Gwynedd County, Wales News

And councillors also gave their support for the former Firestone factory site on Wrexham Industrial Estate as the preferred location for the jail which could house 2,000 inmates.

Investigation launched after mum Melanie Webb, from Dyffryn Ardudwy says she was left to wait after dialling 999 with chest pains A PREGNANT woman who dialled 999 after suffering severe chest pains says she was forced to wait more than five hours to get to hospital because of ambulance staff shortages.

Man accused of abducting and murdering the five-year-old will take the witness stand at Mold Crown Court later THE former slaughterhouse worker accused of abducting and murdering schoolgirl April Jones in a "sexually motivated" attack is expected to give his version of events later today.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a "bright, funny and likeable" 15 year-old schoolgirl who was found dead after falling from Menai suspension bridge .

Proposals to close three Gwynedd primary schools and create a A 4.8m school in their place have been given the go-ahead by the council's cabinet.

UK Government changes to legal aid will result in miscarriages of justice and the closure of high street solicitors' firms and barristers' chambers across Wales, lawyers warned today.

Experts found "very strong evidence" of burnt human skull remains at the home of the man accused of murdering April Jones, a jury has heard.

Bone fragments found in the fireplace of a man accused of killing five-year-old April Jones were from a human skull, a jury was told.

He died after the aircraft flipped over on the runway at Caernarfon Airport, Iain Nuttall became trapped in the wreckage following the crash.

A North Wales Police spokesman confirmed that a 42 year old man from the area had been arrested and bailed, pending further enquiries.

Banking guru Lord Davies of Abersoch today warned that Britain could miss out on a A 110bn boost to national income if it pulls out of the European Union.

New owner Mari Williams said she faced a real challenge but felt there was a need for the weekly publications.

A man accused of murdering April Jones told police he did not believe the five-year old had ever been in his house, a court has heard.

A man has died while a boy and another man are fighting for their lives after a light aircraft crashed on the approach to an airport runway.

A man has died and two other people are critically ill after a light aircraft crashed at Caernarfon Airport in Gwynedd, police have confirmed.

THE whereabouts of a woman who went missing seven weeks ago remains a mystery after investigations by detectives failed to come up with any new leads.

The man accused of murdering April Jones told police he had a "mental block" about what happened to her body, a jury has heard.

A man accused of abducting and murdering five-year-old April Jones said he was feeling emotional in the moments before she went missing because his benefits were to be stopped, a court has heard.

ARTISTS and makers from Powys will showcase their work in the centre of Hayon- Wye as part of this year's Fair on the Square event running over the bank holiday weekend.

James join the likes of Example, Wretch 32 and Bastille at the festival, which will be held at Penrhos near Abersoch from July 12-14. The Mancunian group, who formed in the early 1980s, have racked up 20 Top 40 singles including Sit Down, Born of Frustration, Come Home and She's a Star.