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Drug and alcohol service opens Bangor centre

A LEADING drug and alcohol treatment agency Arch Initiatives Cymru is celebrating the official opening of its new Bangor office.Read

Holyhead anti-knife campaign is proving positive

AN anti-knife campaign aimed at young people on the island is getting the message across, say organisers.Read

Bangor clean-up effort is cranked up

CIVIC honour group Bangor Pride is stepping up its campaign to improve the look of the city by announcing a number of new projects.Read

Yobs attack Llanfaelog hall yet again

VANDALS have struck again at a village hall which has been plagued by yob attacks for the past 18 months.Read

Radio 1's Big Weekend could come to the Faenol

ONE of Europe’s biggest free music festivals may be held at the Vaynol Estate this summer. Read

Bangor student in Miss Wales bid

A BANGOR University student, from Tregarth, is hoping to wow the judges and have the chance to represent her region in Miss Wales.Read

Anglesey schools accused of 'wailing' over budgets

HEADTEACHERS concerned about education cuts have been accused by a councillor of "wailing" about the issue.Read

Tributes for Bethesda rugby stalwart killed in crash

TRIBUTES have been made to a haulage firm boss and rugby club president who died in a horrific lorry crash.Read

Anglesey student nearly died after punch

A MUM was told her student son would die after a single punch outside a Gwynedd nightclub that wiped away a year of his life.Read

Opposition to planned 'student hostel' in Bangor

MORE objections have been raised at proposals to turn houses on Deiniol Road in Bangor into houses of multiple-occupancy.Read

Bangor traders happy with rate relief measures

A CHANGE in domestic rates could help keep shops open in Bangor City Centre.Read

New Anglesey area school to replace four closing

COUNCILLORS have ignored the concerns of parents and governors who are against rural primary schools merging, and will now push ahead with plans for a new area school.Read

Holyhead fast ferry service is axed

THE world’s largest high speed ferry is being replaced by a smaller fast vessel for nearly 10 months of the year in a bid to make an Irish Sea route viable. Read

Holyhead houses given the green light

PLANS to demolish and build two houses on Seabourne Road have been approved by Anglesey County Council’s planning committee despite local objections.Read

New multi-million pound Holyhead freight rail terminal proposed

A FREIGHT express linking Northern Europe and Ireland could see the building of a multi-million pound rail freight terminal in Holyhead – creating jobs and taking lorries off the A55. Read

New police support officer for Anglesey villages

A NEW crime fighter has taken over as the local bobby for several villages in North West Anglesey including the village he comes from.Read

Bangor Navy recruit wins top prize

A ROYAL Navy recruit has collected a top prize after leading his class to success during basic training at HMS Raleigh in Cornwall.Read

Offenders learn to cook at Bangor centre

TELEVISION chef Jamie Oliver’s success of hiring unemployed and vulnerable youngsters in his restaurants has been hailed a great success – now a Bangor kitchen is following his lead.Read

UFO mystery at Amlwch

AN Anglesey family have been left mystified by the strange object they saw over the island on New Year’s Eve.Read

Windfarm to be built off the coast of Anglesey

HUNDREDS of wind turbines will be built nine miles off the coast of Anglesey.Read

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