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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

Bangor student to climb Patagonian peak

A STUDENT hopes to scale a perilous 1,000m high sheer cliff face in Patagonia without the help of a climbing rope.Read

Vandals endanger lives on Bangor estate by attacking fire alarms

VANDALS are putting lives at risk by smashing fire alarms at a block of flats, a senior councillor said last night.Read

Bethesda grandmother escapes kitchen fire

A GRANDMOTHER told how she escaped a cooker blaze which engulfed her kitchen.Read

Bangor man remembers tsunami five years on

FIVE years ago this Boxing Day the Asian tsunami unleashed a wave of destruction stretching thousands of miles and creating a devastating trail of human suffering.Read

Bangor pupils' sculpture unveiled at Millennium Centre

A SEVEN metre long sculpture created by children from Ysgol Glancegin in Bangor has been unveiled at the Wales Millennium Centre. in November, as part of the venue’s fifth birthday celebrations.Read

Great Christmas week for Bangor traders

A RUSH OF late Christmas shoppers helped boost trade on Bangor High Street last week.Read

Police ask Bangor council about biker casualties

POLICE have written to Bangor City Council asking for its comments on an ongoing campaign to reduce motor bike casualties.Read

Upper Bangor gets a tidy-up

UPPER Bangor has been given a spruce up thanks to a Bangor Pride blitz scheme.Read

Bangor music festival gets grant from developers

BANGOR New Music Festival (BNMF) has received a welcome cash boost this Christmas, thanks to the Watkin Jones Community Fund. Read

Bangor pensioners Christmas cash stolen

AN appeal has been launched to help a group of pensioners who had their £3,000 Christmas savings stolen.Read

Bangor beauty spot could be given tidy-up

A POPULAR beauty spot in Bangor could be upgraded in the near future after the city council was approached about the site.Read

Concerns over application to sell alcohol on Bangor estate

CONCERNS have been expressed by city councillors in Bangor about a bid to sell alcohol on the Llandygai Industrial Estate.Read

Backlash against changes to Coleg Menai art department

A FACEBOOK group against changes at Coleg Menai’s art department has attracted 300 members.Read

Bangor teenagers form community group to bring about change

FIVE teenage girls who attend Ysgol Friars have formed a group aimed at improving facilities for young people living in Bangor.Read

Bangor special needs school to be relocated

A SPECIAL needs school in Bangor is to be relocated after Gwynedd Council announced its anticipated budget cuts last week.Read

Ogwen Valley beauty clear in mountain rescue calendar

TWELVE photographs depicting the country’s most stunning scenes have been chosen to appear in an exclusive calendar to raise awareness of one of the Ogwen Valley’s most vital emergency services.Read

Bangor mum to sue pushchair manufacturer

THE parents of a Bangor toddler are among a group who plan to sue pushchair firm Maclaren, claiming their children’s fingertips were sliced off by unsafe buggies. Read

Bangor wild gardening project gets £49,500 boost

A GARDENING project based at the North Wales Wildlife Trust in Bangor is celebrating after winning £49,500 from the Big Lottery Fund’s People’s Millions.Read

Street entertainment in Bangor over Christmas

AN exciting programme of Christmas entertainment in Bangor city centre has been taking place in recent weeks.Read

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