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Anger over Caernarfon fly-tipper's punishment

IT took a half a day for a man to be fined for fly tipping on a church footpath – but more than three days for the rubbish to be cleared up.Read

Caernarfon star makes senior Everton FC debut

CAERNARFON’S budding football star, Nathan Craig took another step up the career ladder last week when he made his first team debut for Merseyside giants Everton.Read

American's wedding ring found after Caernarfon Castle hunt

IT sounds like a Hollywood movie script, an American tourist’s gold wedding ring, lost in one of the towers at Caernarfon Castle, and now safely back with its owner just in time for his 35th wedding anniversary, thanks to a sharp-eyed Aussie tourist.Read

‘Madam Sera was full of life, beautiful and flamboyant’

TRIBUTES have been pouring in following the death of a popular stargazer and entertainer who appeared regularly on television and radio.Read

North Wales TV entertainer Madam Sera dies

TRIBUTES have been pouring in following the death of a popular stargazer and entertainer who appeared regularly on television and radio Read

Caernarfon family left homeless before Christmas

A FAMILY who almost lost their young child after she contracted a life threatening brain virus, and who as a result, were forced to sell their home to look after her full-time, have been given just 28 days to leave their temporary council house.Read

Caernarfon's Y Goleuad building in £2m refit

WORK could be about to begin on converting an historic former print works into a £2m hi-tech film and television production centre.Read

Caernarfon training company offers a nuclear career route

FOR the first time, people will be given the opportunity to train locally for a career in the nuclear industry.Read

Big effort to sell Caernarfon's Welsh speakers to employers

ONE of the country’s most deprived wards is sitting on a resource invaluable to employers – Welsh speaking workers. Read

Caernarfon light parade kicks off Christmas

A COLOURFUL parade of lanterns kick started Caernarfon’s festive celebrations.Read

Watkin Jones beats Caernarfon Town Council in bollards battle

A TOWN council has raised the white flag, rather than continue its battle with a developer over access rights to a road and face a £80,000 legal bill. Read

Plans to improve Caernarfon's market hall given green light

AMBITIOUS plans that will see a historic building renovated and redeveloped have been passed by Gwynedd Council. Read

Anger at Watkin Jones 'threats' over Caernarfon pier access

A TOWN council faces a massive £80,000 plus legal bill if it continues its fight with a developer over access to a popular fishing spot.Read

Caernarfon's Christmas lights are switched on

WITH a fine dusting of snow on the hills, the weather played its part ahead of the Christmas lights switch on.Read

Volunteers to boost Caernarfon rape support centre

A CENTRE, which provides support for survivors of sexual violence has received a boost by welcoming 12 fully trained volunteers to help with its mission.Read

Police-checked Santa needed for Caernarfon fair

A DESPERATE hunt is on for a Father Christmas to bring a bilingual Ho, Ho, Ho to a festive fair.Read

Anger at council after Caernarfon's Maes floods

A FAILURE to replace an old water main during last year’s £2.4m Maes regeneration has proved costly for local traders.Read

Caernarfon's Boer War memorial 'should be moved away from vandals'

A WAR memorial should be moved so that it is more accessible to the public, says the mayor of Caernarfon.Read

Fears over Caernarfon stately home's future

FEARS are growing about the dilapidated condition of a former stately home, which was due to be converted into a luxury hotel and restaurant. Read

Caernarfon cemetery toilets are saved

A TOWN council has taken the plunge to save a public toilet from the chop.Read

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Friction Dynamics strike video special

The Friction Dynamics strike five years on

See our six-part series of short videos looking back at the two and a half year Friction Dynamics strike at Caernarfon, five years after the end of the dispute. We catch up with some of the people involved to see how their lives have changed. Read

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