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Man who raped young girl given extended prison sentence

A judge said Ryan Lidford presented a high risk of committing further offences against children

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Youth centre could be replaced by new family facility

According to a report, the new centre will offer “flexible, inclusive, and accessible facilities” for families, children, and partner organisations

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Dangerous jet ski riders travelling up to four times speed limit with kids aboard

Conwy County Council is monitoring the issue using CCTV cameras

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A5 closed by vehicle fire near Betws-y-Coed

Police had told drivers to avoid the area

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Woman called her ex 750 times in two weeks during campaign of harassment

Demi Davies also contacted the police and made false allegations about her former partner

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Racing brothers guilty of killing Welsh dad and seriously injuring his nine-year-old son

Optometrists Abubakr Ben Yusaf and his brother Umar were both found guilty of causing the death of rugby referee Rhys Jenkins and seriously injuring his son Ioan on the A483 near Welshpool

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Met Office 'very warm' alert for North Wales with more to come

Things could be looking up for the rest of June

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Family with young child left homeless thanks to Welsh builder's shoddy work

Mark Anthony Batt accepted around £39,000 from the homeowner but the property ended up being condemned due to the poor work carried out

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North Wales council to 'write off' £70K business rates bill after firm went bust

The Joint Liquidators have confirmed that there will be no funds available to pay the bill

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Prisoner mistakenly released from HMP Altcourse as police launch manhunt

Officers are searching for John Lee Riley after he was accidentally released from the Liverpool jail

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Met Office 48 hour 'red alert' for Wales and parts of England

Hay fever sufferers have been warned to expect pollen levels to peak in the coming days

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The Welsh theme park closed forever after 39 years being reclaimed by nature

Oakwood Theme Park shut its doors for good in March 2025

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North Wales beach recognised as one of Britain’s best for families with babies

Traeth Llanddwyn was rated the 6th most 'baby-friendly beach' in the UK in the study by JoJo Maman Bébé.

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Martin Lewis retirement planning the 'hard rule' on when to withdraw your investments

The personal finance expert discussed what investors should consider when planning to withdraw their savings ahead of retirement

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Plaid Cymru childcare policy costings questioned by Reform Wales

Reform Wales has urged the Welsh Government to publish full costings and a timetable for the rollout of Plaid Cymru's flagship childcare policy

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'Mega-rare' bird sighting in Caernarfon saw hundreds of twitchers descend on town

The western reef heron is more commonly found in southern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia and the sighting was described as a 'UK first'

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Giant wasp-coloured bug hitches ride on woman near Chirk Castle

She came face-to-face with the UK's longest dragonfly

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DWP Universal Credit claimants must report 17 changes to of circumstance or risk losing payments

The Department for Work and Pensions has outlined 17 changes of circumstance that Universal Credit claimants must report promptly or they could face benefit sanctions

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Fire crews called to blaze at Conwy industrial park

Firefighters attended the fire in Kinmel Bay

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'Orange squad' on a mission dangling from reservoir dams in Wales

The 'seriously impressive' manoeuvres had an equally serious purpose