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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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