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Keepers devestated by animal theft at Bontnewydd attraction

DEVASTATED keepers were left reeling after thieves stole 14 animals from a popular farm.Read

Caernarfon plant hunters win hat-trick of awards in Italy

MODERN day plant hunters have scooped up three awards at Italy’s most prestigious gardening event.Read

No prison for Caernarfon 'could be a disaster for the town'

AN MP has warned that the Ferodo site in Caernarfon could lay derelict for years to come following the Government’s decision to drop plans to build a prison there. Read

Police in large alcohol seizure from youngsters

MORE than 200 bottles and cans of alcohol were seized from boozed up teens within an hour over the weekend. Read

Heart surgery man celebrates birthday

A KEEN runner is celebrating his 82nd birthday this week, five years after being given a new lease of life due to a pioneering form of heart surgery. Grandfather-of-nine Eric Gray Thomas from Caernarfon went under the knife to repair a heart valve at the Manchester Royal Infirmary in 2004. Read

Council give Caernarfon development the thumbs down

PLANS for a new housing estate in Caernarfon have met with stiff opposition.Read

Land train to appear in Caernarfon

THE long awaited land train is on track for it’s historic debut in Caernarfon this weekend. Read

Gwynedd Council plans to relocate Caernarfon staff

DOZENS of office-based council staff face travelling considerable distances to work if a plan to relocate jobs around the county is approved.Read

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

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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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