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In Dolgellau, a bakery queue draws hikers and locals to Eldon Square
Hikers, cyclists and locals wait together at a bakery counter stocked with pasties, pies and bara brith, in a market town many visitors skip on…
Only one North Wales flood alert says homes could flood, NRW warns
Natural Resources Wales has listed alerts from the Dee Estuary to Borth and along five river systems, with high tides and rain behind the warnings.
Storm Austen named as heavy rain nears North Wales tonight
Gusts could reach 61mph at Holyhead by 10am on Friday, yet no warning covers North Wales, even though heavy rain is forecast through Thursday night.
Pentrefoelas care home pays staff to learn Welsh on their days off
Cartref Bryn yr Eglwys funds Friday classes for carers from a dozen countries, because nine in ten of its residents speak Welsh as their first…
Cardiff cleanrooms take on the challenge of making light-based AI switches
Finchetto is using Cardiff University’s compound semiconductor cleanrooms for a ten-month effort to turn its patented all-optical packet switch into photonic chips that can be…
Rhuallt and Tremeirchion taps run dry as main keeps bursting
A Tremeirchion councillor says farmers cannot water their livestock, while Welsh Water links repeated bursts on the main to ground movement after a dry summer.
A Kazakh Billionaire’s Grievance Exposes the Challenge Behind ‘New Kazakhstan’
Dinmukhamet Idrisov says state investigators pressured him into surrendering a valuable gold-mining interest. His allegations reach back to Kazakhstan’s old political order — but they…
Bangor: police appeal for photos of the Siliwen shore after a newborn girl was found dead
North Wales Police want photos or video of the Menai Strait shore at Siliwen taken between 30 August and 27 September, and have opened a…
Prestatyn van fire victim Samantha Phythian was pregnant
A Rhyl man is remanded in custody charged with murder, and a second man has been arrested, as police appeal for information about the Gas…
Man charged with murder after pregnant woman found dead in burning Prestatyn van
A man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead in a burning van in Prestatyn. Police understand she was pregnant. He…
Menai third crossing work restarts, but the £670m bridge still has no funding plan
The proposed Anglesey link must still pass through design, assessment and approval, while an 18-month review leaves the long-term response to M4 congestion unsettled.
What lido investment can mean for heritage, health and community space
Projects at Saltdean and Brockwell show how investment in lidos can address historic buildings, swimming, fitness provision and the practical needs of community facilities, while…