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Family and their dog rescued off mountain

A FAMILY of four and their dog were airlifted after getting stuck on Tryfan.Read

Open-air ‘living rooms’ for lazy families in Wales

THE average family in North Wales spends up to 40 hours a week sat on their sofa – even during the summer months – a report revealed.Read

Living history with the Anglesey Hussars

AMONG the fairground rides, pounding music and dancing zombies of last week’s Holyhead festival, a collection of white canvas tents sat apart from the clamour on Newry Green, a peaceful enclave of 19th century life.Read

Beaumaris councillors criticise new pay and display system

TOWN councillors have criticised the decision to spend a £12,000 grant on a pay and display system.Read

Holyhead volunteers lose their hair for charity

THE mother of a teenage cancer sufferer has faced the chop in aid of a leukaemia charity.Read

Call for football team to get civic honour

BANGOR City FC has enjoyed success recently, winning the Welsh Cup three seasons in a row and a foray into Europe this season – but a call has been made for people to show them more support.Read

Beaumaris pier refurbishment plans passed by council

PLANS for the refurbishment of Beaumaris pier have been passed by the county council’s planning committee.Read

Anglesey mother has store card refused because she “should be breastfeeding”

A MOTHER who tried to buy milk for her daughter was told she couldn’t use her store card to make the purchase as she “should be breastfeeding”.Read

Former headteacher’s Ugandan charity trip

A FORMER headteacher is about to embark on a 10-week journey to Uganda to help support the development of non-state schools in the country.Read

Anglesey biomass plant would bring 400 jobs

UP to 400 jobs will be created locally if plans to build a £100m biomass green energy development in Llangefni are given the go aheadgreen light. The news was announced at a public exhibition last week at the Eastman Peboc site on the Bryn Cefni Industrial estate, to outline the plans created by Irish based wood pellet fuel company EcoPellets Ltd, in conjunction with Integrated Energy Systems International Ltd (IESI).Read

Clothes retailer H&M to come to Bangor

THE city of Bangor has received another economic boost with the news that a major fashion retailer is heading it’s way.Read

Demolition work starts on the old Theatr Gwynedd

BANGOR University’s vision for a new arts and innovation centre comes one step closer to being realised this week as demolition work finally begins.Read

Work to start on new special needs school on Anglesey

WORK to build a new special needs school on Anglesey should start after April 2011 as the Welsh Assembly Government announced it would give £7.6m towards the £10m scheme creating scores of construction jobs.Read

Call for Anglesey people to become tour guides

TRAINING local people as tour guides will help raise Anglesey’s profile as a destination for cruise ship passengers, say the scheme’s organisers.Read

Controversy over Bangor’s Memorial Arch plans

COUNCILLORS in Bangor have reacted with fury over plans to alter one of the city’s most poignant landmarks.Read

Monty Don’s visit to Moelfre

A GREEN fingered celebrity visited Moelfre on his quest to learn more about his family history.Read

North Wales train stations are being blighted by hundreds of criminal acts each year according to new figures.

THERE were 85 criminal acts at Bangor station in a year, according to new figures.Read

Unseen Sir Kyffin Williams art on display at Oriel Môn

PAINTINGS created by Wales’ greatest artist, Sir Kyffin Williams, and seen by only a select few, have been made public for the first time.Read

Excavation of Roman site near Brynsiencyn

A ROMAN home or trading post is being excavated at Tai Cochion near the village of Brynsiencyn.Read

In the Spotlight: Taran Disability Forum

JOHN Wyn Jones and Caroline Tattersall provide a weekly Talking Newspaper for blind and visually impaired people on Anglesey. John, from Bryngwran, has now been in charge of the project for four years, and has watched it grow from strength to strength. Ffion Williams finds out more about the service, which relies on the Mail for its local stories.Read

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