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The Latest Breaking News from Gwynedd

The Welsh town named best value place to rent a cottage in the UK

Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd is also know as the 'Slate City' or 'Dinas Y Llechi'

Wales Online

Mystery 'UFO' spotted over North Wales mountain turns out to be rare weather phenomenon

The unusual sight seen over Eryri (Snowdonia) mountain, Gwynedd, in North Wales turned out to have a much more grounded explanation

Daily Mirror

Calls for Welsh-only place name after English name painted over on road sign

Councillor Elwyn Vaughan is now calling on Cyngor Gwynedd and Ceredigion Council to get rid of the Happy Valley name and to simply call it Cwm Maethlon

Wales Online

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Woman fears she'll lose home over rent rise after real estate company buys half of village

‘I would rather die than leave this village’

Wales Online

Recent storms have damaged sea barriers at Criccieth in Gwynedd

Wales Online

Welsh actress Christine Pritchard dies aged 79

Wales Online

Residents in stunning Welsh village face huge rent increase after homes bought by London real estate company

The same tenants have lived in some of the Gwynedd houses for more than 20 years

Wales Online

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Beautiful part of Wales becoming 'playground for England' claims Welsh language pressure group

The group is objecting to 40 cabins and glamping pods being built in the Ogwen Valley in Gwynedd

Wales Online

Mum found out she had brain tumour after seizure while playing video game with son

Emma Fox, 35, from Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, praised her son for his 'courage and ability' in dealing with such a horrific situation and says she is determined to help find a cure for brain tumours

Daily Mirror

The new Welsh drama looking at the second homes crisis affecting young people

The play has been created by Mared Llywelyn who is from Pen Llŷn in Gwynedd - a place that has seen an influx of houses being bought as holiday homes in local communities in recent years.

Wales Online

The hour-by-hour guide to where it's going to snow in Wales on Tuesday and Wednesday

Bands of snow move repeatedly across the nation on Tuesday and Wednesday with lots of sunny spells

Wales Online

Ministry of Justice shared intimate details of victim's anguish to her stalker

Rhianon Bragg from Gwynedd said that the MoJ's sharing of such details to Gareth Wyn Jones has provided him with more "ammunition".

Wales Online

Gwynedd raises council tax premium on second homes to 150%

Councillors to use extra £3m expected to be raised by the move to tackle area’s ‘immoral’ homelessness crisis

The Guardian - UK

Sheep farm with llamas and ponies named the UK’s best family campsite

Tyn-yr-Onnen Farm and Campsite in Waunfawr, Gwynedd has stunning views of Mount Snowdon and hundreds of acres that are home to donkeys, llamas, pigs, ponies, chickens, ducks and turkeys

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Wales Online

Welsh sheep farm with cosy pods named best family-friendly campsite in the UK

Campsites.co.uk has crowned Tyn-yr-Onnen Farm and Campsite in Gwynedd best in its camping and glamping awards 2022

The Guardian - UK

‘People are living in vans’: Porthmadog considers vexed issue of second homes

As final vote on raising council tax to tackle homelessness looms, some worry tourism will be affected if people sell up

Wales Online

Council at centre of the second home crisis reveals plans for massive hike in council tax bills

The rise for people owning second home will be introduced in the spring next year

The Guardian - UK

Second-home owners in Gwynedd face 150% council tax premium

‘Immoral’ that one in 10 properties in area is a second home while homelessness has increased by 47%, say councillors

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Multi-million pound investment at Gwynedd healthcare site to secure and create 500 jobs

Siemens Healthineers has announced a healthcare centre of excellence in Llanberis

Wales Online

UK nuclear body backs plans to develop a new small-scale nuclear project in Wales

NDA has signed a memorandum of understanding with Cwmni Egino to support their development of a new small-scale nuclear project in Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd

Wales Online

The foster carers at the front line of Wales' young refugee crisis

We spoke to foster carers in Wales who have opened up their homes to welcome children fleeing their homelands as it's estimated more than 100 young refugees are arriving in the country every year

The Guardian - UK

Gwynedd council calls for abolition of title Prince of Wales

Councillors in north Wales vote to express opposition to ‘thorn in nation for centuries’

Wales Online

Welsh council first to consult on quadrupling council tax for second home owners

Gwynedd Council is looking at using new powers to massively hike council tax on second homes

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s about keeping places alive’: Wales’s radical second-homes policy

Measures aim to preserve communities and keep more homes available for locals but critics say they are ‘anti-tourist’

Wales Online

Entire Welsh slate village sold to London real estate company

The deal for Aberllefenni in Gwynedd has now been secured - with the village's 16 properties snapped up

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