Conwy

New sea defence protects promenade, rail, and road

The final stage of major new sea defences designed to protect a village promenade has been completed.
The project at Old Colwyn in Conwy county is also aimed at preventing the potential collapse, in extreme storm conditions, of the railway line along t…

The one driving rule that gets ignored all over the UK every day

The Highway Code is a set of rules that tells us what we can and can’t do on the roads. If you break these rules, you could be stopped by the police, fined and get points on your licence.
Some driving offences are well-known and obvious, like speeding …

Drive-by culture: monuments you can see by road, rail or water

View image in fullscreen[1] This article is more than 2 months oldDrive-by culture: monuments you can see by road, rail or waterThis article is more than 2 months oldFrom Welsh castles to an unearthly Soviet monument in Bulgaria, these beautiful sites…

Llandudno bar cordoned off after major police response

A Llandudno pub was cordoned off as a large police presence descended on the Conwy[1] resort last night. Fountains Bar and Café was reportedly evacuated following an incident in the early hours of this morning.
Witnesses reported seeing a person lying …

Broken down lorry and crash spark delays on A55

Two incidents saw traffic delays along the A55 this lunchtime.
The first happened at the Penmaenbach headland, between J16A Glan-Yr-Afon Road (Dwygyfylchi) to J17 A547 ( Conwy[1] Morfa) at around 12.25pm. It initially saw one lane blocked and then road…

Storm Debi to batter Wales as Met Office issues weather warning

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind for parts of Wales this week. On Sunday, November 12, the forecaster said that Storm Debi has the potential to bring very strong and disruptive winds on Monday, November 13.
The warning will b…

Welsh Government cutting speed limit on busy North Wales road

The Welsh Government is cutting the speed limit on a busy North Wales A-road to create a 20mph “buffer”. Wales introduced a 20mph default limit on most Welsh 30mph roads in September – a move that has divided the nation.
That was a national move but th…