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Hundreds to lose jobs with Anglesey Aluminium closure

HUNDREDS of families face an uncertain future after Anglesey Aluminium decided to leave the negotiating table and continue their plans to close the smelter next month.Read

Holyhead group formed in bid to save leisure centre

HOLYHEAD leisure centre supporters will form a local user group committee in a bid to save the threatened centre.Read

Holyhead woman's charity tribute to dad

A HOLYHEAD woman who lost her father to heart disease has managed to raise more than £5,000 for the British Heart Foundation (BHF).Read

Yacht rescued off Holyhead in high winds

LIFEBOAT crews battled gale force winds and crashing waves to rescue a stricken yacht over the weekend.Read

Anglesey Aluminium to close with loss of 250 jobs

EFFORTS to save more than 250 skilled jobs at Anglesey Aluminium have failed as the company announced the end of smelting on the island last night.Read

Anglesey Council unmoved by leisure centre protests

AN unrepentant Anglesey councillor caused outrage by stating that the island's children are not entitled to swimming lessons and that anyone concerned for their health should make their own leisure provisions.Read

Anglesey MP urges council to re-think pool closure plans

ANGLESEY’S MP has called on the council to make use of charitable trust funding rather than close down swimming pools.Read

Investment boosts Holyhead High School's numbers

AN Anglesey school formerly snubbed by pupils in favour of an education in Gwynedd to be educated 25 miles away is being reversed after major investment in classroom facilities.Read

Trawler lets Anglesey kids get their sea legs

A YOUTH charity has returned a 73ft fishing trawler to the sea to help teach youngsters how to sail.Read

Girl, 3, from Anglesey, dies in hospital after crash that killed her mum A three-year-old girl from Anglesey has died in hospital more than a week after a crash that killed her mum.more

140 redundancies at Anglesey Aluminium

UNION bosses met workers at Anglesey Aluminium on Monday as it was revealed 140 people have taken voluntary redundancy.Read

Crackdown on underage booze to be extended across Anglesey

A SCHEME to tackle underage alcohol sales will be extended across Anglesey following a successful trial in Holyhead.Read

Holyhead's tribute for the armed forces

HEAVY rain did not deter Holyhead residents paying tribute to the armed forces on Saturday.Read

Holyhead aims to emulate the Baltic

HOLYHEAD port is aiming to attract 30 cruise ships a year by 2013 generating hundreds of thousands of pounds for the North Wales economy.Read

Motorcyclist taken to hospital after collision near Holyhead

A MOTORCYCLIST needed hospital treatment after a collision with a lorry on Tuesday.Read

Holyhead film animator in collaboration with David Bowie's son

A FILM animator from Holyhead has had his science fiction film premiered at a prestigious American Film festival.Read

Efforts ongoing to save 400 Anglesey Aluminium jobs

THE search for a new cut price electricity deal to save over 400 jobs at Anglesey Aluminium will continue up to the September 30 deadline.Read

Holyhead councillor's charity abseil to conquer fear of heights

A HOLYHEAD town councillor will be braving a 500ft abseil down one of London’s most famous buildings to raise money for charity – despite being scared of heights.Read

Fierce anti-terror measures could hit Holyhead port

BEEFED-UP anti-terror security between Wales and Ireland could strike at tourism and Holyhead port, say worried bosses.Read

Potential lifeline for Anglesey Aluminium could create 600 jobs

SIX hundred jobs could be created at Anglesey Aluminium if they get the go ahead to build a wood burning biomass electricity plant.Read

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