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Caernarfon garage could close

A TYRE fitting firm in Caernarfon is under threat of closure with the potential loss of three jobs.Read

Anger as Doc Fictoria row rumbles on at Caernarfon

COUNCILLORS have invited the Welsh Assembly to "see the situation for themselves" in the latest twist in the long running Doc bollard saga.Read

Crowds flock to Caernarfon as new air ambulance is launched

CROWDS flocked to Caernarfon’s Maes on Tuesday as the Wales Air Ambulance launched their new helicopter in spectacular fashion.Read

Calls for Caernarfon statue to mark Glyndwr

A MEMORIAL to Owain Glyndwr may soon join the statue of Lloyd George on Caernarfon’s Maes.Read

Caernarfon-based Uned 5 show back on our screens

CAERNARFON based youth TV show Uned 5, was relaunched on Sunday with a new time slot and new presenters, in what producers hailed as a great success.Read

Caernarfon minister says Welsh churches are not talking to their flocks

CHURCHES must rediscover how to speak according to the new Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Wales.Read

New Air Ambulance launched for North Wales

THIS is North Wales’s new £3m air ambulance – designed to save more lives, fly extra missions and give better patient care.Read

Dafydd Wigley withdraws Lords nomination

DAFYDD Wigley has withdrawn as one of Plaid Cymru’s three nominations for membership of the House of Lords.Read

Tesco's Caernarfon superstore plans dealt another huge blow

OPPOSITION is growing to Tesco’s bid to build a super-sized store on the outskirts of a town. Read

Caernarfon man completes 750-mile cycling mission

FROM the blistering heat of a European summer to the pouring rain and gale force winds of the British version, three charity cyclists have survived and completed epic 750-mile journey in eight days.Read

Royal Mail pays Caernarfon tribute to its fire fighting postmen

SIX stamps depicting the heroic work done by the country’s retained fire fighters were officially launched in Caernarfon this week.Read

Welsh Fusiliers museum treasures to leave Caernarfon

DOZENS of old military artefacts and records look to be on their way out of Caernarfon.Read

Charity tribute to Caernarfon soldier killed in Iraq

THE family of a former soldier, killed in Iraq by a roadside bomb in May, have donated money to a charity which "meant the world to him".Read

Caernarfon footballer ready to make the breakthrough at Everton FC

PROMISING footballer Nathan Craig says he is looking forward to the coming season, with aspirations to cement his place in Wales’ under-21 squad, and to make an appearance on Everton’s first team bench.Read

Police warn motorists speeding through Saron to avoid jams

POLICE will be gunning for motorists who speed through a quiet village to avoid congestion in Bontnewydd.Read

Politician slams 'unasafe' Caernarfon square

AN ASSEMBLY Member has hit out at the "shambolic" layout blind and visually impaired people face when trying to negotiate a town square. Read

No decision made over land for proposed North Wales prison

PLANS to build a prison near Caernarfon were thrown into further doubt yesterday as a Government minister confirmed no decision had yet been made to purchase the proposed site.Read

Blind have safety concerns over Caernarfon crossing

CAMPAIGNERS for the visually impaired and the disabled are calling for a "dangerous" zebra crossing to be removed from the entrance to a town square before someone is killed.Read

Madness of 60ft walls walks over Caernarfon bypass continues

THRILL-SEEKERS are continuing to risk their lives by taking a death-defying walk along the top of a wall which overlooks a busy road more than 60 feet below. Read

Delays anger Caernarfon prison site owner

A SCHEME to build a prison on the former Ferodo/Friction Dynamex site has been thrown into doubt after the Ministry of Justice has yet again failed to make an offer to buy the land from its owner. 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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