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Pontrug girl, 13, hikes to Everest base camp

MEGAN Lloyd is still struggling to come back down to earth after her trip to the roof of the world. Read

Gwynedd council investigate site sales leak

AN investigation has been launched by Gwynedd council into who leaked information on the discount sale of two prominent publicly owned sites to the Herald and its sister paper the Bangor Mail. Read

Well known Caernarfon newsagent dies

A WELL-KNOWN Caernarfon newsagent died last week after developing a fatal medical condition while at the wheel of his car. Read

David Dickinson's Real Deal coming to Caernarfon

HOUSEWIVES’ favourite, the perma tanned David Dickinson will be in Caernarfon looking for a good deal in two weeks time. Read

Rhostryfan woman attends tribute event to father and crew who died on MV Derbyshire

THE daughter of a merchant seaman who lost his life in the MV Derbyshire tragedy attended a conference in London which paid tribute to the families of all those who died. Read

Rhostryfan woman attends tribute event to father and crew who died on MV Derbyshire

THE daughter of a merchant seaman who lost his life in the MV Derbyshire tragedy attended a conference in London which paid tribute to the families of all those who died. Read

Hundreds attend Statham family funeral

THEY had come from miles around to stand with heads bowed on a chilly, grey November morning to pay tribute to the Statham family from Llandudno, who died tragically in a motorway pile-up on October 6. Read

‘Dangerous’ bus stop is finally improved

AFTER a 30-year battle victory is finally in sight for a campaigning former councillor. Read

Lve is in the air

A COUPLE who won a £21,000 dream wedding in a competition have finally tied the knot this week. Read

VANDALS GO ON HALLOWEEN RAMPAGE IN ABERERCH

VANDALS have devastated a small community on Lln by smashing up 10 windows during a Hallowe’en rampage through the village. Read

County leaders defend site sales leak probe

AN investigation has been launched by Gwynedd council into who leaked information on the discount sale of two prominent publicly owned sites to the Herald and its sister paper the Bangor Mail. Read

20 miles a day to raise cash for a vital charity

A WOMAN from Porthmadog has just returned from a five-day trek in the Himalayas to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society after her mother was diagnosed with the disease five years ago. Read

Railway bridges a cause for concern

THE low headroom of the Cambrian line’s railway bridges on the outskirts of Porthmadog will be appraised by highway engineers, acting on instructions from the North Wales Trunk Road Agency. Read

James Bond’s coming to town!

PORTHMADOG’S 400-seater Coliseum Cinema, saved from closure two years ago thanks to generous public support, is all set for a pre-Christmas bonanza, with the showing of what is expected to be the year's major film. Read

Plans to bring life back to town centre

PLANS to encourage local people set up their own businesses in Blaenau Ffestiniog aim to bring life back to the empty properties in the town centre. Read

Hospital opening delayed

THE opening of the 30-bed Ysbyty Alltwen in Tremadog has been delayed by another three months, this time because of defective drainage. Read

Accusations of reneging on promises is a load of rubbish

ON October 23, a letter from Clare Russell – my Llais Gwynedd opponent at the last election – appeared in the Herald accusing me of reneging on a supposed pledge I made to the electorate that I would campaign for a weekly refuse collection in the Dwyfor area. I gave no such pledge. Read

NOW that the prospective buyer of Capel Salem has withdrawn, the Capel y Drindod authorities who own the empty building have ensured that no-one can make use of the empty car park at the rear of the building.

It is accepted that there was never any official permission granted but it seems that the tolerance of the ecclesiastical body has been, overnight, replaced by a chain across the entrance, even leaving one car stranded on the other side. Read