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Gwynedd party coalition meeting  -  May 5, 2008
BBC NewsMembers of a party who won 12 seats in the local elections on a platform of opposition to school closures in Gwynedd are meeting tonight. ...

Plaid keeps Gwynedd school roles  -  May 22, 2008
BBC NewsPlaid Cymru, which proposed Gwynedd's controversial schools reorganisation plan, has retained the chair of the council committee overseeing education. ...

Q&A: Gwynedd's schools review  -  Oct 19, 2007
BBC NewsGwynedd Council has published its proposals outlining how it wants to ... Gwynedd Council says it currently has 2400 empty places in primary school classes ...

Theatr Gwynedd to have new home  -  May 30, 2007
BBC NewsA plan to develop a multimillion-pound performing arts centre has been unveiled at Theatr Gwynedd in Bangor. It will replace the existing 30-year-old Theatr ...

School closure plans discussed by Gwynedd council  -  Dec 10, 2009
BBC NewsParents are voicing opposition to plans for primary schools in part of Gwynedd, as councillors decide their future. Ysgol Aberdyfi is earmarked for closure ...

Sewage theory in water bug probe  -  Dec 1, 2005
BBC NewsSome 70000 households in Gwynedd and Anglesey will have to boil water for ... The Cwellyn reservoir at Rhyd-ddu in Gwynedd has been monitored since the ...

Gwynedd footballer shown three red cards in same match  -  Jan 29, 2010
BBC NewsA footballer who was shown three red cards in the same game says he hopes disciplinary officials will hear his side of the story. ...

School group takes Gwynedd seat  -  Jun 6, 2008
BBC NewsLlais Gwynedd, which was originally set up to campaign against rural school closures, has taken another seat in a by-election on Gwynedd council. ...

Gwynedd council discusses possible prison site at Tywyn  -  Feb 2, 2010
BBC NewsGwynedd council is to further discuss proposals for a new prison site after a previous location was rejected. The former Army camp at Tonfannau, near Tywyn, ...

RAF helicopter helps search for woman, 68, in Gwynedd  -  Feb 6, 2010
BBC NewsAn RAF Sea King helicopter has joined the search for a 68-year-old woman who has gone missing from a house near Caernarfon in Gwynedd. ...

New jail 'would benefit Gwynedd'  -  Nov 4, 2008
BBC NewsGwynedd council is set to renew its backing for a prison to be built on the former Ferodo site near Caernarfon. The council board will be told later that a ...

Upper Gwynedd to be HQ for post-merger Merck's Human Health Division …  -  Nov 4, 2009
Bizjournals.comMerck said Wednesday, a day after its $41.1 billion acquisition of Schering-Plough was completed, that its global Human Health Division and Merck Research ...

Millions for new flood defences in Gwynedd and Anglesey  -  Jan 27, 2010
BBC NewsTwo north Wales towns at risk from flooding are to benefit from £13.3m of investment for defence work. It is understood the schemes, funded by local ...

SCHUYKILL FISHKILL FOCUSES ON GWYNEDD SEWAGE PLANT  -  Jun 16, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Philadelphia Inquirer - Factiva, from Dow JonesBy Sandy Bauers. A multi-agency investigation today into a fish kill on the Wissahickon Creek above Ambler focused on the Upper Gwynedd Township Wastewater ...

Plaid loses majority in Gwynedd  -  May 2, 2008
BBC NewsRival party Llais Gwynedd (Gwynedd Voice) - set up as a result of disputed plans to reorganise primary education in the county - won 12 seats. ...

Gwynedd backs primary school plan  -  Mar 11, 2009
BBC NewsThe council board has accepted a report recommending the authority adopts a detailed scoring system or 'matrix' when discussing the future of schools. ...

St. Basil shuts out Gwynedd-Mercy  -  Oct 16, 2007
$2.95 - Philadelphia Inquirer - NewsBankTechnically, what St. Basil 's soccer team did at Gwynedd-Mercy could be considered an upset. The Panthers picked up three first-half goals and coasted to a ...

Homes repairs 'would cost £156m'  -  Sep 8, 2005
BBC NewsA meeting of Gwynedd councillors has heard it would cost £156m to bring the ... Gwynedd, like other Welsh local authorities, is looking for ways to ensure ...

… service: Meifod Country House Hotel, Bontnewydd, Caernarfon, Gwynedd...  -  Feb 18, 2006
Telegraph.co.ukMeifod Country House Hotel, Bontnewydd, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 2TY (01286 673351, www.meifodcountryhouse.co.uk), has five rooms. ...

New dialysis services in Gwynedd beginning  -  Jan 18, 2010
BBC NewsKidney dialysis services are beginning in a temporary facility for patients in south Gwynedd and north Ceredigion. Ysbyty Alltwen, which offically opened in ...

Llais Gwynedd group's no to Plaid  -  May 6, 2008
BBC NewsThe newly-elected councillors for Llais Gwynedd have ruled out a coalition with Plaid Cymru. The group - which means Gwynedd Voice - has also decided Owain ...

Fatal blow to marina's expansion  -  Jun 30, 2005
BBC NewsControversial plans to extend a marina at Pwllheli in Gwynedd have been ... "It shows that we have hope that Gwynedd Council are thinking on their feet ...

Gwynedd-Mercy College reaches out to regional high schools  -  Dec 14, 2009
Philadelphia InquirerBy Amanda Rittenhouse. Gwynedd-Mercy College and Pennsbury High School recently partnered to provide collegiate-level business education opportunities to ...

North Wales News Parents will fight Gwynedd school closures  -  Oct 26, 2007
Daily PostPARENTS vowed to fight “to the bitter end� yesterday after councillors supported controversial plans to close 29 Gwynedd schools. ...

Animal carcass store bid refused  -  Jan 5, 2006
BBC NewsGwynedd council planning officers had recommended approval for the planning ... He said he hoped now that Gwynedd and Anglesey councils would help to find a ...

De Gwynedd domestic abuse service to include men  -  Feb 4, 2010
BBC NewsA Welsh women's aid branch is changing its name to reflect the fact it is helping an increasing number of men. De Gwynedd Women's Aid is changing its name ...

Setback for leisure complex plan  -  Jun 7, 2005
BBC NewsGwynedd councillors have refused to extend exclusive rights to the disused ... Gwynedd said it had agreed to a six-month period of exclusivity for the firm ...

Gwynedd people 'prefer new homes'  -  Nov 5, 2008
BBC NewsPeople moving home within Gwynedd prefer newly-built properties, while those moving in from outside go for older houses, research has found. ...

Cafe customers in Gwynedd get vouchers for local dishes  -  Dec 8, 2009
BBC NewsAn initiative to promote products produced in Gwynedd is expanding with a free local food voucher scheme. Five cafes across the county are taking part in ...

Parents to demand school repairs  -  Mar 20, 2007
BBC NewsA 350-name petition is to be presented to Gwynedd Council by parents who ... Local Gwynedd County Councillor Meinir Owen said the situation was desperate. ...

Gardener falls down cliff at home  -  Jun 13, 2006
BBC NewsMrs Stockford is receiving treatment at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor and is hoping for a full recovery. "It's lucky I fell on my left side because I am ...

… : Castle Cottage Restaurant with Rooms, Y Llech, Harlech, Gwynedd, ...  -  Sep 10, 2005
Telegraph.co.ukCastle Cottage Restaurant with Rooms, Y Llech, Harlech, Gwynedd, LL46 2YL (01766 780479, www.castlecottageharlech.co.uk), has seven rooms. ...

Beating housing turmoil in Gwynedd  -  Jun 11, 2008
News Wales..."We are all aware that house prices are in turmoil at the moment, in Gwynedd and elsewhere. "We are committed to doing what we can in Gwynedd to make the ...

Dental practices aim to open wide  -  Feb 27, 2006
BBC NewsTwo practices with eight new dentists in Gwynedd, serving an estimated 18000 ... Gwynedd Local Health Board has also announced it is also holding talks with ...

Pupils and teacher in hospital due to unknown chemical  -  Dec 4, 2007
The GuardianTerry Williams, North Gwynedd county safety officer for North Wales Fire and Rescue Service, said: "The teacher took all the right actions for such an ...

A Gwynedd photographer works with Victorian techniques  -  Dec 7, 2009
BBC NewsA Gwynedd-based artist is developing his passion for Victorian era black and white photography. After initial experiments with more up-to-date technology, ...

Tourism centre bid to boost Gwynedd area  -  Jan 26, 2010
BBC NewsA bid for a multi-million pound grant from Visit Wales could see a tourism centre of excellence developed in the county of Gwynedd. ...

Review call after M&S sign case  -  Jul 6, 2005
BBC NewsGwynedd Council had refused to allow a "Simply Food" logo to be fixed to the ... Gwynedd Council had turned down a planning application from the retail ...

Gwynedd hit by house prices gap  -  Jul 23, 2008
BBC NewsEvidence from Gwynedd in a report on rural poverty suggests that those living in the countryside are being hit by high travel costs and home prices. ...

Elis-Thomas backs school shake-up  -  Nov 25, 2007
BBC NewsGwynedd Council is continuing with its proposals to close 29 schools and open ... But Gwynedd council leader Richard Parry Hughes has said the authority was ...

Welsh council employ marksman to cull 'feral' mountain goats  -  Nov 13, 2006
Daily MailLast week a professional marksman employed by Gwynedd Council spent three ... A spokesman for Gwynedd Council said the carcasses of the culled goats were ...

Ex-Gwynedd council workman had child porn  -  Dec 18, 2009
BBC NewsA former Gwynedd council workman has been given a three-year community order after an IT manager discovered indecent images of children on computer kit. ...

Confidence over ski centre plan  -  Jul 6, 2005
BBC NewsGwynedd Council last month said it was not for or against the scheme but was ... Gwynedd first agreed to a six-month period of exclusivity for the firm in ...

Protests ahead of school meetings  -  Dec 12, 2007
BBC NewsPupils from Ysgol y Clogau near Dolgellau, Gwynedd presented a petition to their MP, ... The issue of school closures is being discussed by both Gwynedd and ...

Call to end school early for show  -  Jan 16, 2010
BBC NewsA call has been made for Gwynedd schools to break for summer earlier next year so ... The former Caernarfonshire county, which includes areas of Gwynedd, ...

Gwynedd-Mercy alum gives $5 million to name nursing school  -  Oct 9, 2009
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia InquirerBy Susan Snyder. Gwynedd-Mercy College has received a $5 million gift - the largest from an alumnus - from Frances M. Maguire, a 1955 graduate, ...

Fresh plans for marina expansion  -  Jun 5, 2006
BBC NewsPlans to expand the size of a Gwynedd marina are expected to be put forward next ... Councillor Dafydd Iwan, who holds the development portfolio on Gwynedd ...

Delay in primary school shake-up  -  Mar 17, 2008
BBC NewsPlaid Cymru, which runs Gwynedd Council, said it wanted the planned uniting of ... There have been widespread protests on Gwynedd schools' reorganisation. ...

Roof row could delay hospital  -  Feb 16, 2005
BBC NewsThe trust said it has been in discussion with Gwynedd Council throughout the ... But a spokesman for Gwynedd Council said the condition that two of the ...

North Wales News Parents' vow to lobby Gwynedd school meeting  -  Nov 19, 2007
Daily PostPARENTS plan to lobby an important council meeting which will consider the latest step in a radical shake-up of education in Gwynedd. ...

Tributes paid to popular Gwynedd lorry driver  -  Jan 9, 2010
BBC NewsTributes have been paid to a Gwynedd lorry driver who died in a road accident with another heavy goods vehicle on the A470 in Powys. ...

Laundry water works secures jobs  -  Feb 15, 2006
BBC NewsA laundry in Gwynedd said it has managed to secure 110 jobs by building its own ... Gwynedd council has also agreed to move part of its highways depot to ...

City regeneration plan on display  -  Jul 15, 2009
BBC NewsGwynedd council says the Bangor Public Realm project has the potential to make ... Gwynedd Council leader, councillor Dyfed Edwards, said the council wanted ...

Gwynedd-Mercy quiets critics with relay win  -  May 26, 2008
$2.95 - Philadelphia Inquirer - NewsBankThis time there was no doubt. No longer could anyone second-guess Gwynedd-Mercy Academy's domination of the 4x800-meter relay at the PIAA track and field ...

Underwater cameras save pool girl from drowning  -  Sep 1, 2005
Telegraph.co.ukBrian Evans, a leisure officer with Gwynedd Council, which runs the pool, was delighted that the £60000 system had done its job. ...

Ospreys return to nest in Gwynedd  -  Mar 29, 2007
BBC NewsA pair of ospreys have returned to their Gwynedd nesting site for the fifth year running. The male bird arrived at the nest at Glaslyn, near Porthmadog, ...

Policing worries over 'near-riot'  -  Jun 26, 2006
BBC NewsTown leaders in Criccieth, Gwynedd, have called an urgent meeting after a ... Gwynedd county councillor Henry Jones said he had driven through the town at ...

Bike ride for toilet campaigner  -  Sep 16, 2009
BBC NewsThe toilets could be closed as Gwynedd Council looks to save £133000, but Ms Hughes ... Ms Hughes left her home in Llanegryn at 0615 BST and reached Gwynedd ...

Labour and Plaid lose heartlands  -  May 2, 2008
BBC NewsPlaid Cymru lost control of Gwynedd, with both party president Dafydd Iwan and the ... Plaid Cymru's hopes of holding on to Gwynedd, the one council it ...

Llety Bodfor, Aberdyfi, Gwynedd  -  Jun 11, 2005
Times OnlineMore than a B&B, but not quite a boutique hotel, Llety Bodfor, in the pretty mid-Wales coastal village of Aberdyfi, is a real find. ...

Review rules swim pool must close  -  Dec 5, 2007
BBC NewsGwynedd Council said the review had found the pool had "reached the end of its ... Councillor Roy Owen, who leads on Lifelong Learning on Gwynedd council, ...

Divers relive tragedy after waterfall deaths of father and girl  -  Jul 20, 2009
WalesOnlineA spokeswoman for North Wales Police said a joint investigation between officers and the local authority, Gwynedd Council, is taking place. ...

Boil water notice finally lifted  -  Jan 30, 2006
BBC NewsMark Bartlett, who runs the Gwynedd hotel in Llanberis, said the last few months had been "extremely difficult". He told BBC Radio Wales: "It's small things ...

PROBE ON DROWNING  -  Aug 24, 2005
Mirror.co.uk...were with her in Llanddwyn, Anglesey, but didn't swim as far. The girl, from Caernarfon, Gwynedd, was found floating in the sea at around 5.30pm on Monday.

Loud woman's eviction is potty  -  Aug 15, 2008
The SunThe judge backed Gwynedd Council's bid to boot out Jones. But one neighbour said: "Everyone's noisy here but I don't see anyone else being evicted. ...

North Wales News Gwynedd councillors vote to close schools  -  Dec 14, 2007
Daily PostPLANS to close 29 primary schools took a leap forward yesterday as councillors ignored hundreds of protesters demonstrating outside their offices and voted ...

Airbag killed girl, 10, in crash, inquest told  -  Jan 14, 2010
WalesOnlineAn inquest at Caernarfon, Gwynedd, heard Chloe Bunney suffered a large fracture across the base of the skull. Her mother Jolene Bunney, 30, a pie factory ...

Mystery as 38 birds drop dead at show  -  Nov 17, 2009
NEWS.com.auOwners and organisers scrambled to get their prized pets out of Gwynedd village hall fearing a gas leak. However a thorough investigation into the incident ...

Beach boy, 6, lived 'life to the full'  -  Jul 25, 2006
Daily MailParamedics were called and Callum was airlifted to Gwynedd hospital, in Bangor, where he was pronounced dead. Police said the incident appeared to have been ...

Archdruid's resign call to Iwan  -  Jun 12, 2005
BBC NewsMr Iwan, the councillor responsible for development in Gwynedd, ... Cymuned chief executive Aran Jones applauded the Gwynedd councillors who had voted ...

Slipway sale halted by opponents  -  Jul 1, 2008
BBC NewsThe stone structure is owned by Gwynedd council, and was used by the old Caernarfon ... A Gwynedd council spokesman said Moel y Don, along with the Gazelle ...

Gwynedd says children have rights  -  Jun 2, 2007
News WalesGwynedd Council has taken a significant step forward in its efforts to promote the well-being of the county's children and young people by adopting the ...

Site chosen for new Welsh prison  -  Feb 6, 2009
WalesOnlineAlthough the Gwynedd site has been selected, the timing of building the prison has not yet been determined. The current jail capacity programme already ...

North Wales fireman dies after falling on snow  -  Jan 6, 2010
BBC NewsGareth Wyn Rees, 50, was a part-time fireman with the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service in Harlech, Gwynedd. A post-mortem examination was being carried ...

Drought reveals the lost footprints of history from the air  -  Aug 21, 2006
Telegraph.co.ukThree early medieval rare square barrow cemeteries have been discovered close to Caernarfon and Bangor, in Gwynedd, and near Corwen, Denbighshire. ...

Baby critical after fatal crash  -  Feb 28, 2005
BBC NewsThe baby was initially flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd unconscious, before being moved to Alder Hey Hospital. Police are appealing for any witnesses to the ...

Bollywood actor moves to Gwynedd  -  Aug 28, 2007
BBC NewsA Bollywood star has set up home in Dolgellau and hopes to make north Wales a location for productions. Mayur Verma, 43, known as Raj, has moved to the town ...

Is it worth it?: Gwynedd, £85,000  -  Mar 15, 2009
Times OnlineWhat it is: A derelict stone property that can be redeveloped to make a three-bedroom cottage. Dating from 1776, the building is in Nasareth, ...

Fallen climber with broken leg rescued in Snowdonia  -  Jan 3, 2010
BBC News...climbed into the gully, lowering him 150 metres so that a rescue helicopter from RAF Valley could reach him. He is recovering at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor.

Business News Economic plans for Menai Straits unveiled  -  Oct 19, 2006
WalesOnlineEffective transport links are key in greater integration of the economies of Anglesey and Gwynedd, he will say. 'I am therefore pleased to announce the ...

Six ill after boil water warning  -  Sep 5, 2008
BBC NewsHouseholders in Gwynedd and Anglesey were issued with the boil water notice ... The NPHSW said environmental health officers in Gwynedd and Anglesey are ...

Fight goes on to save hospital  -  Sep 22, 2005
BBC NewsSupporters of a Gwynedd community hospital are expected to turn out in force ... There has been a public consultation since July, when Gwynedd Local Health ...

Independents in island majority  -  May 2, 2008
BBC NewsMeanwhile, in Gwynedd, school protest group Llais Gwynedd won two seats, ... Elsewhere in Gwynedd, Plaid candidate Linda Morgan retained her seat in ...

Gwynedd Museum's Guernica story  -  Oct 19, 2009
BBC NewsMuseum curator Esther Roberts is spoilt for choice when trying to decide what to display from her vast archives. Established in 1894 in conjunction with the ...

New sickness cases investigated  -  Sep 13, 2008
BBC NewsFor several days in mid-August, almost 5000 people in parts of Gwynedd were ... In November 2005, 231 people were left ill in Gwynedd and Anglesey after ...

Quarry jump father sent to prison  -  Nov 24, 2006
BBC NewsThe man, now 36 and from Gwynedd, who cannot be named, had pleaded guilty to attempted murder at an earlier hearing. Their mother said it was "unimaginable" ...

Boy, 12, is hurt in van collision  -  Nov 14, 2008
BBC NewsTwo years ago villagers unsuccessfully campaigned for a pedestrian crossing. Gwynedd council said the circumstances of the incident would be investigated. ...

No water link to stomach illness  -  Sep 10, 2008
BBC NewsFor several days in mid-August, almost 5000 people in parts of Gwynedd were ... In November 2005, 231 people were left ill in Gwynedd and Anglesey after ...

Man bailed after Bangor shop till theft  -  Feb 4, 2010
BBC NewsA 21-year-old man arrested following the theft of a cash till from a shop in Bangor, Gwynedd has been released on police bail. ...

£15m plan to aid 'Menai economy'  -  Feb 29, 2008
BBC NewsAnglesey and Gwynedd councils have called for a 10-year regeneration strategy ... Gwynedd Council leader Richard Parry-Hughes said: "We will be working with ...

Call to postpone theatre closure  -  Jan 22, 2008
BBC NewsTheatr Gwynedd in Bangor is to close in autumn, before being demolished to make ... A Bangor University spokeswoman said Theatr Gwynedd was planning for a ...

Plaque marks Welsh king's triumph  -  Jan 26, 2008
BBC NewsThe battle of Ewloe in 1157 saw 200 Welshmen led by Owain Gwynedd, ... Owain Gwynedd led a force of 3000. "Spies were sent to mingle with the solders and ...

Rare fungi stalls new school plan  -  Jan 17, 2008
BBC NewsA head teacher claims children are suffering in a rundown Gwynedd school ... Gwynedd councillor Dai Rees Jones said he intended to visit more than 600 ...

Repeat loo flusher given 28 days  -  Sep 10, 2008
BBC NewsMwynwen Jones, 57, of Tremadog, Gwynedd, had asked Caernarfon County Court to extend ... Judge John Brehrens had backed Gwynedd council's decision to seek a ...

Concern at schools meals changes  -  Jul 11, 2008
BBC NewsAnglesey's school dinners used to be provided by Gwynedd Provider Services, ... Gwyneth Evans of Gwynedd-based Harlech food suppliers said the company was ...

Public loos face axe to save cash  -  Dec 11, 2008
BBC NewsThe proposals by Gwynedd council's board will also see a further 12 loos ... The Gwynedd plans will now be put to a vote of the full council on Thursday. ...

UK Small caps close lower, Erinaceous falls after issuing profit...  -  Nov 1, 2007
ForbesThe company, which converts organic wastes into natural organic fertiliser, has won a contract with Gwynedd Council to construct a TEG Silo Cage plant at ...

… catastrophe of academic interest - For a Gwynedd-Mercy sociology...  -  Sep 28, 2005
$2.95 - Philadelphia Inquirer - NewsBankFor a Gwynedd-Mercy sociology class, New Orleans used to be a real-life classroom. As Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, Gwynedd-Mercy College sociology ...

Is it worth it?: Tan Y Coed, Boduan, Gwynedd, £215,000  -  Feb 17, 2008
Times OnlineWhat it is: A tiny cottage with thick stone walls and loose grey slate tiles, Tan Y Coed sits on a patch of wild and scraggy garden and an acre of woodland ...

Wales Pub Guide: Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel, Nant Gwynant, Gwynedd  -  Oct 9, 2008
Telegraph.co.ukPen-y-Gwryd Hotel in Nant Gwynant, North Wales, has been a haunt of heroes and offers delicious food and drink. By Adrian Tierney-Jones in Wales ...

Body of man found in river search  -  05 Aug 2009
BBC NewsEmergency services had been looking for a missing 43-year-old man at the River Dulais near the border with Gwynedd. Oliver Ashby Johnson was last seen

Four up for Welsh learner award  -  05 Aug 2009
BBC NewsThe winner will be announced in Bala, Gwynedd, on Wednesday evening. A panel of three judges will decide who to choose as the 26th Welsh Learner of the Year

Perky League: Harris, Packers on verge of finals  -  05 Aug 2009
Lansdale ReporterBy Christiaan defranco UPPER GWYNEDD — Nor-Gwyn left-hander Joe Harris had five ways to get Harleysville batters out Tuesday night, and he used every one of

ACCIDENT BLOCKS ROUTE 309  -  05 Aug 2009
Lansdale ReporterCounty dispatch is reporting a vehicle rescue on Route 309 near mckean Road in Lower Gwynedd Township at 7:40 Wednesday morning. The accident appears to be

Montco insurance agent charged with bilking elderly  -  05 Aug 2009
Philadelphia InquirerThe victims were from Gap, Malvern, Pottstown, Gwynedd, Harleysville, Philadelphia, and other places in the state. Johnson was arraigned yesterday before

OAP to keep producing electricity  -  05 Aug 2009
BBC NewsA pensioner from Gwynedd has won the right to continue producing electricity for his home and street. Tudor Roberts, 82, from Blaenau Ffestiniog has been

Poetry Crown breaks with traditional form  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
WalesOnlineIf Ceri Wyn was breaking a poetic tradition, he was also breaking a family tradition in questioning the faith that led his grandfather Gwynedd Jones and

Route 309 Construction Should Be Done By Next Year  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
KYW1060.comCrews continue working on the northern end of the highway between Highland Avenue in Upper Dublin and Route 63 in Lower Gwynedd. “It will relieve congestion

Slideshow: Gwynedd Confectioners  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Financial TimesBut Gwynedd Confectioners, which uses computerised design methods similar to those employed in aerospace or Formula One engineering to fashion the moulds

Snowdon centre architect's honour  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
BBC NewsRay Hole won the honour at the festival in Bala, Gwynedd, for his work on Hafod Eryri, Wales' highest building. It is given by the eisteddfod and the Royal

For a quick family get-away, head to a Montgomery County B&B  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Examiner.comSpring House B&B: This 1700's fieldstone farmhouse is located at 1108 Old Bethlehem Pike in Lower Gwynedd. For information and reservations: 215-654-1726.

UG supermarket expansion delayed  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Lansdale ReporterUPPER GWYNEDD — Expansion of the Genuardi's Supermarket at the intersection of Sumneytown Pike and Church Road has been delayed,

Gwynedd Community Homes' chief executive  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Caernarfon HeraldA CHIEF executive has been appointed for the body set up to manage Gwynedd's social housing. Ffrancon Williams will now head up Gwynedd Community Homes

Gwynedd schools lead the way on environment  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Caernarfon HeraldGWYNEDD schools are leading the way in green living as they play their part in an innovative scheme to protect the environment. There are 74 schools across

Boy 'tangled in blind cord' dies  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
BBC NewsThe emergency services were called to a house in Nefyn near Pwllheli, Gwynedd, at about 2230 BST on Wednesday. Gethin Ifor Jones was taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd

WAG should give clear lead on rural schools  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Daily PostIn frustration at this time delay and to express their anger at the apparent lack of support from the Assembly Government, Llais Gwynedd has pulled out of a

New transport help for disabled  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
BBC NewsA new service to help wheelchair users get out with their friends and family has been launched in Gwynedd. Barbara Bus Gwynedd provides a specially-adapted

Hiker, 46, missing for two nights  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
BBC NewsMr Webster's car was parked overnight on Monday in Llanberis car park, Gwynedd. He was last seen at 1015 BST that day in the area.

Amy Paliwoda & Brad Welch  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Philadelphia InquirerIn 1997, two 15-year-olds from Lower Gwynedd landed their first-ever jobs at the Clemens supermarket in Spring House.

Referendum call on pool closures  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
BBC NewsCampaigners recently succeeded in saving Harlech pool in Gwynedd from closure when the council decided it could not afford to upgrade it.

Cash help for Gwynedd businesses  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
News WalesThe LIF will be delivered through a partnership across the local authorities of Gwynedd, Anglesey, Conwy and Denbighshire. The European Convergence funded

Cash for sports clubs in Gwynedd  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
News WalesGrants will give the people of Gwynedd more opportunities to participate in sport, from the more traditional sports such as hockey and football to something

Survival company's Queen's award  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
BBC NewsThe firm in Bethesda, Gwynedd employs around 50 people. Blizzard Survival products are made from the company's trademarked Reflexcell material,

Woman, 71, injured in collision  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
BBC NewsThe pedestrian was taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital in Bangor and is being treated for "life changing" injuries. The driver, a 61-year-old local woman,

Family rescued after boat capsizes off Gwynedd  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
Daily PostThe 14ft boat turned over in force five winds and crashing waves half a mile off Barmouth, Gwynedd, yesterday, throwing the two adults and their children,

Elderly farmer trampled by bull  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
BBC NewsAn ambulance crew treated the woman, from Church Stretton in Shropshire, before she was winched into the helicopter and flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor.

Gwynedd businessman slayed in Dragons' Den  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
Daily PostDafydd Thomas, boss of Gwynedd Environmental Waste Services in Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd appeared before the Dragons on Wednesday night.

Community calendar: National Night Out tonight  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Lansdale ReporterThe LeTip Chapter of Gwynedd, a professional business lead exchange network, meets at 7:16 am every Tuesday at Clubhouse Too, 709 Sumneytown Pike,

Inquiry over missing woman death  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
BBC NewsHer body was found in bushes hours later in car park close to Caernarfon castle, in Gwynedd. North Wales Police has voluntarily referred the case to the

Commentary to open up Welsh fest  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
BBC NewsThe BBC will be providing live English language commentary on the ceremonies and competitions at the Eisteddfod, which begins in Gwynedd on Saturday.

Woman's body find not suspicious  -  ‎Jul 18, 2009‎
BBC NewsPolice are not treating the discovery of a woman's body close to Caernarfon castle in Gwynedd as suspicious. A woman who was parking her car found the body

Fundraiser buys Patagonia tickets  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
BBC NewsA concert in a chapel in Nant Peris, Gwynedd, raised more than £1600. Campaigners say they hope the pair will be allowed in in time for the National

£20k bill for flats refusal in Gwynedd  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
Daily PostGWYNEDD Council faces a £20000 bill after a decision to refuse permission for 14 new flats in Barmouth was overturned by a planning inspector.

Food recycling in Gwynedd is causing a stink  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
Daily PostBrown bins for food and garden waste are being handed to all homes Gwynedd, but they're only being collected fortnightly. One woman had “two inches� of

Radical 'paved way for devolution'  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
WalesOnlineThe security forces, who would later have his parents' rural farm in Gwynedd under round-the- clock surveillance, were scouring the globe for him.

Welsh Language Learner of the Year finalists  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
WalesOnlineThe 2009 National Eisteddfod in Bala, Gwynedd, will see the crowning of the 26th annual Welsh Language Learner of the Year Award. Katie Norman profiles the

City regeneration plan on display  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
BBC NewsGwynedd council says the Bangor Public Realm project has the potential to make the city centre "stronger than ever". The £3.5m project could see traffic

St Albans town crier wins national competition  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Advertiser 24Martin Hallett, who lives near Caernarfon in Gwynedd, is the resident crier at the Porthmadog-based Welsh Highland Heritage Railway (WHHR) and at a crying

Family's tribute to Snowdon racer  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
BBC NewsMark Lear, 45, from Pentir near Bangor in Gwynedd collapsed close to Clogwyn Station, 300m (984ft) below the summit, while racing to the peak.

Trust given go-ahead to run pool  -  ‎Jul 14, 2009‎
BBC NewsGwynedd Council had wanted to close Harlech pool to save money, but local people submitted a business plan to run it with a community trust.

Breakfast boost for local produce  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
BBC NewsHundreds of breakfast packs made up of local foods and craft products have been handed out to holiday makers in Gwynedd. The Llwyddo'n Lleol (Achieving

Fort Washington Elementary teacher dies  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Montgomery NewspapersAfter student teaching in the North Penn School District, she graduated from Gwynedd-Mercy College in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in elementary

Boathouse holiday plan scrapped  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
BBC NewsSteven Mackreth had wanted to convert the boathouse in Porth Colmon on the Lleyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, into a self-catering unit with a boat storage area.

High heel on the high seas at Dock Victoria, Caernarfon  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
North Wales ChronicleIts visit to Caernarfon has been made possible by means of a partnership between Galeri Caernarfon, The Harbour Trust, Menai Marine and Gwynedd Council.

Waterfall deaths inquiry begins  -  ‎Jul 19, 2009‎
BBC NewsThe pair, thought to be a 33-year-old father and his daughter, were on holiday at a nearby campsite in Llanbedr near Harlech, Gwynedd.

Meeting call over policing levels  -  ‎Jul 10, 2009‎
BBC NewsFeelings are running high in the Gwynedd town since 20 graves were vandalised at a cemetery last month. Town councillors claim the damage at Bethesda chapel

Trust must give quick answers  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Daily PostSWEEPING changes have been brought in to therapy sessions for patients with mental illness at Ysbyty Gwynedd. They don't approve at all, to the extent that

Wales News Man killed in fall from flyover  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
WalesOnlineIt happened off the holiday village of Abersoch, Gwynedd. An inshore lifeboat rescued the unharmed girls, two of whom were 14, the other 15.

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