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New compulsory tests for drivers over 70 on cards under Andy Burnham

Larger numbers of older people face being banned from the roads

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Dust 'whirlwinds' trap people in homes during summer of heatwaves

People living near a new housing estate say construction dust is preventing them from using their gardens or opening their windows

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Live updates as police 'incident' closes Flintshire road with 'avoid area' warning

Traffic is being turned around and police are urging people to stay away

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A55 lane closure causing busy-day queues was due to 'obstruction'

Traffic Wales clarified the nature of the obstruction as a lane was also closed near the A55 Britannia Bridge.

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Firestarters should be 'reported straight away' with North Wales still on high alert

Exhausted crews have shared 15 incredible images of recent fires. Most were 'started deliberately'

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Assault near Gwynedd chippy prompts police 'we are keen to speak to' appeal

The town centre incident took place in broad daylight

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July unlike any seen before in Wales says Met Office

Weather records were shattered, some dating back nearly two centuries to the birth of modern meteorology

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Photos show fire crews tackling blaze at Rhyl's iconic Apollo building

Firefighters battled to prevent flames spreading through the art deco property

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Eight bikers stopped for ice creams at Eryri lake and it cost them almost £1,000

Local residents are also furious at new charges at the popular lake

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Murderer who killed neighbour and man who threatened to 'chop up' woman among crooks jailed in July

Police officer struck by car on A55 among harrowing cases heard in North Wales courts

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'Our quarry village will be next Abersoch unless locals treated same as Airbnb owners'

A family has been frustrated in its attempts to build a house in a village increasingly dominated by holiday lets and second homes

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A55 lane closure and major congestion on busy travel day

A lane has been closed at the Conwy tunnel with delays across the network

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Man who died in Royal Welsh tragedy suffered 'suspected drug overdose'

Dewi Aeron Evans, 25, was found dead at a campsite near the Royal Welsh showground in Builth Wells earlier this month

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Bid to knock down 'dated, poor quality' Aberdaron bungalow

The property is close to one of 'most culturally significant landscapes in Wales'

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North Wales councillor loses 'pothole' claim and blasts 'totally wrong' inspection process

'They literally just drive around the roads. They don’t stop. They just deem by looking out the window that ‘yes, that’s OK'...'

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Row over gypsy site plans for 'undisclosed' Prestatyn plot

Denbighshire councillors call-in decision by senior council officer to submit planning application for a permanent residential gypsy and traveller site

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Police smash down door of suspected drug dealer as raids carried out across North Wales

Raids were carried out on Anglesey and in Wrexham yesterday as police try to break the supply of drugs across North Wales

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Cut council tax 'by 100%' for homes where someone has a terminal illness, carers' champion says

'These policy changes will make a huge difference for residents and their families who are suddenly faced with the worst news possible'

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Demolition call for abandoned 'hellhole' in North Wales seaside town

The house has been standing half-built for years on a prominent site and locals claim it is becoming dangerous. But demolition is unlikely to be a quick fix

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Plaid Cymru secures 'bitter-sweet' Anglesey by-election win over Reform UK

Grandson of veteran Anglesey councillor Ken Taylor, who died suddenly in May takes over from his Taid