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What Caernarfon Herald publishes under Top Stories is listed here. The section fills up story after story. A headline, a date, and the story behind it.
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Big Barri’s preparations for stardom
THE amazing story of how an ordinary lad from Tremadog followed his dream of wrestling professionally in the USA hits TV screens next week. Barri…
Martial Arts group walk 60 miles in 16 hours for Diabetes UK
A FATHER whose three year old daughter was diagnosed with diabetes, walked 60 miles to raise awareness and funds. Members of the Dragon Martial Arts…
Football: Caernarfon teenager joins DC United in USA
CAERNARFON-BORN footballer Gerwyn Jones has joined MLS side DC United in Washington in America. Although yet to break into the first team, the 19-year- old is…
Caernarfon market hall plans thrown into doubt
A CONSORTIUM’S £1m plus plan to redevelop an historic market hall has been thrown into doubt after its application for a premises licence was rejected…
Westlife are to headline the Faenol Festival
IRISH boy band Westlife will open opera singer Bryn Terfel’s music festival at the Faenol in August. It will be the group’s second appearance at…
Parents of mudered Ffion Wyn Roberts reveal their heartbreak
THE parents of Ffion Wyn Roberts have spoken of their heartbreak and how their lives have been “destroyed” following the murder of their daughter. The…
Big three battle to win Arfon seat at the general election
WITH less than a week to go before the expected announcement of the general election date, the campaign in Arfon got off to a flying…
Blaenau Ffestiniog jobs blow as quarry shuts
WHAT was once the world’s largest slate mine is to shut, because it’s in danger of collapsing. Cracks were spotted in the surface of the…
Rhosgadfan gardener to step back in time in BBC show
A POPULAR gardening expert has been working hard preparing a major new BBC Cymru Wales programme. Russell Jones, aged 30, from Rhosgadfan, is well known…
Snow chaos hits Gwynedd
THE worst weather in over three decades this week brought large parts of Gwynedd to a standstill, however it may have reaped unforeseen benefits to…
Tremadog wrestler is off to the US to join WWE
A HARD hitting heavyweight will be fulfilling a childhood ambition after being handed a contract by the biggest wrestling company in the world. Tremadog’s biggest…
Caernarfon town centre to be given £2.4m boost
CAERNARFON town centre is in line for a £2.4m cash windfall. Gwynedd Council has secured European Union funding to regenerate Caernarfon and has appointed consultants,…