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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Matthew Richards

    North Wales Police search for mother after body of baby found in Bangor (opens the original)

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    The body of a newborn baby has been found along a shoreline in north Wales. North Wales Police has appealed for the mother who may be "extremely vulnerable" to come forward. A member of the public found the body on the Menai Strait shoreline near Siliwen Road, in Bangor, on Sunday shortly before 17:00 BST. During a press conference, director of midwifery and women's services for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Fiona Giraud has appealed directly to the mother to come forward. "I want you

  2. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Matthew Richards

    Grade II Ugly House up for auction putting Gwynedd cafe at risk (opens the original)

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    A cafe manager says she has been left "heartbroken" as the Grade II-listed historic cottage in north Wales which houses her business is set to go up for auction. The Ugly House, or Tŷ Hyll, is a familiar landmark for Gwynedd residents, and is believed to be linked to the Welsh tradition of tŷ unnos (house in one night), where a house erected with its chimney smoking by dawn could be claimed by the builder. The Snowdonia Society, which owns the building, is auctioning it at a guide price of £199,

  3. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Matthew Richards

    Two friends who died on Yr Wyddfa tried calling 999, inquest hears (opens the original)

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    Two friends who died on a mountain ridge during extreme winter conditions tried calling 999 but the alert was not escalated "as it should have been", according to a police expert at an inquest. The bodies of Eddie Hill, 20, and Jayden Long, 19, both from Dereham, Norfolk, were found by a mountain rescue team in Eryri, also known as Snowdonia, on 19 February. They died on Crib y Ddysgl, a ridge that peaks at 1,065m (3,494ft), less than a mile north of Yr Wyddfa's summit and linking it to the noto

  4. Article · Aug 23, 2026 · Matthew Richards

    Yr Wyddfa rows between people queuing and those skipping the line (opens the original)

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    Visitors to Wales' highest mountain are being urged to respect others by not skipping queues to reach the top following rows among climbers. Recent hot weather means there have been bumper summer crowds at Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon, where people have reportedly waited more than one hour to reach the 1,085m (3,560ft)-high summit. Social media videos have shown arguments among queue-jumpers and those patiently waiting their turn to touch the metal plate that marks the top. A recent video sh

  5. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · Matthew Richards

    Chanel Fong found not guilty after XL bully fatally bit man (opens the original)

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    A woman has been cleared of owning an XL bully dog that bit her partner's father, causing him to bleed to death. Chanel Fong, 33, was accused of owning the dog, Cookie, which was dangerously out of control and of an alternative charge of being the person in charge of the animal at the time of the attack. She was found not guilty of both by the jury at Caernarfon Crown Court. Her partner's father, Keven Jones, 62, from Chester, died from severe blood loss after being bitten on the leg. The attack

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