Exciting future for Pwllehli hall
AN exciting future lies ahead for a Llŷn and Eifionydd area cultural hub which has received a £36,000 boost. Neuadd Dwyfor, at Pwllheli, has been successful in an application for Arts Council of Wales funds to develop a new programme….
Support for Gwynedd’s most disadvantaged areas could include free childcare
Free childcare support for families in some of Gwynedd’s most disadvantaged areas could be on the cards. More than 140 extra children in some of the most deprived areas of the county are expected to benefit if Cyngor Gwynedd’s Cabinet…
Applicants for Caernarfon airport cafe plans banking on go-ahead from Gwynedd Council
APPLICANTS will be hoping their Caernarfon airport café plans will lift off after consideration by Gwynedd council Proposals for a glazed extension to a café seating area and the development of a retractable fabric roof, will be considered by Cyngor…
Visitors to Gwynedd and residents urged to check weather and tidal conditions over Easter period
GWYNEDD visitors and residents are being urged to “check the weather, be aware of tides and treat the sea with respect” over Easter. That is the warning going out from Cyngor Gwynedd through its deputy leader Councillor Nia Jeffreys. As…
Gwynedd Councillor welcomes WG’s £12M investment to develop state-of-the-art school and community centre
CYNGOR Gwynedd has welcomed the Welsh Government’s announcement of a £12Million investment to develop a brand-new school and community centre at Bontnewydd. It comes as Education and Welsh Language Minister Jeremy Miles today (Friday March 24) said that three new…
Concerns over disruption to sex education meeting ‘over-egged’, claims councillor
CONCERNS over a meeting about sex education which saw police clear the public gallery after hecklers disrupted proceedings have been “over-egged”, claims a councillor. Louise Hughes acknowledged that members of the public had “objected loudly out of sheer frustration”, but…
Harlech locals urged to come together to save community swimming pool ‘drowning’ in energy bills
LOCALS are being urged to pull together once again to save a community run swimming pool, “drowning” in energy bills. A crunch public meeting is being held tonight to try to prevent Harlech and Ardudwy Leisure (HAL) centre’s pool closing…
Councillors felt unsafe amid heckling from public gallery during debate on sex education
Councillors and staff in Gwynedd said they did not feel safe during a fractious debate on sex education. The council was discussing the roll out of RSE (Relationships and Sexuality Education) when the meeting was interrupted by hecklers back in…
Holiday chalet development rejected amid fears over safety of red squirrel population and habitat loss
A Llangefni holiday chalet development was rejected amid fears over red squirrels and habitat loss. Planners considered a full application for change of use of agricultural land to site 32 holiday lodges at Lon Penmynydd during a meeting on Wednesday,…
Plans under consideration for new homes for over-55s on former surgery site
A scheme to demolish a surgery to provide “much-needed” homes for over-55s in Porthmadog will be considered by Gwynedd planners. Cyngor Gwynedd has received an application to knock down the Madog surgery building. The plan is to redevelop the site…