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Drunken Dyffryn Nantlle youths jumping into Dorothea Quarry

YOUNG people have been risking their lives by drinking alcohol and jumping 100 feet into Dorothea Quarry. Read

Talysarn and Nantlle community cash under threat

TENS of thousands of pounds worth of funding was under serious threat after concerns were raised about a body set up to improve living standards in a disadvantaged area. Read

Calls to install £12,000 CCTV in Penygroes

A RESIDENTS’ group is launching a £12,000 fundraising drive to install CCTV to clamp down on anti-social behaviour. Read

Vandals target Groeslon school garden project

VANDALS have targeted a primary school’s garden project for the second time in a year, leaving pupils saddened and a headteacher furious. Read

Glynllifon steam rally is a huge success

MORE than 100 classic vehicles pulled up at the annual steam rally at Parc Glynllifon on Sunday, displaying steam engines and cars from as early as the 1900s. Read

Russian history documentary filmed at Glynllifon

THE last days of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and his family have been reconstructed at a recently refurbished country house. Read

Talysarn pupils help community with gardening projects

GREEN fingered youngsters from Dyffryn Nantlle have been turning to Mother Nature for help with a series of community projects this season. Read

Dyffryn Nantlle quarry heritage explored in ex-teacher’s new book

AN HISTORICAL insight into the personal life of one of Dyffryn Nantlle’s most prolific authors has just been published. Read

Hundreds flock to illegal Dorothea Quarry rave

A POLICE helicopter was scrambled after people from all over the UK descended on Dorothea quarry to take part in an illegal outdoor rave. Read

Talysarn residents opposed to plan to remove slate from beauty spot

A CONTROVERSIAL plan to clear a beauty spot for its slate to cap a recently closed landfill site is back on the agenda. Read

Talysarn prepares for environmental fun day

FOUR large domes will fill the centre of Talysarn as part of an environment fun day. Read

Penygroes farmer died after choking on his food

A FARMER suffering from an incurable disorder died in hospital after choking on his dinner. Read

Penygroes woman celebrates her 100th birthday

HARD work and a very occasional tot of sherry seem to hold the secret to a long life. Read

Good Samaritan cabbie gets parking ticket in Caernarfon

A TAXI driver has hit out at an overzealous traffic warden who gave him a parking ticket, after he tried to help an elderly, disabled passenger pick up some shopping. Read

Pantglas family devastated after dogs are stolen

A YOUNG family has been left devastated after thieves pinched their border collie and three puppies. Read

Opposition to Talysarn scrapheap plan

A CONTROVERSIAL plan to clear a former slate tip and use it to cap a landfill site will leave "a scar on the landscape" and should be consigned to the scrapheap. Read