Talyllyn Railway’s general manager moving to North Yorkshire Moors
Talyllyn Railway today (Monday) announced that general manager Chris Price will be leaving in September to take up the position of managing director of North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
Appointed to his current post in August,...
First Minister backs Slate Bid
Gwynedd Council has welcomed the First Minister’s support for their work to nominate the historic Slate Industry of North Wales as Wales’ next World Heritage Site.
Council leaders and officers discussed the bid with Carwyn...
Caring Clair treks the Sahara in aid of hospice
Clair, a caring woman, who was trapped in Turkey by a giant volcanic ash cloud when her grandmother died, has trekked across the Sahara desert in her memory.
Clair Jones, 21, a store assistant at...
Dementia time-bomb is society’s biggest threat
A dementia expert from North Wales has warned the condition is the biggest crisis facing society today.
The stark message came from Steve Ford, the dementia advisor of Care Forum Wales (CFW) which represents more than...
Cabinet Secretary officially opens Llandudno’s new Tourism Information Centre
Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths AM, has officially opened the new Tourist Information Centre (TIC) in Llandudno.
The new Tourist Information Centre has been established by Conwy County Borough Council to...
Network Rail chairman pays visit to North Wales railways
Network Rail chairman Richard Parry-Jones paid a visit to North West Wales on Friday to see the results of track laying work carried out by his company’s apprentices over the Winter.
He travelled from Beddgelert...
Free parking in Gwynedd again this Christmas
Gwynedd Council has announced that council-run car parks will be free again this year over the festive period.
As part of the ongoing campaign to encourage people to support local shops and businesses on the...
Holiday park sponsors CPD Harlech Town this season
An award winning holiday park is sponsoring CPD Harlech Town Football Club, who play in the Gwynedd League, this season.
Team manager Ed Richards and the players are pictured at Min-y-Don Holiday Park, Harlech after...
Elan Valley Estate achieves International Dark Sky Park status in world first
The picturesque Elan Valley Estate in Mid Wales has created history by becoming the world’s first privately owned, but publicly accessed International Dark Sky Park.
The silver-tier status has been granted by the International Dark...
Concerts are a real tonic for older people in Caernarfon
Older people in Gwynedd are being given a tonic every month.
Arts loving care organisation Pendine Park has formed a new partnership with Galeri in Caernarfon to put on a season of monthly concerts.
A new...
