Betws-y-Coed hotel undergoing full revamp
A PROMINENT Betws-y-Coed undergoing a full-scale revamp will welcome back guests from early next year. The Swallow Falls Inn, formerly The Swallow Falls Hotel, will re-open its doors for the first time in three years on Friday, February 28.
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Stress the number one reason for council staff sickness in Conwy
Stress is the number one reason for sickness for Conwy County Council staff, including schools. At a meeting at Bodlondeb this week, Conwy’s cabinet were updated on the council’s end of year ‘workforce dashboard’ by cabinet member for audit, policy
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£240m North Wales Growth Deal is not delivering in Conwy, councillor claims
A £240 million government-funded growth deal has done little to improve Conwy’s internet coverage or provide high-quality jobs, a concerned councillor claims. Conwy’s finance and resources scrutiny committee was this week presented with a quarterly
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WATCH: Woman thrown from bonnet of Conwy county drink-driver’s car
FOOTAGE has been shared showing the moment a woman “flew off” a drink-driver’s car bonnet and onto a road in Rhyl. Glen Wilson, 30, of Llys Y Castell, Kinmel Bay, was jailed for a year on October 22 at Mold Crown Court, where he was told he “could
